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July 28, 2015 by Danea

Tushy Tuesday |San Jose Boudoir Photographer

Happy Tushy Tuesday!

Did you know that you don’t have to do your shoot in our studio? Some clients request a hotel or even in their own home. Sometimes it’s a location with sentimental meaning like a luxury hotel suit where they spent their first anniversary. The possibilities are endless!

Is there a fee to do an on location shoot?

Maybe. I don’t charge for travel if you are in the San Jose bay area. But I do if it’s over 30 miles away. Hotels are at the clients expense. Otherwise, I treat it the same as a studio session.

This session was done at a local luxury hotel. It was a fantastic location and I loved having different furniture to work with!

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July 19, 2015July 20, 2015 by Danea

Confessions Of A Boudoir Photographer | San Jose Bay Area Boudoir Photographer

For those of you who may not know this, I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. I’ve had it since I was 4 and it is now in every single joint in my body. Thankfully it is pretty much under control, however it has left me with severe joint damage which has effected how I walk and do many things. In turn, the past few years I have dealt with progressive chronic back pain. There is little I can do about this. Most days I manage, some days I’m fine, but then there are times where I am going on three consecutive days of pain, fighting migraines and nothing that I can do or take seems to help.

These are the days that I finally stop fighting it and go and have a big, wet, snotty, ugly faced, loud sobbing, cry.

(Trust me, that is not a moment you want to see. Hahaha.)

I swear, I feel so much better now. Like maybe part of the tension and pain was trying to ignore the tension and pain.

So go forth my friends, have that cry… and maybe a glass of wine. Yeah, that’s sounds about right.

Cheers.

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July 15, 2015July 20, 2015 by Danea

Curvy Girl Lingerie Fashion Show | San Jose & Campbell Boudoir Photographer

Happy Humpday, everyone!

Today we have a fun announcement…

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August 9th is the annual Curvy Girl Lingerie Fashion Show!

If you have never been it is a blast!!! Lelo is the main sponsor again this year and last year they gave full size toys in the swag bags! Lelo products are top of the line, sleek, classy and yes, expensive. But so worth it and WORTH the Show ticket price. But enough about Lelo, Boudoir Coterie is offering a show only special so you HAVE to be in attendance to book!

You wont want to miss this fun and fabulous event! Feel free to contact me with any questions and see you there!!!

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July 14, 2015 by Danea

Tushy Tuesday | San Francisco Bay Area Boudoir Photographer

Happy Tushy Tuesday, everyone!

Lots of great stuff going on this summer, including our fabulous Elegance summer special!

Next month we’ll be at the CURVY GIRL LINGERIE FASHION SHOW!!! This is such a fabulous event! The swag bags alone are so worth the ticket price. Oh and did I mention that Boudoir Coterie will be there with a special show only offer!!?? Heeeeyyyy. That’s right ladies, so get your early bird tickets and come enjoy this super fun show!

Okay, Okay, this is Tushy Tuesday so get on with it… at least I figure that’s what you are thinking so here is today’s fabulous tush featuring one of my favorite combinations of masculine mixed with sexy feminine. Business shirt with lingerie. Yeah, baby!

You rocked it Miss K!

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July 13, 2015 by Devon Kenny

Makeup Monday |San Jose Bay Area Photographer

Hello dolls!!! Mari here with makeup Monday!

So, eyes are the windows to our soul right?! And those brows are the frames to that pretty face. Today we talk about brow basics. How many times do we see a beautiful face or great makeup and see some questionable brows? Sometimes we might not know where a brow should start. Where does the arch go? How long should the brow be? Well I’m here to help you out with that!

Let’s start with some basic TIPS. A nice, fuller brow will always give us a more youthful look. Let’s think back to our early years before the tweezing began lol. Â An overly arched brow will give you that evil queen look, we definitely DON’T want that! The biggest brow NO NO as a professional makeup artist are those spaced out brows; when they are over tweezed in the center, making the brows and eyes look too far apart.
Here’s a handy little grid to show you how a brow should frame the eye. Take an eye shadow brush and hold it against your eye to follow the grid lines of where to start the brow, where the arch goes, and where it should end. Pretty easy once you follow this!!! Fill in with pencil or powder and work on letting those brows grow in where necessary!

Stay beautiful dolls! Mari with Dolled Up Services

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July 10, 2015 by Devon Kenny

Fashion Friday | Santa Cruz Bay Area Photographer

Hi ladies! Devon here with this weeks Fashion Friday. I’m so excited to share some ideas with you today. And actually I’m going to be sharing them with you every week as I’ll now be authoring all the Fashion Friday posts.

Today I thought it would be nice to show some examples of the outfits Danea suggested for the new 2015 Summer Special.

Danea’s first suggestion was a little black dress. Who doesn’t have at least one LBD in their closet? I know I have at least 3! Everyone loves a little black dress because it helps us feel a bit sexy and a bit sassy.

Don’t forget your favorite stiletto’s and that statementÂ piece of jewelry. If your shoes aren’t black that’s ok. Who doesn’t love a pop of color with a black dress.

Next up we have the gowns. We all have at least one fancy dress that weÂ wore to that wedding and now it just sits in the closet gathering dust?! Short, long, tea length, whatever yours looks like, ifÂ it makes you feel good then bring it!

You know that one pair of jeans you have? THAT ONE PAIR that fits so well it hugs every curve of your body and you make you feel amazing. We wanna see them! Your favorite jeans will look great paired with your favorite blouse and some cute ankle booties.

I came across this pin on Pinterest (I’m addicted!) and thought this was a great time to pass this information along to you. The tips are pretty helpful, but of course do what you feel looks best for you and your body type. You can read the full article here.

I hope this helps you ladies plan your outfits for the Summer Special. I know what’s going through your head right now, “My jeans would look great with that blouse in my closet and I have the perfect shoes”. Call us today and show them off!

Â Devon

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July 6, 2015 by Devon Kenny

Makeup Monday | San Jose Bay Area Makeup Artist Photography

Hi Dolls! Mari here again with Makeup Monday.

Let’s talk dark circles. Most of us have them either from lack of sleep, lack of hydration in the skin, or maybe even just hereditary. We might get it from our mama!!! As a Bay Area Makeup Artist I see this all the time, especially when we have those stressed out brides that are not getting much sleep before the big day!

Today I’ll give you some of the basic tips to help avoid or conceal those dark circles. The three items you will be needing are: under eye cream, color corrector, and your concealer. One of the main things you want to have in your skin care regimen is an under eye cream for night and for day wear. Keeping that skin under the eyes hydrated will definitely make a huge impact on the visibility of those dark circles.

Now correcting and concealing these dark circles is actual pretty simple. There are three very commonly used tones. Darker skin tones will use an orange corrector, medium skin tones tend to use a peach corrector and fair skin tones will use a pink or yellow corrector.

The correction color should be applied directly and only over the darkness, you want to stay within that line of darkness to ensure the perfect blend. Once the dark circle has the correction color applied you want to take your concealer color, which will probably be a little lighter than your skin tone, and place that over the high point of the cheekbone and blend up towards the under eye to have a seamless and brighter affect.

Stay beautiful ! Mari with Dolled Up Services

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