From him:
The Ultimate Bondage Fascination Set is both appropriately, and poorly named at the same time. "Ultimate" is demonstrably the wrong term, as if you find yourself enjoying the type of play afforded by the items in the kit, you'll soon need to move up to replacements that carry more a kick. However, due to the inclusion of the term Fascination, this kit is named well enough. If you're not sure about how you'll enjoy blindfolds, cuffs, or a basic flogger, this is something that will serve you well.

Let's break down what you're going to find in the Set:

Carrying case:
All three of the items come in a custom carrying case. The overall construction is impressive, with metal rivets, lobster clasps securing the holding strap, and a magnetic closing clasp. Each of the items, handcuffs, flogger, and blindfold, have their own mountings inside the case. The construction material is some kind of embossed vinyl/faux leather material, which is very shiny and slippery. Due to the compartments for the accompanied items, this case is mostly unable to be re-purposed into a carrying case for anything else.

Handcuffs:
These are a basic staple of any bondage themed kit, and NMC does well to include them. The pair is full metal, which means that it's going to hold together pretty well, and keep your wrists together with ease. To their credit, they didn't go the "fuzzy" route, and these cuffs are just bare metal. However, because of the beginner level of this kit, they do include quick-release tabs, and just about anyone will be able to slip out of them with little difficulty.

"Exotic Whip":
This is incorrectly named, and is actually a soft leather flogger. The striking material is quite soft, and actually feels great. This is the one piece of the set that She and I keep out to use. The handle, however, is a semi-rigid foam core, with more of the vinyl/faux leather material covering it, held in place with two metal rivets. The handle is slightly squishy, with a denser core, and overall the toy is very light.

Eyeshade:
This is ultimately a disappointment. A standard shaped blindfold, made out of the same vinyl/faux leather material that the case and flogger handle are made out of, with a softer silky inner lining. Two thin elastic bands are supposed to secure it to your head. These are not tight, and will slip out of position easily. Even when the shade was in the correct position, it is pretty easy to look down out the sides of your nose, due to lack of tightness and design of the shade itself. Our advice is to skip this piece entirely, and just get a spare scarf or something to create a real blindfold for play.

From her:
With years of experience in the BDSM scene, it was fun to try & review this kit from a newbie's eyes. The flogger and the handcuffs are unquestionably the best pieces out of the set - both are actually functional, and the quick-release tab on the handcuffs is perfect for inexperienced users interested in keeping everything safe & sane. Take care to avoid chafing, as the metal of these cuffs may be unexpectedly harsh for users more used to fuzzy handcuffs or an improvisational tie.

The flogger is a great introduction for people who didn't realize that impact play could be both relatively free of pain and also erotic. Alternate light strikes with softer dragging motions over the nipples, genitalia, soles of the feet and other sensitive areas. In my opinion this flogger is too light for real use on the buttocks or back, but beginners may find it to be more useful.

Unfortunately, the eyeshade (as with many blindfolds that come in these types of kits) was very shoddily constructed: you're better off using a pair of pantyhose or a scarf instead; and the carrying case, while sturdy, isn't very aesthetically pleasing. Yet the functionality of the handcuffs and flogger make up, in my opinion, for these other pieces.

Sure, I've started to like it more, but only the flogger. We've put it into practice a little bit since we wrote the review, and it has been fun, but the rest of the things that came with the set are all packaged up in the back of our sex toy cupboard. Overall, the set is probably just not worth it.