The best things we sell, in the smallest bottles.
Beauty retail worked this out decades ago, and it is a genuinely good idea: a mini is not a cheaper product, it is a smaller amount of the same product. It lets you find out whether you like something before committing to a full bottle of it.
Why these ones
Everything here is picked on the Phareros Score, and the Sliquid Naturals range sits between 93 and 99 — the top of our entire catalogue. The H2O at 99 is the single highest-scoring product we stock. These are not the budget tier decanted small; they are the good ones in travel format.
They also happen to fly
2oz is 59ml, comfortably under the 100ml carry-on liquids limit, so a mini is the answer to a problem you would otherwise hit at security — a full-size bottle in hand luggage is one of the most commonly confiscated things people pack. The foil sachets are even simpler: nothing to leak, nothing to declare.
Sliquid Naturals H2O – 2 oz$10.00Phareros Score 99/100Scores 99 — the highest-scoring product in the catalogue, and over 35,000 sold. If you take one thing, take this.
Sliquid Naturals Sassy – 2 oz$10.00Phareros Score 98/100Scores 98. Thicker than the H2O, which suits some people better.
Sliquid Naturals Silk – 2 oz$11.00Phareros Score 96/100Scores 96. A hybrid, so it lasts longer without going full silicone.
Sliquid Naturals Sea – 2 oz$11.00Phareros Score 95/100Scores 95, with sea botanicals. The one to try if you have reacted to others.
Sliquid Naturals Satin – 2 oz$11.00Phareros Score 95/100Scores 95 — a moisturiser as much as a lube.
Sliquid Naturals Silver – 2 oz$20.00Phareros Score 93/100Scores 93. Silicone, so a very little goes a long way — ideal for a short trip.
Wicked Sensual Care Toy Love Water Based Lubricant – .1 oz Fragrance Free Original price was: $0.98.$0.69Current price is: $0.69.Phareros Score 74/100A single sachet under a dollar. The cheapest possible way to find out if you like it.
Wicked Sensual Care Ultra Silicone Based Lubricant – .1 oz Fragrance Free Original price was: $1.04.$0.73Current price is: $0.73.Phareros Score 73/100The silicone sachet, same idea. Both are foil, so nothing can leak into a bag.
Who this is for
- Anyone who has reacted badly to a lube before. Buying a $0.69 sachet to find out is a far better plan than buying a $16 bottle to find out.
- First-time buyers. Water-based, hybrid and silicone behave very differently. Three minis will teach you more than any amount of reading, including this page.
- Anyone packing. See travelling with toys for the rest of the rules.
- Gifting. A small, well-chosen thing reads as considered. A large bottle reads as an assumption.
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