Product Review: Collar with Bondage Ring by Spartacus Enterprises
Ooo, what’s that?
M occasionally makes me wear a leather collar (along with the Eternity Collar and necklace I wear to symbolize His ownership). Usually, it’s to knock me down a peg. For some reason, even though some people put metal collars on their animals, leather collars have always been more “animalistic” to us. So on the hunt for a leather collar that is sturdy enough to be pulled on, but comfortable to wear with an Eternity Collar, M bought this Collar with Bondage Ring by Spartacus.
How’s it made?
I think what I like most about this collar is that, unlike leather dog collars, this collar is lined with soft leather. The outside of the inner band is nineteen and three-quarters inches of a soft, sturdy leather, while the lining seems to be made of garment leather. It’s an inch and a half wide, and is riveted to an outer band used to buckle the collar closed.
The outer band is twenty and one-half inches long and one inch wide. it’s got a buckle at one end, and ten holes at the other. There’ s a metal rectangle that holds the excess leather in place, so long as you don’t have a super thin neck. And in the center is a d-ring.
What’s it for?
To denote ownership. To denote being submissive. A fashion accessory. To restrain a partner. To clip a lead to. This collar can be used for any of those things.
How is it?
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| soft supple comfortable durable No rash! |
gets caught in hair inner band goes askew |
I have a love hate relationship with this collar that probably has nothing and everything to do with the collar.
Clear as mud?
Here’s my thing. I need a thinner collar. I’m not one of those glamorous girls with long, thin, swan-like necks. My neck, like the rest of me, is short and thick. And since my Eternity Collar is entirely too big, and bulky, and flops around on my neck like a hula-hoop around a hot dog (Okay, maybe not quite that bad. But close!), it makes this collar feel like it’s far too wide. However, when my Eternity Collar is behaving itself, this collar is super comfy.
It’s held up rather well. M pulls on it a bit hard from time to time. The only real complaints I have is that it occasionally gets caught in my hair (even when it’s up), and the inner band sometimes slips out of the outer band and goes askew. That’s not so comfy.
It doesn’t really spin around my neck when it’s buckled on the right notch.
And the coolest part is this…
M bought a leather dog collar years ago from WalMart or somewhere. It gave me a rash. I was heart broken. I thought I was allergic to leather. This collar doesn’t give me a rash, no matter how long I wear it. That makes me happy.
Anything else I should know?
This collar has a locking cousin on Eden Fantasys.
Same leather rules apply. Keep it dry. Make sure it’s dry before storing it. I store mine folded in half, but it should probably be stored laying flat. Condition as necessary.
Where’d ya get it?
To be honest, I have no idea where M bought the Collar with Bondage Ring by Spartacus. But I do know you can find it on Eden Fantasys. Eden Fantasys is more than just a trustworthy sex toy store that ships its products in discreet packaging (I once got my stuff in a lemonade box. No lie.). It’s an entire community of men and women gearing for a sex-positive society.
They’ve got Eden Link, a place for their customers to converse with the heads of the companies Eden works with. There’s SexIs Magazine, where you can learn just about anything you want to know about sex, or even share something you know that others might not. They’ve got a ginormous forum on which you can ask questions about toys you are interested in and get advice from some of Eden’s reviewers. And let’s not forget Eden Cafe, where I have a weekly column about M/s relationships.
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