How to Use a Feather Tickler

So, are you and your flame are lounging around watching Netflix - without the chill - and you’re wondering when your sex life will return to the heights you used to enjoy?

Fear not. You can take action. It’s entirely natural for limerence to wane from the outrageous throes of ecstasy we feel when we’re first falling in love. But just because it happens doesn’t mean you have to accept it lying down.

Instead, you can mount a one-or-two person crusade to wake up your loving oven, crank up the joystick to full throttle and get frothy again.

Ticklers, and more specifically, feather ticklers, are a great way to begin.

Experimenting with sensory play, like massage candles or erotic massage oil or light spanking, is a terrific way to turn up the heat on your pleasure. But if that feels a little threatening, you might like to start with something a little less intimidating, like a feather tickler.

Feather ticklers are the perfect intro toy that doesn’t look like a sex toy, but once you’ve used them, you realise how damn effective they can be.

Check out the video below for all the great reasons you need to try a tickler.

And to follow up our other suggestions, have a peek at:

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What is a Feather Tickler?

A feather tickler is a device that consists of one or more soft feathers held together at the top of a slim stem.

In sex play, they are used for gentle sensory titillation. They couldn’t be further from whips and paddles, but they are still often classified as a bondage toy, though you don't need to be into BDSM to enjoy a little tickle-play.

Tons of loved-up couples love using feather ticklers in the love shack because they're both romantic and erotic.

Customer perspective:

“The feathers are small and light, allowing the person in control to lightly run them over your skin leading to a tease! They felt soft and not intimidating at all.” – Amy T

A feather tickler can stimulate your senses and awaken those delicious nerve endings for a more satisfying, full-bodied sexual experience for you and your beau.

You don’t need to lash your lover - a soft touch is all you need to encourage the blood flow to the surface of the skin. Hello increased sensitivity and erotic pleasure.

Getting started

To begin, hold onto the tickler stem, then let the soft tip of the tickler gently caress your lover's skin all over or in the spots you know will deliver in spades. They'll experience head-to-toe tingles and their skin will become extra-sensitive for subsequent play. This makes them a brill toy for foreplay.

You should experiment with different types of contact, using a combination of barely-there touches and prolonged strokes. Mix it up and watch closely for how your innocent victim reacts to each caress. It won’t take long for you to know how and where they like it.

Customer perspective:

“Ticklers are just great for foreplay and sexual stimulation and sensation. It's great for partners and couples that want to venture into the world of BDSM.” – The Grim Seeder

We reckon feather ticklers make a great addition to any sex toybox. If you want to try something new in the boudoir but you prefer to avoid insertable toys or strong restraints, this could be just the thing for you.

Perhaps you like nipple stimulation? If so, read How to Use Nipple Clamps and Suckers.

Or you can explore sexual restraint in Chastity Belts and Devices Explained.

Setting the scene

You can enhance the scene by adding more to the feather tickler toy.

Closing the old peepers turns your skin into super-sensitive radar, so why not try introducing a blindfold like the Lovehoney Oh! Satin Blindfold to your exploration? It’s a truism that many people discover - when you limit one sense, the others become dramatically more sensitive.

Customer perspective:

“Great to be used when restrained and blindfolded as you never know where your partner is going to tickle you with it.” – Rachlou88

In our experience, when you add a blindfold, every stroke feels even more exciting. For such a light and flimsy object, it has an uncanny erotic power that can lift you and your kinky companion to new levels of euphoria.

Many couples start with a tickler and discover they like the tease and subtle play of dominance and submission that ticklers open up. They begin to explore further and find other toys that could be considered light bondage to add to feather tickle play.