The market for clitoral grinders has exploded in the last couple of years, with numerous sex toy manufacturers bringing out their own versions. These toys are designed primarily for people with vulvas, and provide stimulation through friction against their textured surfaces. Uncover Creations, a small UK-based and female-founded business offering body-safe silicone fantasy sex toys, sent me three of their grinders to try: I received the Tentacle Grinder, Tentacle II, and Synstyl Grinder.

About UC’s Custom Sex Toys

Uncover Creations offers a number of customisation options so you can create exactly the toy you want.

All UC toys are made of body-safe silicone. Choose from three firmness levels, with “Super Soft” as standard and either “Medium” or “Squishy Soft” as alternatives.

Each grinder comes with a set of straps that you can use to attach the toy to a pillow, toy mount, partner’s leg, or any other suitable surface you can think of. The straps measure around 70cm or 2.5ft and are removeable for convenience when you’re not using them. You can pick a colour for your grinder’s included straps or go with the standard black.

If you want to use your grinder with a vibrator, you can add a hole for a bullet vibe. There’s the option to add a basic or premium bullet to your order, or you can use one you already own.

Then you can get creative and choose your colours. There are various options available including single colours, fades, and marble effects, or you can save a little money on your order by letting the company choose and surprise you.

Uncover Creations’ most innovative custom option is the “Silky Smooth” upgrade. This uses a special additive made from Durian tree nuts to give the toy a velvety, gliding surface. It also has a subtle, nutty scent that’s not at all unpleasant. Avoid this if you’re allergic to tree nuts or musk thistle, or if you’re very sensitive to smell.

Uncover Creations Tentacle Grinder

I received the Tentacle Grinder in “frosted thistle,” a gorgeous shimmery lilac shade.

The Tentacle Grinder was Uncover Creations’ first forays into tentacle grinders and it seems to be standing the test of time. This chunky grinder is a swirly mass of coiled tentacles, each lined with dozens of little suckers. The Tentacle Grinder measures 7″ in length, 4.9″ across, and 1.77″ in depth at the tallest point. It weighs in a chunky 440g, which helps it to stay in place.

I’m hugely impressed with the intricacy and detail of this toy. If you’re into tentacles for their own sake, you’ll love the fluid, almost moving sense you get from this grinder’s aesthetic.

The Uncover Creations Tentacle Grinder is texture for days. The curves of the various tendrils, plus all the little suckers, means I get so much stimulation that it’s almost overwhelming in the best possible way. Given all that texturing, though, you’ll really need lots of lube to get the best experience from this one.

Since it’s relatively large and wide, you can get incredible all-over vulva stimulation from the Tentacle Grinder. The stimulation is also continuous and constant. No matter how you move against it, at least one of the tentacles and all its suckers will be in contact with your clit at all times.

The height of this grinder is one of its main and best selling points. Its relatively tall design makes it so easy to get into a comfortable position and grind against it, even while lying down. The mixture of firmness and squish is excellent, too. Though Uncover Creations calls this blend of silicone “super soft”, there’s still plenty to grind against.

I love the Uncover Creations Tentacle Grinder. When I want intensity from a grind toy, this is the one I reach for. If you like a lot of texture, this is the toy for you.

The only downside to this toy is that it’s a bit of a nightmare to clean. Bodily fluids and lube can get stuck between the various tentacles and in all the little folds. I recommend boil-sterilising it regularly.

The Tentacle Grinder retails at £77 for a random colour with black straps. The various customisations add to the cost.

Uncover Creations Tentacle Grinder II

The Uncover Creations Tentacle Grinder II has a single, central raised and textured tentacle. This tentacle has two rows of “suckers” along its sides and tapers to a tongue-like point. The base of the toy is also decorated with swirly patterns and aquatic motifs.

The Tentacle Grinder II measures 7.5″ in length and 5.5″ in width. The central tentacle is raised by 1.77″ at the highest point. This one is also quite heavy, weighing 440g in total.

I received the Tentacle Grinder II in a lovely shade of turquoise called “Kingfisher.”

I was sure I was going to love this toy the moment I looked at it. It’s got so many things I like: a raised section, soft and squishy silicone, and plenty of texturing. Here’s what I didn’t expect: it is by far the closest a sex toy has ever come to mimicking cunnilingus for me.

I thought that the highest point in the middle of the tentacle was going to be my favourite part of this toy. However, I soon realised that if I grind against it just right, the tongue-like tip of the tentacle flicks back and forth over my clit like… well, like a tongue. With plenty of lube, it’s a surprisingly good approximation of being eaten out.

The orgasms I have from this Tentacle Grinder are less like the orgasms I have from other grinders and more like the orgasms I have from a partner going down on me.

I always thought that, if a toy ever did actually get close to feeling like receiving oral sex, it would be a suction toy. Many claim to do this, though none have yet succeeded. I did not expect that it would be a grinder shaped like a tentacle.

The other great selling point of the Tentacle Grinder II is its height. With some lower grinders, I’ve found myself struggling to get into the right position or having to use a pillow or mount to bring the toy closer to my body. No such problems here. I can simply place it under me in a lying position and grind against it comfortably.

I do not say this lightly, because I have tried and reviewed literally hundreds of toys: the Tentacle Grinder II is not only one of the best grinders I’ve ever tried, but one of the best toys period.

Tentacle Grinder II prices start at £59 for a surprise colourway with black straps.

Uncover Creations Synstyl Grinder

I received the Synstyl Grinder in vibrant “Electric Blue.”

The Synstyl Grinder’s design is inspired by a flower, though to me it really looks like a vulva! It’s perhaps the most intricately textured toy I’ve ever tried. The Synstyl Grinder is undoubtedly beautiful. Even the base is decorated with similar texturing, which isn’t necessary from a sensation perspective but makes the toy even more gorgeous. This one measures 6.7″ in length, 5.1″ in width, and around 1.5″ in height at the tallest point.

When I first looked at my three Uncover Creations grinders, I thought the Synstyl would likely feel the most intense due to all the little flaps, curves and ridges. So I was more than a little surprised when it turned out to be far less intense than the two tentacle grinders.

The Synstyl Grinder’s silicone is extremely soft and, for me, almost too yielding. I kept finding myself wanting more pressure from it. All those little petal-like folds were just a little too flexible. This is one that would probably have benefited from the firmer silicone option.

Don’t get me wrong, the Synstyl Grinder feels good, but it’s just not quite enough for me from a pressure and intensity perspective. I’ve found that I tend to reach for it when I’m looking for a warmup toy, though it doesn’t usually make me orgasm by itself. If you’re looking for a softer and slightly less intense grinder toy, the Synstyl Grinder might be perfect for you.

Synstyl Grinder prices start from £59.

Using Grinders with a Bullet

I requested my Uncover Creations vibrator with the premium bullet option, which turned out to be the Nu Sensuelle Bullet Point. This plastic bullet is waterproof, rechargeable, and has 10 constant speeds and 10 patterns. For its price-point (it costs £45 to add one of these to your Uncover Creations order), this is a damn good bullet vibrator. It’s powerful and surprisingly rumbly. I do wish it had a remote control, though. It’s pretty difficult to change the settings manually without completely dismounting when you’re riding a toy!

Of course, you can also use any bullet vibrator you already own with your grinders, if you prefer. Whatever you use, though, lube it up before you insert it into your grinder. Trust me, you don’t want to be trying to get it out afterwards without lube.

I wasn’t sure how well the thick silicone of these grinders would transmit the bullet’s vibrations. But it actually does so incredibly well. I can still get plenty of sensation from the bullet even through the thickest part of the grinders.

The two tentacle grinders really don’t need the bullet. They’re more than good enough without it. Even so, sometimes it’s nice to mix things up. If you want a little extra stimulation or something a bit different, the bullet is a nice addition.

The Synstyl Grinder, on the other hand, is significantly improved by vibrations. I tend to prefer more intensity, and the Synstyl Grinder plus vibrator gives me what the grinder on its own lacks. On its higher settings, the vibrator makes the toy’s petals sort of quiver and flicker, which feels amazing.

The Nu Sensuelle Point retails for £45 on its own or with another toy from Uncover Creations.

Thanks to Uncover Creations for sending me their Synstyl Grinder and their two Tentacle Grinders to try. Affiliate links appear in this post. All views are, as always, my own.