Blindfolds are one of those things that have never really satisfied me, mainly because I can’t seem to find one that actually performs the job that it’s supposed to.

I guess the most efficient blinding device I have is the rubber hood with detachable blindfold, but it’s not always what you want for every scene. Amongst others, I have an inflatable rubber blindfold, but whilst it’s pretty good at stopping you from seeing; it does look pretty rediculous (you end up with a rubber ring round your head!) and can be a bit painful on the eyes, especially if you’re face down.

RoB have always done a leather blindfold, but I found the cut to be inadequate – it let light in where the bridge of your nose is. The fastening was also a bit difficult to put on; it uses a double buckle affair which has the advantage of not digging into the back of your head but is a bit difficult to put on in a hurry.

On my recent trip to Amsterdam, I paid a visit to the big RoB shop there in a search for the perfect blindfold. I did find the best yet, however it’s still not perfect… It’s essentially a refinement of the older design, that’s cut better around the nose and has a bit more padding over the eyes:

The lighter grey is the old design, the darker grey is the new one. Not a great difference, but it’s sufficient to actually make it work now!

The slightly fiddly fastening is still there, but you can’t have everything I suppose!

I saw this stockade restraint thing on someone else’s profile today and thought, I’ve got to have one!

The only place I’ve seen it so far is at Extreme Restraints, but they’re in the US. Anyone seen one for sale in Blighty?

Picture of our new rubber hood from Fetteed Pleasures. It’s very fun with blindfold and gag, integrated collar and lace up back. Yum :)

Having been shopping in the fantastic Fettered Pleasures yesterday, I’ve learnt that Islington Council are requiring them to obtain a sex shop license.
Not only does this cost £11,500 for the application, but then there’s all the costs and restrictions that go with it – like the requirement to have a second door inside the shop, not opening on Sundays and the restrictions on keeping alcohol on the premises. And that assumes they get it – if they apply & fail, they have to close down straight away.
The craziest thing of all though is the reason they’re required to obtain a license in the first place. OK, they sell items of a sexual nature but although ropes and chains are counted as sexual; hoods, blindfolds and sensory deprevation items aren’t! If they rebranded as an ironmongers, I think they’d get away with it.
I really, really think this country needs to have a serious redrafting of this most rediculous relic of Victoriana.

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