An arch of needles

I love everything about this image. The symmetry of it. The precision of the needle line. The sense of calm intensity. The shadowy figure of the domina, imposing and yet not defined. It’s probably my favorite image of all that I’ve posted to date.

Domina YukiIt’s taken from Domina Yuki’s tumblr site. She’s a professional dominant, working out of San Francisco, Her main website with details on arranging sessions can be found here.

I think my reaction to needle play was one of the biggest surprises I had (out of many) when first getting involved in BDSM. It had zero appeal at a fantasy level, and was something I’d recoil from if I came across it in femdom porn. In reality it turned out to be an amazingly intense and enjoyable activity. Although I have to admit to almost fainting on my first attempt, so minus several masochist points there. Fortunately, I have got a little better since then.

I was actually in a similar position to this gentleman a week or so ago, but instead of an arch across the chest, the mistress (Lady Lydia in my case) placed pairs of needles at the top of each arm, my hips, my shins and the edge of my hands. She then zigzagged cord back and forth between them under the table, anchoring me in place with some deliciously painful predicament bondage. That of course then left her free to start work with the needles on the nipples….

Kink on G4

I came across this link on that favorite site of all procrastinators everywhere – fark.com. I’m not really sure what ‘Attack of the Show’ is, or who Candace Bailey is for that matter, but as far as mainstream representations of kink are concerned this one didn’t seem too terrible. It’s obviously mostly an excuse to show some attractive women in tight latex, but I can imagine at least a few people out there might have thought: “Hmmm, that looks kind of fun.” Which is better than the more usual: “Wow, what a bunch of freaks.”

The dominatrix in the clip is Mistress January Seraph. She does a pretty good job consider that the presenter looks great in latex but doesn’t know one end of a whip from another. And her playroom looks like a really fun place to session in. Here she is as ‘Nurse Seraph’.

Nurse January SeraphImage shows Mistress January Seraph and was taken from this gallery page.

Butterfly Boarding

I was completely unaware of this particular needle play technique until a few days ago, when I stumbled across a post on it via Mistress Sade’s blog. It instantly leapt high on my ‘to do’ list for 2011. It looks like it would be very intense.

For anyone as in the dark as I was, the photograph below should give you a pretty good idea of what happens. This particular image was taken from Domina Yuki’s site and, as you can see, she’s pulled the cock and balls through a board and then pinned it down with a large number of needles.

If you’re interested in more detail on exactly how it’s done, then the images from Mistress Sade’s blog post (entirely unrelated to the shot below) are considerably more graphic. I really advise you not to look if close-up images of needles and penis piercing is likely to disturb you. That said – the original blog post is here. I found the sequence of shots quite remarkable, both from the obvious skill in execution and the beauty of the arrangement.

Butterfly Boarding by Domina YukiAbove image is from this gallery. It’s not completely clear who the other Mistress is, but I believe that’s Domina Yuki with Domina Ai Li. Both are pro-dommes from the Bay area.

Nice Marks

I’m always proud of any marks I’m left with after a session. They not only act as a happy reminder for days or even weeks later, but also as a sign of a joint achievement. A collaborative effort that yielded dark rich red and purple stripes. The mistress skillfully laid out the design and I managed to take the entire thing.

Hopefully this gentleman will feel the same way about his impressive set of whip marks.

Whip Marks by Domina LizaThis is taken from the galleries on domina liza’s site. She’s a very striking (no pun intended) professional dominatrix from Derby in England.

The Sensual Lady Ramirez

Normally when you think of a dominatrix the typical adjectives that leap to mind are words like strict, stern, sadistic and serious. But whenever I see photographs of the beautiful Lady Ramirez the word that always leaps to my mind is sensual. I give you this face sitting shot as a case in point.

Lady Ramirez Face SittingFrom what little of seen of her in action she certainly doesn’t lack the other qualities, and can bind and beat slaves with the best of them. But even in a more standard ‘serious mistress’ pose, she still projects a far more carnal and lush image than I get from almost any other mistress. I give you her version of the conventional ‘mistress with crop on throne’ shot below as further evidence.Lady Ramirez on ThroneHer website has a number of free images along with a member option for more images and videos. And if you’re in the Cologne area then arranging a personal session looks to be possible.

Simone and Jack

Normally I’d say alcohol and BDSM don’t mix. It’s never a good idea to combine potentially dangerous activity with judgment altering substances. But this attitude packed photograph is definitely an exception.

It’s of Simone Kross a professional dominatrix currently working in LA. But there’s no pro-domme cliched costumes in this shot. Instead there’s a minimal black outfit, some great tattoos, and a stare and a stance that says “Just as soon as I finish my Jack I’m going to come over there and seriously fuck you up.”

Found in Perry Gallagher’s favourites gallery on deviant art and originally taken by Michael Helms.

Natsukiss In Motion

A couple of years ago I stumbled across a few short video clips of Natsukiss, and she instantly became the “#1 Mistress I’d love to do a scene with but probably never will” (every sub has that category, right?). She’s clearly a beautiful and talented domme, but what really stood out and pushed my buttons was her natural sadism. She easily communicated the great pleasure she was taking in inflicting some pretty severe tortures. No scowling, sneering or haughty stares, just a lot of satisfaction at delivering a lot of pain.

Unfortunately for me she’s based in Tokyo and her website is all in Japanese, so I can’t figure out a great deal more about her. Or even how to order her movies online. However, there are a nice collection of galleries, including the fantastic bull whip motion sequence shown below (click images for larger versions). There’s also a few short movies including one showing the bull whip in action.