This isn't going to be like a toy review, but I wanted to share.
First - I love the samples that were sent. BD's silicone beats every other sex toy material I have ever owned (and over the years, thats quite a few!) hands down. The differences in firmness are very enticing, and the matte finish is exquisite. If you have a sample disc, drizzle a little Cum Lube on it, then gently buff and massage it over your favorite orifice. What the hell, try it on every orifice! You will be amazed. What? You don't have Cum Lube? It's only $5.00 an 8oz. bottle! Ounce for ounce, that's cheaper that "Equate" Personal Lubricant, Walmart's version of KY! And Cum Lube is much, much better!
Second - I got the samples to better judge what firmness/es I want my toys to have. I'm a brave soul, and all of BD's creations are beautiful to look at, but "You want me to stick that thing WHERE?!?" A little research seemed to be in order. Having handled the samples, I wouldn't hesitate to order any toy here in a firmness of "8", but love having the options of "3" and "5" for "squishiness" and "comfort", especially for "cored" toys. Well done, BD! Very well done.
Third - One tiny bit of buyers remorse. Yes, I read the description. Yes, it clearly states "The Silicone Sample Kit comes complete with three sample discs, one in each firmness we offer: Soft (3); Normal (5); and Hard (8)" But all of those pictures! Those glorious, rainbow hued pictures of trees, and stars, and easter eggs, and bells, and shells, and starfish! I didn't even get one of those poker chips. I got one measly little gingerbread man, and he's black. Not that there's anything wrong with black, but he could have been sea foam green, with a peach yellow head! After all of those pictures, I was looking forward to handfuls of brightly colored do-dads. I got one. Three hockey pucks and a gingerbread man. I felt like a kid on Christmas morning, opening my gift, only to find it's a pair of socks. <pouts> <bursts into tears> I want my sample set! That's not what it looks like in the picture! BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA <sobbing> BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! <grief inconsolable>
OK, I'm better now. Seriously, though, I do suggest adding a picture of an actual "sample set" to the website. The bass relief BD logo is looks really attractive, plus it will give an accurate visual expectation for when the package is opened.
Fourth - The colors are very nice, very solid, very even, very uniform. One of my "hockey pucks" is a pale lavender, one is matte black (my gingerbread man is "glossy" black) and the other is split, yellow tan on one side, black on the other. On the split, I tried my damnedest to pull the yellow away from the black. Not gonna happen! The material is completely fused, no difference in firmness, or texture, not even the hint of a seam. Good job.
A suggestion: If you always send three sample discs and one "do-dad", and one of the sample discs is always a split, you had opportunity to send at least five different colors. You sent two colors and black, three different times. I like the black, it's a good black, you do the black well. Two other colors woulda hurt ya?
Fifth - Cum Lube. What can I say? This stuff is amazing! If my own cum was like this, there are at least two past girlfriends that would still be around! Up until now, my favorite lubricant has been KY, mostly because it "re-wets" better than Astro Glide and the other lubes that are out there. I was afraid that Cum Lube wouldn't re-wet, but a little lick of the hand, and slippery-do-da! Back in business!
One of my bottles has the "white" label, and one has a dark purplish label with more "legalese" on it. The "new" label looks nice, but I miss the conversion factor of 250ml = 8oz. = 1.38 dragon splatters. Even if dragons only manage the human average of six splatters per cum, that's over a litter of cum per cum! *sigh*
Gao ci le!