I never imagined red leather could be so sexy until I saw my girlfriend with a KinkLab collar around her neck. If you want to do bondage in style, the Submissive Bondage Kit|Submissive bondage kit is the product for you.

It opens up possibilities for restraint, sensory deprivation|The rules of sensory deprivation, domination and humiliation, but how far you take things is up to you as the kit provides a very basic functionality that can be used a spring board for your imagination. We tried my partner tied to the bed blindfolded while I teased her with other toys, then we swapped over and she attacked me with ice!

It's a five piece set which includes two wrist cuffs, a leather collar, a leash and a blind fold. All are made primarily from robust, matte leather with metal fastenings - it didn't take many ice cubes in unexpected places to make me attempt to wriggle free and discover that I was well and truly trapped!

The wrist cuffs are comfortable, secure and easy to adjust. However, I'm quite a skinny female, yet required one of the middle size settings so I can't imagine that the 5" to 9" straps would be large enough to accommodate anyone carrying too much weight. However the cuffs do fit around my ankles so if you are petite, there's that added versatility.

The real drawback with the cuffs is that whilst they have built in metal d-rings, there's nothing to attach them to, or even a clip to attach them to each other. Either you have to use the leash designed for the neck or purchase some additional tethers. Alternatively you could use, as we did, some household items like belts and neck ties, but it was a shame to have such 'professional' looking cuffs and then betray the experience by introducing amateur apparatus.

The neck collar is very similar in design to the wrist cuffs and benefits from the same advantages. It has a d-ring onto which you can attach the provided leash. The leash is 30" long and has a clip at one end to secure it to the neck collar. It's really designed to be held rather than tied to anything as the loop on the other end has no fastening. Again, you could purchase additional equipment to make this gadget more flexible.

Although I wouldn't like to be blindfolded every time I have sex, trying it occasionally really does add something to the experience. The suspense makes you tingle all over and the sense of vulnerability is a real turn on. The blindfold provided is padded and elasticated making is more pleasant to wear than others and, as per the product description, blocks out all light.

The kit comes in an easy-to-store plastic bag which you can hang in your wardrobe. However the bag is clear, so even if you remove the big label featuring a tasty woman modeling the kit, it still won't be discreet. Fortunately I buried it deep in the depths of my cupboard before my parents arrived to visit.

Although there's nothing in the kit to offend the beginner, if you haven't tried bondage before I'd suggest easing yourself in with a less expensive kit because leather is not the most economical way to stock your toy box. However, if appearances and making sure your slave really cannot struggle free are important to you, then this set would be an excellent choice.

For such a menacing-looking kit, the product couldn't be more pleasant to wear but with the many possibilities it unlocks, your feeling of security might be short-lived.

A word of warning - do not let your Spanish girlfriend try and find your lubricant while you are blindfolded. Instead of picking up the KY Jelly, she chose to grab my Teatree Moisturising gel! It tingled, I'll tell you that much.

However it is hardly fair to blame to submissive bondage kit for my girlfriend's poor grasp of written English! I am still very happy with this kit. It is well made and durable.