My opinion of the shape is that it could be a little longer. Small crops just.. aren't the best when it comes to heavy/extreme play with me. Don't get me wrong, this crop wasn't "all that and a bag of chips" for me but it definitely could be for you. Especially for beginners, you will love this crop. It is a GREAT way to get into pain/pleasure play in a really slow and simple way.
This crop is also Food-grade material / Hypo-allergenic / Latex free / Non-porous / Phthalates free.
The design is really sexy in my opinion. The handle feels so smooth and beautiful in my hand. It is made of glass and has pictures of sexy fairies all over it. I really do love how it feels and how I can hold it so easily in my hand. It feels cool to the touch which is a different sensation from most crops but it makes me feel turned on almost from that alone. I wanted to love this crop so much. I will definitely be trying to experiment with this crop more and see if I can make it work correctly.
I think this crop is well made but could be better. It will definitely last a long time but do be careful with it because the handle IS made of glass and glass can break easily. You need to really care for this crop and not just throw it in the closet. Be gentle with it is my only suggestion.
The material is actually made of Leather and Tempered Glass. Let me explain both to you a little bit..
Leather has natural fibers (Patent leather is leather that has been given a high gloss finish.) Leather is a water resistant material with a high tensile strength and high resistance to tear. Usually used for harnesses and restraints it has high resistance to flexing and to puncture. Good heat insulator. Leather also has a very nice safety rating of seven.
Tempered Glass is a glass that is inorganic non metallic material that does not have a crystalline structure. Such materials are said to be amorphous and are virtually solid liquids cooled at such a rate that crystals have not been able to form. Pyrex, a brand name for borosilicate glass, is made by adding boron into the mixture of sand, soda and ground lime. Pyrex is a hard material with a high chemical resistance and mechanical strength. The boron in Pyrex reduces any stress caused to the material due to temperature changes. It is less dense than ordinary glass, making it much more resistant to shattering and breaking as well, if it were to break it would not shatter or splinter into tiny pieces but instead it would snap or break in large pieces. It retains temperature extremely well and requires only a little lube for a super-slippery effect. Tempered glass has an incredible safety rating of ten.
The feel of the actual crop makes me turned on. I wish it did more than that though. It feels smooth in your hand with the beautiful handle and the crop part has an interesting texture to it. It feels almost rubbery and weaved together. I'm pretty sure that part is made from some type of rubber plus something else material woven together to "try" and give a good sting. The top part of the crop (where it is suppose to be slapped hard and give some sting) is super flimsy. I would rather it be thicker honestly. It has a "F" engraved into the leather part and is an "open" crop that is suppose to slap double time.. but doesn't.
The insertable handle is made of tempered glass which makes this product go up a few points in my book. You don't even need to lube it up to insert it. I'm not sure why you would want to insert a crop into your vaginal area (avoid inserting the crop into the anal area because it does slender down and you don't want it going too far up your beautiful ass, plus, it looks like it may detach from the crop for some reason..)
When you do wave it around in the air, it makes a very sexual kind of wisp noise. I love the sound of that. When you are bent over a the bed with your ass in the air and you hear that little wisp coming at you, it gives me shivers all over my body. That is the part of this crop that is sexy but most crops actually have that feature if the "handler" of the crop knows what he/she is doing. It just doesn't sting like it should unfortunately. It is for very light bdsm play, which is perfectly fine. Beginners will LOVE this product.
The measurements of this product are :
18 and 1/2" inch long.
1 3/4" inch in width.
5 1/4" inch insertable with the handle.
And about 1 and 1/4th" in width with the handle.
Thank you for your great helpful review!