Belly Button Fetish? 6 Ways to Explore Navel Play

Do belly buttons turn you on? If the idea of licking or playing with an innie or outtie during sex presses your buttons, these tips from Victoria Blisse will help you enjoy navel play or a belly button fetish (alvinophilia) further.

Belly buttons aren’t buttons you press to get more tummies (!), but if you do press a belly button you might just find a new kink or unlock a fetish. Indeed, navel play is high up on the play list of some kinksters as the belly button is actually an erogenous zone – it has multiple nerve endings that makes it super sensitive.
 

Furthermore, it’s thought that the navel area shares some of the same kinds of tissue with the genitals. For some kinksters, that connection is especially strong, and belly button play – such as licking – can elicit a distinct feeling down below (in the way the some people’s nipples are hardwired to their genitals). Let's dive in and discover more about belly button fetish (so-called alvinophilia), navel play, and even belly button sex!

Why do some people have a belly button fetish?

Belly buttons have been covered up by clothing in Western cultures for hundreds of years. Having them hidden away from sight gives them a mystery and almost taboo air that creates a desire based purely on revealing what is normally hidden.

So, getting to see someone’s navel can be seen as a precursor to seeing that person completely naked.  A lot of power is held in this for many people, especially those who were told to dress in particular ways when they were younger.
 

It’s not just about being taboo, though. Indeed, the belly button itself is an erogenous zone for many people. So, gentle touches, belly button licking and even belly button torture can be a turn on for the navel owner. 
 

“Navel play is high up on the play list of some kinksters as the belly button is an erogenous zone – it has multiple nerve endings that makes it super sensitive.”

Always proceed with caution as this can be a ticklish action and while some people have a tickle fetish, others don’t enjoy being tickled at all – in fact, it can be a complete turn-off! But for some, it’s what adds to the excitement of belly button sex play.

Push the (belly) button and explore navel play

The sheer variety of play combined with the psychology of a revealed belly button and how it can be (to some degree) penetrated, mimicking intercourse, means that a belly button fetish is something many kinksters enjoy.

Exploring navel play: 5 ideas for belly button sex

Before any navel play, be aware of the risks. Make sure that everything you use is clean and that anything going into/around the navel is clean and blunt (ie, cut any sharp nails down!). Once you’re ready, you can try these belly button sex play ideas:
 

1. Fingering  It might appear the most obvious thing to do, but applying a finger to the belly button is a wonderful way to stimulate the nerve endings in this area. If the belly button is an outtie, then fingering can be more about soft pinching and caressing to get things heated up.
    
2. Temperature play Heating up that navel with some drippy wax (from wax play-approved candles) or cooling it down with an ice cube are just two ways to play with temperature (you can also enjoy some belly button licking too when the ice melts!).
   
   
   Piercings add another dimension to belly button sex play
    
3. Belly button licking Dip the tip of your tongue into the belly button or lap around the outtie; you can move your lapping motions around the navel, bringing them back to centre when you feel the need. If your partner has a belly button piercing, you can also flick this with your tongue to create stimulation.
    
4. Massage With or without massage oil/cream, use your fingers to gently rub around the stomach and navel area. This kind of navel play can dip down into genital play too, combining your thrills and hinting at what might be to come.
    
5. Tease to please Use your mouth and fingers on the belly button and surrounding area to not only enjoy the belly button play, but to tease your partner on the way down to some hot penis stroking/vulva caressing and/or oral sex.  

The area is really sensitive and just above those genital hot spots. So, lick and stroke and caress from the navel down, close to the clit or the penis and drive your partner wild.
 

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What about belly button torture?

Our sixth way of navel play is belly button torture. Of course, we gotta have something for the BDSM fans, right? There are lots of ways to be cruel to a belly button.

Tickling with fingers, breaths and toys for example, this can be heightened by restraint too, for example handcuffing your partner to the bedposts so they can’t fight back! 
 

“The sheer variety of play combined with the psychology of a revealed belly button and how it can be penetrated, mimicking intercourse means that a belly button fetish is something many kinksters enjoy.”

Use the gentle torture of temperature play outlined above in combination with your navel play but ramp it up by holding the candle closer to the skin so the wax is hotter or use a cold glass dildo to tease with as the coldness will last longer.

Biting and scratching can be done as part of your belly button play as long as you are aware of the fact the area is sensitive. It’s important to keep checking in as the sensitivity of the area means that something can become too much all to easily – of course, that may be a belly button sex play bonus for many sadists and masochists too.

The Final FET: navel play

You’ve now got all you need to know get in some fun belly button navel play, as well as some torture too, so give it a go and satisfy your alvinophilia or find out if belly button sex play is for you. •

 

Looking for people to navel play with? Then add belly button fetish to your profile. What are your favourite kinds of belly button? What do you like to do with them? Share with kinksters below and in our belly button fetish forum.

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