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 by Danea

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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 by Danea

Makeup Monday

Smashbox primer water

Smashbox Primer Water

Good morning lovelies!!!! Mari here bringing this weeks makeup Monday. Today I wanted to discuss one of my new faves!!!! Here’s a makeup artist secret which is totally affordable too!!! Living in the Bay Area we know we must be ready for a sudden change in weather pretty often, hot sunny San Jose days or chilly foggy San Francisco nights! One way of keeping your makeup beautiful is with the new Smashbox primer water!!!! It’s amazing!!! Use it under makeup to prime the skin and then over your finished makeup as a setting spray. This is an awesome alternative to traditional primer which can feel to oily or have too much slip on the skin. Primer water will help seal in your beautiful makeup while refreshing and giving electrolytes to the skin. Perfect for long work days, weddings and of course your Boudoir Coterie photo session! Check out this product inside Macy’s or Nordstrom here in San Jose or the Smashbox website which I linked. Hope you enjoy it and send in any of your personal feedback on it!

www.Smashbox.com

Stay Beautiful!!! Xoxo Mari with Dolled Up Services

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 by Devon Kenny

Fashion Friday – Dollhouse Bettie | San Jose Boudoir Photography

Happy Friday, everyone!

Last week Danea posted a video from a recent session, which was the inspiration for this week’s Fashion Friday.

While all of the shots were absolutely gorgeous, I instantly fell in love with the black lace bodysuit featured in the video and had to ask Danea about it. She believed it was Dollhouse Bettie brand from Besos Lingerie in Los Gatos, and she was correct.

If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, here’s Danea’s original post, where the bodysuit is featured in both the holiday promotion shot and session video.

Speaking of which, if you’re thinking of booking a session for the holidays, there are only four weeks until the deadline. Annnd – if you want to wear or give this sexy bodysuit. Here it is on the Dollhouse Bettie site:

 

Although I’ve shopped at Besos before, I’ve never heard of Dollhouse Bettie, so I did a little browsing and was very impressed! They have a flagship store in San Francisco and also sell their line at various lingerie boutiques, like Besos, across the country. What’s even better is that all of the Dollhouse Bettie (they carry a few other lines on their site) lingerie is made in the USA right in San Francisco. Pretty neat. Here are a few more of my favorites:

It looks like I’m going with a black lace theme here, but how gorgeous is this robe? It looks comfortable and sexy (my favorite combo) and could be worn with a cute bra and panty set underneath – or nothing.

Mixing things up a bit, this set would be gorgeous for a bridal session. I love how it pairs a classic white boy short (with a surprise in the back) with a totally unique bralette top.

And just to prove they have more than lace, how cute is this little polka dot number? It looks fun and flirty…like I kind of want to put that top on and dance around my room singing into a hair brush. Don’t judge.

Nicole

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