4 Blue Velvet

Nothing to do on a Saturday night? Play this sweet and naughty game of pain-and-pleasure using your softest fabrics.

The Sexy Setup

Send your lover a note telling him about the special room in your house devoted to pleasure. In it, there’s a bed of velvet and fake fur blankets. Your lover is invited to spend a few hours in this sensual heaven, with you as the mistress of erotic pleasure.

Rules & Tools

Assemble your softest, most sensual fabrics and focus on making your bed (or couch) a zone of pleasure for the skin. Make a quick trip to the fabric store and buy some velvet or velour castoffs to create a soft, velvety area for your lover to lie on, then pull out your softest cashmere sweater or wrap, silk scarves or gloves, fur accessories, a feather, and any other clothing or fabric that feels good on bare skin. When your lover arrives, blindfold him and lead him into the pleasure chamber. For the hot and spicy version of the game, be sure to have some ice cubes or a popsicle on hand.

Playing the Game

Sweet and safe: Use the various fabrics to touch his entire body. Slowly sweep the silk across his nipples, tease his inner thighs with a caress of velvet, and tickle his lower back with a brush of fur. Massage and caress your lover with each fabric, but avoid the genitals on purpose. Occasionally brush your nipples across his face, or lightly kiss his lower back. Eventually your travels lead you to massaging his penis with velvet-, fur-, or cashmere-covered hands.

Hot and spicy: Use one fabric at a time to stroke his penis and ask him to guess what each one is. If he gets it wrong, run an ice cube or Popsicle over his nipples, penis, or testicles for an exciting, icy jolt (make it quick, otherwise it might be painful. On the other hand, some lovers like mixing pain with pleasure …). If he guesses correctly, reward him with a deep, passionate kiss.

Up the Ante

• Tie your lover’s hands together using a length of velvet or silk, then tease his neck, chest, nipples, belly, inner thighs, lower back, penis, or testicles with the other fabrics. Try to bring your lover to orgasm using just the touch of fabric—silk on the clitoris, and so on.