Tushy has done a lot to raise awareness about bidets in the United States. I don't personally love their approach to marketing—potty puns aplenty and a T-shirt that reads “Ask Me About My Butthole”—but as the keeper of our guide to the best bidets, and as a long-time advocate for bidets, I have to respect the hustle.

I also haven't been especially impressed by Tushy's products. The company's flagship is a simple, cheap bidet that attaches under a standard toilet seat to clean using cold water. You can adjust the angle of the spray with a small switch and adjust the power of the spray with a knob. They run about $100, and there's no power required, meaning they're a nice entry point to the world of bidet attachments for an American audience still mostly unfamiliar with the devices. However, they're no replacement for a modern bidet seat with heated water, night lights, UV sanitization, and fully adjustable spray settings.

The new Aura is Tushy's attempt to set up to the likes of Toto and Kohler with a full-function powered bidet attachment. At $600, it's priced like its competition. After a week of testing, I can say it does a good job of keeping pace.

For anyone still unfamiliar with how bidet seat attachments work, it's worth a quick explanation. Every bidet attachment I've tested—more than a dozen now—works by adding a splitter to the hose that connects the water spigot on the wall of your bathroom which runs to the bottom of the toilet tank.