My wife recently took out an old blindfold and used it 'to have her way with me'. As a matter of background my wife has typically been a mostly passive participant for most of our 22 years. Consequently I generally plan our sexual encounters - and as such typically 'work my plan'.

Occasionally she would have a plan, but she would not be able to go through with it because of my assertive manner. Using the blindfold was her way of saying - hey 'I'm in charge tonight'. It was quaint and fun so I started shopping for something that would take things up a notch. I know a typically male response!

We're not into pain or humiliation in any way, so gags, masks, ropes, metal cuffs, whips, crops and other assorted BDSM offerings were out of consideration.

Well - what about the product...

The Sexy Slave Kit (SSK) fit the bill nicely. The SSK is a high quality set that enables low-intensity sensory deprivation and restraint - no need for a safe word here. The components are:

Red Velvet Blindfold - the blindfold has a stretchy band that is both comfortable and effective. It's not 100% effective at blocking all light - but if your in the spirit, it's effective enough and comfortable for as long as you'd like to play.

Feather Tickler - the tickler is like another that we have, good quality and effective for tantalizing and teasing your partner. The feathers are bunched into a small wooden dowel that has a wrist strap attached. Our other feather tickler simply has a little larger wooden dowel. The wrist strap isn't necessary, but it doesn't interfere with its use.

Velvet Cuffs with Straps - there are four (4) cuffs with 39" x 1" nylon straps. There is no hardware attached to the straps so you simply tie them to a place - like the headboard/foot-board. The length give you the chance to determine how much lee-way for motion that you want to allow your partner. The cuff material is about 10" of soft and very skin friendly - nonirritating synthetic material. The cuffs have 1" wide velcro fasteners to allow anything from loose - to a much tighter fit.

All of the pieces are well made, are fairly high quality material. I would avoid exposing the feather tickler oils and liquids and lubricants. Other than that normal fabric care techniques should work fine.

Starting out with the blindfold we had a great time using the feather tickler and progressing to a nice dildo and vibe driven orgasm for my girl. But instead of moving on to take care of me - I fastened her wrists - teasing her that I was going to make sure she 2- more orgasms "my way".

Our trust is complete - so there was no anxiety on her part. I attached the cuffs with enough leeway that she could stimulate her breasts and take a drink if necessary. We have no foot-board and I really didn't want to restrain her ankles.

We progressed on and I delivered the promised orgasms - and had a good laugh afterward. It was all fun and games as intended. I don't think we'll use the SSK a lot, but it's there when one of us get's playful - I can't wait for my turn!

Even though we are not at all into BDSM - we find the teasing - non threatening nature of the slave kit to be fun. We continue to explore new things - I just need to come up with better strategies to get the maximum benefit from these restraints.

The feather tool get's used on a very regular basis. We often use the feathers in combination with a string of pearls to give her smooth vulva a good pre-sex tune up - get the juices flowing nicely.