We aren’t into the BDSM scene as such but we do enjoy a little bondage/BDSM play from time to time. Our take on it is that it can add a deeper sensory element to our sex lives that vanilla lovemaking is lacking.

Because we approach it from this vanilla angle we are only slowly accumulating the various pieces of equipment that a serious BDSM oriented couple would take for granted. That’s not such a bad thing, for two reasons. Firstly we are gaining experience slowly, finding out what we do and do not like without scaring ourselves off, LOL. Secondly the price of some BDSM kit is frightening!

Not so with Allure Ultimate Leather Blindfold, at on £16.95 you get a blindfold that will last you forever and feels like it means business. This is not one of those novelty blindfolds that you might buy for a hen party, it is made from quite thick leather. While not quite as supple as I might have liked it will I’m sure soften with use and if I had thought to manipulate it a little before Suze put it on me I think this minor problem would have disappeared.

The blindfold looks a little foreboding because of its metal studs, but it is comfortable to wear, while its solid construction makes sure you know that you’re wearing it. You do feel as if you’ve been strapped into a piece of grown-up BDSM gear. The buckled strap makes it adjustable without any girly elastic either.

The smell of the leather ads to the experience and I really enjoyed the constant aroma throughout the time I was wearing it. If you want to know exactly what we got up to you read these posts – part 1 and part 2. I’ll restrict myself to describing how I felt as Suze released her inner Domme.

As I mentioned above it was an experience just being strapped into the mask. It has a single strap so it’s easy to use, but the buckle and the fact that it is leather gives an altogether more serious feel to it than a lightly tied silk scarf which has been what we’ve used before. It may be odd to say it, but it gives the person putting the leather mask on you more authority than a scarf.

Masks are all about heightening your awareness of the sensations being applied to your body. The masks slight constriction, the smell of the leather and the act of making you temporarily blind all in themselves make your mind work and begin your journey into a world of alternate sensory stimulation.

As Suze toyed with me, scratching, stroking flogging and at one point cooling my balls with an ice pack my mind was focussed entirely on her actions. Being trussed up with bondage rope helped too! Being unable to move meant that I was totally in her hands and each stimulation was her choice, very exciting.

When she had played with me for maybe 20 minutes I was more than ready to fuck and the blindfold came off. Maybe it would have been better to leave it on and feel my way, after all I know my way around Suze pretty well. Maybe next time …

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That’s where Alex and I complement each other perfectly, for you see want to keep the relationship fresh, open, honest and perhaps along the way exciting. No, it is exciting. No two days are the same in the Alex & Suze household.

And so when it was time to select something nice to play with we decided to try a length. Got you! I mean a length of Doc Johnson’s Japanese Style Bondage Rope in blood red.

We have 32 feet of rope which they claim will not rub or chafe you skin. I was rather glad about that because whilst I do like a little gentle restraint I’m not in to pain of any sort. I’m also not very good at tying knots; the last time I had to do anything with string was at school in an art class, we did some macramé. I made a bottle cover. Lol

I’m guessing if you are a fisherman then you may have a head start on the rest of us novices out here.

I decided to be Alex’s volunteer in the absence of any other and he was more than eager to tie me up. In fact he remarked that he wished that he had ordered the ball gag too. Needless to say I gave him a good spank for that. He laughed, so I gave him another. I know I’m supposed to be the submissive one but I’m a switch at heart.

For some reason I don’t know why I had conjured up in my head that Alex without any experience whatsoever would be binding me a wonderfully intricate bodice in Shibari. I have seen so many wonderful images of this and it looks beautiful when executed correctly.

On this occasion it was far too ambitious for his first attempt, even if he had been a good boy scout. But that’s me, wanting to run before we can walk. The great thing about doing attempting something like this is that it is a shared, intimate, learning experience.

I removed my clothing, t-shirt, jeans all cast to the floor as I lay on the bed eagerly awaiting Alex’s appearance in the doorway of the bedroom. He entered the room having retrieved the rope from its hiding place. We had visitors earlier in the day and had done a sweep of the house for any incriminating evidence. That being sex toys and other related paraphernalia.

My heart was beating with anticipation as Alex settled on the side of the bed and easing out a length of rope he gently traced it over my naked form. It tickled but at the same time stroked me with its light touch. He danced the rope over my left nipple and I watched as it responded, hardening and jutting out from my breast.

I closed my eyes as he lifted my left foot and began to run lengths of rope around my raised ankle, I felt him tighten the knot. Then he took the other in his hand and repeated the binding process as I lay trying hard to control my breathing, which was becoming more obvious and quickened.

Ankles secured, he took hold of my left hand and I felt him running the rope over the back of my wrist, then underneath, wrapping me several times in the rope before securing it with a knot.

Finally he took my right hand and secured that to the other. I opened my eyes to discover that I had been lightly hogtied, I say lightly because he had allowed adequate space between hands and feet for me to move and feel comfortable.

I had the feeling that he was easing me in to this…

He moved from under my feet and then I realised that I had to lay with my legs raised in order to be able to lay on the bed. It felt slightly uncomfortable and unfamiliar but in a strange kind of way I liked the unfamiliarity of the situation I now found myself in. It gave the experience and edge, a sexual tingle if you like.

As I was getting used to my new situation Alex slipped out of his clothes and stood next to me. This had turned him on too, he was as hard as a rock. I wriggled closer to the edge of the bed and licked the tip of his cock, he tasted good.

I enclose my mouth around his erection and sucked as I ran my tongue over his frenulum. He bucked into my mouth a couple of times and then withdrew and climbed on to the bed below me.

He took hold of the rope stretching between my hands and my feet and lifted me until I was level with his cock and then he plunged my depths. I yelped, with surprise even though I had known this was coming. It felt good to be semi suspended and fucked at the same time.

My rope tethers were so soft and kind to my skin that I felt like I was being secured by hands instead of rope.

Alex had control over me and I liked the idea of relinquishing mine to him. I was awash with come, it’s the only way I can describe just how wet I was. He pulled out a little too far and skidded on my fluid trying to re-enter me, a little toilet tissue had to be used to lap up the surplus before he pushed inside my pussy again.

All my senses seemed heightened and my orgasm came quickly and quite loudly, swiftly followed by Alex.

If you haven’t given rope bondage a try I strongly suggest you do. Don’t try to be too ambitious at first, make the most of the sensual bonding you and your partner develop and go with the flow.

I now need to find a book on beginners bondage, has anyone any suggestions?

From the moment that I took hold of the box and flipped it over to see how versatile they were, I felt the dome side of me emerging inside me. A smile played upon my lips as I popped open the plastic packaging.

This restraint kit provides you with:

2 x Wrist cuffs
2 x Ankle Cuffs
Both sets are the same size, perhaps something that could be addressed because ankles are usually larger. However they are generous in size so that didn’t present a problem.
2 x Adjustable Tethers
1 x Leather Blindfold. Why did I never get one of these, they can be so much fun!

With the bondage restraints to hand, all you need is a couple of horny people to complete the recipe

We were already naked and in bed when I decided to indulge in a little role play. I placed the contents of the pack on to the bed and sorted them out. I decided that Alex was going to be my sub and I removed his boxer shorts, leaving him naked. I left on my black thong.

He was a willing participant and lay back on the bed whilst I cuffed his hands first, then his ankles. I then lifted his head and applied the blindfold. It took me a while to calm down and decide what I was going to do to my sub. I ordered him to all fours, then I attatched each ankle to wrist using the tethers provided. Once he was restrained I took up the slack on each side.

This resulted in him falling on to his shoulders as his hands made contact with his ankles. He was now totally submissive with his shoulders on the mattress and his ass pointing up in to the air.

At this point as I stood at the foot of the bed the rubber whip caught my eye in its usual place hanging from the headboard. I walked around the bed and carefully and quietly, as not to alert him to what I was doing, took the whip from the headboard.

The room was silent except for Alex’s expectant respiration as he lay face to one side on the bed. I took the whip and ran it down the centre of his back, the cold rubber tassles dragging against his skin. Alex twitched and moaned his approval. “Is that nice my slave?”, I asked with a giggle. He responded that it was.

I ran the rubber whip over his flesh, occasionally giving it a gentle flick or glide to heighten his senses (the whip is one of the most useful sex toys we have hehehe). He didn’t know what I may do to him next, that excited him I could tell. His expectant breathing betrayed him. Trust is important in BDSM role play even though we are only amateurs, the trust has to be there to be totally absorbed.

His ass was just asking for it and I twisted my wrist and flicked the rubber strands over his firm fleshy buttock…then the other and back again. I was getting into this and he was too. Aware of his limits and controlling my urge to flay him that little bit harder, after all I didn’t want to hurt him, too much. This was about sensation and sexual exploration not masochism.

I gave him a couple more flicks of whip on each buttock and then let loose his tethers. He rose up on to all fours and I took his wrists and clipped them to one of the tethers behind his back. Bound he was mine, still blindfold and very horny. His cock was proudly bobbing in front of his groin. I licked my lips as I ran scenarios through my head.

I guided him to the edge of the bed and stood him next to it, his cock pointing directly at me sat on the edge of the mattress. Suze could resist no longer, expectancy already had me wet. Alex’s hands were tied together behind his back and I pulled his hips closer to me and gently ran my tongue around his cock head.

Alex was breathing heavily and moaning with each flick of my investigative tongue. He tasted good as he oozed pre cum on to the tip of my tongue. I blew cold air over his erect helmet and he twitched with excitement. He started to thrust his hips towards me rhythmically, I knew what he wanted but he would have to wait.

He thrust again and this time I opened my mouth around his thrusting erection and let him enter my mouth. Alex moaned, and started to slowly fuck my open mouth. I bore my lips down on him and started to suck as his foreskin rolled up and down against my tongue. He was so hard!

Having total control over Alex was really turning me on, he was mine to do with as I pleased.

“Do you want to fuck your Mistress?”, I enquired. A tease really. I knew he wanted to grind my ass in to that bed.

“Yes!”, he responded fervently.

I reached around his back and unhooked his cuffs allowing him the use of his arms once more. He reached forward and parted my legs and pushed himself between them. Still blindfold he stared to fuck me.

There were no airs and graces, this was a basic need to fuck. I gripped his waist with my legs and raised my hips to meet with his allowing deeper penetration. Shit! I called out as he grounded momentarily on my cervix. He began to fuck me like a man possessed by sex.

I came and told him so. Then he gave one long thrust and several small ones and ejaculated inside me. I could see he had become wobbly overcome by the moment so I slid on to the bed disengaging with his cock and let him slip on to the mattress beside me. He put his arm over me and we lay together in the afterglow.

Suze can’t wait for her turn to be tethered … bondage can be so much fun, even for beginers like us.

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The reason I mention this is that one aspect of sex which has traditionally required dedicated space and a lock on the door in case the relatives come round unexpectedly is bondage. We’re not heavily into BDSM except in the curious and experimental sense, but we do like to dabble. Up to now this has required the use of ropes, cuffs, scarves and other improvisation. They take time to set up and to stow away safely and discretely.

Not any more.

Bedtime Heaven have sent us The Sportsheet, Under The Bed Restraint System to test. And you know us, we test thoroughly.

The set consists of four soft Velcroed cuffs which attach to four straps. The straps are connected in pairs, under your mattress by a fifth strap with a D-ring at either end. It’s a very simple arrangement that is easy to slip under even a heavy mattress. It’s also discrete because you can slip the four arm/leg straps under the mattress and away from prying eyes when they are not in use. The cuffs themselves are soft, velvet lined and therefore very comfortable. They are also very secure.

Suze was hopping around like a kid at the thought of using the restraints. Improvised restraints have their charm and a kind of perversely homely feel, but this felt as if we were growing up a little.

The bedroom was warm, Suze had made sure of that, and I walked in to find her naked on the bed grinning. “Tie me up please.” She asked.

And who am I to deny a woman what she wants?

I fitted the cuffs around her wrists and ankles in just a few seconds. The Velcro may not satisfy experienced bondage connoisseurs, who like the feel of leather and chains, but the soft cosseting caress of the cuffs was described by Suze as a firm but soft hand holding her down. Just right for the beginner in bondage in my opinion and the kind of restraint that is palpable but does not distract from other sensory pleasures.

Cuffs fitted I clipped each one to its respective strap, then pulled the four adjuster straps to leave Suze spread-eagle on the bed. The act of immobilising her like this was doing it for me, I was semi-hard and moved onto the bed, straddling her stomach, my cock pointing “north”. I leant forward and kissed her, a kiss which metamorphosed from a full-lipped kiss to a deep tongue-battling kiss in just a moment.

I slid down and placed my thigh between her legs, pressing it against her mons and rubbing her clitoris with it. This left my mouth to explore her breasts, lapping the soft skin and sucking her nipples. Suze squirmed underneath me, pulling at the restraints, relishing the relinquishment of self-determination.

I moved up the bed now, cock waving in front of me. With the tip millimetres above her lips Suze’s tongue darted out and licked my frenulum. Her mouth gaped, an invitation that I was hardly likely to refuse. I thrust forward filling her mouth, which eagerly accepted my hard cock.

I needed to fuck her, the thought of having her unable to respond further then arch her back towards me and implore me to fuck her was becoming a huge aphrodisiac.

Sliding into her was a joy, she strained against the bond, pushing her pussy to meet my cock as best she could. The sex was intense and perhaps rougher than we normally indulge in, but exactly what we both wanted. I hooked my hands under Suze’s back, hands pulling her shoulders towards me, me towards her with every thrust. When we came, together, Suze’s frustration at not being able to dig her nails into my back was redirected toward pulling at the restraints and moaning and shrieking so loudly I’m sure the neighbours must have been wondering if they should call an ambulance.

If you’re looking for a step up from improvised bondage this is a great set. The Sportsheet, Under The Bed Restraint System will take you a step further without having to invest in a special bed or other equipment that can cost a fortune. It’s strength, combined with comfort means you will be using it for years to come, even if you “graduate” to serious bondage. I tried to test the kit to destruction to verify its durability and even pulling as hard as I could when Suze had restrained me (Yes I had a go later hehehe) I could not cause any part of the restraints to fail.

So we like to try toys that are somewhere in between. The Allure XXX Leather Whip certainly falls into that category.

The toy is made from very soft leather. Real leather too so you get the aroma of freshly tanned hide as soon as you open the packaging. The tails of the whip are only 30cm long, so the toy is compact and easy to store, or if you use the handy wrist strap, easy to hang on the bedpost as we do.

Yes this is one of those toys that since its arrival is kept close at hand in the AlexSuze boudoir. It’s the sign of a good toy that out of the vast array we’ve reviewed the whip has already joined the select band of bedroom essentials we have.

To understand why you have to know what the whip feels like in action.

Allure Leather Whip Video

I kept this up for a while and then, when I thought she was at her ease I flicked my wrist and brought it down on her flesh with a cruel thwack. She moaned an appreciative moan.

That rather took me by surprise. Suze isn’t one to enjoy pain and that’s what I thought the swift flick of my wrist would have caused. Not the intense pain that would have signalled a bruise to come, but I did intend to send a stinging sensation across her skin.

I tried again, a little harder, then harder still. Despite the fact that I thwacked Suze as hard as I could she confirmed that the effect was still well on the pleasurable side of painful. She positively loved it when I stroked her cheek with the dangling ends of the whip too as she loves the smell of leather and drank in the aroma.

Roles reversed I experienced a similar set of sensations.

The light, almost tickling caress of the tips of the whip. Then the tingling, slightly stinging kiss of the whip as your partner brings it down hard across your skin, followed by a warm glow.

If you use the whip in a wrist-flicking figure of eight motion to flay one buttock, then the other, I’m sure you could (eventually) make your sub’s bum tender and sensitive, but it would take ages.

That’s the key to this toy. It’s virtually impossible to inflict serious pain with it. That’s not the point. It spans the gap between the cheap, effectively novelty items and full-on BDSM toys. It allows you to play and take stimulation to the edge of pain but no further.

It’s like being led to the door of a fully equipped dungeon but not being pushed through.

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