Amelie Barbours Gimp Doll

Last normal restraint review for now, possibly for awhile till I find some that actually intrigue me.


Quality

This is well.. A bondage doll suit. It comes with a hood, mittens, gag, blindfold and boots. All of whicha re very well detailed and textured, I can't complain on that part. The problem is the beachballs. You can't remove them, you can't hide them, they are on, and thats it.

From others, most I've spoken to agree that it would be much better if they were, and hell some evn said they'd buy it if they didn't need to have the ridiculous bust. Unfortunatly Amelie Barbour has no interest or desire to make them optional at this time. Shame.

There are a lot of colours options, and the boots come in a seperate box if you want to wear them without the whole suit, which is a plus I suppose. The mittens are also optional if you;d prefer to use your own set.

The good - Seperate boots and mittens if you like, lots of oclours
The bad - The bust, which ruins it in my eyes.

Function

The functionality is.. Interesting.

Right off the bat, unless you want to be stuck for who knows how long, unable to be freed by yourself or others, do not touch the "I AM DOLLY" button.  This ridiculous option that has no description or explanation locks the suit on, gags you, imposes name and lcoation blocking, gives no way to escape and as far as I can tell, rather no timer, or an incredibly long one. This would be fine if there was some warning, but as there isn't.. Don't touch it.

Otherwise its the same as most of her gear. You set it to single key or anyone, if it gets locked in single key the keyholder can unlock it, even if its just you who has the key. Anyone does at it suggests, anyone can lock, everyone bar the bound one can unlock. Unlike most of her gear, this one at least has a timer. The startup menu also lets you adjust appearance.

The gag system is interesting. While the actual appearance of the gag stays the same, the options you choose change how the speech comes out. Quite a good idea in truth, as differant gags do muffle you in differant ways. You can also have a "mantra". From what I coudl tell, this is a message that occasionally plays in local such as "one of us". You can also adjust the name shown in chat when they speak.

If youa re the binder, you can also go into this and hit message, which will let you force them to say something via a channel specified in local.

The blindfold can be turned off, have it shown (imposes soem RLV restrictions such as location and anmes) or full, which of course blinds as well as everything the previous option does. No faux option without RLV restrictions in place.

If you are stuck in I AM DOLLY and possibly by someone else in Single Key mode, peopel get the option to force you to speak, grope you or I believe spank you.

The good - interesting gag system, simple menus, decent options, timer
The bad - lack of faux blindfold,
The terrible - I AM DOLLY button.

Scores

Quality - if bust was optional? This coulda got a 10. As not?  - 4/10
Function - 7/10
Price - 895 linden - 5/10

Amelie Barbour - Mesh Monosleeve

Another mesh product from Amelie Barbour and I think the first mesh armbinder style product.


Quality

Its pretty nice. Shiny, plenty of colours.. Not overly tight on my avatar, but thats a known issue and apparently is in the process of been fixed. It has alot of options for recolouring, extra straps that can be added, and a collar as well for more security. It all looks good. It also has a tightness adjuster, but that can lead to some.. Odd results.

It also has an a built in AO that occasionally makes you flex your arms against it, quite nice. I added a pic of it mid flex.

Function

Like all of her mesh toys, it has a simple lock system. Anyone or Single Key. If you use single key you can lock and unlock yourself safely, on Anyone? You need help to get out.

The options when a mode is chosen are simple. Lace up locks it on. When you go into the locked menu you get Free and Don't free. Free does the obvious and unlaces it, Don't Free sends a message in local about how the captive Is not getting free this time.

Otherwise there is Appearance and Tightness. Appearance also lets you save and load styles that you like, which is always nice. When not laced up there is also Leave Be, which just closes the menu.

On the lack of timer. I spoke with Amelie and it looks like there are plans to add timers to her gear in the works.. Which means I'll need to revise my reviews to be up-to-date.

So, instyead of complaining abotu lack of timer as usual, instead I'll complain abotu lack of a hide option! Much easier to effectively RP kidnap if you can wear hidden toys.

Scores

Quality - It looks pretty nice, not overly tight on me, but would fit the more usual SL shapes easily. - 8/10
Function - As usual her gear doesn;t have many options, but it does what it does well. Addition of a timer will help a lot. - 7/10
Price - 795. Perhaps a tad high for a lot of budgets - 6/10

Amelie Barbours Mesh Straitjacket

Another straitjacket today, what can I say, I love the things.

Quality

This thing is a tad.. Odd with quality. Its appearance changes heavily based on viewer settings. If you have lighting and shadows on, you want to edit the restraint (You need to right click on something else, hit edit, then click on the SJ, rigged mesh and all), go to texture and change shinyness to high for the best results.




If you don't have Lighting and shadows on? Set shinyness to low. Regardless of whether you do this or not though, the SJ looks great. Tight as only a mesh product can be, thick, tight straps in key locations, very latexy. Not as many straps as some SJs, but well.. This seems to be the kind of one you pull over your head, not slip in via an opening in the back, going by lack of zip on the back.

It has a colour hud to allow basic colours changes to the buckle, the main body and the straps. You can also go into edit as described earlier, tick the Edit Linked box, hit select face and adjust the straps or body manually this way if you want a specific shade (NOTE: This seems to crash my viewer at times. Uncertain if its just me however)

Function

Its let down a bit here. Theres the aforementioned HuD that lets you alter the restraints colours, and then theres the locking mechanism. Two types. You attach the SJ controller that comes with the restraint, and get an option. Anyone, or Single Key. If you choose Single Key, you can wrap yourself up, and free yourself.. Or be at the mercy of whoever else gets the key first. On Anyone however, it does as it suggests. Anyone can lock you or free you.. But once you're bound, you can't free yourself. Be careful!

It also has a Lift/Drop command. This is sort of like a leash. The person who lifts you carries you around on their shoulder, although there can be a few issues with this looking a bit odd.

Other info

If you take off the Straitjacket controller your arms no longer stay snuggly in front of you, but instead free, albeit still in the SJs sleeves. Could be used for some interesting RP such as breaking out if done right. 

Get it in world at - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Henterman/16/35/40 and online at https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/26486

Scores

Quality - Very high, even without max settings it looks great.. So Shiny - 9/10
Function - Not much. Why is eveyrone against timers in SJs? - 5/10
Price - 895 Linden.. Tough one. Its mesh, and an early mesh restraint at that, which tends to be more pricey.. - 7/10
Average - 7/10

Amelie Barbours Mesh rubber sleepsack

This one is from the Stuck store at DXW, made by one Amelie Barbour.

Its a fun little piece. It contains two settings. Single Key and Anyone. Single key works like any restraint with keys. You take em and you can free yourself, or let someoene lse take em and leave you helpless unless tehy free you. It also has the Anyone setting. If you use this and zip yourself up well.. You better hope someone nearby is friendly and wants to help a poor little latex girl. You can be bound on your front or on your back, and the can be flipped at anytime. A captor can also pick you up and carry you around.

On the looks.. This one is interesting and varies heavily based on your viewer settings. With all settings on max and shadows on, the restraint looks best if you edit it and put on max shinyness. Wereas if you use lower settings with shadows and lighting off, low shiny looks better. Compare screenshots below. Ultra up top, lower settings below.

What this means is simple. The quality of the top image will vary very heavily on location, while the lower one will always look like that no matter where you are. Ultiamtely you're better with the lower setting as most people don't run on Ultra.

Visit in world! - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Henterman/16/35/40

Qualioty - Varies heavily depending on graphical settings. Anywhere from 6/10 to 8/10 depending.
Function - It has some nice little bits, and really, with a sleepsack theres not over much you can do - 6/10
Price - at 899 linden its quite pricey.. On the other hand it is unique, and fun for us encasement lovers - 7/10
Average - 6.5 to 7 depending on graphics