The faux leather strands are 15 inches long, and there are 24 in total. Each has the complete real leather look and feel, but may fray with heavy use. They deliver a strike with a nice sting, but nothing a stranger to BSDM can’t handle. This whip has no smell, even out of the box.


It's gorgeous to look at: a simple, single stem rose with leather wrapped around the length, made of quality faux leather of beautiful color. The handle is well enough constructed, but the rest of the length can't stand much force . Perhaps the stem is just a little too long, or maybe the inner structure that provides the length is too hollow to handle the weight of the leather around it.

Slightly longer tails might improve ease of use. However, I still like The Black Rose whip over the other brands I have tried. I do wish that it had a handling strap for piece of mind, but the design itself is wonderful. The unit is small in size, which works for small areas, and the tails are friendly enough not to worry about accidental hard spanks. We did have the chance to check out a "real" whip on the swingers cruise's dungeon. It was 5 times bigger with really long tails, it was a completely different feel. This is not that, and it would not be fair to compare a several hundred dollar product with a $20 product.

Performance-wise this is a good piece for teasing. The dragging across the skin felt good and other than that she was completely turned on. It works well as a dress up piece for a costume, and even some intermediate use. If you are looking for some hardcore whipping, you may want to seek a leather piece.

Care;Because this is a whip, you won’t have to worry too much about maintenance. With a quick rub down with some wipes, the strands can be easily cleaned. Some leather conditioner helps too(even though it fake leather).

We didn't get too carried away, we were looking more for the sensation of light whips as opposed to a good ole fashion floggin'. We're not really too in to the BSDM scene, but we did check out the dungeon on the swingers cruise and they had a really nice whip. We may play with this more, but most likely it will be relegated to the unused pile(that is growing).