The Rainbow Nights Paddle is a nice-sized paddle manufactured by Ruff Doggie Styles. It's about a foot long and has a width of about a half a foot. The handle is comfortably long while the paddle itself pretty much just covers the size of my outstretched hand to give you an idea of the size. At the very end of the handle, there's a hole where a nylon string was run through to keep it hung up on the wall. The string wasn't made to fit a wrist - it was just made to keep it hanging up where you'd like.

One half of the paddle is covered in soft leather while the other half is velvet with some embroidery. The embroidery is nicely done and none of it seems to be coming out. Aside from the embroidery, there are little gems on the paddle that are sewed onto it. The gems don't appear to be falling off at all, and as long as you don't use the decorated side as a paddle, they most likely won't fall off. However, if you do start to use that side as a paddle, you may find that the gems fall off the paddle. Underneath the layer of velvet on the decorated side is another layer of leather, so all-in-all, you get two layers of leather and one of velvet - all nicely stitched together so the paddle barely has any sort of flexibility to it. (Which is a good thing. It keeps it stable and better for light and rough slaps. It also makes a paddle more durable and last longer.)

So how does this gorgeous paddle work? Pretty darn well. It does have an amazingly loud sound to it though if you put any sort of force behind it. It has that sound of a "slap" even though the actual pain doesn't seem to match the slap behind it. If you use moderate force, this can leave a relatively strong sting - but it isn't something that lasts. It just stings for a second then goes away. However, like in the video, even about two moderate hits from this paddle will leave the skin red, but it actually doesn't hurt even after it's red.

The neat thing is how versatile it is though. If you use it light, it can barely be felt but it will still leave a really short-lived red tint to the skin you use it on. Great for people new to bondage or those who are just turned on by the marks. If you use it moderately, it can provide a light sting for those who want to be punished and still leave marks that will go away. If used very roughly for a long period of time, I'm sure you could easily cause bruising - or at least a sore butt in the morning.

I'd like to say that I only used the leather side for spanking. I suppose you could use the decorated side, but when I tried it, it just scratched, wasn't pleasurable for him, and it looked like a couple hits would have started dislocating the gems on the paddle. I think it was only intended to use the leather side for actual use. The decorated side is just that - for decoration.

On that note, I only recommend using this on the butt if you want to use it moderately or roughly. For light use, this would be okay on most body parts, but this is definitely heavy enough that it shouldn't be used on places other than nicely padded areas to avoid from doing real damage.

I recommend keeping this away from any sort of lubrication or bodily fluids. It can be hard to fully sanitize this again if it touches blood or anything, so I suggest keeping this as one-partner or keeping it away from anything that could be a problem. No lubricant should be used with this product. If you want to clean down the leather, there is special leather cleaning products that can be found at your local mass merchandiser, or you can just use warm water on a washcloth but make sure it's very little water.

Overall, I'm impressed with the paddle. It's beautiful decorated, sturdy, strong, and it will continue to be a perfect paddle for beginners or advanced users. It can go from warm-up to climax of the scene. It really does have the versatility that I enjoy in a scene, and it will be strong enough to easily be worth the price its worth. (Plus, it's pretty. That's always a nice plus.)

I'd forgotten I'd owned this for a couple of months, but last month, in the spur of the moment, I decided to use it again. I forgot how much I loved it - how nice and light-weight it is compared to other paddles, how pretty it is on the backside, and how much it definitely works amazingly for paddling pretty bums. The paddle still looks great after two months and hasn't lost any of the gems or crystals at all.