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The top of every page has an easy to use navigation bar so
it's very simple to find your way around from anywhere in
the site.
The first option is the galleries page which is sorted into
months and shows three big thumbnails of each set or video,
along with the name of the model(s), a nice description along
with some information on how many pics the set contains (or
how large the video is). You also have the option to download
the entire zip file to your machine (in standard or high resolution)
or view the pics online.
If you select to view the pictures online, you have the option
to scroll through the set (next, previous, first and last)
and see the photo name and resolution size. In addition, down
the left side of the page you can see a list of the three
pics before and after the current one for even easier flicking
through. You can even search the galleries on keywords, summaries,
comments - all sorts of things.
This is a site where they've put in a lot of thought into
the design and what would make a very simple, very effective
experience for those browsing through the site (a lot of sites
could learn some serious lessons from Pin-Up
WOW! in this respect).
Go back up a level to the thumbnail page and a similar format
exists. This time, however, instead of scrolling through the
pictures you can scroll through the various sets; instead
of the previous and next three pictures, you can see the previous
and next three galleries.
Again, the content is very much softcore with perhaps some
breasts being bared towards the end of the set. That said
it is a very welcome change to some of the grittier sites
out there. The girls are immaculately made up, very nicely
photographed and have very nice costumes from nice silk nighties
to fancy dress outfits like a pirate or even snow white. They
do get completely stripped off in a fair few of the sets but
there are a variety of tactics employed to make sure that
you don't see anything 'downstairs'; crossed legs, a perfectly
placed hat or just an annoyingly good camera angle.
My only gripe with the photo area is that the pages are formatted
for slightly larger than the standard 1024 resolution of most
computers. If you have a larger monitor with a higher resolution
then it's fine but otherwise you'll find yourself scrolling
to the right a fair bit.
Although the ethos of the site is pin-ups, don't think Sam
Fox (for the older readers) or whoever the current Sun page
three girl is, think Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield -
almost 1940's style erotica; much classier and for my money
much more erotic. The six main models on the site are all
really sexy and have their own area where you can view a little
biography and even a question and answer section. Carla, my
personal favourite's answer to 'Who would you most like to
discover sleeping in your bed' is simply genius!
The site offers you the ability to purchase a set made to
your own specification although, in keeping with the rest
of the site, it's made abundantly clear that sexually explicit
images or DVDs will not be catered for. You can receive a
fairly hefty discount if you say that the resulting content
can be shown on the website. These can be seen in the 'Fantasy
Wow' section of the galleries.
There is an also an 'out takes' section of the site which
isn't great but at least shows the girls having a real giggle
when something goes wrong.
You can view a 'guest stars' section with a little biography
accompanying a big picture of each girl. Like the main stars,
a simple link takes you to a page listing all of their sets
along with a big thumbnail and description of each to entice
you to view them.
They have a new area on the site called Velvet which sounds
quite interesting. It hasn't gone live at the time of writing
but it promises to have photos and limited edition mounted
prints for sale which can be signed, lipstick kissed and scented
by your chosen model. They also suggest that they'll have
greetings cards, calendars and even selected items of clothing
the girls have worn in a set.
They also have a shop area which is up and running now selling
mugs, caps, teddy bears and t-shirts with the site logo on.
The last area of the site is the videos. You can download
more than one at a time and each has a high and low resolution
version. Another plus is that the download speed is above
average so you won't be waiting too long to view them.
Again, in keeping with the rest of the site there is no hardcore
content. When there are two girls on film they do touch each
other but only things like stroking a stockinged leg, helping
each other get undressed and the like. There is no hint of
anything stronger, not even a few kisses.
Excuse me a moment while I digress but I was talking to a
friend recently about when he upgraded from dial-up internet
connection to broadband. At the time he was a little disappointed
as when he tried to view a photo of a naked girl with the
slower connection speed he enjoyed the tease as the photo
was revealed little by little. This site is very much similar
to that experience. You get the undoubted tease of a beautiful
girl slowly getting undressed right before your eyes, leaving
a little to the imagination.
So, would I recommend the site? Well, if you like the concept
of pin-ups and you like the look of the girls in the free
view area then yes. It's a very well designed site, it's regularly
updated with exclusive content and for the price it's
well worth a look.
reviewed December 2007
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