Here is part two of yesterday’s blog :)… a few more gorgeous girls who came in for photo shoots this Fall! Thank you for allowing us to share these, ladies! It is so fun to see all the variety. Every single photo shoot is unique, just like every woman who walks through our door ;). xo, Crystal

Lucky for us, a bunch of our clients have been signing a model release lately and granting us permission to use their photos if we wish! I wanted to share a few recent shoots. These sessions took place this past summer between June and August :). Enjoy! xo, Crystal

We recently had the pleasure of working with Brittany Mayer. She’s an amazingly talented make-up artist who loves making women feel beautiful.  When I first met Brittany I could tell that she loved life and her job! Its awesome working with such good-hearted people!  Check out her fun blog Brides By Brittany!  Here is a look at one of our beautiful clients who Brittany did make-up for!!

We highly recommend having your make-up done by a professional stylist for your boudoir session. Our top two packages include hair and make-up styling at our studio prior to your photo shoot. If you’d like to add hair and make-up services, then just let us know when you book your shoot and we will schedule one of our fab preferred stylists for you! (858) 485-0443.
LOVE :) Danielle

Attention all brides! The Divas would like announce to you that BridalInsider.com along with Magic 92.5, Exquisite Weddings Magazine and San Diego Magazine are having an outrageous give-away! They are giving one deserving San Diego couple the chance to win the Ultimate San Diego Wedding!! Resister to Win this outstanding experience by visiting Bridal Insider’s “The Ultimate San Diego Wedding”, site!

The wedding you have the chance to win is any woman’s DREAM!! It will be the ultimate in luxury, glamor and style! They are planning to use timeless trends you will absolutely love! As well as giving the wedding a San Diego feel of our beautiful oceans, skies and golden sunsets.  This gorgeous wedding ceremony will include the finest vendors from San Diego, who will adorn the entire place with their unique touches!  Hurry and register to win this unforgettable evening!!

To top everything off, this ultimate wedding package will also include a Boudoir Photoshoot for the bride-to-be at OUR STUDIO!!

We are giving a free “FULL Photoshoot” to the bride; a value of $1,500.00!! This package includes our beautiful 8×8 Classic Bombshell Book,  4 Productions, Hair and Make-Up, Greeting Card, VIP status, AND this lucky lady will receive all her album images on a disk!!! Check out the video below to see what this awesome supermodel experience looks like!!

Living in a world where we are constantly bombarded with pressures of having the perfect body, it is easy to get caught up with negative thoughts about your own body. Kimee came across this image below and I think is a great reminder to everyone that beauty doesn’t just come in one pencil thin package. Each woman is unique and beautiful in their own way. Model Lizzie Miller talks about how this one little photo made such a huge impact in the lives of women across the world without it even meaning to. To see a beautiful model with a little belly roll is foreign to most of us but very encouraging at the same time. I think Lissie looks absolutely beautiful in her natural form, and is a reminder to all of us that we should focus on positive healthy views about our bodies and ditch the negative ones….after all confidence magnifies beauty ;)

LOVE :)
Danielle

One of our amazing clients mailed us a hand-written thank you card this week. We are so honored to be a part of this experience for women. We all feel blessed to have such a rewarding job. xo, Crystal

Crystal and Deena,
My boudoir Divas experience has come full circle. My husband’s reaction to his gift was priceless… there was a lot of laughing combined with questions of ‘when? how? where?’ He loved loved LOVED it! We were on our way to the airport and he had to download the pics onto his laptop before we left! We just started trying to have a family ad he said that day, he wants me to go back and have pictures taken by you with my big belly. It is difficult to put into words what this experience meant to me. The two hours I spent at your studio made me feel sexy and beautiful. From the different outfits, and poses, to seeing the finished product, and holding back tears of excitement! Thank you for the work you do!!
Sincerely,
Liliana

Congrats Lili ;). Thank YOU for the card. It was a pleasure to work with you on this special gift! Crystal

We just wanted to thank Liz Beck Events for featuring us on their “Bustle” blog a couple weeks ago!

Check it out here!

As you know we recently posted that we were going to be giving away four fabulous prizes to four of our fabulous clients! Here’s a video of Ashley and Crystal drawing out the winners!!!

Love,
Your favorite San Diego Boudoir Studio

Although we already think “every woman should pose nude”, we found this article and think it was worth sharing to support our theory. :) Crushable.com posted this article and we highly recommend you talking 5 minutes to read it. If you have ever thought about doing a photo shoot, but just not sure if you are ready, take a look. Here is an excerpt from the article written by Kat Rosenfield:

“As an artist’s and photographer’s model, I’ve spent substantial portions of my early-to-mid twenties standing around in front of strangers with no clothes on. And while it might be initially nerve-wracking, it’s also one of the most interesting and worthwhile experiences I’ve ever had — so worthwhile that I firmly believe it belongs on the bucket list for any young woman, no matter what her shape, size, or level of confidence with her own naked body. Why should you take a photo or two in your birthday suit?

* Your body is beautiful. Really, it is. And it doesn’t matter whether you’re plump or slender, reedy or Rubenesque; your whole self — top to toe — deserves its day in the spotlight. Women put in huge amounts of effort each day just to meet society’s standard of beauty, only to get bogged down by stress and insecurity over failing to fit within that narrowly-defined (and often unhealthy) ideal. Stripping down and showing it off is a celebratory, powerful, even subversive act — and it’s exhilarating. And when you see those photos in the days, months and years that follow, it’ll be with a lasting appreciation for your body as the glorious, gorgeous machine it is.
* It’s a confidence boost. Between diet culture, celebrity obsession, and the airbrushed images that we see every day on billboards and in magazines, women have developed an utterly warped idea of what a healthy body looks like. And the effects go way beyond simply disliking what we see in the mirror; at this point, many women are battling body dysmorphia and/or too afraid to even look at themselves naked. Seeing your own body given just a fraction of the star treatment — with makeup, lighting, and a skilled photographer to help you pose — is a powerful way to fight back against that fear and insecurity. Basically, you are so much hotter than you think you are.
* It’s totally vain… and completely awesome. When it comes to balancing your busy life, you’re always being told to take care, take time out, and take one day a week to do something nice for yourself. Well, go big or go home, lady. Your “just for me” weekly manicure only lasts as long as it takes your nail polish to chip, but a private album of drawings or photos that show you at your prime — young, healthy, and before childbirth, gravity, and the vagaries of time have taken their toll — is a memory you’ll have forever. (Not to mention a great conversation-starter when someone pulls it off your bookshelf in 2072 and says, “Grandma! Was that YOU?”

You can check out the rest of the article HERE. Happy reading!

We give our clients a few different options for their boudoir books… most gals were opting for the more classic style, 8×8 leather books a few years ago when we were first starting out… BUT more and more gals are getting these 10×10 books for a more modern style. It’s also a great way to get a duplicate book (one 10×10 book to give as a gift… and then add another cute little ‘mini’ 5×5 book to keep for yourself & show off to your girlfriends!).

When you come in for your shoot, you can check out all of the different styles of books & albums that we offer, and you can decide which one you’d like that day during your viewing session! PS… did you know that when you book your session with the Boudoir Divas, that you actually get to SEE YOUR PHOTOS ON THE SAME DAY AS YOUR PHOTO SHOOT?!?!? Yes, you heard me correctly. We were the first boudoir studio in the world to do this… and we think it just adds SO much to the whole boudoir experience. At other boudoir studios in San Diego, you have to wait days (and even WEEKS) before you are able to view your photos and choose your favorite shots for your albums or other products. Who wants to wait that long??? When you book a shoot with us, you’ll have the photo session… then you’ll have an hour break to go grab lunch or coffee down the street… then you come back in, just ONE HOUR later, to view your images and make your selections. If you’re thinking about booking a boudoir shoot, don’t wait! We’re already booking up our sessions for the fall, so call us today; we’d love to chat with you about your session! 858-485-0443 (or email: SDstudio@TheBoudoirDivas.com). We look forward to seeing you for your shoot! Thanks! xoxo, The Boudoir Divas

Our albums are by FAR our most popular product that we offer here at San Diego’s premier boudoir studio. Here’s a recent album design that we thought we’d share…

Want to see another sample album? Check out this recent blog post for another sample beautiful boudoir book. Want more details on the albums? Click here for more details on our world-famous Bombshell Book™! Also don’t forget – we have a TON of other boudoir products for you to choose from, besides our awesome albums.