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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.

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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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2015 Summer Special is Here! | Award Winning Bay Area Boudoir Photographer

It’s here ladies!

Boudoir Coterie is excited to announce The Elegance session. It’s our Summer 2015 Special and we have put together a fabulous session that will give you the best of both worlds!!!

 

This is how it works:

The session is one price, two looks. All product is purchased separately and are offered at limited time special prices!

FIRST FIVE TO BOOK WILL RECEIVE A $50 PAMPER GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!

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That’s right, Pamper will come to you and make sure your nails look fantastic for your session… or that pool party, or just because. They’re awesome!!

The Shoot…

One Beauty set– wear anything that makes you feel amazing. It could be your favorite little black dress, that gorgeous gown you wore once to your brothers wedding, or maybe that floral blouse, favorite jeans and new ankle boots. Your beauty session will be fun, playful and you will get lots of gorgeous shots worthy to use as your new FB profile or gift a print to mom & dad. 😉

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Then we’ll go a little softer and sensual. Our white sheet set is our most popular and always a favorite among clients. Just you and a sheet. They are beautiful and sexy. They give you a freedom to show more or less and you will leave feeling so incredible, I promise!

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As always we allow for interest free payment plans. The Elegance session must take place in July or August.

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 Sessions are limited so contact us today!!!

408.460.1855 or bcoterie@sbcglobal.net

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Fashion Friday | San Jose Boudoir Photography

We’ve had several beautiful ladies come in to our San Jose studio recently with some special sportswear of their fiancee’s. Does your significant other have a favorite team, player, or do they play a sport and have their own jersey?  This can be a great way to personalize your session with something special. If that special jersey is huge on you, try a girl cut tee instead. Did you know there is a website especially for women’s professional sports wear?! This can be a great way to personalize a bit of your session with something meaningful, while still showing your sensual side.

Here are some great options; a longer shirt if you aren’t as daring, or a short crop or even folded shirt to really show off! Victoria’s Secret has a great half-zip sweater for their favorite college team. Whatever look you go for, you can be sure that they will go crazy when they see you. Imagine the smile on their face every time they see their favorite team play from now on!

We want your Boudoir Coterie photo session to be amazing and adding a personal touch is a great way to show off another side of you!

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Tushy Tuesday | Santa Cruz Boudoir Photographer

It’s that time of week! This very sexy, classy, client of mine came in for a special session and because she was a past client I was excited to get her email and hear about her ideas for another shoot in our San Jose studio. It was all about the tattoo! We had some fun with nice, seductive shots, and then we added a little naughty. *wink, wink* How hot is this!? Almost every single shot was a back shot and it was SO MUCH FUN! I was very thankful when she allowed me to share a select few, especially when this full body shot was in the mix!

Va va va vooooom, Miss K!

Happy Tushy Tuesday, everyone!

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Fashion Friday– Go Wild! | San Jose CA Boudoir Fashion

I cannot lie, I love animal prints. I mean I don’t wear them every day, in fact I used to have a lot more than I do now, but I think they make fabulous statement pieces when matched with colors and other subtle prints. These three outfit suggestions can suit anyone’s style. Whether you want bold, in your face animal print sexy, or just that hint of wild, these are all fabulous and flirty looks that would be amazing to photograph.

P.S. Animal prints go with ANY color! I love the purple orchid shown here but turquoise, green, red or even a rich black would look amazing, so accent with your favorite color to help customize you look!

I think I need to get a few leopard accessories in our San Jose studio!

Plumb Wild

 

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Confessions of a Boudoir Photographer | San Jose Bay Area Portrait Photographer

Confessions of a boudoir photographer:

It’s time to have a little fun and since getting naked in front of a stranger can be a bit intimidating, I figure that it might help if a start sharing some small personal posts so you can get to know me better. Sometimes these might be simple random facts and other times, like today, short stories. You will find that I am a very honest person and I live my life with humor, sarcasm and laughter. Lots of laughter, or I would likely go insane. 😉 So enjoy and please watch for more “Confessions” coming soon!

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Last night…

The room was dark and surprisingly cool in such a short time of the air conditioning being on. The sheets felt icy against my bare legs as I very quietly slipped into bed, trying not to wake Jeff. I carefully adjusted the sheets around me I listened to his breathing; a mix between a deep sleep and a soft snore. I smiled and turned my head towards him. My eyes had still not adjusted to the dark and I let them fall closed as I got comfortable on my back. My body melted into the mattress as I exhaled, tired, relaxed and proud of my ability to climb into bed with such stealth. I turned my face towards the ceiling and I blinked away the darkness.

As my eyes adjusted to the light I saw the outline of a dark shadowy figure crouching over me. I let out a gasp and my arms shot up to push him away! It was at this same split second that I realized… it was just the sheet popping up all weird close to my face.

It takes a special kind of person to almost give themselves a heart attack by bed sheet.

‪#whensheetsattack ‪#notsostealthy #darwinworthy

Side note: Apparently, if you surprise me in the dark, I WILL start swinging.

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Tushy Tuesday | San Francisco Bay Area Boudoir Photographer

This image is from a very fun and recent shoot. Her man enjoys whiskey… and her. *wink, wink*

I enjoy incorporating personal items into a shoot. Clients often bring in an item that we can use for a full set– like a jersey or dress shirt. Other times the items only require a few fun shots.

I have a feeling this image will have him taking a swig. I mean dang girl, that’s one fine tush! 😉

Happy Tushy Tuesday, everyone!

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