Signed up about a year ago (site had just launched) and was quite impressed with creativity and filming quality. Scenes always also featured other well known female and male performers which added up to great scenes that would not have looked out of place in a major porn network. Almost looked like they had intended to produce some DVDs but opted to release them as web content.
Also remember being surprised by good organization: each scene had a "home page" that linked to main video, photo gallery and BTS (if available). A rarity, as most solo sites usually dump photos and videos from same scene in different sections.
Major drawback was (and it seems still is) website's look and also the lack of feedback options. The colors and graphic elements made me think at first that the site had been around for 10 years when, in fact, it had just been launched and the scenes had been filmed recently. Also, the feedback was limited to a cgi form that crashed after sending some praise and suggestions; one of the reasons I cancelled after one month. Luscious Lopez has quite an interesting personality and some sort of diary or forum would have been a plus.
Per the updates section available in the free tour, it looks there have only been 4 updates in the last 4 months (one of them a solo gallery), which is a real pity. On the other hand, if the stats at TPB are right (69 videos) and you like Luscious Lopez's performances maybe you should give it a try. I doubt you would be disappointed.
FTV Girls, Twistys Treat of the Month, Danni.com Girl of the Month, ALS Angels to name just a few. She has also appeared in several adult DVDs: solo, lesbian and one rare boy-girl scene for Wicked Pictures.
Just checked ALS Angels website and it's definitely the same model. I don't know when the ALS Angels pictures were taken. Those at her official site tour are quite recent (taken in January 2008). Maybe that could explain the differences you see. It could also depend on camera angles.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
-Official site of Penthouse Pet Andie Valentino.
-Free section shows exactly what you will get when you join.
-17 mostly exclusive photo galleries: different locations, professional makeup, great photography, crystal clear images. At least 45-50 1200x780 images in each gallery. Downloadable as zip files.
-9 exclusive short videos shot during photo sessions. Mostly filmed while shooting photos but also some camera teasing, behind the scenes and an interview. 3-4 minutes. Non-DRM Downloadable WMV.
-Scheduled webcam chats.
-ccbill
Cons:
-Few content at this time. Andie Valentino has worked for many sites and some of them currently offer almost as much exclusive content with her as her own official site.
-Image size is ok (1200x780) but small compared to other glamour sites. Same for video resolution (640x480) and length.
-Videos are available only as WMV. No alternate formats or streaming.
-No forum/messageboard. No diary. Only way to give feedback to the model is via email.
-Is part of ModFX International but you don't get any content from other sites in the network.
Bottom Line:
*** EDIT on August 31, 2008 ********
Andie Valentino quit the business and that's why she took down her site back in May (see my edit note below).
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*** EDIT on May 17, 2008 ***********
Signup page has been disabled.
Network's list of sites no longer lists this one.
Partner program site is down (redirects to network's list of sites).
I have a bad feeling about this.
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The site is just starting (launched 2 months ago) so my rating is lowered by the fact that the site is still building up content. I personally have no complain about the quality and, being managed by ModFX International, the high quality of future updates is beyond any doubt.
On the other hand, there was little interaction possible with the model despite being an official site (no forum, no diary). Webcam chats would be an alternative but the first one was cancelled at last hour without notice (I'm sure customer support would have explained why but I didn't email them) and was pushed to a month later. Again, it could be all because the site just launched.
Die-hard Andie Valentino fans should definitely check it as it has enough exclusive content for the 19.95 US$ price although the interaction will be limited to having the possibility to email her.
People interested in seeing a sample of her work might find it interesting too as it has from glamourous/softcore content (the exclusive one) to some more explicit (toys, fingering) solo picture galleries although these look like they might also be available at other sites.
Thanks for your interest in my review. I'm a newbie but, the way I see it, the rating of "Excellent - Site is near perfect, best in its class. Highly recommended" is perfectly justifiable in this case.
The key is "best in its class". I've been member to several other American professional Individual Models sites (Porn Stars and published Glamour models alike) and few come close to deliver half as this. You may not like Jaime Hammer's looks or personality (probably not worth joining, then) or expect every adult site to be a gynecology textbook (this site is clearly not one) but the quality of the product and the high degree of involvement of the model with her site is undeniable and way higher than most other similar Individual Models sites.
The cons are not that big. After all, seeing nobody but the website model in an official website is what you join for not to just get "girlfriend" updates of models you are not interested in. Images and videos are currently big enough to fill most screens. HD quality is cool but I don't look for it so I listed them as cons for those who do. Maybe a bit too few images in the galleries but more could become repetitive in a softcore model.
On the other hand, the site is currently clearly misscategorized at PU: it should by no means be in the Porn Stars category but Softcore or Glamour. If you look at it as a Porn Stars site, you will be very disappointed.
Also, the TBP official review is 2 years outdated although I'm in awe that they updated the site facts after my review. For completeness, let me state again that half the galleries (the most recent ones) are available as zip files and that the content is not amateur in any sense.
Current Member for over 3 months (at the time of review).
Pros:
-Jaime Hammer Official Website. She's a Penthouse Pet and Playboy Model.
-Free section shows exactly what you will get when you join.
-Except for a handful of galleries also available at other sites (Twistys, DDGirls), all the content is shot exclusively for this site.
-147 high quality galleries: different locations, professional makeup, great photography, crystal clear images. Newer galleries downloadable as zip files.
-109 videos shot during photo sessions. Mostly striptease to the camera but also some behind the scenes. Non-DRM Downloadable WMV.
-3-4 webcam chats a month where she mainly talks with members about her work. Webcam is WMP stream.
-Webcam videos are 4-5 minutes short stripteases filmed by herself with a webcam. Not related to webcam chats.
-Jaime Hammer is highly involved in the day to day operation of her website. She averages about one post per day in the site forum (no member request goes unanswered) and posts a new diary entry every single week.
-ccbil
Cons:
-Image size is ok (1200x780) but small compared to other glamour websites. Same for video resolution (640x480).
-Older galleries are at lower resolution (1000x650) and not downloadable as zip file.
-Number of images in the galleries (30-40 at most). Videos are also somewhat short (never more than 3-4 minutes).
-Videos are available only as WMV. No alternate formats or streaming.
-Is part of ModFX International but you only get one sample gallery from other sites in the network.
-"Zipsets" are a monthly explicit video and gallery combo (up to fingering, no toys) but require a separate membership (14.95$ each one).
-Site design hasn't changed in a long time. Some of the info text goes back to the time the web site was launched (08/2005). Reading "I am so excited to finally have my own site" still in 2008 sounds weird and could be misleading.
Bottom Line:
In the Solo Models Softcore / Glamour niche, little more sites offer so much exclusive high quality content and you can interact as much with the model, hence my high rating. What's more, few models are as much involved with their official web site as Jamie Hammer is.
If you like Jaime Hammer, you shouldn't hesitate about joining. Once you spend the 19.95 US$ fee, you will be getting a new exclusive photo gallery and video every week plus an insight at her life and work through the chats, diary and forum.
On the other hand, you will get lots of Jaime Hammer but only a handful of galleries from other models. Very few of the galleries are girl-girl.
Image editing and picture quality is excellent but size is somewhat small; video resolutions could also be improved.
Having to purchase separately the more explicit "Zipsets" is also a drawback although the constant updates in the main site make them only a must for those who want to see her take the teasing a bit further.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
-Access to about 10 exclusive HD boy-girl video scenes of Lisa Daniels (most with its own photo gallery).
-30 videos with a balanced mix: fair amount of hardcore boy-girl, lesbian (toys used) and solo.
-80 mostly great solo photo galleries: interesting outfits, nice settings, sexy revealing poses, toys usage.
-20 lesbian galleries and 30 Candids/BTS galleries also worth watching.
-Lisa Daniels regularly posts a diary (2 posts a month) and participates in the website forum.
-HD videos are also available at lower resolution and in split files for convenience.
-Galleries downloadable as zip files.
-No download limit noticed.
-Photo Galleries and Videos can be rated by members.
-Access to Glamour Models Gone Bad network of sites.
Cons:
-Only one update per week (one video or one photo gallery).
-Latest photo galleries are merely video captures from HD videos. They are doing the same at other sites in the network.
-The male performer is the same in all boy-girl videos.
-Many of the photo galleries are also available at other sites.
-Somewhat old and cumbersome website design. Tour section has a much more modern look.
-Varying quality: videos from HD 1280x720 to 320x240; photo galleries from crisp quality 1700x1200 to HD video captures or blurry 1000x600.
-Membership is, in fact, usable at more sites than those listed but you have to find them on your own (for instance, Shay Laren or Club Anita).
Bottom Line:
Lisa Daniels fans will find a fair amount of interesting never before seen content although the quality suffers sometimes as it has been generated over a very long period of time and comes from many different sources.
The update rate doesn't make it worth staying for more than a month except for the die-hard ones or those who will use other sites at Glamour Models Gone Bad.
As of today, there are 29 videos of varying quality. 6 of the last ones are at 1280x720 (300-700 mb each), some of the old ones are 320x240 but most are at 640x480. Length is 10-15 minutes. The content of the videos is about one third solo, one third lesbian, one third boy-girl and they are quite good.
Very poor update rate, though. Lately, you get one HD video every two weeks and a "photo gallery" consisting of video captures from next week's video the week in between. You also get access to Glamour Models Gone Bad, Amateurs Gone Bad and all related model sites (Shay Laren, Crissy Moran, ...).
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