The adventures of a kinky, pansexual, and polyamorous woman and the toys and people she plays with…
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The Bondage Boutique Hog Hide Twelve Tail Flogger was sent to me by Lovehoney for review, and I had hoped that it would be similar to a particularly stingy and evil flogger I had seen before but couldn’t afford. 
This flogger measures 31 inches overall, and the tails are 22.5 inches. Each fall is braided, and ends in a tassel with a knot holding it together. The braids are all tightly woven and don’t look as though they will fray any time soon. The same goes for the tassels. It’s a well constructed toy overall. The handle of the flogger is lightweight, and a bit longer than I am used to at 8.5 inches long.
The downfall of this toy is the material. Yes, it’s leather, but it’s hog hide leather, and however Bondage Boutique’s leather supplier treated and processed it leaves a *lot* to be desired. Simply put, this toy stinks. Badly. Leather used for BDSM toys should smell good, like an expensive pair of shoes, a nice jacket, or maybe even a baseball glove. This did not. It smelled like a package of pig ears, and unless you are a golden retriever, I think most of you will agree that is not a sexy scent in a toy.
When my boyfriend first opened the package from Lovehoney, he thought that there was some sort of chemical off-gassing in the box (I’m so proud of him for making that connection. 6 months ago, he had no idea what phthalates were…and now I’ve thoroughly corrupted him to my body-safe sex toy loving ways.) it smelled so strongly. We ended up hanging the flogger in an empty closet for several weeks before using it, hoping the smell would go away. I wasn’t willing to put it in my toy bag, for fear the smell would transfer onto my other leather pieces and fabrics.
After about a month, the scent went away enough that I felt better about using it on someone, though I still wasn’t ok with putting it in with the rest of my toys. The smell was still noticeable to the point my bottom for the night commented on it while she was picking the toys we were going to use for our scene.
The toy handles well, though the tails and handle are a bit long for me. (I’m 5 ft 6 with size medium hands, so my arm span and grip are smaller.) The tails do fly well in a group, and you don’t have to worry about rogue falls wrapping around your bottom’s ribs. Unless that was your intent, that is. I would have preferred a slightly heavier weight of leather, because when you combine that with the length of the tails it makes them slightly more difficult to control.
The sensation this toy produces is mostly sting. The braided falls end in little knots that have ‘tails’, which is going to give you sting no matter what, but this could have been a much more versatile toy with some extra weight. You’d have been able to switch between thud or sting depending on how much of the falls you hit with. If you strike with just the very tips, this flogger is stingy as hell. Hitting with the tips and more of the falls make it slightly more thuddy, but not much. If you hold the handle with two hands and swing it like a baseball bat and you’re trying to hit that last ball of the game over the fences, you can make thud happen. But I’m a lazy top, and an entire scene like that would be exhausting, so stingy it is!
This toy would be good for you if you have bigger hands than I do, don’t mind toys that smell strongly, and like lightweight and stingy toys. For me, while it is definitely unique, I can’t overlook the flaws to completely love this flogger. I give it 3 paws out of 5, taking one off for the smell and another for the lightness of the leather.
Note from my contact at Lovehoney: ”
We have a pretty fabulous return policy so that if someone places an order and finds that the product is not what they’re expecting, even if it’s not technically ‘defective’ they can still return it within 100 days.”
Thanks, Lovehoney, for sending me this flogger in exchange for a fair and honest review!
I’ve always been intrigued by pussy pumps, ever since I saw one being used in some random porn I found online. The way it made the porn star’s vulva look was just so cool, and I have to admit, I wanted to know how much of her apparent hypersensitivity was acting, and how much was real. So, when I saw that The Intimacy Book had a pussy pump on their site, I immediately put it on my wishlist!
Now, you’re probably wondering exactly what does a pussy pump do? Well, it’s pretty much the same thing as penis pumping, except with a cup that goes over the whole genital region rather than a cylinder over the shaft of the penis. As you pump the air out of the cup, it creates a vacuum within the cup, which causes mild swelling from the extra blood flow to the area. Some women find that this suction feels pleasurable, and others like it because of the way it makes their vulva look, or because it makes their clit and labia more sensitive. Personally, I love the sensation of having a partner suck on my clit during oral, and this is similar to that sensation, only more intense and covering more area.
The pump will make your clitoris and lips swell and get much bigger than they normally look, but this doesn’t last very long. If you’re only leaving the pump and suction on for a few minutes, your labia will get smaller again as soon as you take the pump off. Even when I had been playing with this for a half hour or so, the engorgement went away in a half hour or so. So, don’t worry about the effects being long term!
The pump’s ‘cup’ has a cool shape. It’s an oval that has been gently pointed on both ends, and I found that it cups my vulva well. It’s 6.25 x 3 inches, and should fit a variety of body shapes. You will need to hold the cup to your skin for the first few pumps, but after that suction keeps it there. I found that I got the best suction when I was waxed/shaved, as pubic hair will break the seal that is formed. Also, you can spread a bit of lube on the rim of the cup to help get good suction. As a bonus, the lube will let you or your partner move the cup around a little once you’ve started pumping. It’s an interesting/weird sensation.
The box is pretty raunchy looking, and it ended up getting trashed pretty much instantly. It’s definitely NC-17 rated, and had naked women, close up of pussies (post pumping), and loud print all over it too. Not something I feel like having in my bedroom or my house, even though we don’t need to hide our toys. The box would be ok for storage if you didn’t have any other options. For me, I just out it in a ziplock baggie, and it gets tossed into one of my toy drawers.
The pussy pump is made of plastic and rubber. I’ve been only washing the cup, as I don’t think there would be any way to completely dry out the pump, and it doesn’t come into contact with body fluids anyhow. The rubber rim around the cup semi-detaches, which is annoying, because it means that I need to do some serious deep cleaning. Scrubbing toys with a toothbrush isn’t exactly my favourite things to do. I also wouldn’t be ok with someone else using this toy, as rubber is porous, and can’t be completely sterilized.
I was actually surprised at how much I like this toy! While I know that I like suction on my clit, I wasn’t sure how suction on my whole pussy would feel. It’s an intense feeling, and the continued suction feels *good*. The first time I used this (Ok, the same day I got it, let’s be honest. I was curious as hell!), I messed around with the pump, increasing and decreasing the suction, seeing how many pumps it took til the pressure got uncomfortable, things like that. I was surprised that after a few minutes I started to feel really horny! I ignored the sensation for a bit, because I was still experimenting, but it didn’t go away. So, I fully released the pressure and started to masturbate. Apparently my body reacts to pussy pumps really well, because I was quite literally dripping wet!
BloodHound, my mate, really enjoys using this toy with me. I’m not sure if it’s that he’s a really visual sort of guy, if his inner sadist gets all giggly about pumping until it’s uncomfortable/hurts a bit, or that he likes that I can come from oral after I’ve used this, but I’m not complaining. Toys that make my partner instigate sex? Hell yes. Also, it should be mentioned that normally, I have a hard time orgasming from oral sex, but after a session playing with the pump, I was actually able to have an orgasm from just from oral! That’s an unexpected bonus, and one that I am really happy about.
I give this 4 paws up out of 5 (one paw removed for the rubber material on the cup, vs the more hygienic silicone)!
Thanks, The Intimacy Book, for providing this toy in exchange for a honest review!
So, you’ve read ’50 Shades of Grey’, and now you want to start spanking and paddling and tying your partner up. That’s great! Just make sure you’re doing it safely.
Handcuffs seem like a great idea, but in reality, they can be unsafe. If your partner is someone who likes to pull at their restraints (or, if you plan on doing things to them that may make them pull against their bonds or jerk/flail), get leather cuffs instead! I personally love these locking leather cuffs, but have heard great things about the Fresh, Hearts, and Aslan cuffs.
Rope is also something you may wish to try! This rope is a cotton blend, despite what the company claims, and it a decent beginner’s rope. Make sure that you don’t tie anyone too tightly, that you have emergency shears close by, just in case your partner needs to get free in a hurry, and never leave someone alone who is tied up!
Ballgags are something fun, if you like the thought of muffling your partner’s moans. It doesn’t make things entirely quiet, but does soften the sounds the wearer can make. Silicone balls have no taste or scent, and I rec the Beginner’s Ball Gag and Aslan’s gag! Also, if you’re interested in a different look, why not check out this bit gag? With a gag, you can’t clearly hear what your partner is saying, so you should have some other way for them to tell you that they want things to stop! Have them hold keys, or something else that will make a loud sound when dropped.
Does the thought of a spanking make your pants tight or your panties damp? Why not try out some impact toys? Crops, paddles, slappers, and floggers can all be deliciously painful, and can pink up a bottom’s bottom nicely. Want to know where safe places to hit are? Check out this cool diagram! (The places that are highlighted in green are the least likely to cause damage to your bottom.)
Nipple clamps can also be a fun way to introduce kink into your sex life! While butterfly clamps are not for the faint of heart (or the sensitive of nipple!), tweezer style clamps are much more forgiving, as are these!
The most important thing to do before trying any new kinky activities is to talk about them with your partner! Don’t just spring kink onto them, make sure that they know what’s going to happen and are ok with it! And, above all, be safe and have fun!
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We had wanted to push. Limits, boundaries, break out of the comfortable little boxes in our head, he and I. ‘Hey, why not do a consensual non-consent scene?’ I had asked, stupidly. Bigby agreed, and we’d set up a time, roughly. Picked a night when we wouldn’t be at his house or mine, and I thought I was completely ready for anything he could throw at me. Stupid Pixel.
It always was a trap. Bigby asking me for help to get the toys back downstairs, and I had stupidly thought that nothing would happen that night. That everyone was too tired, and we were just going home, and besides, J. and BloodHound were doing aftercare type things in the room that we had planned on using.
I’m slammed against bars, against wall, floor, toys scattered on the floor, my yelp and cursing ignored. I’m full of anger, instantly.
“Fuck you, get off me.”
There’s cold metal against the skin of my throat, and while knives usually makes me purr, now it just escalates things. I’m pinned against the mattress, but it doesn’t lessen my need to struggle, I feel it more intensely. Part of me wants to dare him to make me bleed, but the energy shifts quiets that desire quickly. Tonight, I think he might, and it would take more than just bandages to fix.
Bits are blurred…I remember the muscles in my thighs shaking from being forced to half kneel with my legs spread, him pinning them down with his own legs. Clothes cut off me, and I want to hide my nakedness in the darkness.
“Stupid cunt.”
Hands around my throat, and I’m gagging and choking from my esophagus being compressed, rather than the normal polite carotid occlusion, hoping I don’t throw up. My face banging off the side of the cell, with flashes behind my eyes for minutes afterwards.
“You think you’re special, don’t you? Walking around in that uniform like you’re important?”
He flays me slowly. Takes apart the bricks I’ve placed around hurts and pain, incendiary knife blades over scar tissue. The few things I’m proud of are pulled away from me, twisted, and fuck you. Fuck you for taking the secrets and bits of me I trusted you with and doing this with them instead of forgetting that they’d ever been said. So much talking, all of it worse than the litany of nails being dug into skin, teeth on nipples, throat, inner thighs. There’s never been talking before, and it makes the pain impossible to ride out.
I know I curse. The screaming stopped at some point, replaced with the softness of desperation. I remember being here before with others. Appear smaller, quieter, take it, don’t talk back…they’ll get bored.
“Stupid little dyke that just needs to be fucked by the right man.”
You slap me across the face at one point, and while my normal reaction to that is rage and fighting back, I freeze. Flashes of white across my vision from the sensation, the white takes over, and I know I’m missing bits of time when I come back. Not sure where I am, when I am, if it’s dream, flashback. I don’t want to come back, not to this. It’s easier to float in a haze through things like this. Just breathe, bide. They’ll fuck up and you’ll be able to get free or they’ll be done, and you can go. It’s always how it ends. I know there are tears on my face, but I don’t remember crying. I thought that tears for this had disappeared by now.
I fuck up at one point, forget old lessons, snarl my contempt at him, and that was a mistake. Fingers shoved in me, making me come despite the rage and fear and pain. Fuckyoufuckyoufuckyou.
“You still wish you were a boy, don’t you?”
There are words, short phrases, floating around in my brain. ‘stupid’ ‘useless’ ‘all wrong’ ‘have to get free, get out’ ‘no’ ‘please’ ‘stop’, and the one that hurts the most, ugly throbbing greens and orange, ‘he’s right’.
The last is what breaks me.
It feels like the sobbing will never stop. My chest hurts, throat hurts, lungs tight. I’ve never cried pretty, and these are hiccuping sobs that leave me red faced, with snot and tears everywhere.
Want to be gone, anywhere but here, out of this fucking cage, away.
“It’s done, it’s finished.”
I don’t believe him, not until I can feel his energy shift back to ‘normal’. I start to remember where I am, when I am, that no, it’s not echoes anymore.
I don’t understand why, after that, clinging to him makes it hurt less, but it does.
Yes, I just started my review out with a Star Wars reference. Yes, I really am that much of a nerd. And yes, the only good things to come out of ‘Episode I’ was Darth Maul, and a chance to see Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor wielding lightsabers. This electrical toy is infinitely cooler than Episodes I-III, though, trust me. I also admit that I have totally hummed the Emperor’s theme while using this.
The Neon Wand is made by Kinklab and is basically a beginner’s version of the Violet wand, which is an electro-stim BDSM item. It looks like something you might see a mad scientist using in a monster movie, holding the wand up next to a helpless ingenue, but don’t let that scare you off. The sensations that the Neon Wand offers ranges from a light tingle to a fairly intense zap that can be painful.
The Neon Wand kit, offered by Shevibe, comes in a fairly heavy duty cardboard box that is magnetically sealed. It is holding together well so far, but I have plans to make my own carrying case, as I find trying to pack the box into my toy bag to be a pain because it takes up a lot of room. The inside is fairly well padded with a foam insert that has slots cut out for the glass probes as well as the handle. I found the foam around the glass probes to be thinner than I would like, also the fact that the entire inner insert can be removed makes it less sturdy. If you don’t have plans to bring this toy out to play parties, though, I don’t see a problem with keeping it in the original packaging. The box has a picture of the wand on the front, so it’s not something you would want to leave out if you have company coming over. The kit also comes with an instruction manual, four different glass heads/probes/attachment things, as well as the body/wand part of the toy.
Here’s the technical specs for the Neon Wand: The Neon Wand uses a USA plug at 110V or a European one at 220V. The working frequency is 50-60 HZ, and it has a power of 10W. People who have pacemakers, heart conditions, or are pregnant shouldn’t use this toy. Other common sense warnings are: don’t use near flammable liquids, near the eyes, or over the same piece of skin for more than 10 seconds, as this may result in a burn. Don’t use this if you, your bottom, the toy, or the surface you’re going to play on is wet, and don’t use the toy if there is anything noticeably wrong, such as smoke or a strange smell coming from the wand.
Also, this is really important: do not use the Neon Wand over jewellery, especially body piercings! Metal conducts electricity, guys. This can result in much more intense sensations/pain, or even burns. Damaging your bottom/sub/playtoy permanently is not cool.
The wand comes with four different attachment, the Electrode Comb, Mushroom Tube, 90 Degree Probe, and Tongue Tube. To simply the review, I’ll be referring to them as the Comb, Mushroom, Pinpoint, and Scoop, as these are more accurate descriptions of the shapes, in my mind. Also, there is an another attachment for the Neon Wand that can be purchased separately called the Tripper, and I want it so badly! It comes with a contact plate that you put next to your skin and it allows you to turn your entire body into a conduit for the electricity and makes your play ‘hands on’. The four attachments that were included are clear glass shapes with a copper bottom that are inserted into the body of the wand.
Now, here’s where we get to the awesome science-y parts of the review. First, you need to know that neon wands and violet wands are entirely different creatures. A violet wand is commonly thought to be a Tesla coil, but it’s not. They are actually an Oudin coil-an iron-core resonant coil where the primary and secondary winding share the same iron core, and the primary winding is attached to a mechanical interrupter. You vary the output of an Oudin coil by changing the interrupter. In a violet wand, the interruptor is a magnet that vibrates very quickly-you change how strong the output is by turning a knob connected to a screw that actually changes the height of the vibrating magnet. That’s why violet wands always make that characteristic buzzing/zapping sound-what you’re hearing is the magnet vibrating. 
The Neon Wand doesn’t use an Oudin coil at all-it’s entirely solid state. It uses a circuit board with electronics that are more similar to a camera strobe than they are to a resonating coil, though that’s a bit of an oversimplification. Basically, they’re an entirely different technology that does pretty much the same thing. Also, the fact that neon wands are solid state means that you can hold them upside down without losing power, something you cannot do with a violet wand. Also, neon wands are significantly easier and cheaper to manufacture. This is why they have a $99 price tag, vs the $400+ one for violet wand.
So, what’s the wand like during use? I’m glad you asked. The wand itself is easy to grip, as it’s coated in a ‘non-slip’ type coating, and it’s not terribly heavy to hold, even for an extended play session. I love the sleek look of the wand, and the fact that it glows red when it’s on and arcs little orange lightning-esque sparks to my partner’s skin? Well, that’s just sexy as hell. If red isn’t part of your play bag’s colour scheme, SheVibe also has it in purple! Switching between the different probes was not difficult-while they fit snugly into the wand, I didn’t have to tug or yank at them to get them out. The length of the cord worked well for play in the bedroom as well as the smaller play space we visited, but may not be long enough for dungeon play.
My favourite places to have the neon wand used on me are pretty varied, and they also depend on the type of probe that is being used. The smaller the tip, the most intense the sensations, and I’m a bit of a masochist. For the non-kinky in the audience, this means that my brain is wired differently than most, and certain types of pain frequently will be translated as pleasure. I definitely like the Pinpoint tip best as it is the most intense, but the Tongue tip was a close second. Also, when you use it over areas with more nerve endings, (such as over the spine, on the inner thighs, etc) the sensations are much stronger, though it is still not intense as a violet wand, even on the highest setting.
My sadist and I actually found a spot on my lower back that was sensitive enough to the electrical play that having him run the probe over that particular place a few times actually got me close to orgasm. Obviously, not everyone is going to experience the same sensations or have the same pleasurable reactions to them, but I was able to get similar reactions from a female friend while I was using the neon wand on her outer thighs. Other places that provoked squeaks and squirms were the back of the neck, nipples, inner thighs, and along inner arms and the backs of calves.
I don’t think that this would be the perfect toy for a hardcore sadist or masochist, but if you are new to electrical play, wanting to try a more affordable version of a violet wand before making a huge investment, or just want a shiny new toy to add to your toy bag, the Neon Wand is definitely worth purchasing! I give it 5 zappy paws up out of 5!
Thanks, Shevibe, for sending me this awesome kink toy in exchange for an honest review.
I am not someone who identifies as femme, but lately in my kinky life, I’ve enjoyed playing off the fact that I am young, cute and curvy to mess with people’s heads. My play piercing needles and scalpels live in a Hello Kitty lunchbox, my gloves that I wear during rough body play are pink, and so when Pink Cherry offered me a cute and adorable riding crop for review, I had to say yes. 
The Cupcake Delight crop is by Ruff Doggie, and it’s definitely a unique product. The head of the crop is a wide cupcake, complete with a cherry on top! It measures about three inches at the widest part of the head, and the total length is 26 inches. Parts of the cupcake head has raised seams, and the stitching seems really sturdy and well done. It feels like a well made product, and I am not scared that it will break if I actually hit someone with it, so it’s not just a ‘novelty’ item. There was minimal packaging for this crop, just a small tag with the product name and a cute quote. It’s easy to remove this tag without damaging the toy though.
The shaft of the Cupcake Crop is wrapped in pink and black nylon, and the nylon is soft and is well attached. I’m not worried that it will separate or start to fray. The handle is a braided leather, and measures about 18 inches long. There is also a loop at the end for hanging the crop up, if you want. I would suggest storing this toy either flat or hanging, as the head of the crop could get bent if stored improperly. I’ve transported it to parties in the bottom of my play bag as well as in a suitcase, and it’s still looking good.
In use, this is not the most evil toy I have played with, but I love it because it’s versatile. The head can be used on various body parts, from back and shoulders to butt or even genitalia. While I don’t have a male submissive to play with, I imagine that the broad head on the Cupcake Delight crop would be excellent for using on someone’s cock and balls, as the size of the tip will disperse the impact equally over the area. (Disclaimer: I do recommend that you look up anatomy before you engage in any sort of cock or ball impact play.)
The feelings that this crop produces are varied. If you hit with just the tip of the head, you can get a sharp and stingy sensation, while hitting with the whole head makes for a deeper and more ‘thuddy’ feeling. Also, nowhere does it say that you only have to use the crop tip! The shaft of the toy can also be used, and can be very wicked and stingy. The different textures of the leather from the seams also adds to the sensations. I’ve not left bruises with this toy, even when I was trying to, so you would have to work hard to actually harm your partner with this toy, so it would be good for any beginner’s toybag.
For me, the best part of this crop is that it will actually leave cupcake-shaped imprints on your partner if you hit with enough force. My pet thought it was amazing, and has demanded “more cupcakes, please!”. I’ve also had requests from several other people at some play parties asking if I would be willing to leave cupcake marks on them.
Overall, this is a great impact toy that would be a good addition to any beginner or intermediate kinkster’s play bag. I give it 5 out of 5 cupcake imprinted paws up.
Thanks, Pink Cherry, for providing me with this product in exchange for a fair and honest review!
1. What’s the kinkiest thing about you, either mentally or physically? Making cute boys hurt and cry makes me giggle. Why, yes. I do have a touch of sadist to me.
2. Do you have any fetishes? If so, what are they? Oh gods. Too many to list. Right now, some of my main ones are rope suspension, play piercings, rough body play, and dacryphilia.
3. Have you ever been spanked? Did you enjoy it? Tell us more… I have been spanked before, and absolutely hate it. I don’t process pain well when it’s my butt. It’s much easier to enjoy and relax into pain when it’s on my back.
4. Have you been tied up, or tied someone else up? Did you use rope or restraints? I love rope bondage, and have been tied and have tied others with it.
5. Would you classify yourself as more dominant, submissive, a switch or entirely vanilla? I ID as a top, but I do have a masochistic side that I’m exploring with Bigby.
6. What’s the kinkiest thing you’ve ever done? I don’t quite get it. Most kinky is a really subjective term. I’ve done play piercings, I’ve cut my mate to the point of blood+permanent marks, I’ve been bitten so hard it broke skin, been suspended, had wire put through my skin…so many kinky things. I don’t know that I could pick any one thing out as being the ‘most kinky’ of all of them.
7. Have you been to a BDSM club? What was it like? If not, would you ever go to one? I have been, and it was amazing. Lots of pretty people, industrial music to dance or play to, and I had my second suspension experience at one, as well as doing an incredibly intense scene.
8. What’s your favourite fetish item or implement? As a top, my two favourite toys are my dressage whip and my signal whip, which is like a quirt on steroids. I also love using my hands and teeth. As a bottom, I love a particularly thuddy elk flogger, and a single tail.
9. Favourite kinky clothing material? Leather, but I love silk as well, especially when it’s featured in a corset.
10. Thigh boots – love ‘em or hate ‘em? They don’t do a damn thing for me.
11. If you’re kinky, who knows about it? Do you tell people or is it a closely guarded secret? I’m closeted with some of my family, but most of my close friends know about it.
12. What are your personal limits? Scat, vomit, children, animals, necrophilia, intentional permanent marks, and wooden toys.
13. What’s your safeword and why did you choose that one? I usually just tell my partner if there’s a problem during play, but when I’m using safewords, I use the colour system. Red for stop, yellow for slow down, green for more.
14. Which fetishes do you just really not get? Adult baby stuff. I just cannot wrap my brain around it no matter how hard I try.
Bonus: Complete this sentence: To me, Fetish, Kink and BDSM means…pushing myself and my boundaries to learn more about who I really am.
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I first became curious about the wonderful world of crack because of a workshop on single tails, snake whips, and bull whips that I missed. Missing that workshop was all it took to plant the seed of curiosity for me. After that I took to the internet and started my search for a whip. I stumbled around Google and eBay for a while before I was told that I should check out Etsy.com. It didn’t take long after that until I found what I was looking for.
I found a gentleman who goes by the name Knottysquid on Etsy that makes custom nylon (550 paracord) whips. His snake whips are all made to order and come with your choice of colors, patterns, embellishments (fringe on the Turks knot, a marble in the Turks knot, open or closed Turks knot, or a wrist loop) and a removable/changeable cracker. These whips also feature a weighted core with a bolster, an 8 plait underbelly and a 12 or 16 plait overlay. You can also choose the braiding pattern for your whip as well. Your imagination is really your only limit when it comes to these whips.
When I first got my whip I in January 2012, I was initially impressed with weight and overall feel of the whip. For being a whip that hadn’t been broken in, it still had a nice fall to it, and it wasn’t stiff or rigid when I pulled it out of the package. I chose a tricolor coral snake pattern for my whip and not a single plait on the whip was twisted. I didn’t need to do any kind of special treatment to the whip before I started cracking-it was ready to crack as soon as I opened my package.
For a 3 foot whip, this offers quite the crack. I had people around my apartment complex peeking their heads out to see what all the noise was included a few residents who started singing the Indian Jones theme song at me! One of the great things about this whip is how long it took to actually break it in. My whip was completely broken in less than three months with regular use. I didn’t have to use it every single day either. With 5-10 minute sessions once or twice a week your whip will break in nicely.
Before you get started cracking with your new whip it is recommend that you wear something to cover your forearm, some form of eye protection, and a hat that has a brim that hangs over your ears to keep the backs of your ears safe from the whip. A good idea for your arm would be to get an archer’s gauntlet (bracer). If you don’t want to spend too much money on a gauntlet you can go for the more economical version, a tube sock. Simply cut the toes of the sock off and slip it over your arm. It may not be the most stylish, but the first time your whip wraps you’ll be glad for you tube sock. Once your whip is broken in, you can now work on your accuracy. There are a number of different ways out there to do this. I chose to use a pillow propped up on a piece of furniture. With the pillow I was able to see the indent of each strike of the whip.
And now, for a kinky application of whips. I use my whip regularly in various BDSM play sessions. Once my whip was broken in, and after I had worked on my accuracy, there was still one more thing I needed to work on before I starting using my whip on skin. I needed to work on my touch with my whip. A whip can be a dangerous implement when not used properly. The best way that I have found to work on my touch is to tape newspaper to the wall and then flick the whip at the paper without tearing the paper. This particular type of implement offers a very concentrated sting sensation. It’s not something you start out a play session with, as you need to warm someone up and build up to using a whip on them. The whip does leave some very nice marks ranging from just welting all the way to cuts on the skin. The great thing about a removable cracker is that I can replace it after each time I play. This keeps any cross contamination from happening across play sessions or between partners.
A quick note on caring for your whip. Since it’s nylon you don’t need any fancy balms or ointments to keep your whip in top shape. All you need to do is toss it in a pillow case on the gently cycle in your washing machine with some mild detergent and then hang to dry. You don’t have to do this very often but in the event that your whip gets dirty or you accidentally get blood on it this is a good way to clean your whip.
This whip is a great must have toy for your playbag. It doesn’t matter if you are just starting out with whips or have been using them for a number of years. These are high quality whips that make a nice addition to anyone’s collection!
I went to visit Bigby last week. For those of you not following along at home, Bigby is the shiny new sadist in my life. His nickname is a nod to a comic book character I’m rather fond of (Hint: the comic series is put out by Vertigo), as well as his lupine tendencies.
I arrived in town on Thursday, and had a fairly low key afternoon relaxing and getting reacquainted/comfortable. He cooked me seafood (I’ve never had crab or scallops before…they were delicious, and dear gods, I’ve been missing out.) and we went out on date that evening. Bigby has awesome taste-we saw a live musical theater version of a Firefly episode, ‘Our Mrs. Reynolds’. My little Browncoat heart was so full of happy and squee that I don’t think I stopped smiling the entire show. Definitely a wonderful and memorable first date.
There was so much playing during this visit. Bigby and I had scened a few times before, and had already negotiated limits and thrown out ideas of things we would like to do before my visit. There was wonderful rope, holding me still and giving me something to pull against as I had multiple orgasms (yay, Hitachi!). Two of my favourite toys ever, an elk flogger, and a single tail made an appearance. The elk flogger may be the best thing I have ever been hit with. It’s deep and thuddy, and gets me high to the point of purring and arching back into into it. Single tails are a toy that I never thought I’d like, as I generally hate stingy impact, but I’m a convert. They give me a wonderful high, and I love the stripey welts that are left. Bigby’s been good about gradually ramping up the intensity when we play, and I’ve been left at the end of each scene thinking ‘That was awesome! And next time, I’ll totally be able to take more.’. It’s a trap, and I am ok with this. *purrs* Speaking of traps and other bad ideas, asking a sadist to “Hurt me, please.” is possibly not the smartest thing I’ve ever done. He did, and it really sucked, and really hurt, and I was a crying and apologetic (Apologetic, because my brain decided to interpret needing to stop as bad/failure/not good enough at that moment, not because I had actually done anything wrong.) ball of Pixel by the time I tapped out. I was also dripping wet, but I’m not sure if that was because of the pain, some earlier teasing/objectification or a mixture of both. Obviously, further tests are required FOR SCIENCE!
Needles happened at one point as well. I got stuck with a 16g for the first time, and having CBRs (jewelery rings) put through the piercings afterwards was fairly intense. There was also some experimenting with threading wire through some smaller piercings. 30g medical grade tungsten wire put through 22g needles, and then the needles were removed. I was flying, and having the wire slid slightly through my skin was a shiny new feeling, as was the one when he twisted the wire into a loop to increase the tension. Everything was a lovely haze of happy endorphins after that.
There were also various bits of utter hedonism and sweetness. Lying naked on what may be the fuzziest and softest blanket in the world, soaking in his giant bathtub together in the mornings, and plenty of cuddles, pets, and kisses…I was a very happy and content kitty.
It’s going to be interesting to see where things go between Bigby and myself from here…I love new adventures, and this promises to be a grand one.
