Butterfly

Mariah Carey

1997

2.48

Rating

17185

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Distribution

Pop

Album Summary

Butterfly is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released on September 16, 1997, by Columbia Records. The album contained both hip hop and urban adult contemporary sounds, as well as some softer and more contemporary melodies. Throughout the project, Carey worked with Walter Afanasieff, with whom she had written and produced most of the material from her previous albums. She also worked with many famed hip hop producers and rappers, such as Sean "Puffy" Combs, Q-Tip, Missy Elliott and the Trackmasters. With the latter acts producing most of the album, Butterfly deviated from the adult contemporary sound of Carey's previous albums. With Butterfly, Carey continued the transition that began with previous album, Daydream (1995), which pushed her further into the R&B and hip hop market and away from the pop background of her previous work. During her marriage to Tommy Mottola, Carey had little control over the creative and artistic steps she took on her albums, however, after their divorce midway through the album's conception, she was able to reflect her creative maturity and evolution in the album's writing and recording. Carey writes in the booklet of her twelfth studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009), that she considers Butterfly her magnum opus and a turning point in both her life and career. Five singles were released from the album; two worldwide commercial singles and three limited promotional singles. "Honey", the album's lead single, topped the charts in Canada and the United States, and reached the top-five in New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom. The album's fifth and final single, "My All", became a top-ten hit throughout Europe and topped the charts in the United States. To promote the album, Carey embarked on the Butterfly World Tour, which visited Australia, Japan and Taiwan, with one show in the United States. Butterfly was nominated for three Grammy Awards at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards. Butterfly received acclaim from music critics, many of whom embraced Carey's musical transition. Reviewers complimented the album for its mature sound and production, as well as Carey's musical direction. Though released during Carey's heavily publicized conflict with Sony Music, the album became an international commercial success, topping the albums charts in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Greece, Japan, the Netherlands, as well as the United States. It was certified five-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States and received the Million Award in Japan. Globally, Butterfly has sold over ten million copies.

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Mar 19 2021 Author

Not unpleasant, and I can see how R&B fans would like this, but it's not for me. Every track sounds exactly the same. Mariah doesn't really sing songs so much as just moan scales.

May 26 2022 Author

She has such an incredible voice and such average songs

May 20 2021 Author

World class voice (5) and sub par songs (2) IMO.

Mar 08 2021 Author

Cars crashing, the sound of metal twisting, two pie tins rubbed together, nails across a blackboard- all these are more enjoyable noises.

Oct 19 2024 Author

Try To Listen To A Non-Christmas Album Without Thinking Of Christmas: Impossible Edition. It's got chimes. It's got Mariah Carey. It's got P Diddy. It sucks.

Sep 23 2021 Author

It's pretty bad. It fits every cheesy 90s stereotype, even the guy in the background whispering *MC* and *Break it down*. The only redeeming factor is it gave me a laugh

Mar 17 2021 Author

I know she has an amazing voice, but I find it jarring when she (or anyone) goes really high with loads of notes added in and she isn't even singing words - essentially just showing off. Also, pop r&b is probably the only genre I find virtually no enjoyment in. I don't care if millions of people love this album, objectivity can do one. 4.5/10

May 14 2021 Author

More whining and oooOOoOooOoos than words.

Sep 10 2021 Author

Almost 1 hour of Mariah Carey? That is...at least, unexpected. A good album if you want to listen to the same song for 50 minutes. That clean and inoffensive hip-hop/pop/soul mix does not mean anything in the end, but I assume that there are some nice songs for some busy days when you won't turn off your mind and do not think or enjoy the music at all.

May 20 2021 Author

I don't think I realized how much 90s r&b was used in Disney movies credits but this really brought me back to childhood. It's definitely a genre I can't totally get into but none the less this album is a gem. Breakdown is my favorite. But how can we get Fourth of July to be an actual holiday classic?

Jul 08 2024 Author

Like an hour of Disney credits music.

Dec 08 2023 Author

Music to a late-night cuddle.

Jun 07 2024 Author

There have always been great vocalists - but traditionally it's understood the vocals serve the song by complimenting the music or telling a story. Ideally both. There were vacuous warblers before Mariah, who treated the vocal track like a 1980's hair metal guitar solo. (Whitney turned to the dark side on Bodyguard, for example). But Mariah really nailed that "listen to the notes I can hit - and praise me!" Sadly it really connected. Girls across the world sang her songs into their hairbrushes, and her influence is still obvious at every singing talent show anywhere across the world. Her voice is a beautiful and powerful force. If only it could be used for good.

Apr 04 2024 Author

Well I just listened to an hour of syrupy nonsense. Mariah just makes noises and ooohs and aaaws her way through this drivel while some faceless backing band play soulless music. Every now and then some random guy will shout "oh yeah!" or something equally inane in the background. Truly appalling and an affront to musicality in every way. The vocal performance is like she's practising in the shower in an absent-minded way, rather than actually singing on something that would be released to the public.

May 05 2023 Author

Mimi's best album by fat, Emancipation might tip her crown but for now, I am a Butterfly stan. Lead single is one of the best songs about (sea-men_ ever and her vocals are incomparable Breakdown deserved to go diamond, I love the layering and the verses, Mariah's pen goes as hard as ever on this album and it's so cohesive and vital to her imperial era. Definitely a leg up from Daydream But surprisingly my favourite song is Fly Away reprise, David Morales popped off with the house remix, something for the gays and girls to dance to in the summertime I see. Happy Pride everyone. That's a real fucking legacy to leave. No notes. Not a single skip.

Oct 30 2020 Author

amazing album

Jan 27 2021 Author

Loved the sample from Mobb deep's song (don't know the original sample)

Jan 27 2022 Author

Musical pollution. In the case of the people vs. Mariah Carey, this is evidence for the prosecution.

Sep 22 2020 Author

Not really a huge fan of the whole diva thing (it sounds too much like when people sing the Star-Spangled Banner and they feel compelled to go "AND THE ROCKETS' RED GLAAAAAEEOUUOOAAIIIEEEEEUUUUUER" for some reason). Also not a huge rap guy. Best song: Close My Eyes, which was the only one I really liked and wouldn't be out of place on a Zero 7 album.

Nov 17 2021 Author

Mariah Carey, pop darling, is known for her silky smooth voice which has graced 17 albums thus far. This her 5th album. Do you want to know something I didn't know? Carey is credited as the PRODUCER for this album! He made these songs!! All this time I thought she was a pretty face with a voice being used by other producers in the game, but no! She's the songwriter, producer, did her own background vocals too. That's hilarious. Anyway, this album marks a turning point in her discography (from what I read). She pivoted from a more watered-down adult contemporary pop sound to a more hip-hop + R&B sound. This is evident in Honey, the album's opening track. Unfortunately, Honey is also the strongest track as the rest of the album falls back into slow jams that are just okay. It's a bit disappointing because it feels like I listened to the same song in 10 or 11 different ways, just not very engaging. Mariah Carey is a wonderful voice that is delegated to the same shtick over and over and over again. This is also a divorce album, so maybe it's warranted. Marvin Gaye did it better, in my opinion.

Nov 20 2023 Author

Another place, another time - to be honest too tied up with work and business to really get the most out of Mariah’s beautiful whistling voice but undoubtedly she is God

May 14 2021 Author

Favorite tracks: Honey, Butterfly, My All, The Roof (Back in Time), Fourth Of July, Babydoll, Outside Least favorite tracks: The Beautiful Ones 9/10

Mar 05 2021 Author

This is my wheelhouse! Loved hearing some R&B; takes me right back to my high school days.

Jun 02 2021 Author

6/3 Mariah's golden voice over flawlessly executed blends of R&B and Hip-Hop production. Standout Tracks: Honey, Butterfly, The Roof (Back In Time), Breakdown, Babydoll, Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)

Jan 15 2021 Author

There’s some really good tracks on this thing. Very mellow, the group vocals and harmonies are really nice, I think some songs feel maybe a tiny bit redundant. Babydoll is a standout. Feels so sexy and groovy. Honestly I had a great time with this lol

Jan 04 2024 Author

In my opinion Mariah Carey's Butterfly doesn't signify her apex, but her decline. Butterfly is the point that she starts falling victim to the 'Diva' personality that would consumer her. The problem is, most of the music on this album is not diva-esque. Why is on this list? I'm not sure when her earlier albums are more representative of her influence. Here she's just a harmonizer that works with the 'Make-It-Big' writers and producers of the era that stumbled upon a formula for hit records. She has the hit records, but the quality of her music is behind her at this point. 2.5/5.

Oct 29 2020 Author

Spotify. Fave song “Honey”. Give me the singles.

Nov 28 2024 Author

Once again, review deleted.. Something something waa-aaa-ah-ey-eyey-eye-aa-lll paper music to me but pleasant enough. Who chooses to listen to this?

Aug 02 2024 Author

Fairly bog standard 90s r&b asides from superfans don't think anyone is still listening to this. Totally inoffensive stuff 2*

Jan 21 2021 Author

The Roof Shook Ones Part II sample 🔥, otherwise a very well produced album and Mariah Carey obviously has an incredible voice. Just not the type of music for me

Apr 19 2021 Author

amazing spectacular never the same totally unique

Sep 13 2025 Author

Butterfly Honey is a superb hip hop influenced R’n’B track, the synth bass and piano hook are excellently bolted on to a winning chorus, even if it does tail off in a classic Diva preponderance of vocal run oversaturation. I wasn’t aware Q-Tip was involved. Butterfly feels like the inspirational song at the end of a hundred Disney movies, and while the lyrics are undoubtedly cliched and trite, and the melody incredibly overwrought, I can’t help being won around,perhaps against my better judgement, by the undeniably earnest and sincere yet powerful vocal performance. It never really reaches those heights again, while never being bad and her voice, despite the relentless glissandos, is always great, but many of the songs struggle melodically, and are only really kept alive by her voice, with The Beautiful Ones standing out with Dru-Hill (who formed in a fudge factory I believe) Despite not having so many great songs I quite liked it and found it all quite enjoyable, despite the cliched diva-mannerisms her voice is excellent, her tone really is fantastic, and it was actually very pleasant to work to, so much so I think I might well listen again, which I think nudges it to a low 3. 🦋🦋🦋 Playlist submission: Honey

Apr 24 2025 Author

In my mind, she defined contemporary R&B. Honey is an absolute banger of an opening track. I love her harmonies and backing vocal style. Incredible voice, but as some other reviewers have said, the songs are a bit same-y and her vocal range is limited to one specific style of breathiness that I can only listen to for so long. She also limits herself to a lot of the same vocal flourishes, the long chromatic runs, the "ooh-ooh-ooh" bracketing every line. Mimi you should let loose! Emancipation of Mimi is much better. I like Mariah's sound but did not need to hear this album before I die.

Jun 11 2024 Author

C’est juste plate, ça devient vite de la musique de background de centre d’achat

Nov 10 2025 Author

Please stretch more syllables. Every syllable needs to be at least five times longer than in casual speech... God I hate that vocal technique so much. This album is just so boring. The production quality is pretty good, but that’s the only compliment I can give it. I don’t know what I’m supposed to enjoy about this. It's just an hour of the same uninspiring and unimaginative stuff I’ve heard on radio a million limes. Most songs here are over 4 minutes long, which is not a lot, of course, but, holy shit, I now understand why average pop listeners have no patience for anything over 3 minutes. I guess they're just used to nothing fucking happening in their songs, so they have no faith in music being able to build up to something interesting. The songs are not long, but they feel like such a drag. They’re so monotonous and uninteresting. The only songs I kind of enjoyed was Fly Away but only because it has a somewhat decent house beat. Also, what's the point of a cover if the only thing you're doing to the song is making it worse? They looked at an actual great pop song and thought, “Nah, that’s not what pop is about. Let’s make it boring.” It’s not complete trash. I guess if you’re into vocals, you may like her voice? I mean, she does all the same shit other vocalists in her genre do and no more. But I guess some people like it? For me though, it was a waste of time.

Dec 16 2024 Author

Go girl give us ✨️nothing✨️ I'm not a fan of Mariah's apart from her iconic Christmas song. She is undeniably talented but this album was such a snoozefest Someone get this girl some caffeine and belt out them notes like I know she can. Instead she just kinda yuuuuuhhuhuhhhuhh'd all over the place Wasn't as bad as I had expected tbh but it does lose a star due to the fact it was too damn long 2 ⭐️

Nov 28 2024 Author

Been a while since I’ve quoted my wife’s reactions here, so I’ll throw in a review-in-progress from the car: “This sounds like H&M music. Who would go to see this in concert?” I would buy a reasonably-priced T-shirt to this album. Clearly a painstakingly-machined exemplar of its genre, I applaud Carey’s vocal aerobatics while finding the music vapid.

Aug 04 2024 Author

She's definitely a great singer. And she knows it. But I don't think that necessarily translates to good music, in the same way that I don't think Joe Satriani's music is a good listen, or why I'd rather watch Cordarelle Patterson run a return than watch Usain Bolt run a 100 m. Bolt is obviously the better sprinter, and one of the greatest athletes ever. But the context matters. The way it works with other elements. And Carey shows off "range" technically, but artistically and conceptually, this is a very limited album. I never wanted to just turn it off, but I never really engaged with it either. It's a high floor, low ceiling work, and I would love to hear her push outside the rhythm & pop genre.

Jul 18 2024 Author

Her voice is so pure and amazing, but the music and lyrics on this record are not good.

Jul 14 2024 Author

Overrated! (I just listened to Carol King/Joni Mitchell previously - maybe I am just fatigued?)

Jun 06 2024 Author

I’m not going to lie to you, we’ve been through far too much for that. I made it through about 30 minutes of this record, started losing interest and then put on Guided By Voices. I hope you can forgive me.

Nov 16 2022 Author

I will defend Mariah Carey’s first album to my grave and would defend it on this list but this is garbage. Not sure why it was picked over the other one. She’s very talented though so I can’t really justify 1 star.

Jan 12 2022 Author

Bit of a gear change from Nick Drake to this one. Gotta say a couple of the poppier tracks are pretty groovy. But her vocalisation is not for me and the rest of the album is just a compilation of RnB ballads which gets boring. Slick production but often feels overproduced. 1 star felt too harsh but it's definitely not for me!

Mar 17 2021 Author

Great voice and respect to her success. Prefer the R&b vibes to the ballads. The R&B stuff is pretty nostalgic of some 90s teenage house party vibes. But on the whole, not for me.

Oct 30 2024 Author

Truly awful. Enough to put me off listening to music ever again.

Jul 23 2024 Author

Horrible

Jun 30 2024 Author

Lots of ooooos not a lot of good songs

Jun 30 2024 Author

Couldn't listen to this garbage

Jun 16 2024 Author

sorry

May 29 2024 Author

The crap that crap crapped

May 10 2024 Author

Look, Mariah undeniably has a great voice and that's on display here. And if one of these tracks popped up while I was shopping, or on hold for some company's customer service, I'd be fine with it. But listening to 1 hour straight of what felt like essentially the same song was more than I could take.

Apr 29 2024 Author

She does have a pretty voice and some of the sounds are nostalgic for me as a kid growing up in the 90s. With that being said, fuck this shit for me personally.

Apr 24 2024 Author

Boring and bland. I remember hearing this type of music everywhere when I was a child, I hated it then and I hate it now.

Apr 15 2024 Author

Highlight: The Beautiful Ones (Prince cover) The problem with Butterfly is that Mariah uses her melismatic style WAY too much. It’s predictable- go low, go high, flutter (pardon the pun) around one syllable. All the songs sound the same, which is a trap many pop and pop adjacent acts fall into. This album might be on the list largely because it’s a departure from Mariah’s usual style. It embraces hip hop and subtle samples (see Honey). The Prince cover is good, not spectacular. Sorry, honey. This album has not aged well. Overall: 1/10

Apr 15 2024 Author

Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Absolutely nothing to distinguish it from the tsunami of pop R and B in the nineties/early noughties than her voice. Which is a taste I have yet to acquire.

Feb 28 2024 Author

That was painful. I feel like I spent an hour drowning in a field of marshmallows with unicorns farting rainbows all around me and believe it or not, but farting unicorns sound exactly like Mariah Carey does on this record.

Feb 16 2024 Author

BL: Almost dreading myself for this one, I've never at all considered myself to be a Mariah fan or even know much at all outside the obvious hits, I've always cast her aside and never really paid any attention to her or the music she produces, maybe this will turn out to have been a mistake, and I'm removing any bias I may come into this listen with but truth be told I'm not holding out much hope. We'll see Mariah - We'll see. AL: Just as bad as I expected. Over produced late 90s girl vocal pop is some of my personal least favourite forms of music. I felt the same with the Brittany Spears record, I find this type of music to be almost entirely devoid of substance. One track stuck out to me but only because of the rap feature which was quite catchy, but still incredibly mellowed out and weak as opposed to some potential other offerings this album could've served up. Maybe it's unconscious bias to this genre as a whole, but overall I found this to be incredibly weak FT: "The Roof" 1/5

Feb 09 2024 Author

I couldn't make it through this one, to be honest. The songs themselves are pretty by-the-number R&B tracks of the time, but I can't stand her whistle notes. It goes right through me.

Feb 05 2024 Author

Are ye fuckin serious

Jan 26 2024 Author

Could not get through it. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard for me. I do appreciate that she diversified her sound (expanding from pop to include hip hop) but I don't really like it any better.

Aug 29 2023 Author

Fuck this stupid album. (Lora left me yesterday).

Jan 07 2022 Author

Could not listen to this

Feb 24 2021 Author

Woof

Nov 27 2025 Author

For all of Mariah’s fame to come after this album, this is her at her best. I absolutely love the true R&B showcased here, while she still has the room to let her vocals shine. Really amazing stuff. Also, the Bone Thugs fit so well on “Breakdown,” and I loved it so much. Best Track: Breakdown

Nov 03 2025 Author

I loveee

Aug 27 2025 Author

My de. Tt hasn’t

Jul 11 2025 Author

Oh Mariah! Crush!

May 04 2025 Author

A classic, DUH

Mar 25 2025 Author

To preface, I love Mariah Carey. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is one of my favorite songs and yes I heard it a million times working retail. Yes Mariah often over sings, to the point of bringing the song down, but I still love it. Each song here is gold and even the Prince cover is not bad, but makes me wish I was just listening to the original. The Butterfly reprise is amazing, and the album as a whole is perfectly produced. It sounds great

Mar 23 2025 Author

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finally. Mariah is my all-time favorite singer. If I could give this album 100 stars, I would. I would certainly appreciate more of the artists like Mariah I actually listen to, and way less garbage that you've been showing. I don't listen to garbage at all. I am extremely picky about my music.

Feb 03 2025 Author

Great album. Carey has such a great voice. peak mariah carey

May 19 2024 Author

solo llevo dos canciones, y sinceramente m tatuaria el album. Chiquito espectaculo, una cosa d locos my all es legal? sin palabras, los tiempos, el ritmo, como juega con los tonos de la voz, la letra... mis bendiciones fouth of july? breakdown? cada cancion m da un microinfarto, que locura estoy blessed

Mar 28 2024 Author

Incredible voice and lyrics…Always!!

Dec 11 2023 Author

beautiful!

Nov 10 2023 Author

Love

Nov 09 2023 Author

That girl can SING - on top of just loving her notes, I Love the beats, and reminding me of the time.... brings me back. I Love this album.

Oct 19 2023 Author

The Golden Hour!

Oct 12 2023 Author

Love

May 22 2023 Author

The best Mariah album hands down

Feb 08 2023 Author

Not my usual music, and I find the artist to be unrelatable in interviews I've seen, but this was quite good. Pretty remarkable album, really.

Feb 01 2023 Author

Mariah Carey Butterfly Honey is a classic. She is really an incredible singer. I love all the super slick production on the 90’s r&b ballads. Well done album the whole way through- I liked the butterfly reprise too. The prince cover is sounds so drastically different from the rest of the album but it works.

Oct 02 2022 Author

absolute perfection from start to finish.

Jun 24 2022 Author

I was under the impression that I did not particularly care for Mariah Carey's music. I was so wrong! I really dig this album. Outstanding.

Jan 24 2021 Author

Brings me back to childhood

Nov 24 2025 Author

This was wonderful -- I especially love My All, as it's been a favorite of mine from Mariah for at least 20 years. Excellent vocals, great grooves, awesome writing and amazing performances. Four stars.

Nov 21 2025 Author

This album is the turning point for Mariah Carey.Midway it's production a divorse came up with Motola and a heinous conflict with Sony Music.But except all that she could write more mature lyrics and produce the way she wanted,she had Q-Tip,Puff Dadd..sorry Diddy and Missy Elliott in this one.That's why is on this list in case you wondered. Honey,nice breakdown in 3:38 or so.High notes from heaven towards the end. Butterfly,beautiful piano balad.Great lyrics and harmonies as well.A bit of ''Hero'' vibes.Sheer heaven. Vocals are out of this world.Ending singing got me chills. My All,is at the pantheon of balads with great guitar,as ''Unbreak my heart''by Toni Braxton.It's all about the break-up.You can feel her pain.Bring it on sista! The Roof(Back In Time),great hip hop/r'n'b vibes,sensual with many layers of harmonies.Bliss. Fourth Of July,jazzy r'n'b Mariah's style.Not my thing,but still feels good to my ears.A bit of Stevie Wonder vibes.Birds singing at the end. Breakdown,proper r'n'b.Interacting male vocals feels like a lovers conversation.Not my favourite again but feels nothing but boring. Babydoll,same fashion as Breakdown but instead of male vocals we have backing female vocals.Ok that was a bit repetative and boring-sorry. Close My Eyes,great from the beginning,i mean the piano,,wow.Beautiful balad and Mariah's delivery and lyrics are magical.Reminded me a bit of Michael Jackson's balads.One of my favourites. Whenever You Call,strong ''Hero'' vibes in this as well.Fantastic orchestra underneath.Could have been in a soundtrack.Going higher towards the end makes it epic.Also a favourite. Fly Away(Butterfly Reprise),a more eclectic club house remix turn by legendary David Morales and Satoshi Tomiie.Absolutely fantastic.Could have been a great drum 'n' bass remix as well. The Beautiful Ones,great job with sparse delay in snare at times.Bluesy,soulful,Gospel like and spiritual.Very interesting.Again MJ vibes especially towards the end.Great guitar.One of my favourites as well. Outside,how clear the keys are in this one.. Overall it's a great album,except 2 or 3 songs i really enjoyed it,and i'm very eclectic with r'n'b plus it's almost December and Xmas is almost here but i survived a non-Xmas album from MC. 4/5

Nov 14 2025 Author

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Took me back to the TRL days.

Nov 11 2025 Author

Sweet sweet fantasy, baby

Nov 11 2025 Author

throwback

Nov 05 2025 Author

90's R&B...ish. The vocals, as expected, are amazing. She is extremely gifted, just not my thing. The vote is for the quality of the vocals and her range.

Oct 24 2025 Author

SOOOOOO melodramatic. Much more R&B and much less pop than I anticipated. I'd have to listen through her discography to know if this is actually her best, but that seems to be the consensus. This sounded fresh and unique 20 years later and a direction pop music just didn't go. Really consistent production through out and just an incredible voice.

Oct 05 2025 Author

Mariah is the blueprint for all divas, I prefer some of her other releases on pure listenability but this is getting the "Fuck Tommy Mottola" bump. I don't think so, honey, overhead lights.

Sep 26 2025 Author

Where had this album been all my life??? I loved this album. Its more R&B songs were the best in my opinion, which after doing some research seems like it was a newer experimentation for her at the time. These songs were sexxxxxxy, the lyrics, the sound, her voice—no notes. I didn’t fuck with the ballads that were more about herself as much, unfortunately, I’m no better than a man. But My All, Fourth of July, and Baby Doll are going to be on repeat. Perfect music for walking around town.

Sep 26 2025 Author

Honestly I think that being exposed to Mariah Carey once she had her larger than life public facing persona is a disservice. This album is fantastic, deeply “down to earth” and shows me not only her insane vocal range but some of the earlier works she produced in her career. “Whenever you call” was a particular highlight.

Sep 15 2025 Author

My favorite bug!

Sep 15 2025 Author

Sweet melodies and great songwriting

Aug 28 2025 Author

Is this one of the albums you MUST hear before you die? Perhaps not. Did it have some bangers? Yes it did

Aug 27 2025 Author

Sexy!!!

Aug 21 2025 Author

Good

Aug 20 2025 Author

Smoother than expected and quite pleasant