Bondage

I’ll happily buy a friend a coffee.

I love treating my mates when we go to the cinema.

I get way too excited about my besties’ birthdays.

And if you’re my BFF4EVA, my ride or die, then I’ll have no qualms about giving you a sex toy.

Nothing says ‘I know you really well and I only want the best for you’ than a gift that titillates.

Here are 7 great gifts that my kinky friends can expect to receive in the future.

Kinky sex: in case you didn't know, it's pretty popular nowadays.

Topics which used to be too taboo to talk about, like bondage and spanking, are now being discussed and explored by everyday couples all over the world. There are many reasons for this shift in attitude towards sex, but it's no surprise that the BDSM trend in particular has only grown since Fifty Shades of Grey debuted 8 years ago.

Now, with five books, two films and a third movie (Fifty Shades Freed) just around the corner, it doesn't look like the Fifty Shades-induced bondage craze is going to stop anytime soon. Huzzah!

In preparation for the newest film, which comes out next month, Lovehoney wanted to make sure all you kinky so'n'so's are playing safe and always use a safe word when you play like Grey.

How? We did a survey, of course.

The good news is, our survey results show that Lovehoney customers use their noggin when it comes to kinky play, and always use a safe word. Not only were you proud to tell us how seriously you take safety, but you also told us your favourite safe words for stopping the action mid-swing.

And so we present to you, the top 10 most popular safe words (along with a few we simply couldn't miss out)...

Firstly, let me get one thing out of the way – if you’ve come here to learn about ‘femidoms’, you’ve got the wrong article. “Femdom” is a BDSM term used to describe a female dominant or 'top' partner.

Femdoms may enjoy having their submissive partner call them “Mistress”, or they may prefer to refer to themselves as “Dominatrix” or “Domme”. They may not call themselves anything at all – the point is that many women take great pleasure in ruling supreme between the sheets.

If you get a kick out of being the lady in charge, maybe it’s time to embrace your inner Domme. Of course, the best thing about exploring any new kink or fetish is that you don’t have to dive straight in the deep end.

There are plenty of X-rated activities you can partake in that range from the saucy and the sensual to the down-right dirty and dominant.

If your inner Femdom is aching to make her debut, don't deny her a minute longer! Use any of the above 10 tips to embrace your dominant nature and you'll be BDSM-ing with the best of them in no time.

Let me be clear from the start – there are far more than 8 ways to use the Position Master Mega Bondage Kit.

But if I were to write about every combination this bondage gear could bring to your bedroom, this would be less of a blog and more of a novel.

So, rest assured that while I've had to restrain myself (pun intended) to just 8 ways this time, you and your lovers will only be limited by your imagination.