I want to preface this with a brief explanation of how I'm not a Sadist but do perform impact play scenes. I am primarily a Pleasure Dom, when I have a sub that enjoys impact I do it for them and my enjoyment comes from the reaction I get from them.

My current sub is very into impact but also in being marked during the play with welts and outlines more then bruising. This is a lot more specific then any of my other play partners that have been into this, where they have just been into the impact and any marks are just a nice reminder of the play the next day!

My most recent scene with them went very well, it was focused on her butt, I used multiple different things (spanking, paddle, flogger, crop, wire loop, belt) I would do 5 impacts on each cheek, medium strength then get a hardness rating out of 100 from my sub then repeat until I get as close to 100 as possible. For example first 10 impacts were a 65 so I know I can increase a fair amount the next 10 were a 95 (obviously she had safe words and non verbal ways to let me know if I went over 100 to stop me instantly) After the first round of using each toy the marks were exactly what she wanted and looked great, we went into the pleasure phase until she was ready for round 2 of the impact. After round 2 where i got close to 100 each time a lot quicker and easier, the marks and welts didn't look any different we went back into the pleasure phase and then she told me she'd had enough so we went into aftercare.

The problem is once the aftercare was done the marks were pretty much gone and the next morning there wasn't anything other then some bite marks! We have played multiple times where I've gone through the same with breasts and thighs. She loves the sessions and raves about them immediately wanting to arrange another which is lovely for me!

Does anyone have any advice for keeping the marks and welts and making them last longer? Maybe increasing the amount of impacts per toy in each round? I'm trying to avoid too much bruising and I have some more impact toys coming soon for more variety but any input or ideas would be greatly appreciated!