Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
Choice of CCBill or Epoch payment processors.
Exclusive content in 1037 photo galleries and 1079 videos.
Photos downloadable as zip files in high-res and low-res.
Around 75% of the videos are 1280 x 720 HD.
Simple site layout, easy to navigate and download manager friendly.
Fast downloads, I was getting 6 MB/s pretty much my maximum speed.
Plenty of info provided, model bios, gallery descriptions, file sizes for zip file and video downloads.
Site currently offering a lockdown bonus where you get 60 days for the price of 30.
Cons:
This is an archive site with no updates. There's no dates on any of the content but I believe the site was active from around 2007 until 2013.
Not even a glimpse of naked pussy to be found here. This is a softcore glamour site with the emphasis on lingerie and tease. The most you will see is bare breasts and bum cheeks.
No way to view the high-res photos online, (only downloadable in the zips) unless I'm missing something.
Many of the videos are split into 2 or 3 parts.
No in-browser streaming of the videos.
Oldest videos max at 640 x 480.
Only download file type for video is wmv.
No PU discount.
Bottom Line:
Just before Easter I received an email offering me a half price $12.47 membership at Pin-Up Wow so as I've never seen a discount offered for this site before and never previously had a membership here decided to take them up on the offer. It's a British glamour site based on the idea of classic pin-up art, think of Only Tease but with more of a retro feel to the outfits, hair styles and lingerie. Expect to see lots of silk and satin lingerie and nightwear, suspender belts, seamed stockings and high heels. There's also a lot of costume/uniform themed sets such as schoolgirl, French maid, nurse and air hostess.
Most of the British based models here are quite familiar to me having done the rounds at other British glamour sites like Only Tease, Art-Lingerie and St Mackenzies several years ago. The model index is split into two sections; one featuring the 6 Pin-Up Wow star models then another 45 models listed in the guest model section. The 6 star models Carla Brown (from Only Carla), Lucy-Anne Brookes, Hayley-Marie Coppin (from Hayley's Secrets), Petra So, Bryoni Kate & Jodie Gasson have a huge amount of content each with between 57 and 131 photo sets each and almost as many videos. You also get to learn more about them in the form of a written Q & A session. My favourite model here is Petra So due to her Asian looks and incidentally she is the model with the most content here with 131 photo sets and 124 videos.
The site layout looks rather dated, typically something from the early 2000s but it is user friendly and easy to get around. Click on Galleries and you get all the photo sets and videos across 212 pages at 10 per page. There's a drop down menu of page numbers so you can jump instantly to any page. You can also select just photo sets or just videos. Downloading from the site using my download manager (Down them all) was an absolute breeze, the download links for zips and videos are all on the main listing page so no need to open every individual gallery. Just scroll down each page of 10 galleries or videos and left click on the zip or video download links to queue them in your manager. The layout is the same browsing via the model index with each model's updates listed 10 per page. There's also a navigation heading for albums which implies that the galleries were split into albums dated by month and year but since the dates have been removed they are now just numbered 1 to 70. These albums come with clickable keywords, click on black stockings for example and it brings up 383 galleries featuring black stockings.
If you're going to browse the photo galleries online clicking on a thumbnail will open up the image in a size around 850 x 1130 px and there is also a slide show feature with the ability to change the time delay from 1 to 20 seconds per picture. I don't see any way to expand the images further or view the high-res version online so it appears they are only available by downloading the zips. The image sizes in the high-res zips range from a smallest size of around 1400 x 1900 for the oldest sets up to 2000 x 3000 for the newer ones and several sizes in between. Photo sets average around 140 pictures per set.
The photo shoots and videos nearly all appear to be shot in a studio against a plain backdrop and using various items of furniture or props to set the scene and they do tend to use the same ones over and over again so it can become a bit repetitive. The only variation from this was a handful that looked as though they were shot in a bedroom. It would have been nice to see some outdoor shoots. The shoots are nearly all solo apart from a small number of two girl or multi girl shoots. As I mentioned in the cons the content is very tame here with the emphasis being on the clothing and lingerie tease and then the model being topless towards the end of the shoot.
Most of the videos I downloaded appear to be behind the scenes photo shoot type videos. Some videos have background music and some others you can here the camera going off and the photographer giving directions to the model. The banter between the model and photographer gives you a chance to see her personality if you like that sort of thing. The videos are generally between 5 to 10 minutes run time and often come in 2 to 3 parts. Frankly I found the videos boring and won't keep any of them.
At the regular price of $25 I would probably never have joined so as a photo collector appreciated the chance to get in for half price and add the photo shoots of these British models to my collection. A score of 80 is about the best I can give to an archive site that has not added anything new in something like 7 years.
Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
- Many UK glamour models listed for cam chat.
- 1 on 1 chat: 3 credit/minute. Group shows: 10 credit/show.
- 1 credit = 1 USD. No regional pricing.
- All models have the same rates.
- Models seen on Only Tease, Pin-Up Wow and similar sites.
- Info on model’s bio and sites where she may be seen.
- May book some of the models for 1 on 1 cam shows in advance.
- Models list what outfits they have available for “fantasies”.
- Good schedule info. Models mostly honor it.
- Decent credit usage and billing log for the last month.
- VIP membership available.
- Opt-in email alerts when particular model comes online.
- Receive some free credits when buying credits in bulk.
- ccbill.
Cons:
- Only around 60 models listed.
- No models from outside UK.
- 5 models online at most.
- Rarely any model online except for UK evening time.
- Anything but chatting requires extra tip
- Up to teasing requires 25 credits tip; topless, 50; nude, 100.
- Can’t see or talk to model prior to entering 1 on 1 show.
- Show window opens in a small old-fashioned pop up.
- Chat features are limited in comparison to other cam sites.
- No favorites feature, no recording, no chat logs.
- No cam to cam, no private spying, no free chat.
- Email alerts are difficult to manage.
- Credit usage and billing logs only for last month.
- Must contact site to know what VIP membership offers.
Bottom Line:
Glamour Stars Live lets you chat with UK glamour models on cam. The site itself is quite well built and provides a lot of info but the chat part is extremely lacking compared to other cam sites. It also becomes expensive if you want anything but chatting with a sitting model in lingerie.
Only Tease has its own clone of the site, OTCams. Username and password are valid at both sites. I assume sites work the exact same way apart from some minor layout and color changes. I only noticed that Glamour Stars Live has more info on which sites a particular model has appeared in while OTCams only links to Only Tease. I felt they both should consider adding links to particular sets instead of generic links to sites’ home pages.
In my personal experience, I encountered the same situation described at the TBP Review: model expected to only chat for the regular 3 credits per minute price. I’m not sure the model was fully aware of how the tips worked; I still don’t fully understand it myself. There’s a cumbersome graph chart on the site’s menu “How it Works” section: I expected tipping 25 credits would get her to stand up and tease but it looked like what the model expected from me the most was to ask for it politely.
As for technical quality of the chat, in my case, image quality was sub-par, I didn’t get audio and was repeatedly disconnected from the chat. But I see some models in the listing now with HD signs, I remember the old-fashioned cam interface had audio controls and the model acknowledged she was using wireless. So, problems were most likely due to that particular model’s setup.
Apart from 1 on 1 chats, site also offers scheduled group shows at 10 credits for the whole session. Members are encouraged to buy tickets in advance. All group shows are scheduled some days in advance and start around 10pm UK time (11pm CET) which is 2pm - 5pm in the US. About that time is also when most models are online, accepting 1 on 1 shows. Never saw more than 4-5 online at the same time, though. When you buy credits for the first time, you get a free ticket. I first tried to use it on a show that was eventually cancelled and got my free ticket back.
I lost interest in this site as fast as I lost interest in the model that brought me here. If I appreciated the fact that Only Tease doesn’t have a single set where the model doesn’t wear stockings, pantyhose or socks, I’d probably be a recurring member there and still be using this site periodically to catch my favorites’ shows.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Gorgeous Women
+ Classy photosets
+ High quality photos
+ Really captures the essence of classic pin-up art
+ Daily updates
+ Models contribute to message board
+ Zip files are download manager-friendly
Cons:
- Site has only been up since April 2007, so there's not a lot of content yet
- few videos
- Only studio shoots; I'd like to see some location shooting
- Site design is ca. 2002 (although quite usable)
Bottom Line:
I've always loved classic pin-up art, and this site really gets it. It's very soft-core (bare breasts at most) but that adds to the classy ambiance. The six regular models are all lovely, and occasional guest models add some variety.
The only drawback is the lack of content; understandable since the site has only been around for about 3 months. Assuming that it keeps going, this will be an excellent site in 6-12 months.
Follow-Up:
Sorry to say I have to knock a few points off the score. While the site has continued to add new content every day, which is a huge plus, the downloading is now very slow and it no longer works with a download manager.
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