Durex has recently released it’s newest line, the Durex Invisible, now the thinnest condom in its range. Designed to maximise sensitivity, we decided to take it for a test, so here’s the skinny on the new product.

I will start off by saying my partner and I aren’t frequent condom users, we are monogamous, I am on a 5 year lasting contraception and we were both checked before deciding we didn’t need the extra protection. However, I will say unless you are also in a monogamous relationship, on contraception and have been checked you should be using condoms regularly. There is no argument there. As well as preventing unwanted pregnancies, they also keep you and whoever you’re sleeping with safe from any sexually transmitted infections you or they may be carrying. Also clean up is a breeze.

Now, my partner and I decided to give these bad boys a go. On first glance the holographic box is clearly definable from the rest of its range, with a minimal design that didn’t take the heat of the moment away when we grabbed one out of the box.

I personally think producing a new product in the bedroom, even if it’s a safety measure, the thrill of something new will always overcome the awkwardness of having to ask for it.

To start, the large condoms were a bit tight on my partner (score) so I would say check your sizings clearly before purchasing your first box. You never know it you could be wearing the wrong size. Large equals at 54mm, so for those slightly above, I would recommend trying out the XL.

The new Durex Invisible are meant to challenge the status quo that ‘condoms don’t feel good’. From the perspective of the vagina owner in this scenario, it was right. The condom was not the main star in this event as they so often are, in fact, personally I could hardly feel it. It felt natural and all together after a few seconds I had completely forgot it was there.

Yet the vagina owners are not the ones that need convincing here. So I asked my partner his thoughts in what was probably the most unsexy dirty talk we’ve ever had.

According to him, although there was still a slight lack of sensation (which may have also been caused by it being a size too small) it was better than most products he had previously used. There was still a need for lubrication, but overall the feeling was above average for a condom. Or to quote, “yeah it was good.”

These ultra-thin bad boys were a lot cleaner to use, and personally smelt a lot more natural than other ranges – I’m not sure if other people find this similar, but the smell of condoms is never a turn on. A lot of ranges also often overdo it with the added lubrication, making it nigh impossible to get the condom on in the first place, so it was great that the Invisible had enough on it to get going, but not so much that it was overdone.

Overall I would say Durex could quite easily halt its entire product range and solely manufacturer the new Durex Invisible. The new range is sleek, easy to use and the user sensation is far superior to other products.

With over 90 years’ experience in condom manufacturing, it’s clear these guys have got it on lockdown.

The new line can be found now from all major supermarkets.