Mandy Ruther

By day, Mandy is an award-winning newspaper and magazine journalist and author, who writes about consumer electronics. By night, she’s our anonymous undercover reporter, a secret sex toy reviewer, putting in time between the sheets to check out which vibes are worth buying, so that you get the best. This may never win her a Pulitzer Prize, but it’s consumer journalism that truly matters. After all, unlike other gadgets, you may not want to buy a sex toy, decide that it’s unsatisfying, then send it back for a refund. This is one purchase where hands-on reviews really count.

Our secret reviewer has previously written on sex and relationships for magazines including American Cosmopolitan. She was even nominated for an Erotic Oscar once, a long time ago, though they’re now called Sexual Freedom Awards…presumably so they don’t get in trouble for their signature trophy, a winged golden phallus.