Taboom Luxury Harness With Cuffs L/XL: review

Taboom Luxury Harness With Cuffs, in brief — what you get

Taboom Luxury Harness With Cuffs is a body harness in red faux leather with gold details, and it is sold together with a pair of matching wrist cuffs. The manufacturer places it in the Bondage in Luxury series, which Taboom describes as products in red vegan leather with gold-colored fittings. The item number is 17180, and it comes in two sizes.

This review is exclusively about the larger size: red L/XL with EAN 8713221834799, which, in the brand owner’s own variant table, is linked to item number 17180-RED-L/XL. The smaller size S/M has its own barcode, 8713221834782, and that is a difference that matters when you compare prices — two of the five Swedish stores in the table above handle the two codes carelessly, which is shown further down.

The specification is brief, because this is a product without electronics. The material is listed as PU leather with nickel-free metal. The neck strap is adjustable between 42 and 55 centimeters, and the waist strap between 65 and 100 centimeters. The manufacturer lists clothing size EU 38/40 for L/XL, a weight of 0.45 kilograms per unit, and a package size of 32 × 12.5 × 8.3 centimeters. The country of origin is stated as China. In the manufacturer’s own web shop, the item costs 69.95 euros; in Sweden, it is sold by five stores for between 399 and 699 SEK, and three of them had it in stock at the price check.

What’s included in the package — harness, cuffs, and nothing more

The manufacturer describes the delivery briefly: the harness is paired with Taboom wrist cuffs, meaning a pair of wrist cuffs made of the same material and in the same color. In the manufacturer’s product photos, the cuffs are attached to the harness’s central ring with carabiners, which is the whole point of selling them together — the cuffs can be worn loose, but they can also be connected to the harness at the front so that the hands are kept level with the stomach.

What is not published, however, are the cuff measurements in this particular set. Taboom does not state the length, the width, or the adjustment range for the cuffs included. The closest comparison figure available is the brand owner’s specification for the standalone cuffs in the same series, Bondage in Luxury Wrist Cuffs with article 17150, where the total length is given as 29 centimeters and the material as PU leather with nickel-free metal. That is a reasonable order of magnitude, but it is a different item and should be read as such.

Nothing else is included. There is no storage pouch in the specification, no extra strap, no lock, and no printed manual in addition to the packaging’s own text. The manufacturer’s care and safety instructions are on the website, not in the box.

What is the difference between Bondage in Luxury and Taboom’s other series?

Taboom states, according to its own presentation, that it has ten different labels under the same brand, and that is the most common source of confusion when you compare prices. Bondage in Luxury is the red line with gold fittings, and it contains several harnesses that look deceptively similar in a product list:

• Luxury Harness With Cuffs (17180) — the model this text is about. Neck strap, a vertical front strap with two rings, and an adjustable waist strap with buckles, plus two wrist cuffs. 69.95 euro from the manufacturer.
• Elegant Harness (17181) — the same neck and waist measurements in L/XL, but with an elastic band in the back and without cuffs. 44.95 euro from the manufacturer.
• Luxury Bum Harness with Cuffs (17182) — a completely different construction that sits around the waist and thighs, with thigh measurements of 65–93 centimeters and waist measurements of 90–125 centimeters in L/XL. Also 69.95 euro, and also with cuffs.

So, what distinguishes 17180 from 17181 is not the material and not the color, but that the cuffs are included and that the back section is designed differently. What distinguishes 17180 from 17182 is where on the body the harness sits. Check the item number or barcode before comparing two shop prices—images are very similar, and the shops’ own product names are not always the same.

Material: PU leather and nickel-free metal

The material issue determines two things for a body harness: how long it holds its shape, and whether it can be worn against bare skin without any hassle. The brand owner lists the material in a single line — PU Leather | Nickel free metal — and that is actually more than most competitors specify. Vuxenkul gives the same information in Swedish as “PU-läder”, and Blush Me describes the product as made of faux leather with gold details.

What PU leather means—and what the manufacturer does not write

PU leather is a textile backing with a polyurethane coating. It is not leather, and it is not PVC either. The difference from PVC is what’s interesting here: soft PVC needs plasticizers to become flexible, and phthalates are found in that group. Kemikalieinspektionen describes phthalates as substances that can affect the hormone system and make reproduction more difficult, and several of them are therefore restricted or prohibited within the EU. Polyurethane gets its softness from the polymer’s own structure and doesn’t require the same plasticizer additive. So when the manufacturer writes PU instead of simply using the term “konstläder,” that’s information with real substance.

What isn’t published is just as important to know. Taboom does not state the thickness of the coating, the type of fiber in the backing, the width of the straps, or the material thickness in the straps. There is also no information about how much selenium can be subjected to load. A body harness of this kind is an accessory, not a lifting device, and the absence of a strength value should be interpreted literally: it should not carry body weight, and it should not be used for hanging. The manufacturer itself writes in its warnings that the product must not be bent, stretched, or subjected to heavy loads.

Practically speaking, PU leather behaves differently from genuine leather in two ways. It doesn’t shape itself to the body over time in the same way, which means the fit you get the first time is basically the fit you keep. And the coating can crack if it dries out or is exposed to solvents, which is why the care section further down actually matters for how long the product looks new.

Nickel-free metal: the line in the specification that matters most

Selenium has gold-colored fittings: two O-rings, rivets, buckles with prongs, and carabiners for the cuffs. All of these sit against or very close to the skin for a long time, and that is exactly the situation where nickel becomes a problem. Kemikalieinspektionen states that the EU regulates how much nickel can be released from products intended for long-term skin contact, and that the rules expressly include buckles, rivets, zippers, and metal tags in clothing. In that sense, a body harness is exactly the same kind of product as a belt.

1177 describes the symptom pattern of nickel allergy as swelling, itchy rashes, bumps, blisters, dry and cracked skin, and eczema where the skin comes into contact with the metal. Nickel allergy is also common, and it doesn’t go away—someone who has it needs to avoid nickel entirely. That’s why when the brand owner explicitly writes “nickel free metal,” it’s the single most useful line in the entire specification for a large group of buyers, and it’s far from a given in this price category.

A disclaimer belongs here. The manufacturer states that the metal is nickel-free, but it does not publish any alloy designation and no test report. What can be established is that the commitment exists and that it is unambiguously worded. If you have a nickel allergy and react even to small amounts, it’s worth wearing the harness over a thin garment the first time instead of directly against the skin.

Why the material labeling matters more than the brand

In the bondage harness category, material details are often either vague or nonexistent. "Faux leather," "vegan leather," and "leather imitation" don’t say anything about which polymer is used, and thus nothing about which softeners might be in it. The specific category of softeners that the Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemikalieinspektionen) warns about is used in softened PVC—not in polyurethane.

Taboom is in a middle position: they write PU, which is good news, but they do not fully declare the material. If you compare it with Bijoux Indiscrets, which states that the MAZE series is made from recycled material and is PETA-approved vegan, you get a different kind of information—more about origin and ethics, less about polymer. None of them publishes a complete material declaration, and that in itself is a reasonable assessment of the entire product category.

Size and fit: L/XL in numbers

This is the only product category on the site where the size matters more than anything else in the specification, because a harness that can’t be adjusted into place is unusable regardless of how good it is otherwise. The manufacturer publishes a size chart with two rows, and it is unusually concrete for something coming from a BDSM brand.

Neck 42–55 centimeters and waist 65–100 centimeters

For L/XL, Taboom lists EU clothing size 38/40, a neck measurement between 42 and 55 centimeters, and a waist measurement between 65 and 100 centimeters. For S/M, it lists EU 36/38, neck 38–46 centimeters, and waist 49–77 centimeters.

Two things are worth looking at. The first is that the ranges overlap: the neck strap shares the 42–46 centimeter interval between the sizes, and the waist strap shares the 65–77 centimeter interval. If you fall within the overlap, both sizes work, and then it’s the second strap that determines it. The second is that L/XL has a waist range of 35 centimeters, which is wide even compared with harnesses that cost more—that’s the single strongest figure in the entire specification.

Note that the measurements refer to the straps’ adjustment range, not body measurements with a margin. A waist strap that can be adjusted to 100 centimeters fits most tightly at 100 centimeters, and a harness should not be worn in its outermost hole if it is going to sit comfortably for an entire evening. Assume that the practical range is a few centimeters narrower at both ends than the published figures.

S/M or L/XL — how do you choose the right size?

Start with the neck measurement first. The neck strap has at least the smaller of the two spans, and it’s the one that becomes uncomfortable fastest if it’s the wrong fit—42 centimeters as a minimum means that L/XL is too large for many necks, while S/M starts at 38 centimeters. If you’re unsure and you fall within the overlap of 42–46 centimeters around your neck, the waist measurement should decide the outcome.

A measuring tape that’s independent of the model: measure the neck where you actually want the strap to sit, meaning over the Adam’s apple rather than at the collarbone, and measure the waist where the harness’s lower strap should lie—often over the navel, not at the narrowest point of the waist. The difference between the two measuring points on the same body can easily be five to ten centimeters, and that’s enough to choose the wrong size.

Since the right of withdrawal in practice is limited for intimate products that have been removed from their packaging, and since the manufacturer itself states in its return policy that worn items are not accepted for return, the choice of size is a decision that’s hard to make. That’s why the size section is placed so early in this review.

Conflicting information between the stores — and who’s right

Here’s a find that’s worth its own heading. The manufacturer’s size chart has the heading "Neck", meaning the neck, over the column with 38–46 and 42–55 centimeters. Blush Me renders it correctly in Swedish and writes "hals". Taboo and Lekosmek instead write "bröstomfång" (chest circumference) in their product texts.

The difference isn’t just cosmetic. A chest circumference of 42–55 centimeters doesn’t exist on an adult, while a neck measurement in that range is completely reasonable. If you go by Taboo’s or Lekosmeks wording, you’ll think the harness is hopelessly small and rule it out for the wrong reasons. The manufacturer wins this conflict, and the information should be read as a neck measurement.

Two deviations belong in the same paragraph. Vuxenkul calls the size "Medium/Large" instead of the manufacturer’s L/XL, but at the same time lists the correct article number SC4132-2 and the correct EAN 8713221834799—so it’s the right item with the wrong label. More serious is that the product page for Sexonic directs its L/XL offer toward and shows the reference and EAN13 8713221834782, meaning the S/M variant, without the page offering any size choice. If you buy it there, you should check which size is actually added to the cart before you pay.

Finally, the weight information. The brand owner states 0.45 kilograms per unit. Taboo and Lekosmek both list 84 grams in their store data feeds. The two figures cannot both describe the same thing: 84 grams is on the low side already for a pair of cuffs, and the standalone cuffs in the same series are stated to weigh 0.18 kilograms. Here, the manufacturer’s 0.45 kilograms is the figure that can be trusted, likely including packaging, and the 84 grams should be treated as a standard value in the store’s system rather than as a measurement.

Construction: straps, rings, buckles, and carabiners

The harness consists of a neck strap that closes at the back of the neck, a vertical front strap that runs from the neck down over the breastbone and the stomach, two gold-colored O-rings where the straps meet, and a waist strap that is fastened with two buckles with a horn. The cuffs connect into the lower ring with carabiners. Rivets in the same gold tone hold the strap seams together.

The construction is the classic Y-shape, and it has a practical consequence worth understanding before buying: because the front strap is one single straight strap and has no branching over the chest, the harness sits on the body without supporting or lifting anything. It’s a visual accessory with a functional connection, not a garment. If you want a harness that frames the chest, then you should look at another model in the same series.

Buckles with a horn are a deliberate choice—and a good one. Unlike sliding buckles, which can creep when the strap is loaded at an angle, a horn locks into a hole and stays there. The downside is that the adjustment is in steps, based on the hole spacing, rather than being step-free. How many holes the strap has and what spacing they sit at does not appear from the manufacturer, which is one of several pieces of information missing in order to be able to calculate the fit exactly.

Cuffs: how they’re connected, and what they’re not

The cuffs are tightened around the wrists and connected to each other or to the harness’s ring via the carabiners. That gives the classic position with the hands in front of the stomach. The manufacturer’s product images also show the cuffs connected to a band on the back, which puts the hands behind the body.

What they’re not: locks. Carabiners of this type open with a finger grip, and that’s a safety feature rather than a flaw. Taboo is very explicit about why in its FAQ—they write that the person who ties their partner must be able to release them quickly when needed, that all participants must have consented, and that you should agree on a unique safeword that stops the play immediately. It’s unusually concrete safety wording from a manufacturer in this price range, and it’s worth reading before the first use.

Safety: what the manufacturer itself spells out

In addition to the consent and stop-word instructions, Taboom lists a range of warnings that apply to the product as an object. It should be kept out of reach and out of sight of children. It is sold as an adult product and not for medical use. It must not be heated or cooled unless expressly recommended; it must not be bent, stretched, or prevented with force, and it must be kept away from fire. The manufacturer expressly disclaims responsibility for faults or damage caused by improper use.

Read this list as a material limitation rather than as legal guidance. A polyurethane-coated strap can’t be stretched—it cracks in the coating long before the wearer gives in—and it can’t tolerate heat. It’s the same as saying that the material should not be used for anything that pulls on it with body weight.

Care, cleaning, and storage

Taboom publishes a single care instruction for its products, and it’s short: clean the product before and after use, use warm water and mild soap or a sex toy cleaner, and make sure the product is completely dry before putting it away.

Soap and water — but not a machine, not soaking

The instruction should be read together with the material. PU leather tolerates wiping but not soaking: water that penetrates the fabric carrier through edges and rivet holes dries slowly and may cause the coating to peel off. A washing machine and tumble dryer are out of the question, and it also follows from the manufacturer’s own warning not to heat the product.

The practical approach is a damp cloth with mild soap over the straps, a dry cloth afterward, and air-drying spread out on a towel. The hardware is dried separately so that no soap residue remains in the rings and buckles. Letting the strap lie bunched up in a drawer while it’s still damp is the safest way to get both discoloration and cracks in the coating.

Storage: hang or lay the strap flat. Sharp creases in a PU-coated strap become permanent because the coating does not recover the way leather does. No storage pouch is included according to the manufacturer’s delivery description.

Lubricant, oils, and PU leather

The strap is not an insert product and does not require any lubricant, but it often comes into contact with it anyway. Oil-based products and massage oils are what cause the most damage to a polyurethane coating—they leave a film that attracts dirt and is difficult to remove without solvents, and solvents in turn attack the coating. A water-based lubricant is wiped off with a damp cloth without any issues.

A tip that applies to all red products of this kind: test it against a light garment the first time. Heavily pigmented PU materials can bleed onto light textiles when they are damp, and it’s easier to spot on an old sheet than on a new shirt. The manufacturer publishes no information about colorfastness.

Taboom Luxury Harness With Cuffs compared with the alternatives

Four comparisons are relevant: against the two closest models in Taboom’s own series, against the most well-known alternative from another brand, and against simply buying the harness and cuffs separately. All specifications come from the respective manufacturer’s own product pages, and all prices come from the shops’ product feeds on 29 July 2026.

Against Taboom Elegant Harness — 100 SEK for the cuffs

Taboom Elegant Harness, item 17181, has exactly the same adjustment range in L/XL: neck 42–55 centimeters and waist 65–100 centimeters. The differences are that the waist straps are listed as elastic, that the harness has an elastic band at the back, and that no cuffs are included. With the manufacturer, it costs 44.95 euro, versus 69.95 euro for the model with cuffs.

In Sweden, the price picture is more interesting than in euros. Elegant Harness L/XL is sold starting at 299 SEK, while Luxury Harness With Cuffs costs 399 SEK at the lowest. So, one hundred kronor is what the two cuffs cost you if you buy them as part of the set, and it’s about half of what the standalone cuffs in the same series go for.

So the choice isn’t between cheap and expensive, but between elastic and adjustable. Elegant Harness gives you a band that moves along with your body’s motions; 17180 gives you a buckle that stays where you set it—plus two cuffs. If you want a harness to wear under clothing, the elasticity is an advantage. If you want a harness as part of play, the cuffs are.

Against Taboom Luxury Bum Harness with Cuffs — same price, different body part

Luxury Bum Harness with Cuffs, item 17182, costs the same 69.95 euro from the manufacturer and also includes cuffs, but it sits somewhere entirely different. The measurements reveal it right away: thighs 65–93 centimeters and waist 90–125 centimeters in L/XL, with ready-to-wear size EU 44/46/48/50 instead of 38/40.

So it’s not an upgrade and not an alternative in the same sense as Elegant Harness—it’s a harness for the hips and thighs instead of the upper body. In Sweden, it costs from 499 SEK, that is, 100 SEK more than 17180 at the lowest. Someone who wants both gets a consistent look because the series shares the same color and hardware, but the one who has to choose between them chooses by body part, not by price.

Against Bijoux Indiscrets MAZE I Harness — same shape, completely different measurements

The MAZE I Harness from Bijoux Indiscrets is the closest equivalent from another brand: the same basic shape with a neck strap, a waist strap, and a vertical strap that meets in a metal ring under the bust. The manufacturer states 45 euros, a weight of 310 grams, and that the product is made from recycled material and PETA-approved vegan. According to the manufacturer, it is cleaned with a soft, damp cloth and mild soap.

The measurements differ significantly, and that is the decisive difference. MAZE I is specified to fit a neck of 31–41 centimeters and a waist of 75–87 centimeters. Taboom L/XL is specified to fit a neck of 42–55 centimeters and a waist of 65–100 centimeters. MAZE I is therefore made for a significantly narrower neck and has a waist range of twelve centimeters versus Taboom’s thirty-five. Bijoux Indiscrets compensates in part by including two 20-centimeter extenders with the black version, but it’s a solution that requires you to attach them, not an adjustment range in the strap.

The contents of the shipment differ as well. Bijoux Indiscrets expressly states that the contents are “Harness I” — no cuffs. In Sweden, MAZE I in black costs 402 SEK, and the store that had it in stock at the price check charged 499 SEK. Calculated per component, the Taboom set at 399 SEK is the cheaper purchase; calculated using material reporting and label marking, Bijoux Indiscrets provides more information. If you base your choice on adjustability and contents, Taboom wins. If you base your choice on origin and a documented vegan certification, MAZE wins.

Is it worth buying the harness and cuffs separately?

It’s a reasonable question, because Taboom sells both parts separately. The standalone cuffs in the same series, item 17150 with EAN 8713221824271, are stated by the brand owner to have an overall total length of 29 centimeters, PU leather with nickel-free metal, and 0.18 kilos per unit. In Sweden, they cost from 212 SEK.

Add it up: Elegant Harness for 299 SEK plus cuffs from 212 SEK becomes 511 SEK. The set with Luxury Harness With Cuffs costs as little as 399 SEK. Buying the parts separately thus costs more than one hundred kronor, and you’ve still ended up with a harness with an elastic strap instead of buckles. The conclusion is unambiguous: the set is the cheaper way to get the same two things.

Price range: 399 to 699 SEK and three stores with stock

Five Swedish stores sell the item with EAN 8713221834799. Cheapest is Taboom at 399 SEK, and most expensive is Lekosmek at 699 SEK. That’s a difference of 300 SEK, or 75 percent, for the same item number, the same color, and the same size — one of the larger relative spreads we see in this category.

The stock position reduces spread in practice. Three of the five stores had the product in stock during the price check: Taboo at 399 SEK, Blush Me at 495 SEK, and Lekosmek at 699 SEK. Vuxenkul at 573 SEK and Sexonic at 626.29 SEK were sold out. So the difference between the cheapest and the second-cheapest available option is 96 SEK.

Price spread does not depend on any store selling a different item. All five list the same barcode, and the three Shopify stores also use the same supplier item number — 17180LXL at both Taboo and Lekosmek. What differs is each store’s own margins and campaigns: Taboo lists 399 SEK versus a regular price of 699 SEK, which is the same level as Lekosmek charges without a promotion. That is exactly the kind of situation where it pays to compare, and where a price can change from one week to the next without anything about the product having changed.

One last practical detail: check the shipping cost before you choose a store. In this price range, several stores are below the threshold for free shipping, and shipping of a couple of tens quickly eats up part of the 96 kronor between the two cheapest available options.

Who is Taboom Luxury Harness With Cuffs for—and who isn’t it for?

It’s for you if you have a neck circumference between 42 and 55 centimeters and a waist between 65 and 100 centimeters, and you want both a harness and cuffs in the same style without paying for two separate items. It’s for you if you’re nickel-allergic and need a written guarantee about nickel-free fittings. It’s for you if you prefer buckles with a tab in front of elastic bands, and if you want a harness that looks the same every time you put it on.

It’s not for you if you have a narrower neck than 42 centimeters—in that case, choose S/M with EAN 8713221834782 instead, and it’s a completely different item number in the stores’ systems. It’s not for you if you want a harness that supports or frames the chest, because the front strap is a single straight strap. It’s not for you if you expect real leather—the material is PU. And it’s not for you if you want to be able to load a harness with body weight, because the manufacturer neither publishes any strength specification nor allows the product to be stretched.

One more thing belongs in the decision. What’s missing from the specification is not trivial: the width of the straps, the material’s thickness, the diameter of the rings, the cuff measurements in this particular set, and the number of holes in the waist strap are not published by the manufacturer. This is completely normal for the category, but it means you’re buying based on two published adjustment ranges and one material line. If you’re used to comparing clothes using detailed size charts, this type of product will feel thinly documented—regardless of brand.

Warranty, returns and right of withdrawal

Taboom does not provide any published voluntary manufacturer warranty for this product. Neither the product page, the FAQ, nor the return policy states any warranty period in months or years. This is not in itself unusual for a non-electronics product, but it means that the law’s rules apply in full.

The manufacturer’s own return policy is worth knowing about, but it only applies to purchases in Taboom’s web shop: a 30-day right of return counted from receipt, returns at your own expense, and an explicit exception for worn items and items without labels. If you buy from any of the five Swedish shops in the table above, it is the shop’s own terms and Swedish law that apply—not Taboom’s.

What always applies is your statutory rights. Under the <tn>konsumentköplagen</tn>, you have a three-year right to complain about defective goods if the item is faulty—such as a seam that comes loose, a stud that detaches, or a coating that cracks without you having mishandled the product; these are examples of defects within the meaning of the law. For distance purchases, you also have a right of withdrawal within fourteen days under the <tn>lagen om distansavtal och avtal utanför affärslokaler</tn>.

Be aware that in practice the right of withdrawal is limited for hygiene items that have been removed from a sealed package. A body harness that has been worn against the skin ends up in the gray area, and the manufacturer’s own policy shows how the industry views the matter. The right to complain about defects, however, always applies. If you have questions about what applies in your case, Konsumentverket guides you via Hallå konsument.