I have always been a big fan of sensation play so I’m instantly drawn to any toy that I can use on my partners, or have used on me, that falls into that category. I think sensation toys are best used along with a blindfold to add an element of surprise, so the lucky recipient is left to wonder where they will be used next.
The appeal of sensation toys for me is the vast variety of ways in which they can be used and the feelings they elicit. They can be used with a very light touch, feel like a massage and I could lay there for hours enjoying it. With a heavy hand, they can be used to elicit a painful reaction and certainly run the gamut in between. Needless to say, communication between the top and bottom is imperative, as with any play, to ensure safe play.
I loved the Love Bites gloves for the reason that they are a sensual toy and for all the other reasons above. Used lightly, they provided an incredibly lovely feeling, sending me quickly to a very happy place and I’m pretty sure I’d have been purring if I was a cat. I like a heavier touch as well, so I enjoyed the more intense scratching feelings.
We were sent two pairs of gloves for review; The Basic Fingerless and the Chenille Knit. The gloves we reviewed could have been made better. They are basically pairs of winter mittens with rivets placed from the inside so that the studs protrude from the palm and finger areas. It appeared that they were secured with a hot glue gun as there were still traces of glue strings coming from the finger holes and inside. I’m not sure how long they will last as they don’t seem to be very durable. The instructions indicate that they should be washed after each use by either washing by hand or by being placed in a delicate laundry net and put through a cold cycle in the washing machine. It also says to hang dry only as the dryer will loosen the glue on the studs. Had I paid $20 to $30 for these I would have been extremely disappointed in the quality.
That being said, we still had a lot of fun reviewing them. Being the sensation slut that I am, we used them with our Violet Wand and a body contact cable. (If you’ve never used a Violet Wand, I would strongly recommend learning to use it with the attachable electrodes first before moving on to a body contact cable or foot pedal with metal objects for the safety of all involved.) Using the contact cable means that you can only wear one glove at a time whereas if we had a foot pedal, both could have been worn simultaneously.
I was concerned that whoever was using the Wand and wearing the gloves would feel the rivets on their palm and that was the case. I would recommend to the manufacturer that a lining of some type be used between the rivets and the palm of the wearer. As a result, the wand could only be used on a fairly low setting. About the time you could hear the buzz of the Wand was the highest setting that could be comfortably used.
Price: Basic Knit Fingerless $20.00 (free shipping anywhere in the US)
Rating: 2/5
Price: Chenille Knit $30.00 (free shipping anywhere in the US)
Rating: 2/5