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January 5, 2015January 5, 2015 by Danea

Boudoir Coterie’s Coterie Rear Of The Year! | The San Jose Bay Area’s #1 Boudoir Photographer

Welcome to Boudoir Coterie’s first annual “Coterie Rear of the Year” contest!

With so many fabulous tushies, I have decided to thank my clients by hosting this fun little contest. My assistant, Devon, went through and selected the top ten tushies that drew in the most visitors throughout the year. Below is that selection in random order and size(No joke, I used Blogstomp and it did it for me in 3.7 seconds!). All you have to do is vote, then share. If you have a favorite tushy from this list then share this blog link with your friends to help with voting!

The winner will receive a $350 Gift Credit to use towards any session or package and a $200 Gift Credit to give to a friend! Woot, woot!

Â Thanks again to all my fabulous clients for allowing me to share all your amazing tushies! 🙂

Please keep this honest and fun!

Voting will be available for one week. Winner will be announced Monday, Jan 12th! Good luck, ladies!

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December 5, 2014 by Devon Kenny

Fashion Friday – Another Etsy Holiday | San Jose Boudoir Photography

I seriously don’t know where this year has gone, but apparently it’s holiday shopping time already (at least according to the 900 retail emails I get each day). Last year I put together a fun Etsy gift guide, and since it’s Fashion Friday, I thought it’d be fun to do another one with a focus on accessories and other things you can wear. Who doesn’t love a cozy scarf or sparkly jewelry?

In case youâ€™re not familiar, Etsy is an e-commerce site that focuses mainly on handmade and vintage goods. Since almost anyone can open up an Etsy shop, itâ€™s a perfect place to support small businesses and to find some really unique stuff. Of course, the downside is that thereâ€™s a whole lot of garbage on Etsy too, but thatâ€™s always good for a few laughs.

One of the things I really love about Etsy is that you can find unique gifts at all different price points, and no one needs to know how much you spent! I tried to include items to fit every budget, and there is nothing more than (or really even close to) $100. No matter the cost, I always think it’s special to receive a gift that’s handmade or one of a kind. You can’t put a price tag on that.

1. Blue Lapis Necklace – $49

2. Coin Purse – $16

3. Plum Druzy Earrings – $75

4. Stained Glass Pendant – $33

5. Tempe Messenger/Make-up Bag – $24

6. Homestead Rustic Triangle Bra – $55

7. Small Stud Earrings – $12

8. Handmade Wool Knit Hats – $49

9. Blanket Infinity Scarf – $46

Nicole

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October 24, 2014October 24, 2014 by Danea

Extraordinary Eyes – Fashion Friday| San Jose Bay Area Makeup Class

I have decided to host my own makeup class but with full disclosure, I am NOT a professional makeup artist, but I do work with some so obviously I’m just like a pro. *snort*

I’m totally kidding, I’m notÂ a pro, just a gal who has a love for all things girly, including makeup!

This is going to be a fun class where I teach you all the tips and tricks I have learned over the years. The class will highlight a variety of products, what they are, why we use them, and HOW we use them! The best part is that you will be receiving a class kit(those are just some of the goodies pictured above) with ALL the products to take home so you will be able to recreate what we learned in class!

We will create a day to evening eye, which will include a beautiful smokey eye.

This class is all about the eye, I will not be teaching anything about foundations or contouring, it’s an eye class. Eye makeup only, I cannot stress this enough. LOL.

There will also be refreshments and giveaways and it’s on a Saturday afternoon so you can leave with beautiful eye makeup, ready to paint the town!

For all the details and more info please click right here. Or HERE, or even here. (It’s the same link, I just wanted to make sure it wasn’t missed. 😉

Spaces are limited and you only have until Nov 5th to purchase!

Can’t attend but want to get in on the fun?

Â Enter to win this bag with goodie!!!

Small makeup Case
Lotion wipes(my favorite!)
Black no sharpen eye liner
Lip liner in Raisin(another personal fav)
Eye Refresh
Earth tone eye shadow palette

**Please note, I will be checking the entries and removing those that did not follow through. I’m hard core like that.

Open to legal residents of USA and Canada only.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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October 3, 2014 by Danea

Curvy Girl Sexiness |Fashion Friday Boudoir Blog

True story:

One day I was getting coffee at the drive through coffee shop(Caffinos) near my house when I noticed a fancy bra that the barista was rocking on her low cut t-shirt(she looked great, not trashy, just wanted to make that clear!). I commented on it’s awesomeness because that’s how I roll… ever since she has let me know of some of the cool lingerie that she finds at Lane Bryant. I knew Lane Bryant carried some beautiful bras because I have photographed a few. BUT I often hear big busted girls complaining that there just isn’t a selection of comfy + sexy undergarments out there. Ooooh, but there is…

Well a few days ago this same sexy barista gave me the heads up on some of the new releases from Lane Bryant and I felt them worthy of a Fashion Friday blog post. **Side note– Nicole, who normally does the Fashion Friday feature is living the glamorous life and is off traveling again… hahaha** So here are a few of my favorite which reminded me a bit of Agent Provocateur. Yum!

What’s even more awesome… right now all there Cacique bras are buy one get one 50% off!!! Yeah Baby!

And for those looking for something pretty for a Bridal Boudoir shoot…

Be sure to tell them Danea sent you… haha, just kidding, they would just look at you like you were crazy because they have no idea who I am. But the thought made me chuckle. 😉

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September 23, 2014 by Danea

Tushy Tuesday | San Jose bay Area Boudoir/Glamour photographer

If you are happening on the blog for the first time, welcome to this fun feature that I lovingly call Tushy Tuesday!

Since most women don’t feel that they have an ideal tushy, I try and capture a cute tushy shot during boudoir photo sessions in hopes that each lady will see that her tushy is quite fabulous. Then, if given permission, I share that fabulous tush here on a Tuesday, because tushies come in all shapes and sizes and they are all worth showing off. So behold, another fabulous tush!– oh, and cute hubby to boot, ladies. 😉

P.S. This wonderful tushy, belongs to a fellow photographer, Leslie, of Lavish Boudoir in Georgia. Be sure to check her out if you’re in that area!

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September 17, 2014September 17, 2014 by Danea

Mother/Daughter Beauty Session | San Jose Glamour photographer

Â Â I finally got to shoot my first mother/daughter session and it was AMAZING! These two ladies were gorgeous and a BLAST to work with. I know you’ve heard me say that we laugh a lot during sessions but this one had to take the cake. They were so goofy and I could not believe how many laughing shots I got, which of course became some of the favorites from their session!

They chose to do a formal look and a casual look and no matter what they wore they both looked fabulous. During a double or even triple Beauty session (I think this would make for an amazing generations shoot) I take some time and do individual shots, as you will see below. So now take a peek and let me(and these lovely ladies) know what you think!

They totally cracked up right after the “Now try and look a little more serious…” I mean come on, I can’t even look at these shots without giggling– plus, they are both so beautiful. 🙂

I took some time and played around a little with this flower shot. I want to get into doing some digital art for myself and this was a fun shot to play with. I love the sun kissed results– this was done inside the studio… no sun.

So there you have it a beautiful mother/daughter session that they will have to cherish for many years to come!

So are you ready to book YOUR beauty session in our lovely San Jose studio? Want to make it a day to remember? Why not do the shoot with your bestie, sister, cousin… there are so many possibilities!

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August 19, 2014 by Danea

Tushy Tuesday |San Jose Bay Area Sexy Photos

It’s Tushy Tuesday!

I’ll admit it, I’ve been slacking on the blog. There, I said it. I have neglected the tushes and that aint right!Â This tush shot was taken a couple years ago and I was thrilled to get the thumbs up on the share. It was from a fun bridal session. I haven’t done too many tank top sets and yet they can be surprisingly sexy. Usually, women go topless so having the switch this switch up was really fun!

So please enjoy this fun shot, nothing but a white tank top. 🙂

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