October 9th, 2011 @ Amber St. Clare

It’s finally here. The new LELO Insignia toy line with SenseMotion technology. I’ve been psyched over this release ever since I first heard of it a few months back, and the toys just became available to the market in September. Put your seat belts on, this is going to be one long review (both smooth and bumpy). The LELO Insignia Lyla is one of three brand new LELO Insignia toys, all wireless, and featuring LELO’s new patented SenseMotion technology. LELO Lyla is designed similar to a egg vibe, it features a silver colored ABS plastic end with an attached retrieval pull cord that is made of plastic and secured within the silver end cap of the toy. The slightly tapered egg design is made of a lovely soft smooth silicone, with a soft tapered tip for ease of insertion, and a slightly thicker middle, getting smaller and tapered again near the base of the massager. The massager is not seamless, the silver colored endcap is meant to be twisted off, which reveals a charging port for the toy. This is where you plug the charger in, and then plug it into a wall for the egg to charge for a few hours. The entire egg is smooth to the touch, with a seamless wireless button near the base. The toy is wireless, and uses a remote control to power the toy. The remote control is a round flat silicone sphere that features the LELO Insignia shape on one side, with the Insignia button in the center, along with a +/ on either side. The control buttons are seamless and easy to press. If you flip the remote control over, it has a silver colored ABS plastic cover, this is where you insert the batteries for the controller. The toy comes with a small black plastic remote key, the “key” can be pressed into the groove on top of the battery compartment and twisted to open the compartment. The remote requires 2 AAA batteries, once inserted, you can close the compartment using the black key again.
Like all other LELO toys, this toy comes with a 1 year warranty in case anything should happen to the toy. While the vibrator and the controller are mostly made of silicone, they do feature ABS plastic as well, and though it’s body-safe, it’s not ideal for boiling to sterilize and nor would I put it in the dishwasher. So you can clean this toy the old fashioned way with anti-bacterial soap and water, toy cleanser, or the a toy wipe of your choice. You can alternatively wipe it down with an 90% water to 10% alcohol wash. Dry the toy completely with a lint-free towel. This toy is waterproof, but to be on the safe side be sure not to get water into the battery compartment on the controller or into the groove along the bottom of the vibrator where the charging port endcap meets the silicone shaft. This toy works best with water-based lubricant, so steer clear of silicone lubes when using Lyla. Lyla also comes with a sample packet of LELO’s name brand lubricant, and a user manual which you will indeed need to read to learn how to use the toy, as well as a black satin storage pouch, and a silver LELO Insignia brooch which comes with all LELO Insignia toys. It all comes neatly packaged in the signature LELO little black box (like the little black dress of sex toys).

Lyla and her accessories

Lyla with the charging cap removed and charger plugged in

Close up of the Lyla egg vibe and remote control
With most LELO toys, it’s easy to get started using the toy, even without reading the user manual (I think I’ve yet to fully read a LELO toy user manual until now) but with Lyla, I highly suggest reading it to completely understand how the toy works. Lyla uses the new SenseMotion technology that none of the previous LELO toys have used before and because of that using Lyla requires a little extra attention. After inserting the batteries into Lyla’s remote controller, and charging the Lyla vibrator fully, you can begin using the toy. Hold the remote control in your hand, and press the + key on the remote, once it lights up, press and hold the wireless button the base of the Lyla vibrator until it lights up. It’s hard to see the tiny button in the photos above, so here is a close up of the wireless button on Lyla’s base.

Wireless button ((o))
SenseMotion Mode #1: After you press the wireless button, it should take a few seconds and then the remote control and Lyla will be synched and ready for use. This turns Lyla onto it’s first SenseMotion mode. Once in this mode, you’ll feel the remote buzz lightly in your hand, and then Lyla will begin buzzing as well, on it’s low setting. Then as you move the remote control from a flat in your palm movement, and move the remote control upward or downward the vibration will intensify to decrease. If you want to browse through the vibration modes, click the middle button, then continue to move the controller up and down to intensify or slow down the vibration speed. Highest vibration speed being at a 90 degree angle. Lyla has a wireless range of nearly 40 feet, so even your lover at the other end of the room could hold the remote and move their hand while Lyla buzzes against you. Lyla can be used externally and held against the clit, or internally and inserted vaginally, which is why it comes with a handy retrieval cord. This goes without saying I hope, but Lyla is *not* meant for internal anal use unless the thought of a surprise trip to the ER to remove it sounds fun to you
SenseMotion Mode #2: Lyla can also be used in a round/circular motion. You can shake the controller to intensify vibration as well. To do this, after turning Lyla on and the remote control on, you can twist the controller in your hand and shake it on a rounded movement or circular motion which will create all sorts of different vibrations speeds and pulses to stimulate you. Lyla can be teased against the nipples, neck, breasts, clit, all over the vulva and vagina. It can be held against a man’s penis or balls as well. This toy is more ideal for couples play, in my opinion, rather than solo use, which I’ll explain in a moment.
Manual Mode: You can also use Lyla manually rather than using the SenseMotion technology. Rather than pressing and holding the + button to turn the controller on, instead press and hold the middle Insignia button, it will turn on a steady stream of vibration. Then continue to press the + button until you find a speed you like best, and to switch vibration modes and browse through all of the 6 different vibration modes that you’ll probably be familiar with if you’re already a LELO fan. It comes from a buzzing to a pulsing to an almost musical beat of vibrating rhythms. To turn the toy off, simply press and hold the – button on the remote for a few seconds. To turn the Lyla egg off, you must also press the hold the wireless button on the base of Lyla’s shaft. This is probably the mode you’ll want to be in if you’re using the toy solo, rather than having to move your hand and the controller. Also, the controller vibrates at the same frequency as the Lyla does, so essentially the remote vibrates along with the actual egg toy. I’ll explain why in a moment.
Pros and Cons: I think the SenseMotion technology is really cool, I like the idea of a remote control vibrator that responds to just a flick of the wrist. I think Lyla is best as a warm up toy for me when used for masturbation, as the new SenseMotion toys are most definitely marketed as couples massagers and for good reason. When I am seriously horny and wanna get off quickly, I think Lyla might require too much of my time and attention to truly focus on my pussy. I also did notice the Lyla losing it’s connection to the remote at some points, where the Lyla would just stop buzzing, and then I’d have to move the remote closer to the toy, then the Lyla would begin buzzing again. To me, it seemed as though the remote literally could be feet way from the toy, but still had to be in line within view of it. For example, if I was lying on my stomach with the Lyla beneath me against my clit, the vibration was far from dependable. I would have loved if the remote control was rechargeable like the toy, rather than needing batteries. The rechargeable options among LELO toys are so convenient, so having to use batteries, even if it’s just in the controller, was a little surprising. The remote control vibrating along with the Lyla egg was a bit distracting when I used this as a solo toy, because with both the remote and the toy buzzing, it seemed a lot louder than any of my other LELO toys. Now, I understand why this happens, because the SenseMotion toys are meant to be used as couples toys, so the remote is meant to show one partner exactly what the other partner using the Lyla is feeling. I get that, I really do, and it wasn’t super loud, but compared to how whisper quiet most other LELO toys are, the Lyla and it’s remote control sadly caused quite a ruckus, more so than I am used to when it comes to LELO toys. If you use the toy in Manual mode, you can turn the vibration off on the remote control by pressing and holding the middle insignia button until it begins to flash. However, I had trouble doing it when the toy was in SenseMotion mode, so as far as I could see it only worked in Manual mode and even then it was a bit shoddy. At times, it seemed like the Lyla was buzzing at a slightly less intense frequency than the remote control also, at times it felt was though Lyla’s vibrations were a little weaker than the vibrations that the remote control were causing in my hand.
If you’ve read my blog before, you probably know that I *adore* all things LELO. LELO and me are tight, we’re homies, we’re practically family. I love the fun aspect of the SenseMotion, there is no other toy line like it on the market, offering vibration control with simple motion. I like the shape of the Lyla and the fact that it can be used as an internal vaginal vibe or an external clit vibe. I like the color options, and the rumbly and resonating vibrations that Lyla causes, but I feel like I have to let Lyla know that I would have liked it if the end cap and the battery compartment would have been silicone or stainless steel rather than silver ABS plastic and I would have liked a more intense vibration motor. I was hoping this toy could be used in public, slipping the Lyla into my panties so that a partner could hold the remote and stimulate me in a crowded room, but I couldn’t give it a try due to the slightly louder vibrations that come from the remote control paired with the fact that it seemed like the vibration would stop in Lyla if the egg vibe is “covered up” be flesh or even clothing. When you buy the LELO Lyla vibrator you’re getting a body-safe luxury toy, from a company that I consider to be a trusted sex toy manufacturer, paired with this new unique technology, so it’s definitely a fun and modern sex toy, albeit with a few flaws that left me feeling underwhelmed.
LELO Lyla retails for $139, but Fun Wares has it for $109.95! Thats nearly 30 dollars off the retail price, so if you plan on trying the toy for yourself, I highly suggest enjoying this discount. FunWares.com also offers fast and discreet shipping. 
