I’m continuing the Japanese femdom theme, but coming forward a few decades. I’d guess this is from the 80’s or 90’s, although I don’t have an original attribution.
The mouth and nose are often neglected in BDSM play. Gags get stuffed in, hoods pulled over or faces fucked, but it’s rare to see people actively playing in a narrow focused way like this. Which is odd, because it’s such a sensitive and important area. It’s how we taste, smell and breath. It’s how we communicate. It’s packed with both nerve endings and symbology. It’s an opening into the body. A vulnerability.
Of course there are some practical considerations. It’s hard to hide marks on the face. I did some face rope bondage with Troy Orleans earlier this year, and didn’t pay too much attention to her warning about the marks that were left. I stopped at a tiny Italian cafe on my way home and wondered why the guy kept glancing up to stare at me as he fiddled with his espresso machine. It wasn’t until I looked in the mirror back at my hotel that I saw the unmistakable deep rope impressions that ran from the sides of my mouth up across my cheeks. I don’t think the barista could have been in any doubt what they were.
As I mentioned I’m afraid I have no attribution for this. It looks like an image scanned from an old BDSM magazine. I do have a shot from another angle showing a close-up of the face.
Hi Paltego:
I had a similar experience with a gag once. The mark lingered for hours after the session much to my chagrin.
Speaking of bondage as art Troy Orleans is supposed to be one of the best! I hope you had a wonderful time! 🙂
Hey hmp,
In this particular case I was more amused than anything by the situation, but it could have been interesting if I’d been meeting friends for dinner immediately afterwards :). Hope yours didn’t create a major headache for you!
And yes, Miss Orleans is definitely a star of bondage as art. This was the same trip I blogged about back in Feb, but the rope marks were a little detail I’d forgotten about until I came to write this post.
-paltego
Awesome photo, and I wish I could have seen the face-bondage marks!
LOL…personally, I’m not a fan of Twitter, I think it’s stupid…but maybe it would be fun to start something like #problemsbeingkinky. Something devoted to all the awkward, embarrassing, and/or humorous time we’ve had being “caught” while kinky.
Your face bondage marks story is hilarious, and I’m sure almost everyone has been caught at a bag check at the airport (that has happened to me twice!).
Another problem that I’ve had in the past…argh! Having sex with a vanilla guy and mindlessly asking permission to have an orgasm! That’s happened to me SEVERAL times! I was just so used to asking permission…
Vanilla guys would always be so confused. “Uh, what?”
SO EMBARRASSING!
But funny. LOL.