REAL BOUDOIR | A boudoir trend for the artists, and for the shy…-ists?

Hey it’s me.

Happy Wednesday evening, m’friendlies. First I wanna say thanks, for your super cool feedback on yesterday’s Bachelor recap. I loved reading every response! I tend to base my decision to continue a series on the amount of blog comment love it gets, so I think we’ve got at least one more recap coming your way next week. :) High kicks! I’m really so happy that you enjoyed the cray cray craziness.

Ok, now… listen up. This is NOT your grandma’s boudoir session. Because omg ew, that would be horrible, ew ew ew. No. That would make this a whole other type of site. So yeah, not that. What I’m doing today, among other things, is I’m going to introduce you to the newest, coolest, most drool-worthy killer new prop that’s making its way to the ever so delectable frothy surface of my boudoir preferences cappuccino.

NO IT’S NOT THAT.

By the way I know I could have just said “my fave boudoir ideas” but I am who you think I am. (You were thinking ‘wordy’ right? That only works if you were thinking wordy. Well, or ridiculous. Ridiculous definitely works too, no denying it.)

So yeah, it’s not a vibrator. <– I just slapped you back into the focus of this post. It’s even cooler than that, and though it might not elicit a full body joy response, it’s definitely going to make you go AHHHH I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU AAHHHHHH!!!! That’s how everybody sounds… right? Everybody sounds like that when they…. when they flibbidifloopiddy… right? Thanks for filling in, Cosby gibberish. I needed you. I needed you and you were there for me.

OK so are you ready? Here it is, m’ladies, a special delivery from The Boudoir Vixen:

F**kin’ lace. MASKS. y’all. Lace. Masks. BRILLIANT. And simple enough, right? See, it doesn’t have to be crazy over the topness to be a killer idea. They’re gorgeous, delicate, uber feminine and spice up an already spicy boudoir shoot by adding an element of intrigue. Plus, they do this really cool thing… if you’re shy. They cover up your face. Not because you’re hideous or anything, silly. It’s because maybe you feel embarrassed and want to have some really avant garde shots that not only look haute, but conceal your identity! So many reasons to love the masks. So many.

Anyway, enough of my yapping. Wait just this bit more of my yapping, then no more yapping. Today’s session is seriously killer, and that is entirely due to one Courtney Dellafiora, aka like I said The Boudoir Vixen, aka one of my absolute favorite boudoir photographers in the laaaaand.

I really love Courtney. Why? Thanks for asking; it’s got a lot to do with her personality, and positive outlook on life. Then there’s her calibre of work. Then there are her tweets. Take this one, for example:

“@dellafiora: @theknottybride have you seen this? http://t.co/AQK8GExJ a gold bambino!”

Do you see? She’s awesome, but she is also thoughtful. She is thoughtsome. She is awesful.

She’s great.

Plus she creates STUFF LIKE THIS:

Here, read a little love from Courtney about this session, and about boudoir in general:

The sky is the limit when it comes to planning your boudoir shoot. There are so many beautiful ideas you can come up with as far as outfits or props are concerned. One of my favorite photo shoots I do here at The Boudoir Vixen is my “Supermodel” shoot. The reason I call it the Supermodel shoot/package is because it’s what I feel will give our clients a really close feel of what it’s like to be a supermodel. Not only do the clients get to change 5 different times, but our hair/makeup stylist will change up hair and lipsticks, etc for the different looks. Our clients leave really feeling like a supermodel!! I asked Brittney to come in and model for me so I could share her whole experience with you. Usually our clients bring their own outfits and do all the planning as far as that goes. But this time I was the one to choose, provide and completely style all of the outfits for Brittney so I could have my own taste and give some really great ideas for outfits. I wanted to sort of help potential boudoir clients to think a little outside the box when planning their shoot.

Something I really loved about Brittney’s shoot in particular, is she didn’t hold back. I know coming in for a boudoir shoot can be super super nerve-wracking. 99% of our clients come in nervous, but after the first few photos taken, they are already realizing how much fun it is!! Brittney did an excellent job of just letting go of the nerves, and just had fun in front of the camera. She was very playful and flirty with her body movements and facial expressions. You’ve heard the expression “work it!” — well, that’s exactly the best thing you can do when doing a boudoir shoot. I work with my clients in directing them on how to pose and what to do, but that “sexy attitude” in their face is something I can’t force and must come from them. One of the best tips or advice I can give is just just LET GO and HAVE FUN. I know it can be hard to do, but it will make your boudoir shoot one thousand percent better if you are confident in yourself and your expressions.