I, myself am a masochist. My boyfriend and I have known this for a while. Yet I had never experienced much of anything in the way of nipple stimulation, other than fingertips and lips that is. At the time, my boyfriend and I were dating another girl and he made an off-handed comment that if there is one kind of punishment she hates; it was clover clamps.

Now, I am rather competitive as a submissive and took this as a challenge. In my next Eden order I placed the Nipple Clamps from Pipedream and waited eagerly with my surprise. As soon as the box got here, I removed them from their blister pack. With a picture of a naked woman, clamps dangling from exposed nipples on the back, the packaging was far from discreet and had to be hidden away deep in the trash.

The clamps are made of a light weight metal and are 3 3/8" long. I was surprised at how large they are. The clamps open with a soft to moderate squeeze to the sides. This forces the clamp to open and the distinctive "clover" shape to form on the end. The insides of the clamp are padded with rubber that is textured with nubs that grip on the skin.

Now at this time I still knew very little about how this type of toy worked. I pinched it on my fingertips, then my nipples and didn't see what the fuss was about. I still had no idea what the strings were for. It didn't take long before master arrived home and seeing the new toys blindfolded and cuffed me. He placed the clamps first on my nipples and proceeded to give a practical demonstration of what the strings do. As they are pulled, the clamp tightens down more. Simple pressure soon turned into intense pain I was not yet ready for.

He asked if I was willing to try one more thing and I agreed. He placed them lightly on my outer labia which was an oddly pleasant sensation then tried placing one over my clitoral hood which also was pleasant at first but I couldn't handle for very long.

After the first night's use I swore I'd never touch them again, but they have since become a part of our play sessions. I recommend this style of clamp to intermediate users with a decent pain threshold. I almost scared myself away from what is slowly becoming pleasurable to me by going for something too advanced beyond my comfort zone. Advanced users may not find these to be adequate due to the light weight and lack of chains.

As these clamps are made of metal they can be cleaned by hand washing with soap and water. I am not sure if the rubber is safe to be boiled or dishwasher safe, nor am I sure if it is porous so I do not recommend sharing these between partners. At the price point you may as well have an extra pair on hand anyways.