Hahaha! I love that in the wonderful world of WAM, we can all be talking about a moment when the model has yellow frosting all over her face and in her hair, butbecause her facial features are still visible, we consider this the "before pic"!!
for me, i tend to notice a lot of bad acting (physical - the ol' wobbly body thing) and/or editing. I remember a few awful ones from the past (although the cute girl getting stuff on her face kinda makes up for it). But yours are quite well executed -- this photo looks AMAZING, so i say keep at it, esp if it tickles your fancy as a producer.