Martinet épais de luxe en cuir 50 cm par DOMINIX

If you’re interested in adding some gentle (or not-so-gentle) flogging to your lovemaking, this is the tool you need. There are some much cheaper ones out there, but in comparison they seem like joke items for hen do's.

The weight and balance of this item are perfect: you can stroke your lover’s back with the tips of the strands, and then with an almost effortless flick, their blissed-out stupor is banished and you have their full attention.

It stings, but in the best way - and with no lasting damage. My sweet subbie is wet within about five lashes, and begging for sex after a dozen.

My very first ever piece of impact play equipment was a flogger. I still have it but realised that it had very much fallen to the bottom of the (ever-expanding) toy box. It was old, limp, a bit small and ineffective. After all, it was being compared to some very impressive paddles, canes (my Lovehoney rattan cane is #1!) and a very heavy tawse. I needed something new to use on my lovely submissive girlfriend and I started looking at floggers again.

After a lot of research and a complete fail with one that on arrival turned out to be so tiny she would have laughed at me, I went for this one.

It is wonderful! Heavy, with falls that are long, supple and soft and trail over her body with a sensation that makes her swoon. Then once they start connecting harder make her squeal with delight at the sting.

Perhaps most importantly, it feels, in my hand, satisfying and effective. It makes a lovely rustling sound, it feels like it's doing a good job and very importantly, she loves it.

This is my all time fave bit of kit, the perfect combination of weight and reliability. Wherever I want the tails to land, I can be sure they will hit their mark.

I have owned one of these for over a year now, and it is still in great condition, almost as good as new, considering it get very heavy use, it goes to show the quality.