Fireplay

[Shadowsdream]

~You take wands wrapped with cotton and gauze that are soaked with a 70% alcohol solution and ignite them.Taking the light wand you run in over your subs skin followed closely by your free hand to extinguish the flame.

It is an amazing experience for both Dom and sub.Physically its like a warm oil massage and visually hell your lighting someone on fire with blue flame its incredible.~

*excerpt* from a post of a Friend of Mine.

Due to this Friend and others here I have developed an interest in Fire Play and hope to begin that exploration this summer at the Pirate Adventure in August if not sooner.

I would enjoy any info that others may have on this type of play so please join the conversation with experiences or fantasies.

 

[Bikewer]

Keep a good, charged extinguisher handy.

 

[Vixandra]

Fire blanket would be better then an extinguisher. They're not designed to put out people and can actually do as much harm as good.
A fire blanket - may be a bit expensive but hey, could keep it in the kitchen when not using fire play just in case?

 

[Shadowsdream]

Keep a good, charged extinguisher handy.

Very good point Bikewer..and unfortunately not everyone understands that a fire can get out of control unexpectedly.

Thank you for joining the conversation.

 

[AngelicAssassin]

Loved the imagery Sd, but i had this sudden memory from a three year old this afternoon ...

• "Know what you do if you're on fire?"
• "Tell me ..."
• "drop, stop, and roll. If you keep running, your hair will catch on fire."

i had to bite my lip to keep from laughing, and didn't have the heart to correct the order.

 

[miss_inquisitive]

.....

 

[Bikewer]

I recall the wonderful observation by Richard Pryor:

"If you're on fire, and running down the street, people will get out of your way."

 

[D's mariposa]

The first time we did this was at the local bdsm club. D put me on a table in front of a 10 by 20 foot mirror and made me watch as he lit my back and backside and legs on fire. The fire itself felt like hot water flowing over my skin.

Imagine, a dark room, you're laying on your stomach, He's standing over your with a flaming brand in his hand. In the dim recesses of the mirror you can see the DM, and behind him the people in the social area watching. Then you feel the cold, cold splash of alcohol on your skin. The brand dips and you close your eyes and whimper as the fire licks at your skin. You moan as it flows over you like really warm , but not quite hot water, over your skin. The real mindfuck starts when the people watching start ooh-ing and aah-ing like at a fireworks display. Soon you start to relax sort of; you get into the zone, where you trust Him, and you're still scared, but you know you're somehow safe. Things start getting really dreamy, then He makes you keep your eyes open and watch. Just the sight of pale skin, blue fire and dark room all combined make you start to soar a little bit. I wasn't really spaced, I tend not to space at the parties, only when we are scening alone, but I was close, so close..

So then you're all woozy and spacey and mooshy and you end up all cuddling on the couch in the after care area, and you go home and make great wonderful sexy delicious love to Him, cause He just took you for a walk on the wild side and brought you home safe.

We've done this once more since then, again at the club, and this time he pushed it a little, leaving the fire on my skin til it stung a little bit. The fire itself never really burned me, but the alcohol had a wonderful bite to it as he'd just flogged me previously.

Fireplay still scares the hell out of me, but I sort of crave it. Kind of like flying scares me to death, but I still fly quite often for my job, even knowing that planes crash and hijackers hijack. But the need to travel outweighs the fear.

edited to add D makes sure there is a fire extinguisher around, but that is in case the fire spreads. For the subbie chick, he keeps a towel in a bucket of water right next to me. Also, be sure you use a CO2 type extinguisher as the chemical ones are bad for the lungs and can make skin burns worse if you happen to hit a person with it.

 

[Shadowsdream]

WOW! I leave for just a few hours and come back to this amazing thread! I won't thank you all individually for adding so much to what I consider can be a very dynamic, hot and sensual topic. There is already one thread with My face running repeatedly under itself.

D's mariposa that was a wonderful journey you have taken U/us on through your eyes and emotions. Iwill carry the image you have created in My mind for a very long time.

So simple and yet so beautiful.

Thank you.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Haven't been there as yet, and have had a deep aversion to it in the past.....but as this wonderful Masterful one assures me he has done it and knows what he is doing, and that I have nothing to fear, I find myself feeling more able to accept the possibility without turning into a jibbering idiot at the last minute.

Catalina

 

[D's mariposa]

I was a gibbering idiot the first time.. Honest! I was nervous enough and pale enough that the DM pulled me aside and asked if I was really really okay with this. I really was, but he thought I was going to pass out or something.

 

[Mr Blonde]

Very interesting topic! Thanks for the descriptions.

...now how the hell would a dom go about practicing this before trying it real time? On our own skin? See, I am bigfoot when it comes to body hair. Hmmm!

 

[fallon2]

My point

We have only heard the good things about fireplay but unfortunately for every good experience there are 10 bad experiences. My point is be careful. And no, I don't personally believe in it.

 

[heckle]

We have been doing fireplay for around two years and here are some key points that we keep in mind. We have never had any major incident yet (knock on wood). We are currently working towards a full body burn on the back.

- Never play if you have impared judgement.
- Keep a fire extinguisher handy to put out large fires (not the people kind) if needed.
- Keep a couple of damp towels handy to put out fires on the people.
- It is better to remove most of the body hair with a razor or clippers first. The burning hair smell if an easy way to make everyone around aware that fireplay is being done.
- Make sure that your partner does not have on any hairspray or perfume at all!
- Do not use too much alcohol. Do not let it pool or run anyplace that you cannot reach.
- I also take a damp hand towel and fold it lengthwise until it is about four inches or so and place it over the back of the neck if doing fireplay on the back, or over the throat if doing the front.
- When using your hand to extinguish the flames during play, use a sweeping motion. Use a cupped hand not a flat one and barely touch the skin. The flame is not actually made by the alcohol but the vapors that it makes as it evaporates.
- Keep some burn patches in your firstaid kit. They are not expensive and I would rather waste the money on them then not have any.
- Expect that you will set your and on fire at some point. That way you will not panic when it happens. Just shake it or pat it out and continue.
- If using firewands, use two small dishes. One for the alcohol and one for the extinguished wand and please remember which one is which.

 

[MasterNico]

Very interesting topic! Thanks for the descriptions.

...now how the hell would a dom go about practicing this before trying it real time? On our own skin? See, I am bigfoot when it comes to body hair. Hmmm!

try using a watermellon - it should do fine for practice, and will still be yummy later!


One of my favorite things to do with fireplay is make a line or pattern on the body with the alcohol, then tap the burning wand to the lowest part of the design and watching the little flame follow the path upwards.

 

[enigma nocturne]

Very interesting topic! Thanks for the descriptions.

...now how the hell would a dom go about practicing this before trying it real time? On our own skin? See, I am bigfoot when it comes to body hair. Hmmm!

Yes, you set your own arm on fire. If you are bigfooty, then run a clipper over the skin first. Or you can set your leg afire, if you are bendy. This is how D learned it; that way he knows exactly how it feels, and how long it stays on skin before it burns really. I have not done fireplay yet, but I am thinking of asking for. D is my first choice cause I know he has never burned Rose. Call me old fashioned, but I have never played with a top who has not experienced what they are going to do to me. I am not going to say I never will, but I would be surprised if I did.

 

[Mr Blonde]

Thank you for these comments!