Rabbit or Bullet Vibrator? Pick How You Want to Come

Some nights you want to be filled up and worked over from both sides until you forget your own name. Other nights you want one tiny, ruthless point of vibration on your clit and nothing else. That's the whole rabbit versus bullet question.

A rabbit is a shaft and a clit arm in one toy. A bullet is small, external and goes wherever you fucking tell it to. Neither one's the grown-up version of the other. They just get you off in very different ways.

Bullets: small toy, big orgasm

A bullet vibrator is all about control. Hold it right on your clit, circle slowly around it, press it through your knickers, or drag it down to your lips and back again when you want to make yourself wait. You're never stuck where a manufacturer decided your clit should be.

Don't let the size fool you. The Maia KONA looks like a cheeky bit of fruit and hits like a truck. Bullets are also the best sex toy to bring along when you're fucking someone, because they fit between two bodies and leave plenty of room for a cock, a strap-on or a very keen set of fingers.

Want to be filled as well? Pair your bullet with a separate dildo. It takes two hands, but you get to pick the size inside and put the vibration exactly where you like it.

Rabbits: filled up and worked over

A rabbit vibrator does two jobs at once, and when it fits you, it's fucking glorious. The shaft fills you, the arm settles on your clit, and all you have to do is hold on and let it wreck you.

The Satisfyer Pearl Bunny 3 has pearls rotating 360° inside its long, curved shaft, so you get a deep, rolling feeling on your G-spot while its tapered arm goes to work on your clit.

Love air pulse? The Satisfyer Pro+ G-Spot swaps the arm for the same air-pulse head as the Pro 2, so your clit gets sucked while an insertable shaft vibrates inside you. Prefer things warm? The Satisfyer Heat Flex 3 adds a gentle heating function and a flexible, rotating head.

The catch with rabbits

The gap between the shaft and the arm is fixed, and your body didn't come with a manual. When it lines up, it's incredible. When it doesn't, you'll spend the whole time trying to bend your clit towards a pair of rubber ears. Flexible arms give you some room to adjust, but check that your favourite internal spot and your clit are roughly where the toy expects them.

Which one's stronger?

Size tells you fuck all about power. Tiny bullets can be savage, and big rabbits can be gentle. Check the listing, not the shape. If you're still working out how strong you like it, our first vibrator guide will help.

So which one do you want?

Buy a bullet if your clit does most of the work, if you love being in control, or if you want a toy to use during sex. Buy a rabbit if you come harder with something inside you and you'd love to have both spots taken care of without needing a third hand.

You don't have to start on bullets and work up to rabbits. This isn't a course, and there's no exam. Shopping as a couple? Our guide to choosing toys together has more ideas.

Or buy both, keep them charged, and let your mood decide.