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This site is a Diesel Access site dedicated to the model Gloria. Gloria started at Young Legal Porn and there is some of her material on that site too.
The oldest material on the site is dated from June 2011 so the site is quite new. The downside to that is that it is also still quite small, but it is growing. Currently there 34 videos and 34 photo sets posted. The site appears to update every three days with the update alternating between a video and a photo set.
The site can be purchased as a stand-alone site at $30 ($20 price with TBP/PU discount) or as part of the Diesel Access network at $40 ($30 price with TBP/PU discount). As a stand-alone site at full price it isn’t a very good value yet, but as the site grows that will obviously improve. My recommendation is to pay the extra $10 to get the network access. I did that but didn’t immediately get the full network access and customer support wasn’t all that helpful even after I sent them a screenshot of the TBP discount page. The webmaster stepped in and resolved the issue so there should be no problems now. And no other PU members reported the same problem.
Video quality varies from good to excellent. About half of the videos posted are true HD at 1920x1080. Bitrates (which I don’t fully understand) are the highest I’ve ever seen with rates hitting over 15,000kbps on some videos. The other half of the videos are available at 1280x720 with bitrates around 10,000. All videos are offered in multiple sizes and two formats. Wmv files (codec 9) are offered at either the 1080p or 720p, and mp4 files are offered in multiple sizes ranging from HD to lower resolutions for mobile devices. Download speeds are slightly above the average that I usually see with porn sites. I use Free Download Manger and it worked well with the site: there were no timeout issues.
The picture quality also ranges from good to excellent. Most sets are at 1000x556 but there are several that are 2666x4000. The quality of the lower resolution photos is good, but they pale in comparison to the higher res photos. The hi-res photos are amazing quality.
The site certainly does the technical bits right, and they do the artistic things well too. The lighting is always good and the photographer and videographer are obviously professionals. There is definitely NOT an amateur effort.
The site is pure softcore – mostly solo girl posing and some masturbation. There are a couple of girl/girl shoots but these are non-sexual. The girls may rub or touch each other a bit but there is very little contact. Kissing is even rare. There are no boy/girl shoots at all.
The model, Gloria, also appears on the Young Legal Porn site where she has 8 videos and 12 photo sets. My preference would be to see all her stuff migrated to SSG just to have it all in one place, but that isn’t a deal breaker and not really even an issue if you have full network access.
One issue that would be solved by having all Gloria’s material on one site is that there is some sharing of material between SSG and YLP. It isn’t sharing in the sense that the same videos or photos are on both sites, but the video of a shoot may be posted on YLP and the photos of the same shoot may be posted on SSG. Again, this isn’t that big a deal if you get network access.
This is nitpicking, but I really don’t like the site name. To me, calling a girl skinny is a negative. It’s criticizing her. Yes, Gloria is petite, but she’s wonderfully proportioned and definitely not malnourished like models posted on sites that feature truly skinny, even anorexic, models. Gloria is definitely not malnourished or anorexic. But at least the ‘super’ part is accurate.
From a technical viewpoint, the site is great. There is a search function, but none is needed while the site is small. You can sort by photos or videos, and each set has tags that can help sort further.
The value of the site, then, really comes down to your subjective opinion of Gloria. I’m not normally given to hyperbole and flowery language, but my life as a porn user can now be marked in BG and AG. Up to September 30, 2011 is the “Before Gloria” era, and October 1, 2011 marks the “After Gloria” era. You may not share my opinion, but I now have a new #1 model. Gloria is absolutely stunning – a beautiful face with incredible eyes (that the professional staff show off well) and an incredible body. I don’t know why she started doing nude shoots, but I’m sure grateful that she did.
I’ve scored the site high, which some may question considering that it might be relying too much on my subjective reaction to Gloria. But I think the score is warranted because the only flaw on the site is that it is new and needs to grow. It is updating so that flaw will fix itself. Otherwise, the site is really well done and has some great material. If you like Gloria’s look, I’d highly recommend getting a network membership. |
