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INTRODUCTION
Today we’re going to take a little stroll through the wild and kinky world of Transsexual Pornstar Mandy Mitchell. Mandy has actually been in the Shemale Porn Industry for quite some time and has shot loads of content for some of the biggest Shemales sites on the planet in addition to having managed her own site for a while. In July of 2009, Mandy moved her site to join the girls of the SMC Network of solo sites and the result was increased exposure (largely as a result of Mandy’s hard work and effort to promote herself) and a thorough reworking of her Official Site’s appearance. This review is of the Official Mandy-Mitchell site.
I’ve actually had the pleasure of speaking with Mandy a few times and let me be the first to say that, in addition to being beautiful, Mandy has an undeniable intellect and a sharp business sense that has taken her from being simply a TS Model, shooting content for other sites, to one of the most recognized names in the niche. Strike one up for ‘T-Girl Power’.
SITE DESIGN AND NAVIGATION
If you’ve perhaps been a Member of Mandy’s previous site and found yourself frustrated by some of the design and navigational aspects, you’re not alone. The good news is that Mandy Mitchell’s new Official Site is simple and straightforward yet features some of the cool features available today for webmasters. Interestingly enough, although Mandy-Mitchell is certainly one of the more unique sites on the SMC Network, it has by far the simplest design with not too much ‘flash and dazzle’. So, let me throw this in… don’t be fooled into thinking that Mandy-Mitchell doesn’t deliver on content just because it may lack a nice, bright background and lots of flashing buttons for you to click! If you’ve read some of our other reviews here on Shemale Web Review, you know that I am never one to recommend a site just because it looks pretty and smells nice. In my opinion, Mandy has delivered an excellent site with some truly unique content, so even though the packaging may not be bright and beautiful, it is definitely worth the price of admission.
Navigation through Mandy-Mitchell is pretty straightforward with a red Navigation Bar and drop-down menus providing browsers with easily accessible options to reach the content. I did not encounter any broken links or errors while navigating through the site, which is, in and of itself, and big step in the right direction from Mandy’s previous site.
MEMBERS AREA
In order to leave some more space to discuss the content on Mandy-Mitchell, I’m just going to offer this about the Member’s Area of the site: It’s clean and effective and most persons will not have any problems at all finding their way around and checking out the very unique content to be found there.
PHOTO CONTENT
Picture galleries on Mandy-Mitchell are split into three different galleries with a little overlap (i.e. – you may find the same set in two different catgories): Hardcore Galleries, Solo Galleries, and Fetish Galleries. On a quality level, some of the galleries have some graininess to them but not enough to detract from the overall photo. Seems like the more recent galleries are much clearer though and this would lead me to believe that Mandy has either found a better photographer or better equipment. You can view the different galleries via thumbnails or download the entire gallery as a ZIP file. I really like that each Gallery has a description of the gallery written by Mandy to give Members some background into the scene. Members can also rate and leave comments about each gallery and it’s nice to see that Mandy replies to comments directed at her. It’s always a good thing for a Solo Site when the main attraction interacts with their Fans and Admirers!
OK… CONTENT. Content IS Queen on Mandy-Mitchell. I suppose that people become Members of paysites for a number of different reasons but when it all comes down, I think the vast majority of people join because they find something interesting or appealing about the content. Mandy-Mitchell has, by far, some of the most interesting content of any solo Shemale site that I’ve come across. Mandy has made it her personal and ongoing mission to bring the ‘kinky side’ of Shemale porn to the masses via her Official Site. In addition to the ‘boy fucks girl’ type of scenes that most sites offer, on Mandy-Mitchell you’ll find Mandy playing with other TS Performers (an awesome set with Aly Sinclair), dominating guys, and playing with some very hot genetic women.
One of the recurring themes on Mandy-Mitchell is bondage, which she seems to REALLY enjoy. And, we’re not just talking your ordinary, everyday type of ho-hum bondage. This is real, gritty, hardcore bondage that you’ll personally feel with each and every pose that Mandy undergoes. I love how Mandy pushes limits on her site. I think every person will find at least one thing on Mandy-Mitchell that will make them squirm a little bit in their seat; but, more often than not, you’ll most likely be doing something else in your seat besides squirming…
VIDEO CONTENT
Videos on Mandy-Mitchell are also divided up into the same three sections as the Photo Content which makes it easy to find the matching video to any of the photo galleries you enjoy. Videos appear to be released a couple days after the photo set goes live so that gives you plenty of time to drool in anticipation of what’s in store. Mandy offers Members a wide variety of choices to download videos including an MP4 version for mobile phones. If you’re a MAC user, Mandy renders all her videos in a Quicktime format for native playability. PC users have the option of Low Quality, Medium Quality, and High Quality videos in a WMV format.
You’ll want to pay attention to the file size of the video you want to download and choose appropriately. I was able to reach a maximum download speed of 95 KB/sec, which is a little on the slow side when you’re talking about a 1GB file. You’re looking at a very long wait. As always, I downloaded several different files through the course of a week at differing times of the day and even checked my download speeds against other sites just to be sure it wasn’t my computer (I was able to average out about 330 KB/sec at the same times from other sites). I didn’t fare any better with the streaming option. So, while the video content may be hot and heavy on Mandy-Mitchell, best not to get too worked up for an instant payoff and set your computer to download the medium and high quality videos overnight.
JOINING MANDY-MITCHELL
As part of the SMC Network of Solo Shemale Sites, Mandy-Mitchell is a great value. Even by itself, at $19.95 for a one month Membership, Mandy’s site is well worth the price. When you throw in 10 other sites (at the time of this writing) from the network with the MultiPass option for just $35.00, it’s pretty much a no-brainer which option I’d choose.
CONCLUSION AND SITE OVERVIEW
Mandy-Mitchell is unique, creative, and features one of the hottest Shemale Pornstars of today. My only negative comment about the site itself is a technical one, rather than a creative one. I think with an increase of bandwidth, resulting in faster download speeds, Mandy-Mitchell would be a top-notch site.
Mandy herself is a top-quality performer and the scenes on her site show that she deserves a place alongside today’s top Transsexual Pornstars. What is really great about Mandy is that she cares about the content she’s providing to her Members and isn’t just putting out another bland, boring ‘guy fucks Tranny’ scene. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with scenes like that, but it’s nice to see there’s someone in the Industry who is putting out high quality Shemale porn with a real ‘edge’ to it. Whether you become a Member of Mandy-Mitchell because you’re a Fan or merely because you’re curious about one of her more creative scenes, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed by the content you’ll find there.
My bottom line: Mandy-Mitchell is a solid site that is a vast improvement over the previous incarnation and offers Members some of the most truly unique and creative Shemale porn scenes around. Look for more from Mandy in the future… she’s here to stay!
