Just saw this listed on TBP and it looks pretty interesting - a bit glam, with attractive models; but also a bit underground and real compared to run of the mill smut.
But the tour is relatively basic; webmaster, if you are reading, it would be great to see dates on updates; and also some sample videos. Meantime, this is on my to-try list...
lk2fireone - I was thinking more of the appeal of being the recipient, rather than just subscribing to the site. Aforementioned friction/bending issues notwithstanding - which, admittedly, would certainly dispel the novelty!
This is novel, although I'd be slightly concerned at the potential for injury. I'd be lying if I said the concept doesn't have a certain appeal, though :) The trailer at least is worth a look...
The preview looks good; pretty, natural models, with some smart lingerie, as opposed to the cliched stuff that we see so often. I like also that each model has a rating: Tease/Topless/Full nude/Explicit - looks fun to have a range of styles like that one one site.
Ultimately, I think the model base is too young (and too entirely hairless) for my liking, but it looks like a good format nonetheless.
NB fellow UK folk: this is not what the site name might suggest :D
Thanks for a great review, tangub - I had noticed this site a couple of times and wondered what it was like.
I think you are right in that it is the same photographer as Breath Takers - Michael White (who also features in Met Art and Body In Mind, among others). I actually really like the style; the colours are natural, there is a good mix of models and usually some context which really works for me.
In this case it's good to know that it's on a par with Only Tease as to explicitness; I'd find this frustrating, and the schoolgirl theme doesn't really work for me either. At least though the theme justifies a separate site; I'm still baffled as to why Breath Takers, Girlfolio and Take5 Girls (back again) all run with overlaps in content...
I'm not hugely into the schoolgirl niche, although St Mackenzies is vaguely on my list, both because most of the models are very obviously more than schoolgirl age and I'm a fan of the photographer - of Breath Takers and Girlfolio.
However, I do like a girl in uniform or workwear - especially a dominant one (in the milder sense) - so the teachers and matrons here should make it worth watching, hopefully there will be some more material soon!
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
- Really, really good photography
- Good sets, locations, lingerie
- Some well known porn stars (that even I've heard of)
- Many well-known alt/fetish models
- 2 photo and 1 video update per week
- Having 5 thumbnails of each set is surprisingly useful
Cons:
- Low res pictures
- Blog format of site is not particularly user-friendly
- No zip downloads
- No movie downloads
- Some posts do not have matching sets
Bottom Line:
I'm a big fan of glamour, and specifically pinup, photography; but I like some kind of angle to it, eg any combination of:
- Retro-style pinups (but more explicit than actual retro ones!)
- Girls with tattoos and/or piercings
- Nylons - stockings or tights
- Retro lingerie
- Mild fetish wear - latex etc
- More creative/subtle lighting and style than typical glamour
I follow a number of active models and photographers in the genre, so I was surprised to discover Ellen Stagg, who I'd not heard of before - because her work is exactly the kind that works for me.
Her photography is really, really great - ranging from well-lit, centerfold style (seems she does a lot of work for Penthouse), to more subtle, naturally lit shots and some more moody, grainy film shoots. And the models are second to none - some well-known porn stars such as Aria Giovanni, Jelena Jensen, Jenna Haze, Adriana Sage; and some popular alt and fetish models like Mosh, Masuimi Max, Angela Ryan, Joanna Angel, Darenzia and more.
The site itself is basic however; there's no members area as such - logging in gets you to the same blog format that the public see, the only difference is access to the sets and videos previewed in posts. On the plus side, there is a model index and everything is dated; but some posts are a single tantalizing preview snap of a magazine shoot that we never get the set for.
Sets are small - on average perhaps 16 pics - but I don't see that as a negative, since they've likely been pruned ruthlessly and every one is spot on. What's more a negative is the resolution - only 1080px on the longest side, so portrait pictures just fill my relatively modest 22" screen, and landscapes definitely lose detail in full-screen. It's a bit disappointing not to see more from a professional photographer.
Also, there are no zips; inconvenient, but if you are reasonably adept with a manager - I use dTA - you can set up a batch descriptor to download sets for you. Similarly there are no downloads of the weekly behind-the-scenes videos - not necessarily stuff you want to keep, but you can download them if you put your mind to it.
This is tricky to score; it's a blog with with photo set access for subscribers and not necessarily fair to compare to a pay site... but you do have to pay. I like the photography so much that if the site was a bit easier to navigate and offered eg 3K pics and zip downloads, I'd score it over 90; on the other hand, if the material wasn't as spot-on, it would be closer to 70 for lack of features. So in the low 80s it is.
Nevertheless, it's good value. Not enough updates to warrant a continued subscription, but $15 is good for for what's on there if it appeals. Even better value is the $5 for 4 days access that I took; but given the trickiness of getting sets, you need to work a little for it in that time. Either way, what you see on the public side is very much what you get as a member, so you'll easily know if it works for you before signing up.
OK, so I've been doing this paysite lark for about a year or so and I thought I'd seen some odd stuff... but other than perhaps Tiny Fetish Fun, this is pretty out there.
I can't imagine this is a common fetish... anyone? A shame the tour is limited just to a single preview clip, it would have entertaining to see more of what this is about.
Whereas I'm straight, and so only go for straight (assume girl-girl counts ;)) and mainly softcore porn, I've felt that gay porn fans are underrepresented here, so it's genuinely interesting to read a balanced take on sites that most of us wouldn't look at.
Anyway, I had no idea that there was a genre of solo straight-guys-for-gay-audiences... learn something new every day! Keep up the good work... oh, and great name :)
Thanks for the review, messmer - another one for my shortlist too. I've been leaning towards pictures lately, since the insipid BGM on most softcore videos turns me off... but if there is some dirty talk to the camera, that's a different matter!
Heather, thanks for this review - SG is a site I've toyed with joining, being vaguely into this sort of thing (the second SG book is sitting on my shelf of racy material) - so it's good to know that it's possibly not worth it.
Have you joined God Girls, which is similar? I'm also tempted by Zivity, which is a similar community-type site, but seemingly a broader range of erotic photos rather than specifically alt girls.
After wondering how this relates to other similar sites, and why it exists... it seems no longer to :| No DNS entry; seems to have been offline for a while at least.
Not sure if it's just temporary, or if 3 sites was stretching the material (which I still really like!) a bit...
If you take a browse around Breath Takers, you'll see the material is very similar. And it seems odd that there are no zips here, and the pic resolution is low, whereas there you get 4-5K pics in zip sets.
If you like the material itself, then I'd really recommend BT, you'll get a lot more than this site seems to offer so far. I'll resubscribe sometime but am likely to try Girlfolio first - again, a big overlap in style and models, but like here, the actual material is different.
A while ago I pondered on the logic of Breath Takers and Girlfolio - both seem to feature a large overlap of models, the same photographer and locations.
And here's another one - material is listed as exclusive, but there's at least an overlap in shoots with Breath Takers - I see some of the same models and outfits.
I actually really like the material, models and style of the sites - BT is one of my favourites - but I am now even more baffled as to why there are 3...
If you are using Firefox, you may want to try installing DownThemAll, which can help with situations like this. Eg you can download all files that are linked to from a particular page, or (perhaps more useful in this case) download all files with sequential numbers. It may not work, but it's worth a try...
I'm a big fan of pinup girls and retro-themed smut... although this isn't quite my area of interest :| a good review and a fun site, nevertheless - thanks!
Another great review - and again, your views on the site are very similar to mine. Assume somebody's arse got kicked around the beginning of 2012, since material before then is largely generic and uninspired - if anyone joined before then, note that the last 2 years of material is completely different.
And Paul Black's material is certainly a standout - also Chris King and Oliver Nation. I do feel they could all be a bit less dark - there's atmospheric and there's not being able to see much - but it's only a minor thing. I also like Sebastien Michel - his pics are among the few inspiring ones at Met Art.
Have you tried Breath Takers and/or Girlfolio? (Same photographer at each). Quite soft, but I think you may like the style - I think I will subscribe to the latter next.
Girl-girl content here is very few and far between, so it sort of makes sense that they may source it elsewhere. Having said that, one recent set & video of Samantha Bentley was taken from Breath Takers.
But I think it's rare - the site's stile is artsy/sophisticated enough that we'd recognise if there were more sets elsewhere. And the standard is good so I don't really begrudge the odd borrowed set.
I wish you had something similar too, GPL... but now that you mention it, I kind of wish you hadn't - thinking to the phone scenario I mentioned, I'm now picturing one of those unfortunate 'accidental' X-ray images with a mobile... sorry :P
I agree that the shoots are often too subtly lit - I don't mind the atmosphere it brings - entirely different from eg Joymii which I also like but is very light - but some pics here are too dark even for my liking. Concur that Natasha Schon is the worst offender! She has some good pics and scenarios, but too often we can't see anything...
Following my recent glowing review, this site continues to impress with its creative scenarios, great photography and atmospheric, high-production-values videography. Eg:
* I just found an older update in which the model sneaks off to a secluded location somewhere; laughs off and ignores an incoming call from a presumed boyfriend, and starts to enjoy herself. Later on, the phone rings again and she proceeds to use it to masturbate with in some detail (presumably the vibrating ring was on...)
* A recent video was titled 'Sex Art' - I figured they were just copping out and reusing a video from sister site Sex Art. As it happens, the video showed the model on bed with a laptop, watching a Sex Art video - then getting aroused and reenacting the blowjob she was watching with a dildo. Toys generally aren't my thing - but, like close-ups - here they manage use them without being run of the mill porn.
This is proper, erotic stuff that's both explicit yet still evocative. Recommended!
Many thanks for the reply. There is some OK material in the older stuff - I downloaded a little - and it is likely more erotic than Met Art - but for me that's not hard, I found MA has too much to wade through to get to anything interesting.
What's good here is that as well as being subtle, interesting, different - all of which I would take over graphic explicitness - it is explicit too, a rare combination. And although I am fond of the heartcore sites, they voyeuristic nature of the solo scenes here is somehow more erotic.
And I did indeed join for a year! The price was good; it updates daily and probably more than half of the updates are of interest to me. Sure I could catch up with a monthly join every so often; but it's good to have one annual one which will (hopefully) always have something interesting, regardless of what else I'm doing.
Many thanks, tangub. It really is very different and was kind of jarring working my way back through the archives of the site; I kept finding great sets and videos to download... then suddenly almost nothing; I have kept very few sets from before 2012.
I'm just hoping they stay on the current path as I've bought a longer subscription...
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