LELO Sensua Suede Whip - Red

Date: (17 November 2011)

This was the first flogger I ever bought. Having never been someone who likes being on the receiving end of pain, a flogger was one of the few sex toy/bondage items I went years without having felt the need to buy. But then I saw that LELO had made a flogger that looked luxurious and came in vibrant, pretty colours. That was it; I was sold and had to have one.

The box this arrived in the usual upmarket-style box that you will find with every LELO product. Very similar to the boxes their vibrators come in, the Sensua suede whip's packaging is black and glossy, and screams of class.

The flogger itself is small, but no smaller than what you would expect from the photo of it. I got mine in red. At first I was very tempted to get the purple, but seeing as red seemed like such a lustful colour I chose that over the purple version, and was very glad I did. Upon opening the box you are taken aback by how beautiful it is. The handle of the flogger is shiny and feminine and well, expensive looking; the silver ball at the end of the handle pulls the whole look of the flogger together. The other thing about this flogger's handle is just how tempting it looks, so smooth and perfectly formed that it almost has the look of a stylish glass dildo.

The suede tails feel soft and sensual and beg to be run along your skin, which is what I love about this flogger in use. This isn't a flogger for someone who craves pain or punishment; this is the perfect teaser to run along someone's cheeks, back or thighs. It drives me wild every time.

The one troubling thing with my flogger was that it did shed quite a bit in the first few uses and I was worried that it would continue to shed. However, beyond the first three uses this wasn't a problem anymore; so don't panic if you notice a little shedding at first.

Date: (18 July 2011)

Sensua is so much more sophisticated than most other whips you'll see being offered for sale - she's a must have for those who take their pain and pleasure seriously.

Like all items from Lelo the packaging was exquisite. It could easily contain jewellery or fine accessories of a more mundane kind. The black box has a rich texture and it fits together perfectly, inside a second paper wrapping sealed at the centre gives that extra touch. You just know that nothing ordinary could be wrapped this well!

When I made it through the wrapping I was pleased to see that the Sensua Whip lived up to expectations. She was stunning, a really vibrant red with an acrylic handle topped with gleaming chrome. The strands of leather are soft and smooth. She just begs to be held and fondled and played with.

She feels really good in the hand, the acrylic is smooth but easy to handle. The handle is just the right length and the weight is perfect. Usually small whips are flimsy and insubstantial but not Sensua, she has real substance and balance. The manufacturing is so perfect I can't imagine the strands ever working lose, but there is no clumsy join, just smooth elegance.

Swinging Sensua around a little really demonstrates just how much thought has gone into the design. She moves almost effortlessly responding to every change in wrist position like a dancer. Even an absolute beginner could use this beauty to torment and tease their partner in all manner of ways. The short fronds and perfect weighting make it easy to skip from glancing caresses to heavy blows and back again. She may be dainty but she definitely packs a punch - a strong blow would get anybodies attention, but you're not going to do more damage than you mean to with something this well engineered.

The beautifully soft sheepskin suede is perfect for stroking and caressing, the fall is long enough for controlled slow gentle sweeps that will caress every curve. If you prefer more pain with your pleasure you can get an impressive thud that will soon have your partners buttocks glowing red to match the fronds of the whip.

There's not much more I can say, the Lelo Sensua Suede is as good as it gets. I think I'm in love :)