This is a nice little riding crop. It's perfect for any kind of BDSM play. It has a small heart imprint that's supposed to leave a heart-shaped impression when you slap someone with this. However, I didn't end up with any little heart spots after using this. Crops tend to sting a lot, so I think in order to use enough force to make the shape would just really hurt far too much.

I like to use crops for teasing, but trailing them along the body, or for light random slaps. It's a nice sensation, especially if you're blindfolded beforehand.

This toy could be for beginners or advanced users, but if you've never used a crop before you should definitely take it slow. They don't look like much, but they can leave you in tears if you swing them the right way. Just start out with little slaps and build up from there.

I think this is a pretty well made crop. The tip of the crop and the handle are both made of faux-leather and the handle is made of sturdy, yet slightly bendable plastic. So when you swing the crop, the handle doesn't just stay rigid. The red part of the heart is just made of some kind of red material. It's a little rough, but it's positioned between the two sides of the crop, so it's nothing you have to worry about feeling during use.

From the tip of the crop to the end of the handle is 22". This isn't a bad size, in my opinion. It's short enough that it's not awkward to swing or anything like that. It's also very lightweight. According to the product page it's 0.1 lb. The handle is about 5 1/2", but the faux-leather for the handle starts much higher up on the crop so you only see about 5" of the plastic. I think this makes it much less gaudy looking.

The tip of the crop is adorable. The two sides create a loop, and in between that loop is a piece of red material. One side of the crop has a heart-shaped hole in it, and you can see a little red heart. I think the material is just there to really make the heart pop out. It just looks more appealing like that. Below the heart, the crop is held in place by three metal studs. They add to the looks, and aren't really in the way of anything.

The top portion....


The handle...


The red heart...

I was 100% pleased with this crop. The last crop I had was very poor quality so I was nervous about trying a new one. I decided to get this one, because I was very pleased with the impressions paddle I got from the same company.

My husband used this crop to tease me while also using a flogger and his hand for spanking. It was nice, because the flogger and his hand both had kind of a dull thud, but every once and a while I'd get a surprise stinging slap from the crop, that would just give me the shivers.

It's still in great condition as well, even after getting hot wax on it. I was able to just pick the wax off with my finger nail, and give it a little wipe, and everything is good as new.

This toy is very easy to take care of. I keep it in my toybox with an assortment of other toys I have. To clean it, you can use a toy wipe. You can also use warm water and mild soap. I got hot wax on this toy, and was able to scrape it off with my nail and wipe it down. It look's good as new now.