Import Icons is a paysite that features import models in glamorous settings. My inspiration for reviewing it now is that the website is currently having a membership sale where all memberships are 25% off regular prices which ends in less than 2 days on October 15th (midnight PDT time I assume). The discussion of Alex Lynn on Asian Sirens also reminded me since she is one of the models featured on Import Icons with a number of implied nude photosets and high resolution video clips.
To start off, here are larger versions of pics in the top half of the collage with names of the models:
The bottom half of the collage is none other than Christine Mendoza of course.
These preview pictures which I found through a google image search give you a taste of what most of the photos at Import Icons are like. There are some models who are featured full nude or topless such as Angela Sora, Arielle Lee, Christine Nguyen, Kat Gutierrez, and Maya Simone but the majority of models limit their exposure to implied nude or implied topless.
Since they focus on import models, most of the models they feature are Asian models. The photography is done by a woman named Jen Han and she seems to have a good rapport with the models but sometimes the set of poses becomes a bit too familiar. They choose classy locations for the photoshoots but to be honest I don’t pay money to look at nice houses and furnishings. Some of the settings do enhance the photos like the one titled Freezer Burn with Christine Mendoza. For fans of straight hair, you won’t see much since they tend to “fix” the models hair up for their shoots. Another criticism is that they include cheesy banner ads in the member’s galleries (they shouldn’t subject paying customers to such crap).
On the positive side:
They do have a relatively good selection of Asian models. I am not sure if all of them qualify as import models but that isn’t important to me.
They update with either a photoset or a videoclip 5 times a week (each weekday).
The videos are 640×480 and usually last 5+ minutes each. Most of the videos correspond to photoshoots but they also have video interviews with the models. I usually don’t like videos of photoshoots but on the positive side they sometimes catch things that don’t come across in the resulting photos. The video is not perfect with the videographer doing a bit too much panning and zooming for my taste (for instance spending too much time on a models shoes when other areas are crying for attention).
On balance, it is one of the better paysites I have come across. The key factor is that very few paysites update as frequently. Even paysites that claim to update daily sometimes include meaningless things as an update or rely too much on crappy guest model galleries rather than their own content. It is also nice to see a variety of models but agree that most people pay to see the models nude on these types of sites since you can find non-nude photos of many of these models for free. There is room for improvement but I give the website a B grade.
