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Digital Playground
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TrashMan's Review
Excellent review as usual.
It's interesting the fact they are hosting videos on akamai. This should mean videos are served to each user from a server nearby so users will get excellent speeds wherever they are located. I've never come across another porn site using this kind of CDN.
I've never been a member but, if the main site doesn't deliver, it's a pity. It's sad that a company that cares enough about their product to set up a CDN doesn't also care about other aspects of the site.
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02-04-09 12:08pm
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Disgraced 18
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BadMrFrosty's Reply
It's true it was never BDSM but the couple of recent scenes in the new style have maybe a tiny bit of clumsily applied tape or blindfolds at most. To me, it looks almost ridiculous while, in the past, despite being overdone, had a much more definite and appealing look.
It's like this new shooting style has made all the sites lose its soul. They all look the same to me. At Deep Throat Love the deep throat is, with luck, a short segment. Here, the "disgracing" is only in the site title. It looks like any scene in this new style could be placed on any of the now soul-less sites and it would still fit.
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04-28-12 11:58am
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Disgraced 18
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BadMrFrosty's Comment
What do you think about the change in style in the new scenes? It looks like a much much tamer version of what this site used to be. They are doing similarly at Deep Throat Love.
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04-27-12 02:47pm
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Download Pass
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messmer's Comment
Download speed problems also happen at Porn.com (site from this same company). It's a pity that their standard reply seems to be always that the problems are on the user's end.
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04-22-09 11:48am
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Download Pass
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spacenick's Comment
I had very similar problems with Porn.com, a site from the same company. Existing reviews for Porn.com also report download issues. URLs are very short-lived there too, so queuing downloads is pointless.
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04-08-09 02:57pm
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Elegant Angel
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elephant's Reply
JFYI, the free tour does show what's been recently released inside the members' area (you must choose the "Most recent" sort option yourself).
There's also an option to "View Upcoming Updates". Upcoming updates don't show the name of the DVD but it should be easy to spot when the DVDs you are interested in have been queued for release.
Despite the delays, the site is well worth it.
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08-26-12 01:08am
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Elegant Angel
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elephant's Comment
Impressive indeed. Even though those movies are supposed to be available on DVD in September, don't expect them to be available on Elegant Angel website by then. This week, they finished posting the scenes from Swimsuit Calendar Girls 2012 which, according to release dates listed on adult DVD sites, was released in May.
Three months is a bit on the upper side but the average delay is around two months.
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08-25-12 11:14am
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Elegant Angel
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PinkPanther's Reply
The thing is that if you check a list of DVDs by Zero Tolerance studios to hit the streets in the last 6 months and leave aside compilations and the occasional interactive one, I'd say all of them but one (released a couple weeks ago) are currently available at Zero Tolerance On Demand.
I wasn't specifically complaining about the scenes not being available online the exact same day they hit the streets: Elegant Angel obviously tried to copy what Zero Tolerance does but their last DVD on the free tour is from two and a half months ago and there are 14 DVDs released since then that aren't listed at the free tour.
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06-27-10 09:14am
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Elegant Angel
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06-27-10 05:54am
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Enter Nautica
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PinkPanther's Reply
Thanks for the tip. Pity webcam times on all sites, with no exceptions, are always fatal for European PUs.
I believe Nautica Thorn does cam shows but I doubt they come close and there's no schedule at all. There were some recorded shows: I recall one with Eva Angelina.
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03-03-09 11:46am
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Enter Nautica
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jd1961's Reply
There are exceptions but you are right that most porn star sites are a letdown.
In this case, Nautica Thorn is for sure still involved with the site but updates are so erratic and the site is so unusable that only die-hard fans will appreciate it.
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03-02-09 11:01am
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Enter Nautica
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ControllingMind's Reply
I always tend to go the Occam's Razor way: it's probably the girl writing it. But, believe me, in this case, it doesn't matter: it's just an endless account of sex adventures with all the details.
I mean, whether it's her or an assistant writing it and whether the sex adventures are for real or totally made up doesn't make a difference: what's the point of reading about the detailed sex life of a porn star when you've seen her having sex in HD a dozen times? I feel it's a thousand times more interesting the few times she talks about her work.
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02-28-09 02:53pm
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Enter Nautica
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66.0
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Was a member approx. 2 months prior to this review.
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| Pros: |
-Official site of US porn star Nautica Thorn.
-Exotic, petite, all natural, zero tattoos, zero piercings.
-Around 60 photo galleries. 80% solo glamour. Some boy-girl from movies.
-Around 20 videos: recorded webcam shows, movie scenes, BTS from movies.
-Model is certainly involved with the site.
-She may have done webcam shows recently.
-Interaction with the model only through her frequently updated blog.
-Rare dildo anal attempt: 2 minutes video; very bad picture quality. |
| Cons: |
-Updates are not dated or highlighted: hard to tell if there are any.
-Zero categorization and organization. Extremely unpleasant to use.
-Hard to tell the exact amount of content.
-HTML pages were really slow and unresponsive at times.
-90% of the pictures are 1000x700 or lower. No ZIP files.
-Large galleries are repetitive: too many similar photos.
-Landscape pictures are often as wide as portrait ones.
-Videos: 50% 320x240; 50% 720x480. Low bitrates: 700kbps average.
-Most videos come from her movies or webcam shows. |
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I believe I had never payed much attention to Nautica Thorn until I found a scene of hers I really liked at a DVD site. I decided to join this site after I checked the free blog here and it looked like she was really involved and was ceaselessly pumping into it BTS content from the movies she directs.
This site uses the worst ever color combination of text and background: some of the text is simply unreadable. Pair this fact with a decade old content engine that mixes in a single section all videos and photo sets and forces you to click, click and eventually choose from a drop down list to get to the higher resolution and you get one of the most unpleasant sites around. I believe there were some updates while I was a member but they showed up mixed within the chaos, probably marked with a "new" sign in the same color as the background. I only knew there was one update because she mentioned it at her blog.
The only part that is for sure being updated is the diary/blog. There were a couple updates a week in January but they were mainly long entries about her sentimental and sex life. There seemed to be quite a few members who liked this feature but the problem is she doesn't use a single line break: try reading a diary entry with 60 sentences with no line breaks without being a die-hard fan; I couldn't go past the first couple sentences. The blog is hosted on wordpress and all members must use the same login and password written on the site to access it. Pretty sloppy.
Picture quality in images and videos is poor. Some of the picture galleries can be salvaged even though they are probably simply unedited sessions for the DVDs but videos look more like teasers for the movie. She has the looks, puts up great performances and knows her job but, at such low bitrates, it's just impossible to get into it.
All in all, I am not sure I'd recommend this site even to Nautica Thorn fans: you'll sure appreciate the limited interaction and the few BTS content but you may end up so fed up with the site's cumbersomeness that you'll never want to hear from her again. |
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02-28-09 12:14pm
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Erica Campbell
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05-14-08 03:22pm
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Fantasy Girl Brooke
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Cybertoad's Reply
Thanks again. Few new updates but that's a respectable amount of probably exclusive scenes. As I said elsewhere, I'll probably visit the network soon and the scenes alone are just one more reason to do it. Even though other sites in the network will be much more interesting for sure.
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09-30-08 02:26pm
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Fantasy Girl Brooke
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Cybertoad's Reply
Thanks for the info. She is not only a beauty (if you manage to ignore the tattoos) but I believe she has quite a character. Pity the site fails to show that side of her. I'll have to make do with the behind the scenes videos when I join. Thanks again.
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09-30-08 11:28am
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Fantasy Girl Brooke
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09-29-08 10:03pm
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168
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Flexible Positions
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77.0
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Was a member approx. 2 months prior to this review.
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| Pros: |
-Scenes shot at a couple different private gyms.
-Models are dressed in work out clothes.
-Focuses more on the workout theme than flexibility.
-10 scenes so far. Launched recently.
-All models are well known USA porn stars. Big fake boobs on all of them.
-If you want flexibility, check Angelina Valentine or Maya Gates' scenes. Little flexibility in other scenes.
-Audrey Bitoni or Rachel Roxxx aren't that flexible but put up very naughty performances.
-Accessible from Porn Pros Network. Check my review there for further pros and cons. |
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-Scene structure and the type of workout are always the same. It can get repetitive.
-Last scene was released almost a month ago.
-Most models aren't flexible at all. Most don't know how to use the gym machines.
-Viewer should be flexible too. The camera is often rotated 90 degrees.
-Lots of attention to boobs, little to asses. Strange for a workout site.
-Cameraman/director talks a lot and gives instructions aloud during the scene.
-Male performer (Anthony Rosano) is the same in 90% of the scenes. He does OK but he's all over this network.
-Check Porn Pros Network site tour for a quick list of scenes with dates.
-The usual drawbacks of Porn Pros Network. |
| Bottom Line: |
This site is somewhat of a misnomer. The Flexible Positions are rarely little more than a leg in the air or laying on a big soft gym ball during the sex. The scenes aren't that bad, though. The models are top porn stars and they look great. But the sex in most scenes wouldn't look out of place in a different setting: instead of fucking on a couch, they do it on the bench of a gym machine. A gym floor is just like any other floor. The big soft ball is probably the only unique element and certainly makes for a couple new and interesting positions.
The scene structure is always the same:
1) Girl works out alone on various gym machines; usually while talking to cameraman.
2) The "trainer" joins in and shows her "how to do it", groping and licking a bit more than a real trainer would.
3) Regular sex scene using the gym elements and a few more flexible than usual positions. The big soft ball is quite a find.
Parts 1 and 2 take up usually a third of the scene and are what set apart the site. You get to see several of the models running for a short while with their tits flying free. Quite a nice and unusual view. They also seem to do it for real getting to pant and sweat a bit. They also work on other machines trying to showcase their best assets (tits, mainly; why not the asses too?). Nice use of the thighmaster. When the male performer enters the stage, they often repeat some of the exercises while he gropes or directly licks them as they work out. There's no kind of script at all. Scenes usually get stuck in a middle point between acting and not acting. The male performer is always introduced as a trainer and he uses lots of gym jargon but the girls never pretend to be surprised when he goes straight to lick their tits or pussy. They know from the start what they are here for. They should script their scenes a little more or leave aside this trainer fallacy.
The site would be much more interesting if the scenes were more like the one with Angelina Valentine. She displays her usual enthusiasm and pulls some nice tricks: she does splits to the guys cock, gives him head while hanging upside down from one of the machines or gets licked while doing a back bent. Maya Gates has never done if for me, but she puts up what's probably the most remarkable scene: a very flexible performance with lots of different positions; she and her "trainer" make good use of her ability to sustain a back bent.
I have a soft spot for Audrey Bitoni and Rachel Roxxx. Both aren't that flexible but they put up some pretty good scenes here. It would make sense if they got their own Deep Throat Love scene (very recommendable site in this same network) as they show here they have what it takes to be there. Just as Deep Throat Love only hires models who can deep throat, maybe Flexible Positions should consider hiring models who can honor the site's name. |
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08-08-08 04:17pm
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Flexible Positions
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ace of aces's Reply
I was aware of the fellow user's review and stood clear of mpeg files (just in case) and downloaded wmv files only. I usually download wmv files only anyway. I've watched many of the files and haven't had any issues I am aware of.
I joined through Porn Pros Network as all sites in the network showed me regional pricing (24.95 EUR). I chose the main network site because the tour explicitly said I'd have access to all sites. Now I see that Flexible Positions is offering the same at half the price I paid. Lucky you :)
I've also noticed that Flexible Positions is using a different billing provider (SSC). I had never heard of it.
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08-08-08 09:21am
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Flexible Positions
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Reply of
ace of aces's Comment
I was meaning to post a review in a couple of days. You may check my Porn Pros Network review to get a feel of the pros and cons of the network in the meantime. If you go to Porn Pros Network site and click on Flexible Positions logo, you will be able to see the actual 10 scenes released so far. The site is fairly new even though the release dates go back to 2008-05. The network as a whole is well worth joining.
I don't know if it was you but I remember reading some time ago some fellow porn user's complaints about a similar site that employed porn stars instead of real athletes for the scenes. Same case here: porn stars. I've only watched bits so far.
Scenes usually start with the male performer pretending to be a trainer at a gym and helping the girls do some workout. Jayden Jaymes does some long, serious running on a treadmill, tits bouncing and all to the point she is sweaty and almost panting. A big soft training ball is often used for the sex. I also remember Angelina Valentine hanging upside down from one of the gym's machines while giving a deepthroat blowjob.
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08-07-08 12:06pm
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Francine Dee
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Cybertoad's Reply
Cybertoad, maybe I didn't see it clear enough the other day but I just want to say that your review is well worth it and I'm sure that a surfer looking for HD video will find the recounting of your experience valuable and avoid this site at all costs once they see the advertised HD video is nowhere to be seen.
I see your review and rating are honest for someone looking for a regular solo model site but Morphious seems to be so much into this site and model that I'd very much like him to arrange his thoughts and explain what makes this site so absolutely special for him.
The thing is I believe the site perhaps only SEEMS to advertise itself falsely for several reasons:
a) we usually expect solo model sites (or sites in general) to deliver mainly photos and video on a regular basis: journals, chats, live cams are a rare extra and not the main course;
b) at one point in its 8+ years of existence, the site was a usual solo model site and its design mostly stuck with it;
c) the site design fails at conveying to the visitors what it's really about;
When someone arrives at the site, he sees the model and some white text on a sky blue background on the right that he just ignores: hard to read and his eyes are probably fixed on the girl (at least, that's what I did). He scrolls down the page and sees the icons you mentioned: HD Videos, photos and all. OK, he thinks, we just found a usual solo model site, girl's hot, I like HD video, let's type in the credit card number and get the party started. Reality check: 3 streaming-only video updates in a year and lots of photos which aren't his favorite dish.
That text he ignored (rightfully, as it looks like they wanted people not to read it) says "Welcome to the internet's newest and most extensive reality show yet! Live cams are running 24 hours a day seven days a week to fulfill your voyeuristic pleasures. Go behind the scenes of a woman's world and enjoy". For once, I believe it's not lies in its entirety and this site is, in fact, delivering live voyeur video on a regular basis. OK, I guess those spy cams show recorded video during some hours of the day but Morphious seems to hint that he once caught Francine Dee having sex live on one of the "spy cams"! My crush on Francine Dee died a long time away (never was a member of the site, and never will) but, if that thing can happen in this site, I think it's pretty remarkable.
When you are so much into a model as Morphious seems to be, getting a weekly live chat plus video blogs plus contests plus spy cams plus getting her to call you on the phone during a chat plus being able to bid on her lingerie must make you live with a constant hard-on. HD what? Pictures? You get her LIVE daily! This site fails miserably to deliver HD video by all accounts but 3 different people came here to praise the site (2 reviews, 2 comments). Morphious seems to be the only one who didn't hit and run so I'd very much like him to make some sense of his initial review.
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10-01-08 12:23pm
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Francine Dee
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Morphious's Reply
Morphious, not to be bitchy but I feel that your last reply is longer and more informative than your own review as it currently is. As you are clearly so fond of the site, would you consider doing a rereview and adding there all this info plus all the other bits you've scattered around?
I know you are new here but extremely short overenthusiastic reviews that go near the 100 rating are usually a bad sign. You seem to be not short of words so make use of those 1000+1000+3000 characters and justify that rating. There's little point in keeping on bugging Cybertoad's review when you have lots of space in a new review.
Check Cybertoad's Catalina Cruz review and compare it with your Francine Dee one to see what I mean.
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09-30-08 02:42pm
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Francine Dee
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Cybertoad's Reply
Sorry but I still feel you based your review too much on the video content (or the lack of it). The site seems to have many other things apart from videos. I'm not so sure the site is misleading, either. The home page is misleading but free video section states the right facts. TBP facts also state what you have encountered in video terms. If the site was a video-only site and it offered only what it offers, it would certainly need work but (I may be wrong but) I believe there's much more than videos to this site.
On the other hand, you certainly deserve much more trust than the other two revieweres. Your reviews of Catalina Cruz's network are top notch and I will definitely join those sites in the near future. I decided not to ask the other reviewers for the reasons behind their extremely high rating because, with all due respect, one site fanatics aren't so much different than one book fanatics.
But, just as I am sure the site isn't paradise on earth, it looks like it has some interesting features which the other reviewers only hint at (even though those features are probably the reason why they like the site so much) and you almost completeley left those features aside. I'm not discussing the rating per se but basing the review in only one feature of the side.
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09-29-08 09:57pm
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Francine Dee
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Reply of
Cybertoad's Review
With all due respect, is the site such a disaster to deserve a 51 rating? I simpathise with you feeling ripped off because the other reviewers also made me think this site was some sort of paradise but, anyway, a 51 is sending it next to dead sites with 0 content while this one is clearly alive and has a decent amount of picture content.
I've only seen the free tour but it has some things I always appreciate like stating all the updates with dates. I agree the site claims to have "Hi Def video" on the home page but the video section in the free tour only claims to have "HD Flash Video at 1000K" plus ipod and psp versions. Maybe the streaming is at higher resolution than the downloadable ones?
I counted 60 solo picture gallery updates in the first 9 months of this year alone, which is quite a lot for a solo site. What resolution are they in? There was a scheduled chat last week which not so many solo sites really offer although every one claims to do. Did it take place? The contests also seem interesting and are absolutely rare. There seem to be way too many sections which are probably hot air but, anyway, a 51?
All in all, I believe this is a site Francine Dee fans certainly enjoy or she wouldn't be still in the business 8 years after it was launched. I am just guessing, but maybe the other two reviewers let their fan factor influence their first review ever and sent the rating way too high without clearly explaining their reasons.
This site has been on my radar for some time. I probably will never join at this price but I'm sorry to say your review in its current form is just as unhelpful as the other two.
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09-29-08 02:08pm
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Fuck My Jeans
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mbaya's Review
Thanks for the review. Watching the previews, I got the impression the jeans were just an excuse to start the scene, since almost all have pictures with the model fully naked, jeans out of the picture. Reading your review, I guess the jeans stay around longer than usual but it would be more creative if they stayed till the end.
Looks like this network has other sites centered around particular garments. Baby Dolls On Fire and I Love Mini Skirts are probably like this one but with baby dolls or mini skirts.
There are also other more generic clothed sex sites in the network. The previews for Rip Her Up or Lusty Office make me think they are somewhat more interesting.
And those "Fuck My Jeans" tags are funny :)
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