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Site Unseen: Blingee
Kate Black
Gateway Staff
Feb 08, 2012
www.blingee.com
Are plain mirror pictures getting you down? Are your duck lips not getting you the kind of attention that they used to? Fret not, fellow Myspace queens and Nexopia goddesses, for blingee.com offers everything you need to add that “little bit extra” to otherwise boring profile pictures.
The basic idea is simple and you’ve seen it before: upload an image from your computer, Facebook or Photobucket and add clipart and text. Boring, right? Blingee thinks so, and will throw glitter in the eyes of anyone who disagrees.
Blingee takes things one step further by providing an assortment of flashing GIF “stamps”, backgrounds and pens for your creative disposal. Even the dullest of vanity shots can be transformed into seizure-inducing masterpieces, and life will never be the same.
The library of “stamps” is diverse, with everything from flashing lips to sparkling Shih Tzu puppies in Santa hats. If typography is more your style, try the “100% crazy” and “sexii and I know it” text stamps to get your message across. Don’t forget to add some eyelash stamps for the perfect girly touch — just in case the anime kitten blowing glitter kisses in the corner of your picture raised any questions about your femininity. Finish your picture off with a shimmering pink border and your fellow social networkers will be green with envy.
The world of Blingee cannot be captured within the black and white realms of a newspaper article. To fully embrace its mystique, you have to visit the website for yourself — you will not be disappointed. That is, of course, unless you have an aversion to all things sexii and glamtastic.
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