My partner first ordered the Lelo Sensua Suede whip a little over a year ago. When it eventually arrived we were both impressed with the quality of the packaging, after all luxury and style is what Lelo is all about. A whole year later we still keep it in the fancy black box it arrived in, the word “Lelo” emblazoned on the top.

My first thought on taking the flogger out was elegance! It is a superb piece of equipment. It has a wonderful handle made of translucent plastic with a tint of red to it (also available in black and purple), it screams luxury. The end is capped with a little steel ball. The handle itself looks like a beautifully crafted insertable dildo.

But I digress, the real beauty of this toy is in the suede, it feels amazingly soft to the touch and once again shows how luxurious the item is. I am the submissive partner in our relationship and my partner is not terribly into pain so this item was great for us. It is not the kind of whip you would use to punish someone and you would have to work very hard to inflict anything serious in terms of pain. This item is however a superb sensory device, it can tickle, slap lightly and create impact without pain, with a little more force it can sting. However it is not a serious pain inflicting whip/flogger when compared to a knotted leather flogger or a rubber one for that matter, it is a nicer and gentler toy. Since getting it we have enjoyed a lot of use. It is a luxury item of course, but if you have the money to spend it is worth picking one up.

My main criticism is upon using it first we noticed a lot of shedding, finding little red specks all over our bed and our clothes. Fortunately after the first three or four uses this subsided and after many subsequent uses there is little if any shedding.