Overview:
Remember that Divinyls song, I Touch Myself, from the late 80s/early 90s? Well, I don't know about you, but I promptly forgot about that tune's existence for over ten years, only briefly reminded for a few seconds when it would appear on a TV sports show bumper. "So," I hear you asking from the other side of the world wide web, "what the fuck does this have to do with the price of flesh these days?" Well, my friends, I have been tasked to review a website that focuses on exactly the same subject as this mildly controversial piece of rock history. That subject is, of course, female masturbation. There may be only one word that differs between the title of the song and the title of the website so succinctly named I Feel Myself, but there's even more that separates them. Where the song offers innuendo and mild sexual references, the website allows you to take in videographic and photographic depictions of young women pleasuring themselves in a variety of ways. As a hot-blooded male, what else could you ask for? Get ready to sit back, pull out your lil’ fella, and experience a deep sexual and sensual connection with someone you've never even spoken to and will never ever come into meaningful contact with. Ain’t life grand?

I Feel Myself’s tour pages present a pretty glowing preview of what’s in store for members. A large photograph heads off the proceedings and gives you a taste of I Feel Myself’s unique photographic style. Where many other “erotic artists” try far too hard to make their work abstract and inaccessible while still showing ample T ‘n’ A, I Feel Myself prides itself on showing realistic depictions of young women pleasuring themselves. These natural beauties usually lie down on a dark-sheeted bed and manipulate their erogenous zones until they climax, quite nakedly, in front of the camera. The camera is rarely acknowledged and everything seems quite primitive. “Our content meditates on the value of the explicit and the unseen, the realities of everyday female sexual desire, and the beauty of a human lost in passionate self-pleasure.” What a perfect way to put it! IFM (as the site is often referred to) makes boasts of over a thousand movies, High Definition MP4 videos, and even a vibrant message board community. Most importantly, though, I Feel Myself (often referred to as IFM), seems like a genuine effort to increase awareness of what arouses women and how they arouse and satisfy themselves. Oh yeah, and we get to watch and that’s TOTALLY AWESOME!

After you've logged yourself in to I Feel Myself, you'll probably spend a few minutes marveling at the jam-packed design of the members' area. There's so much on the main page that it'd take me this entire review to cover it in any detail. Instead, I'll just mention a few areas that must not be glossed over. First of all, you're going to want to acquaint yourself with the main menu, which is located on the left hand side of the page and offers links to all the various sections of I Feel Myself. There's a small triptych of preview images for upcoming content tucked away in the top right hand corner, as well as a list of the most recently added material, complete with scene descriptions and icons that give you a hint as to how explicit the content will be. The last essential part of the main members' page is the collection of links to currently active forum discussions. While many people will just stick to viewing content and not give the forum a look, they'd be missing out on quite an interesting experience. Besides, where else can you directly contact some of the models and let them know how many nuts you busted to their latest scene and how big your loads were? Nowhere, that’s where!

With 1243 movies already packed into IFM’s archive and more coming each and every day, we should be grateful that this is one splendidly designed website. There’s even a small display that lets you know how many of each different kind of movie are already online. You can choose from Studio, Home Made, Up Close, Fantasy & Adventure, Lucubrations, and Loose Ends. Of these options, the latter two might need some explanation: Lucubration scenes are informative movies in which the performers talk about themselves, their sexuality, and their contribution to IFM; Loose Ends scenes are small snippets of left-over footage that, while out of place within the scene they were intended for, work quite well as one or two minute treats. Clicking on the All link from this menu will bring up a list of every woman currently on the site in reverse chronological order (that's most to least recent, chum). You'll be shown a small thumbnail image of the young lady in question, as well as her name, a title for the scene, the length of the video, the date it was added to the site, and whether or not the girl flies solo; occasionally, the model will bring along a friend for some mutual masturbation and, uh, other fun stuff that we guys always struggle to involve ourselves in. 

Clicking on the preview image will open a new sub-window that will stream the scene in either QuickTime or WMV formats in resolutions of 320x240 and 640x480. Scenes that sport an HD logo, however, can be downloaded at full High Definition resolution (1280x720). When you are downloading videos, you’ll usually have five options – HD MP4 at 1280x720, WMV and MP4 at 852x480, and WMV and M4V at 352x240. (Not all scenes come in HD.) The videos can also be downloaded to your hard drive via the DL button on the main content list or using the right click to download link in the video window. 

The masturbation scenes shown on I Feel Myself are definitely more erotic and sensual than most you might find online. In fact, this is part of the reason the creators of the site started out in this business. They say that they "present the female orgasm as a point of focus, and we want to represent it in a way that does justice to its beauty and idiosyncrasy. Too often we are exposed to images of eroticism that ignore or trivialize the female orgasm, and it's our aim to counteract that imagery by providing a confident, affirming, and sexy alternative." That’s about as noble a motivation for filming women masturbating as possible, wouldn’t you say? The scenes are significantly more sedate than those on your average porn site, with soft, dark lighting flattering the different body types and unobtrusive camerawork that allows the women to be the focal point, not what the director decides should be central to the scene. It is really quite a joy to watch most of IFM’s scenes, especially if you find yourself particularly fond of a particular performer. Watching someone enjoy such an intimate moment is truly a unique experience and may even give you a better understanding of how you might be able to please your own partner, should you be fortunate enough to have access to one.

Membership to I Feel Myself will cost you $29.95 for 30 days, $69.95 for 90 days (recurring), or $99.95 for 90 days (non-recurring). While that might seem a little steep to those of you that are used to more explicit, immediate material, there's something to be said for the more relaxed and natural style of I Feel Myself, as well as the informative and insightful way I deliver the positive and negative aspects of the site to you, dear readers, in a neat little package. Evidence of this? Why, these pros and cons, of course!

Pros:
- The scenes at I Feel Myself feature a wide variety of women from all walks of life. You'll find skinny straight girls, chubby gay girls, and mid-sized bisexuals.

- Updates are made daily, even on weekends.

- The scenes are incredibly intimate and personal insights into the way different women pleasure themselves. The camera angles and lighting support this more erotic and dare I say anthropologically valid discussion of female sexuality.

- HD videos look abbo fabbo, darls [sic].

Cons:
- Those used to more explicit and, well, less classy porn will undoubtedly find I Feel Myself’s content to be far too softcore.

- Sometimes a woman is so good-looking you want to savor her beauty in still-image form. I'm sorry to say, however, that there are no photos on I Feel Myself.

- If you’re a big time HD fanatic, there are two disappointments ahead: older content isn’t available in HD; and a 3GB daily download limit applies to all members. Boo!

- If you’re one of those weird seppo bastards who hates Australians, bugger off, mate! I reckon most of these birds are true blue Aussie sheilas!

Conclusion:
Combining powerful elements of artistic erotica, solo-female porn, lesbian/bi-sexual porn, and a study of female sexuality, I Feel Myself is truly one of the more unique sites Mr. Pink’s has ever featured. With over a thousand scenes showcasing realistic depictions of female self-love (and some shared moments, too), I Feel Myself proves to be a constantly engaging and enthralling look at what happens when a woman explores her sexuality alone in a darkened room with only her hands (and maybe a toy) as companions. The results? Sublime.