Cosmid review

Calling themselves “a few people that love real, amazing women” the folks behind the recently launched softcore site Cosmid. Although afflicted with a curious choice of handle, one that might lead folks to expect cosplay or midriff content, Cosmid immediately impresses with preview shots of scantily clad young girl-next-door types. Photo quality appears great, even in these heavily cropped previews, and shows off the natural beauty of the gorgeous American models. Cosmid’s webmasters tell visitors that they don’t provide “a wardrobe, make-up artist, stylist, or airbrushing,” guaranteeing the most accurate depiction of the models; “Flaws are sexy,” says one member. Updates are promised to arrive every day, bringing members new videos and photos to devour. With a wide range of women already online, it looks like Cosmid just may be a force to be reckoned with in the world of American amateur softcore, so let’s head inside and find out if this fresh site is as great as it seems!

Pros:
You want real American amateur hotties? Cosmid has ‘em in droves, fellas. With a wide range of styles and body types - everything from chubby rockabilly chicks and skinny punks to slim athletes and busty college girls - Cosmid brings the sexiest young amateurs in the country right to your desktop.

Photos generally reach 1067x1600 pixels and give you great, clear images to ogle. The videos also look very good at their 1280x720 pixel resolution and present the softcore and tease scenes clearly and cleanly. Don’t expect every model to give you up-close looks at her nipples or pussy though; most of them only appear in tease scenes or flash a mild amount of nudity. They do look, however, extremely hot.

New content hits the site every day as promised and usually alternate between photo galleries and videos with each update. Although Cosmid has only been online for a relatively short time of two years, there’s already quite a lot available here: 379 movies and 589 galleries, all of them exclusive.

Making your way around Cosmid is a cinch thanks to the breezy navigation system and simple yet evocative site design. There are plenty of clickable tags attached to each scene and gallery that help you find similar content featuring the same models, physical types, clothing styles, and settings. The model index also serves up the different women on a handy cyberplatter.

Cons:
Mac users and those with limited bandwidth won’t appreciate the sole High Definition WMV video option. It’s great that a Cosmid webmaster has acknowledged this issue (as noted in a recent blog post) and that he’s working on adding some large and small WMV and MOV formats soon, but right now the HD WMV is your only option.

None of the photo galleries provide zipped archives for members’ convenience. While the shoots are mostly very exciting and enjoyable, the thrill wears off when you realize you have to open and save every image individually. Adding zip archives would be a simple improvement, sure, but an essential one.

Although there are some interview videos and we are given a good feel for the girls’ personalities, it’d be great to see more interaction with them in the future; perhaps some Q&As and longer interviews to give us a clearer insight into why they chose to model in such provocative shoots.

A large percentage of the nearly 1,000 photo galleries and videos don’t deliver any nudity and only present the girls in skimpy outfits undressing down to their underwear. When nudity is present, it’s usually limited to topless shots with the occasional naked ass. Fans of more explicit content will certainly disapprove.

Conclusion:
Cosmid may have only launched within the last two years, but in that time it has grown from a fledgling website to an extremely worthwhile newcomer on the amateur softcore scene. Hosting a substantial photo and video archive, daily updated, and presenting hundreds of models in delightfully reserved tease, flash, and topless scenes, Cosmid is surprisingly satisfying for a site that only costs twenty bucks a month. While there’s a definite need for better video options, zipped photo gallery downloads, and perhaps a little more nudity, it’s still a treat to wander around Cosmid, enjoying the unique styles of the models, their implied sexual longings, and, of course, their great bodies, all of which are presented rather lovingly in High Definition videos and fantastic photos. Even more impressive is that it’s run by only a few people and has a decidedly homemade feel without most of the drawbacks non-studio sites often have.