That is a mistake. With a standard membership, you get access to the Your 18 site only.
If you join the 8 Teenies Pass program, you get access to Your 18 site plus 7 other sites. But the 8 Teenies Pass membership is slightly higher than the Your 18 site membership.
You can try sending an email to Zemani, and request an extension of your membership, because of the problems you had with your membership.
I bought a 12-month subscription to Muse.org in 2009.
The main photographer for the site was Richard Murrian, who has contributed to Metart.
There were almost no updates during the time I was a member (for one year).
And many times, when I tried to log in to the site, I could not get in.
Because of the lack of updates, and other problems at the site, the site eventually said they would give 12-month members a 6-month extension of their membership.
I mailed customer support asking for the extension. Never got a reply to any of my emails. Never got an extension.
So sites can, for one reason or another, give you very poor service for your money.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
-3 sizes for photosets: 800, 1200, 4000 px.
-zip file for each size px for each photoset.
-Online slideshow for photosets.
-Can download the videos or view as streaming.
-Material is exclusive.
-Tiny, unobtrusive watermark bottom right hand corner of photos.
-Vids have a larger watermark than the photos, small but not tiny, placed at bottom right corner of the picture.
-No DRM.
-No timeout from site.
-Can rate the model, photoset, and video. But this is a matter of personal taste, and I don't agree with a lot of the scores.
-Simple site navigation. Easy to get to the sets and videos of each model.
-One update per day (photoset or video).
-Most photosets have 100+ pictures each.
Cons:
-Videos download as avi files. No other choice of format.
-Videos download as one file size only (no choice of high, medium, low resolution).
-Downloaded files have no descriptive name. Instead, the download file name is a number with "big", "medium" or "small" attatched, depending on whether you are downloading the big, medium or small px set. Downloaded videos are named with a number and the prefix "zemani-v".
-Search is basic but adequate. Can search by model name, age, or hair color. There is a limited number of models and photosets and videos, so this is not a big con.
Bottom Line:
I resisted joining zemani as long as I could. But some of the models at this site are absolutely mouth-watering. I want to sink my teeth and other
body parts into these gorgeous creatures.
Although there are a nice number of photos and photosets for a site that started in 2006, I can't help wishing there were more photosets for my favorite models. Most models only have 1 or 2 photosets.
Site stats (April 4, 2010):
photos 64,806
galleries 471
videos 130
130 videos sounds like a lot of videos. But like many other softcore sites, the videos are short, most less than 10 minutes in runtime. Even
though the videos might have a gorgeous model as the subject, like most softcore sites, the videos are mainly forgettable. The real value lies in the photosets.
The photographic quality of the videos is good to high, but the videos are just ok. I'm much more into softcore than hardcore, but at most softcore
sites, the videos are just plain boring, no matter how attractive the model is. I don't really understand the psychology of why softcore
photosets of a model can be arousing, but a softcore video of the same model is usually boring. That is my reaction to the videos at softcore teen mega-sites.
The TBP review of this site, release date 6 Mar 2010, states the video "content ranges from softcore nude portraits to pussy spreads, girl-girl erotic posing, and more." I saw a number of videos, not all, and the only
content I saw was strictly softcore: no pussy spread, no girl-girl interaction that went beyond two girls that were nude. I found no solitary
or mutual masturbation, no toys, nothing that remotely approached hardcore porn.
There are some videos where the model performs a strip-tease. But you get better, more exciting strip tease at college night at a bar, where the
strippers are non-professional, probably less attractive than the zemani models, but they put on a much better show than the zemani models.
Also, the canned soundtrack on the videos is obtrusive; it adds nothing to the video, and often sounds annoying.
The models are 18 to very early 20s. Almost all Caucasian.
There is a nice mix of different settings/backgrounds for the photoshoots and videos: interior in a house, in a field, a stream, a lake or sea. Most photosets make nice use of colors in the background, the photosets are mainly nicely focused, the model is nicely featured in the shots. Not all shots are perfect, of course, but the photosets are equal to what you find at met-art, mplstudios, high quality glamor-style softcore photosets.
If you are looking for something more explicit than very softcore nudity, go elsewhere. If you are looking for softcore tease or strip tease, you are better off at a different site.
On a value basis, because the softcore teen mega-sites have far greater content, you are better off joining them first. But this is a nice
addition to the category, and the content will build over time. And the site does feature some absolutely yummy girls.
I actually joined Zemani as a member 3 days ago, based partly on Drooler's review and partly on the site preview. I like pretty girls, and this site has a few beauties.
Not a mega-site, but a smaller site that started in 2006. Softcore teen glamor. Some very attractive models, nice high-quality photography. If you've never joined the major mega-sites for softcore teen glamor, then join those first, because there are many quality sites out there. But this is a nice addition to the category.
The problem is not with the billing company, but with the webmaster or the site itself. The billing company is just following the instructions of the webmaster in how to bill. That's my understanding, anyway.
And I agree that it seems unfair to charge different prices, based on where you live.
This site is very much like a junior Met-art. Zemani has some very yummy models, but one problem is that when you find a yummy model here, she often will only have 1 or 2 photosets, so you are left hungry for more. Site started back in late 2006, and I'm glad they are adding the updates at a much faster rate now.
I THINK THE SITE MADE A MISTAKE RAISING THE MEMBERSHIP PRICE TO $10/MONTH.
$8/MONTH WAS DIRT CHEAP, AND ENCOURAGED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO TRY TO THE SITE, AT LEAST ONCE.
THAT'S MY TAKE. WITHOUT ANY REAL SUBSCRIPTION FIGURES TO BACK IT UP.
THEY RAISED THE PRICE FAIRLY RECENTLY.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HOW THE PRICE INCREASE AFFECTED/WILL AFFECT THE MEMBERSHIP LEVEL.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM THAT THE OWNER/SITE PHOTOGRAPHER WANTS MORE MONEY FOR HIS WORK.
BUT IT'S JUST MY FEELING THAT A LOT OF MEMBERS WERE DRAWN TO THE $8/MONTH FEE.
AND WOULD NOT BE DRAWN TO THE $10/MONTH FEE, SINCE IT'S A SINGLE SITE ACCESS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE 1 YEAR MEMBERSHIP FEE, TO GO FROM $28 TO $30 IS NOT THAT BIG A DEAL.
BUT SINCE I DOUBT THE MEMBERSHIP FIGURES ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, IT'S A MOOT POINT.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE FIGURES FOR MONTHLY AND YEARLY MEMBERSHIPS.
JUST TO SEE HOW PEOPLE BEHAVE, IN VALUING THE SITE--WORTH A ONE MONTH MEMBERSHIP, VERSUS A ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP.
BUT IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS PAID FOR A COUPLE OF ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIPS. IT MEANS THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS THE SITE IS WORTH SUPPORTING.
BECAUSE ON A PRACTICAL BASIS, THE CHEAPEST WAY TO USE THE SITE WOULD BE TO JOIN FOR A MONTH, AND THEN WAIT A YEAR TO REJOIN FOR ANOTHER MONTH.
WHICH IS WHAT I SUSPECT MOST PU MEMBERS WOULD DO, IF THEY JOINED THE SITE AT ALL.
Current Member for over 1 year (at the time of review).
Pros:
-EASY LOGIN. IF COOKIES ARE ENABLED, TO ENTER THE SITE, JUST GO TO THE SITE URL, AND YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY LOGGED IN. NO NEED TO ENTER USERNAME OR PASSWORD.
-CCBILL IS THE PAYMENT PROCESSOR. A TRUSTED NAME.
-NO PRE-CHECKED CROSS-SALE ON THE JOIN PAGE.
-EACH PHOTOSET HAS A ZIP FILE.
-MANY SETS ALLOW THE MODEL TO SHOW HER PERSONALITY: THE MODELS CAN DISPLAY MISCHIEF, FUN, AN ELEMENT OF NAUGHTINESS OR TEASE, ETC.
-THE SITE MAKES A NICE CHANGE OF PACE FROM THE GLAMCORE OR HARDCORE EROTIC SETS, WITH ITS APPROACH OF NON-NUDE TEASE.
-ALTHOUGH THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PHOTOS ARE NON-NUDE, SOME OF THE PHOTOS ARE, IN MY OPINION, MORE EROTIC THAN WHAT IS SHOWN AT SITES LIKE METART OR MPL STUDIOS. A GIRL IN A BRA, WITH AN EXPRESSIVE FACE AND STRIKING POSE, BRINGS BACK THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF PLAYBOY AND PENTHOUSE, WHERE SOME OF THE NON-NUDE PHOTOS WERE WORTH COLLECTING, AS WELL AS THE NUDE PHOTOS.
-YES, I WANT TO MODELS TO SHOW EVERYTHING, BUT THAT'S THE HOOK: A TEASE THAT LEAVES YOU WANTING MORE.
Cons:
-PAYPAL IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING PAYMENTS FOR ZISHY.
-PRICE HAS GONE UP. USED TO BE $7.99/MONTH OR $27.99/YEAR.
CURRENTLY, IT'S $9.99/MONTH OR $30/YEAR.
(PU NEEDS TO UPDATE THE PRICE-LISTING.)
-DOWNLOAD SPEEDS ARE SLOW, ABOUT 1-3 MB/S. BUT SINCE EACH GALLERY ZIP FILE IS SMALL (AROUND 50 MB OR LESS), IT ONLY TAKES LESS THAN A MINUTE TO DOWNLOAD AN INDIVIDUAL GALLERY.
-THE MODEL LISTING HAS A NICE-SIZED THUMBNAIL FOR EACH MODEL. EXCEPT FOR SOME MODELS, YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL FROM THE THUMBNAIL WHAT THE MODEL LOOKS LIKE, SO YOU HAVE TO OPEN ONE OF HER SETS TO SEE A BETTER PHOTO.
FOR A PHOTO SITE, THIS IS SURPRISING: YOU WOULD THINK THE PHOTOGRAPHER WOULD CHOOSE BETTER THUMBNAILS TO ILLUSTRATE EACH MODEL.
-DO NOT JOIN THE SITE IF YOU WANT FULL-FLEDGED NUDITY. THERE ARE ONLY OCCASIONAL GLIMPSES OF NUDITY IN THE PHOTOS.
-THE SEARCH ENGINE IS LIMITED: IT WILL SEARCH FOR A MODEL'S NAME.
-UPDATES WITH ONE NEW PHOTOSET EVERY 2 OR 3 DAYS.
Bottom Line:
THE SITE THEME IS: "PHOTOS THAT LEAVE SOMETHING TO THE IMAGINATION." ZISHY IS BASICALLY A NON-NUDE SITE.
MOST OF THE OLDER SETS ARE COMPLETELY NON-NUDE.
SOME OF THE RECENT SETS DO FEATURE A FEW PHOTOS OF A BARE BREAST, A NAKED ASS, OR EVEN AN EXPOSED PUSSY, BUT THERE ARE NO CLOSE-UPS OF THOSE FORBIDDEN AREAS.
THE SITE IS BASICALLY A TEASE OF NUBILE WOMEN WHO ARE YOUNG AND MAINLY ATTRACTIVE.
THIS IS NOT A GLAMOUR SITE. THE MODELS WEAR VERY LITTLE MAKE-UP, AND ARE MAINLY DRESSED IN REGULAR STREET CLOTHES. THE AVERAGE TEENAGER AT A MALL WEARS MORE MAKEUP, AND CAN OFTEN BE SEEN IN FLASHIER CLOTHES. ZISHY IS BASICALLY A TEASE SITE, WHERE YOU GET TO VIEW PHOTOS OF ATTRACTIVE WOMEN, AND WANT TO SEE MORE OF THEM.
THERE ARE SOME VIDEOS AT THE SITE: BUT THE VIDEOS ARE VERY SHORT, MOSTLY UNDER 3 MINUTES, AND DON'T HOLD A LOT OF VALUE.
THE MEMBERSHIP PRICE USED TO BE EXTREMELY INEXPENISVE:
$7.99/MONTH OR $27.99/YEAR.
RECENTLY, THERE WAS A PRICE INCREASE:
$9.99/MONTH OR $30/YEAR.
MAYBE I'M FOOLISH, BUT AT $7.99/MONTH, IT SEEMED LIKE A STEAL.
ACTUALLY, I JOINED FOR THE YEARLY MEMBERSHIP AT $27.99/YEAR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
I DON'T VISIT THE SITE THAT OFTEN, BUT I THINK I'M SUPPORTING A SITE THAT I LIKE.
HOWEVER, WITH THE PRICE INCREASE TO $9.99/MONTH, I WOULD BE MORE HESITANT TO JOIN.
EXCEPT I WOULD PROBABLY GO FOR THE $30/YEAR MEMBERSHIP OPTION.
THINKING I AM SUPPORTING A SITE THAT I LIKE.
ONE OF THE REASONS I LIKE THE SITE IS THAT IT SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH INFLUENCE A PHOTOGRAPHER CAN HAVE OVER THE APPEARANCE OF A MODEL.
MANY OF THE MODELS AT THE SITE ARE PORN MODELS.
EXCEPT YOU WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE MOST OF THEM FROM THEIR APPEARANCE AT ZISHY.
YOU ONLY KNOW THEY ARE A PORN STAR AT OTHER SITES BECAUSE YOU RECOGNIZE THE MODEL NAME.
(MOST EUROPEAN PORN MODELS HAVE A MULTITUDE OF NAMES, THAT VARY FROM SITE TO SITE, AND CAN EVEN HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES AT THE SAME SITE.)
BUT IF YOU HAVE A GOOD MEMORY, OR USE A PORNSTAR INDEX LIKE INDEXXX.COM, YOU CAN OFTEN FIND MANY OF THE ZISHY MODELS ARE FEATURED AT OTHER PORN SITES.
ZISHY IS A U.S. BASED SITE, MAINLY SHOOTING IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
SO THE MODELS ARE MAINLY U.S. MODELS.
U.S. MODELS NORMALLY HAVE FAR FEWER ALIASES THAN EUROPEAN MODELS.
SO U.S. MODELS ARE EASIER TO FOLLOW.
ZISHY IS A NON-GLAMOUR SITE. THERE IS VERY LITTLE MAKEUP USED. AT MOST PORN SITES, THERE IS AN EFFORT TO MAKE THE MODELS ATTRACTIVE. AT ZISHY, THE APPROACH IS TO SHOWCASE THE NATURAL ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE MODEL, WITH MINIMUM MAKEUP, NO GLAMOUR SETTINGS OR COSTUMES.
FOR ME, IT JUST SLAPS ME UP THE SIDE OF THE HEAD (MAKES ME REALIZE) HOW A WOMAN CAN APPEAR LOVELY OR EROTIC WITH MAKEUP AND LIGHTING AND COSTUME, AND APPEAR SO MUCH LESS ATTRACTIVE WITHOUT MAKEUP OR SPECIAL LIGHTING OR ATTRACTIVE CLOTHES.
(SORT OF LIKE THE OLD MENNEN SKIN BRACER (AFTER SHAVE) COMMERCIALS, WHERE A MALE MODEL SLAPS HIMSELF AND SAYS: "THANKS, I NEEDED THAT."
THE SITE DESIGN IS BASIC, BUT EASY TO USE.
THERE IS A SEARCH BOX WHERE YOU CAN INPUT THE MODEL'S NAME, AND HER SETS WILL DISPLAY.
ON THE HOME PAGE, THERE IS ARE LINKS PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED FOR:
GALLERIES - GIRLS - ABOUT- LISTS - CONTACT
I'M GIVING THE SITE A SCORE OF 85.
THE REASONS FOR THE SCORE:
THE SITE DOES A FINE JOB OF NON-NUDE TEASE.
THERE ARE A FEW NUDE PHOTOS IN SOME OF THE PHOTOSETS OF THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THE GIRLS ARE MAINLY ATTRACTIVE.
SOME OF THE GIRLS ARE EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE.
THE SITE IS EASY TO USE/NAVIGATE ON A BASIC LEVEL. BUT CAN'T DO SOPHISTICATED SEARCHES.
$10/MONTH IS NOT AS ATTRACTIVE $8/MONTH, FOR A PORN SITE. ESPECIALLY ONE THAT OFFERS ONLY SINGLE-SITE ACCESS.
Current Member for over 1 year (at the time of review).
Pros:
-Very low membership fee. $7.99/month, or $27.99/year.
-A nice selection of attractive models. Mixture of amateur and professional porn models.
-CCBILL is the payment processor, a trusted name.
-Update rate averages 3-4 new photo sets per week.
-Zishy is based in L.A., California. The girls are a mixture of models and college girls.
-Easy login. After you login to the site, the following logins don't require a username and password, (with cookies enabled).
Cons:
-This is primarily a non-nude site. Do not join if you want to see full-blown nudity, or hard-core sex.
-Although there are many attractive girls, this is not a glamour site: the models are shot with little make-up, with regular-style clothes. The models appear like the girl-next-door.
You honestly would not recognize many of these girls you might have seen at other porn sites, unless you study them and compare them with photos from other sites. The average teenager at a shopping mall or on the street wears more make-up than most of the models photographed at Zishy.
-This is mainly a photo site. There are videos, but the videos are short, most under 3 minutes, some videos under a minute.
Bottom Line:
Zishy is basically a non-nude site.
Occasionally you will see a naked ass, uncovered nipples, even less will you see a naked pussy.
The site theme is less is more: the female form is better served covered, which lets the imagination free to roam.
The aim is to entertain through innocent and playful means.
What is suprising is that you can't tell the professional models from the amateurs unless you have a keen eye and a lot of history with porn models. Basically, the professional porn models are presented as amateurs, with very little of their normal make-up, in regular clothes, in non-porn poses and settings.
The truth is, you will find the average teenager in a shopping mall wears far more make-up, and is better dressed, than the models at Zishy.
In the last year or more, you are seeing a few naked breasts, a few naked asses, but the majority of the photos are still non-nude. This is not a site you should join to see nudity.
It can be interesting to compare the photo sets of the porn models at Zishy with their sets at porn sites.
It illustrates how much the photographer can influence how attractive a model will appear in a photo.
I've said it before, but it bears repeating: a model can appear average-looking, or very attractive, or extremely lovely, depending on how she is photographed. Some sites specialize in making their models as glamorous as possible. Zishy photographs their models to appear "natural", not glamorized or heavily made-up.
When I started checking how many of the models at Zishy were porn models, I was surprised at the number that were featured in soft-core and hard-core sites. Because you would not have any hint from the Zishy photo sets that many of
these girls are willing to show everything they have at more explicit porn sites.
A very few of the models at Zishy who are featured in more well-known porn sites are:
Alaina Fox
Alex Mae
Alice Wonder
Amber Sym
Bailey Rayne
Bree Daniels
Keisha Grey
Dillion Harper
Kenze Thomas
Lily Ivy
Samantha Rone
Jayden Taylors
Maybe my brain is very slow, but I found it fascinating how different a model can appear at the Zishy site versus her appearance at a regular porn site. For some models, you really have to examine the girl, to see it's the same person.
But then again, there are so many porn models out there, that some models resemble each other fairly closely.
Bottom line:
Since the price is so low ($7.99/month, or $27.99/year), it's worth joining to see what the site has to offer. As long as you are not expecting a nude site, Zishy is mainly very softcore tease.
This is a solid, detailed review. Very well written.
I'm not sure, after reading this review, why you are having doubts about "Re-Review Dilemma, opinions?".
It really sounds like two different people are writing under one name.
One writer is extremely focused, giving solid details and opinions.
The other writer has a strong OCDC (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Complex).
Hoping the split personality/two writers will learn to live with one another.
Again, this is a solid review, a nice addition to the PU site.
Actually, you have written a huge number of reviews, and all of the ones I've seen are excellent. You are one of the best reviewers on this site, so it makes little sense to question your reviews.
Protecting Minors We are strong supporters of RTA and ICRA, two of the most recognized self labeling organizations. Our site is properly labeled to assist in the protection of minors accessing inappopriate content. For information about filtering tools, check this site.
DISCLAIMER: ALL MODELS APPEARING ON THIS WEBSITE ARE 18 YEARS OR OLDER.
To report child pornography, go directly to ASACP! We're proud to be a corporate sponsor.
Have concerns or questions about porn addiction? We recommend this helpful resource.
