This is not just a piece of hardware. This beautiful, blue, shiny item is jewelry - for your nipples! It's so pretty, with a glorious slight tug of weight to the chain to enhance the sensation. Did I mention they were also capable of delivering delicious pain with the pleasure? Oh, yes, all you doms and subs out there. They may be pretty on the eyes but these clamps also pack a punch, er, well, a squeeze!

Made of metal with a shiny light blue coating and little rubber tips covering the sharp points of the teasing ends, it's a pretty simple contraption. But I was pleased to note that unlike the ones another reviewer had received (Spartacus Clamps), the rubber tips had already been securely glued to the end points. Maybe they had received the notice?

But another difference, besides being colorful, is that these are 6-inches shorter and measure 12-inches. This lowers the weight that the chain puts on the nipples (or whatever body part intended) which is probably better suited for beginners. But also, it makes the chain too short to hang around your neck and reach down to your nipples (unless, of course, you're very petite). So, really, it's what works for you. I appreciated the lighter load but wish I could have worn the chain differently so perhaps I just need both.

Instead of clothes-pin still clamps, these little tweezer style pins are squeezed together by raising and lowering a small metal o-ring on the pins, bringing them together or loosening them apart. What's so great about that? Controllable strength is controllable pain/pleasure. You can slowly ease your way up to a tighter tweeze or lower it down if you're getting too sensitive.

The downside is that the o-ring just won't stay in place if it's too close to the bottom. So if you have large nipples and can't close the clamp really tight on them, they'll just slip right off. Mine are relatively average size, I believe, and one of the clamps' o-rings just wouldn't stay where I thought was ideal and required me tighten it more than was really comfortable. And just to make sure it was the one clamp and not that one nipple, I switched sides. And sure enough, it was the clamp.

More details that might be interesting to those exhibitionists out there: These won't be what you're looking for if you want something that can be worn under clothes. Not only will these be easily noticed under anything less than a parka jacket, but if the chain hooks onto just one little thread of clothing... Well, that could hurt in a not sexy way.

And the packaging, as seen on the product page photos, is actually rather adorable. The colors and simplicity of it remind me of how a children's toy would be advertised. Probably not what they had in mind though. When it comes to storage, you could take out the smaller plastic molded insert to use if you needed it but really, this metal chain can store just about anywhere with no harmful affects so it's not necessary.

This was my first experience with nipple jewelry of any kind; and I have to say it was a pleasant experience. It was tough and sexy looking but still pretty and un-intimidating. And the best part was being able to lightly tug at the chain for a little extra teasing.

The only thing that could have made these easier for a beginner to use was perhaps some slight indentations in the tweezer pins for the o-ring to sit in to prevent them from snapping back down and releasing their grip. Or at least on the one clamp of mine that didn't seem to want to hold.

Now that I've worked with these a while and gotten more used to the pain/pleasure I've been able to make them tighter. It helps them stay on more securely and delivers some intense sensation.

And now that I feel more knowledgeable with these clamps, I want to add that a downside to the design is that they have to be attached with the tweezer part flush to the skin rather than straight out. It makes tugging a little difficult and they will either pop off your body or tug your bits sideways.

Other than that, they're still beautiful and easy to use!