I use Libra Fleur tampons, I have for years. I like that they are easy to insert (as above, 'smooth'), but most importantly, I like that they don't 'fluff' on extrication! You know how some tampons seem to lose little bits of fluff? None of that.

I use Poise liners and pads. Discovered them when I was pg and had a small amount of urine leakage. They are really absorbent and they seem to suck up any... odour.

None of them are terribly 'natural' but they suit me!