I am new to the whole sex toy thing. While very open to trying new things with my boyfriend, those new things only consisted of places and positions. When I found out that I was getting a whip, I wasn't sure how to react, but I embraced the idea of trying something new.

When I got the package in the mail and opened the box, I was relieved to see that it wasn't what I had imagined it would be. The handle has soft cheetah print fabric on it and fits perfectly into my boyfriend’s hand. He was against being whipped, so I was the guinea pig. The actual whip is made out of what seems like a million rubber strings. It has a rubbery odor that I hope will go away with time. That is the only drawback.

Depending on what you like, it can be soft and pleasurable or rough and painful. We tried soft taps first, and they felt good. The boyfriend seemed like he was holding back, so I told him to go at it full force. He did. It hurt a little bit, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, I enjoyed being hit.

The whip didn't leave red marks on me like is advertised (which kind of disappointed me), but that could also be because the boyfriend wasn't hitting me hard enough. I asked him to hit full force just to see what it would feel like, or if it would leave a mark, and he did, and after the initial pink tint wore away, I didn't have any welts. In fact, there was nothing there to acknowledge the fact that I had just gotten whipped.

This whip opened up a new dimension in our sex lives. I would recommend this as a first whip to a girl (or guy) who is just experimenting with bondage/whips/pain etc.