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How to Use a Double Dildo?

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How to Use a Double Dildo? - Sh! Women's Store
“Double ender,” “double header,” “double dildo,” “double dong” (not our favourite word, tbh) - whatever you call them, double dildos are designed for shared pleasure, allowing two partners to enjoy penetrative stimulation at the same time.

Double-enders generally come in two distinct styles:
  • Traditional double dildos - extra-long toys with a dildo at each end, designed for flexible positioning and shared thrusting.
  • Strapless dildos - curved toys featuring one longer shaft and one smaller bulb, intended to be worn by one partner while penetrating the other.
While both are made for partner play, they create very different experiences in terms of control, movement, comfort, and sensation. Each style has its own advantages, drawbacks, and favourite positions, so choosing the right one depends on the kind of play you want to explore together.

How to Use a Traditional Double-Ended Dildo

A traditional double-ended dildo is an extra-long toy with a shaft at each end, designed for two partners to enjoy together - vaginally, anally, or a combination of both, depending on your preferences.

Partners can lie down, sit facing each other, or position themselves back-to-back with their bodies close together. One end is inserted by one partner, while the other end is enjoyed by the other.

By holding and guiding the toy's centre, both partners work together to create movement, using a shared push-and-pull rhythm that feels playful, intimate, and deeply connected.

Lelo Boomerang Dual - Ended Vibrator - Sh! Women's Store

Pros & Cons of Double-Ended Dildos

Pros:

  • Double-ended dildos can feel incredibly intimate, allowing both partners to share the same experience and sensations at the same time.
  • There’s a naturally voyeuristic element to them too - watching each other’s reactions, movements, and pleasure is deeply erotic… *swoon*
  • Because both partners help guide the toy, using one often feels collaborative and playful, encouraging communication, rhythm, and connection.

Cons:

  • They can take a bit of practice and coordination, especially at first. Finding a comfortable rhythm together isn’t always as effortless as porn might suggest (laughing together is good!).
  • Many traditional double-ended dildos feature the same size shaft at both ends, which may not suit partners with different comfort levels or penetration preferences.
  • The design options can be disappointingly limited. Historically marketed through lesbian porn aesthetics, many are either hyper-realistic and flesh-toned or made from jelly PVC, a porous material best avoided. While there are safer and more stylish options available now, the range is still smaller than in other toy categories.

Create Your Own Custom Double-Ended Dildo

One of the most common complaints about traditional double-ended dildos is that they can be a lot - often long, thick, and designed with identical shafts at each end. Great for some couples, less ideal if one or both of you prefer slimmer toys or different sizes.

That’s where the Sh! Double Dildo Strap Connector comes in.

Designed to fit slim-to medium-girth dildos, the connector allows you to transform two separate dildos into your own bespoke double-ended toy. Simply slide the strap over both dildos, line their bases up together, and fasten the poppers to secure them in place.

The best part - your dildos don’t need to match! Mix and match different shapes, sizes, textures, or firmness levels to create a combination that suits both partners perfectly - whether that means petite on one end, curved on the other, or two completely different sensations altogether! How about that!

 

Two Sh! dildos connected by a connector, creating a double dildo.

 

Best Position for Double-Ended Dildo Play: Scissors

Prop yourselves up with pillows and weave one leg over your partner’s opposite leg, bringing your bodies and pubic areas close together.

Once you’re comfortably positioned, slip one end of the dildo inside each partner. From there, you can take turns reaching beneath your raised leg to guide the toy between you, experimenting with rhythm, angle, and depth until you find a motion that works for both of you.

This position keeps you close enough to kiss, touch, and maintain eye contact, making it feel connected and increadibly sensual... *sigh*

How to Use a Strapless Double Dildo

A newer take on the double-ended dildo is the strapless (harness-free) dildo.

Typically curved or U-shaped, a strapless dildo features a smaller bulb or egg-shaped end for the wearer and a longer shaft for penetration. Unlike traditional double-ended dildos, this style is designed specifically for strap-on-style sex without the need for a harness, allowing for uninterrupted, skin-to-skin intimacy.

Like traditional double dildos, strapless styles allow both partners to enjoy stimulation at the same time. However, the experience is a little different, with one partner taking more of a “wearing” role while the other receives penetration.

Instead of securing the toy with straps, the wearer inserts the smaller bulb internally and uses their pelvic floor (PC) muscles and body positioning to help keep it in place. The longer shaft extends outward for their partner to enjoy vaginally or anally.


Sh! Vibrating Strapless Dildo - Sh! Women's Store

Because of their shape and the way they’re held in the body, strapless dildos tend to work best with slow grinding, rocking, and close body contact rather than deep thrusting or vigorous movement. Their real appeal lies in the intimacy: lots of skin contact, shared motion, and the feeling of moving together as a pair.

 

Read more about how to use a strapless dildo here.

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