The product: Je Joue Mimi Soft Waterproof Rechargeable Vibrator
There’s a lot of things that they don’t teach you when you turn 18: how to do your taxes. What to actually look for in a partner. How to pick the Je Joue Mimi Soft out of a crowd.
This is a toy that I’ve loved before. It was my very first sex toy review on theNotice, and I’m still head over heels for it. My original one died (I mean, it has been three years), and Je Joue were kind enough to send me a fancy, updated replacement for it.
The best love story isn’t a whirlwind –
It’s a slow burn that makes you feel safe.
The Je Joue Mimi Soft is a lot like that. It starts off gentle, a deep thud-thud-thud in contrast to the loud bzzzz of most vibrators. Its soft silicone outer layer squishes against the skin for an almost organic feeling. And it climbs, with +, –, and ~ buttons to build, decrease, or variate the vibration settings.
A healthy romance follows the same pattern, and I wish I had known that at 15. Instead, I got swept up by the same media that everyone else does: you’ll know your love is real with big acts of devotion! They’ll run to the gate at the airport to stop you from leaving for your dream job; you’ll get in a huge argument but it turns out they’re only yelling because they love you!
What you don’t learn, at 15, is that a healthy relationship doesn’t look anything like a rom-com. You never end up crying at the airport, because a good partner supports your goals and told you how they felt months ago. No one ever declares their undying love for you in a screaming match, because they’ve created a safe space for you to discuss your feelings instead.
I never learned what a relationship built on shared goals and mutual respect looked like, but it’s the #1 thing that I would have told myself about 10 years ago.
Your pleasure is important.
I lucked out with really sex-positive parents who let me know that it was normal and healthy to masturbate at a young age, but I had to figure out on my own that your partner should find your pleasure to be just as important as theirs. (#2 on the things I’d have told my past self!)
I love sex toys because they help people (especially people with vaginas) prioritize their pleasure. The Mimi Soft introduced me to the legendary simultaneous orgasm – not, apparently, just a movie myth. It was a great experience, and one that I appreciated having access to, but honestly?
…It’s not all that.
Which wraps in thing #3: your orgasm doesn’t have to happen during intercourse to have value. It’s okay to do it before, after, on your own, not at all, or eight times over the course of the evening – whatever makes you happy. Our society puts a huge weight on partners, especially cis male partners, to “perform” during sex by making their partner come without clitoral stimulation, but the idea that every person “needs to” (or even can!) orgasm during penetration is a huge myth that’s unsupported by clinical evidence.
Things are going to change a lot, but having constants will help.
For me, the constants in my life are mostly my family. No matter what changes I go through (or how sick I get), I know that they’re always going to be there to love me, support me, and make me laugh. (#4.)
Not everyone gets a biological family that meshes as well as mine does, but family doesn’t have to be biological. It’s important to take the time to nourish your relationship with your family, no matter who they might be in your life.
The Je Joue Mimi Soft isn’t a part of my family, but it’s weirdly one of my constants. I can always come back to it and know it’ll get me off, at any point in time over the past 3 years. When my first one died, I was totally blocked – I was so distracted by the “but what if I can’t???” that I couldn’t orgasm for a week.
The new one is even more reliable, because (#6!) change can be good. It has an updated charging cord with larger magnetic contacts, so I never close my sex toy drawer and accidentally bump it off of its charger. In the original Mimi Soft, with the same velvety silicone skin and waterproof body, the intensity buttons served as its charger. In the updated version, the silver surrounding the buttons take that place.
The Je Joue Mimi Soft verdict?
I’ve loved this sex toy for years, and my love for it continues. I wholeheartedly recommend the Mimi Soft as a clitoral vibrator if you’re looking for something with gentle to intense pressure, rumbly vibrations, and a discreet, easy-to-transport shape. Its uniquely soft body paired with great vibrations make it a key part of my pleasure repertoire, and I think it’s pretty obvious: if I love it enough to have two, I’d definitely recommend trying it.
Availability: $88 CAD at Come As You Are (that’s just $66 USD!) and $94.99 USD SheVibe.
PS: Here are more things I wish I had known 10 years ago.
- Doing your taxes in Canada is super easy. I use the free version of TurboTax for personal and small business taxes, and I’m usually done in an hour.
- Keep all of your pay stubs, medical bills, work receipts, etc. throughout the year and throw them into a big manilla envelope. When it comes time to do your taxes, you have everything you need already there for you.
- Your driver’s license expires every 4 years, and it takes 2 weeks to renew. You cannot use a temporary license as ID.
- This is gaslighting.
- You can ice your tea if you don’t want to burn your tongue!!!!!
- A little cayenne pepper + instant ramen + a few crushed, uncooked ramen noodles on top = the most perfect bowl of ramen ever. (Thanks, Jake Peralta.)
- Soda water has sodium in it. Carbonated water usually does not. Tonic water is as sugary as pop.
- Oven doors can and should be cleaned.
- Silica powder is the perfect paraben-free, silicone-free, fragrance-free dry shampoo.
- Sleepovers are a great way to tell if someone makes you feel comfortable. If you feel fine during the daytime but hate their guts when they’re asleep… you probably should not date that person for two years, Rae. What were you thinking?
- Skyn condoms are the thinnest you can find at the drugstore. They’re also latex-free.
- De Cecco pasta is the best boxed stuff out there. If you’re celiac, try Tinkyada brown rice pasta instead.
