My personal quest to find great European fantasy dildo makers continues! Based in Prague, Top Notch Dongs is a indie toy shop making platinum cure silicone sex toys, like dildos, grinders, strokers, squishies and BDSM toys. I’d heard good things about them, so when I saw a sale happening, I purchased a small Kisu fantasy dildo and a legacy Spanking Stripe from the inventory.
Kisu caught my eye after I started going down the “must find knotted dildos good for vaginal use” rabbit hole. I’m thrilled to share that this is a good contender, but it’s not for everyone. Before I dive in deep, let me introduce you to the maker!
Meet Top Notch Dongs
With a single driving force behind Top Notch Dongs, the European fantasy toy company started as an art therapy project during the pandemic. Ellie, the owner and operator of the indie toy shop, found that many of the options for non-realistic dildos came from outside the EU and was frustrated by the costs to purchase and import a single small dildo. In 2020, choices were few here in Europe, though thankfully, there are many more shops now than there were at the time!
Ellie’s inspiration comes from going beyond the fantasy dildo archetypes, finding ways to make her own spins on your average tentacle, werewolf, and dragon dildo designs. For example, one of her friends introduced her to a Faroe folklore/myth that then lead her to learning about Nykur, a water human/horse entity, and Ellie designed her model Nykur around it. There are a couple models in Top Notch Dongs’ catalog that have caught my eye, and I’m not the only one. One of Ellie’s designs, Clarice, was nominated for the AltStar Awards!
When it comes to pours, Ellie loves getting to experiment with new pigments, but shared with me that she feels her customers often ask for the prettiest color combinations for their customs that she uses to inspire her when preparing for in-person events. She considers her “Cloudy Marbles” her signature pour style, which combine clear silicone with white pigment, with pink, purple and/or blue and shared examples of the pourstyle on Kraken and Maw of Asmodaios.
Top Notch Dongs has a lot happening behind the scenes currently, according to Ellie. She’s working on several prototypes that are getting published on the site during November: a strap-down grinder and a new butt plug, both of which are new types of products for her. The first looks at the prototypes will be in inventory drops with a goal of the final masters done and available as Made-to-Order customs up by December.
Doing everything on her own is a lot of work, though Ellie shared that her husband offers a pair of helping hands when needed. She handles all the day-to-day, while her husband is the backbone of events and markets. Ellie designs the toys, makes the molds, pours the toys, and ships the orders, and her husband handles all the driving, heavy lifting, booth assembly and sales/presentations at in-person events in and around Prague.
Something that really stuck out to me in chatting with Ellie was that she has a goal of creating a line of affordable, simple sex toys that she can offer for less than €30 so that they are financially accessible to more people.
The Basics of Top Notch Dongs Kisu Knot Dildo
Unlike many knot dildo models out on the fantasy dildo and/or furry dildo market that are representational of creatures, Kisu by Top Notch Dogs takes a different approach to knots. Designed by DeviantGardens, Kisu is a knotted dildo that doesn’t represent any specific creature or monster. It starts with a rounded head with a strong, rounded ridge that wraps around the entire circumference of the dildo. The top half of the shaft has a swell with a heart on one side, with “ribbon ends” on the left and right side, which wrap around the dildo with a cute bowtie at the base. There is a mid-shaft knot that is bulbous but still gentle for insertion, with a short length of shaft beneath it. The base has a bow on one side and wings on the opposite side.
Most of the texture on Kisu comes from the ribbon design that wraps around the shaft, the hearts and the head. I’d consider the hearts and most of the ribbon all low-profile texture. The head’s ridge is high profile, but rounded. The ribbon ends are pointed with a higher profile than the rest of the ribbon design.
With 3 sizes available, you can opt to either customize your own Kisu or purchase one from inventory. I purchased a size small, soft & squishy 00-30 firmness from inventory. The 00-30 has a lot of squish, which also dampens the intensity of texture. The size small has the following dimensions:
- Total length: 6.3″ / 16cm
- Insertable length: 5.5″ / 14cm
- Circumference above the knot: 4.9″ / 12.5cm
- Diameter above the knot: 1.6″ / 4cm
- Knot circumference: 6.3″ / 16cm
- Knot diameter: 2″ / 5cm
- O-ring size: 2″ / 5cm
- Weight: 7.7oz / 217g
Care Instructions for Top Notch Dongs Kisu Knot Dildo
Kisu and all the other sex toys and squishes made by Top Notch Dongs are all made with platinum cure silicone, which the only soft, non-porous, body-safe material used for making sex toys. Because it’s non-porous, it’s easy to clean and can be fully sterilized/sanitized/disinfected. You typically won’t need to go that far, however you should do so if you’re buying/selling toys on the secondhand market, sharing toys with a partner you are not fluid bound with, have shown symptoms of an infection, or switching a toy from anal to vaginal use.
Though non-porous, silicone has some static electricity to it, so dust, hair, fur, etc will cling to the surface. That’s why you should always wash your toys both before and after each use. All you need is an unscented soap that doesn’t contain any silicone. Dawn or Dreft dish soap is fine. I finally found a soap here in the Netherlands that’s safe to use with toys and more gentle on my dry hands than Dreft: Marcel’s Green Soap unscented. I bought a couple refill bags to stock my kitchen and bathroom soap dispensers so I can clean toys without worry.
If you need to deep clean your platinum cure silicone fantasy dildos, you have a few options:
- boiling – use tongs to place in a pot of boiling water for up to 10 minutes, then remove and allow to cool
- bleach bath – soak in 10% bleach, 90% water for 10 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with hot water
- baking – place on a lined baking sheet in a preheated oven set to 350F / 180C for 10 minutes
- dishwasher – skip the detergent and don’t add any dirty dishes as you run a “sanitize” cycle
- isopropyl alcohol – soak a lint free cloth with alcohol and gently rub down the toy before rinsing thoroughly with hot water
Top Notch Dongs advises to only use water-based lubricants and skip any soaps, cleaners or lubricants that contain silicone. You should also avoid storing them with anything made with porous materials, such as PVC, TPE, jelly, or latex.
My Experiences with Top Notch Dongs Kisu Fantasy Dildo
When I saw Top Notch Dongs launch a new model that looked interesting and a couple weeks later, was having a sale to raise money for their cat, it seemed like a perfect time to purchase from the Czech small business. Having gone down a rabbit of hole of trying to find knots that work for vaginal use, I selected a small Kisu, the new model, with a coloration that looked intriguing in a firmness and size that works for me.
Their site is pretty straight-forward with purchasing toys from inventory. My order, which did not have any custom made items in it, shipped out 3 days after placing the order and arrived on my doorstep within the EU 9 days after ordering. The pricing was very reasonable, with a size small Kisu costing €40 during the sale they were running at the time, not including shipping. Normally, a small Kisu goes for €53, which includes your choice of firmness and custom colorations, made-to-order (MTO) colorations, or surprise colors. I appreciate the straight-forward pricing that isn’t nickel and diming for all the different options.
At a glance, the knot on Kisu looks dramatic and bulbous, but in-use, the knot is far more gentle to insert than some other knotted dildos I’ve tested recently. The size small’s knot is thicker than my every day use toys, but not quite at my maximum range recently. The top half of the shaft is a nice warm-up stretch before taking the full length. The top of the knot is a rounded, quick, but gradual increase in girth, perfect for insertion. The bottom of the knot is the most dramatic part, and the length beneath the knot means I can fully insert it vaginally with room for movement.
But, movement wasn’t really my favorite use of Kisu.
I have to say that I am really frustrated with my body’s tolerance of textures. The minimal texture on Kisu is damn near perfect except for the ends of the “ribbon” that is wrapped around the design. I could not handle that little bit of texture if it was improperly lined up inside of my body. The knot on Top Notch Dongs’ Kisu is so good for vaginal thrusting, which is challenging to find. None of the other textures on Kisu irritate my body’s tolerances, but those symmetrical design elements felt instantly unpleasant to me if they were angled towards my front and back sides.
Even in the 00-30 soft and squishy firmness, the tips of the ribbons are just too much for me to tolerate with movement if they’re facing the wrong way. My body is unbothered by the rest of the texture on the knotted dildo, as the rest of it is lower in profile and less pointed in design. Because of my body’s aversion to that specific texture in motion, I ended up skipping a few different methods of testing (strap-on, fuck machine, and riding) after having to tap out during use both times I tried it with my wife using it on me.
Instead, I dedicated more time to testing it in the way that did work well for me: cockwarming.
Specifically, it was inserting it partially, using a vibrator externally on my clitoris, then once I was ready for the knot, slowly pressing it the rest of the way in until it was hilted. Once the knotted dildo was fully inserted, I’d continue using the vibrator externally, often while rocking my hips up and down. My best orgasms from Kisu came this way, usually when I was pressing my hips down into the bed, giving the dildo a better angle for g-spot stimulation.
I experienced a really pleasurable level of fullness from both the knot itself and the swell on the upper shaft. I liked having my thighs press the base of the dildo so it wouldn’t move or shift during use, that way I can just enjoy how full the knotted dildo makes me feel.
For size reasons, Kisu didn’t get tested anally either. For me, the size is too large, and for Cassie, the size is too small. She also prefers firmer dildos and rarely goes below 00-50.
Pros:
- Cute, non-phallic knotted dildo design
- Available as a custom or purchase from inventory
- 3 sizes currently available (with plans to increase all toys up to a size Large in 2027)
- Affordably priced for custom sex toys
- Length below the knot is good for vaginal users
- Gentle knot that is comfortable to insert
Cons:
- I couldn’t handle the minimal high-profile texture on the model in motion.
- Tariffs are not pre-paid for US customers
My Final Thoughts on Top Notch Dongs Kisu Dildo
One night, a new colleague and friend examined my collection closely and said “Do you know what you’re missing? More Top Notch Dongs.” They are right. Though the design wasn’t 100% for me, Kisu is still a well crafted toy from the design to the shimmery pour. I do enjoy cockwarming Kisu or gently tapping on the base during solo play, but I’m far too sensitive to the small amount of high-profile texture for anything more. It’s a really cute model and I’m glad to find another knotted dildo that works nicely for vaginal use.
If you’re a vaginal user who handles high-profile textures well, and is looking for something knotted, Kisu should fall on your radar. There’s not a lot of high-profile texture, but what’s there has pointed ridges that I can only imagine would become even more intense with firmer silicones, so keep that in mind when you’re ordering. I think the 00-30 firmness was the best available choice for me, as the softest option they make, so I find myself wishing for either a 00-20 option or a lower profile on the ends of the ribbon.
European shoppers looking for high profile textures, put Top Notch Dongs on your radar. They have a number of options with high-profile textures, and I’m impressed with the quality overall.
Want to get a Kisu of your own? Click here to customize your own or click here to see available inventory. Use coupon code SYDNEY to save 10% on your order.
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I purchased this toy on my own with the intent to eventually review it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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