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Reveal Your Vixen: C

Last week I was surprised when cake pops along with the sweetest letter arrived in the mail. SO UNEXPECTED. I was so so excited to see SUCH a cute gift (and a yummy one!!), but the letter was what truly touched my heart. C had recently come in for her shoot and I was thrilled she took the time to share her experience. Hearing things like this always completely makes my day… no my life!! It is EXACTLY why I do what I do. Such a blessing that God has given me this gift that I can use to help make women feel amazing. I love love love it.

Thanks again C for EVERYTHING. You are amazing, truly. We are all so very blessed by your kind words and yummy treats!!! Hope to see you again in the future for another shoot. ; ) xo

LOVE MY VIXENS!!!!!

“Hello Vixens,
I know I was only there a couple of weeks ago, but I already feel the need to thank you again for such an amazing experience.
Deirdre – I cannot thank you enough for being so patient and sweet with me every time I called to ask questions. You were always so nice and helpful throughout all of this. Thank you.
Brandi – You are absolutely incredible! Not only did you transform me into a Vixen, you made me see myself as one. The makeup and hair was so gorgeous, and made me feel incredibly sexy, which is not an easy emotion for me to feel. My first look, the “sexy vixen” with a black lace body suit, big hair and pouty red lips was my favorite look. The first time ever in my life (minus when I was a child and my mom would dress me up) I wore red lips. I have pretty full lips and being Hispanic I always avoided red lips. But after seeing this Vixen you created, I loved my red lips. Brandi, you not only made me feel and look sexy, I felt that by the time of my photo shoot, you became a friend. You were so warm and open the entire time I was getting my hair and makeup done, you made me feel incredibly comfortable. It was as if we had known each other our whole lives, and were just getting reacquainted. You are a beautiful woman inside and out, and just after spending a couple of hours with you, I felt as if I made a friend. I cannot thank you enough for such an amazing experience! Thank you Brandi!
Courtney – After I left your studio I wrote a girlfriend immediately. I could not wait to tell someone about the amazing and crazy morning I had with you and Brandi. My experience that I had with the Boudoir Vixen and team was incredible, exciting and awe-inspiring. Before I booked my shoot with you I think I read almost every one of your blogs, looked at album after album of your pictures, and finally decided I wanted to become a Vixen too. Every Vixen is so different from looks, shapes and sizes. Then again all had one thing in common; they are all Vixens – sexy, confident, and gorgeous Vixens. I wanted to become one of your Vixens; I wanted to be able to feel free, sexy, confident and gorgeous. You and Brandi pulled my inner Vixen out of me; you pulled the confidence out of me that I did not know I had. I tried my best to follow the advice from your blogs, even the facial expressions in the mirror (which I died laughing at myself, thanks D.) You talked me through every position, every look, every smirk, every smile (real smile!), and every turtle movement. (haha, Courtney interjecting here… the turtle thing is an inside joke sort of… I am always referring to a turtle during my sessions when trying to explain how to stretch your neck from your shoulders.. haha so funny that C mentioned that!) I have said many times that I am not the girl that feels sexy, but you and Brandi made me feel sexy. I feel like I was a real model getting ready for a high end lingerie magazine shoot. You are a creative genius; you turned my worries and insecurities into loving and embracing my body. To say that you have inspired me would be putting it lightly, and you are right every woman should have a boudoir shoot experience at least once in their life. And especially with you as their photographer. You are blessed with an incredible talent, not just a photographer, but being able to pull this confidence out of women. Thank you for this experience, and for pulling my inner Vixen out, I am forever grateful. Your talent and heart are blessing – keep sharing them with the world.
-C

January 3, 2012 - 10:20 am

Kristin - what a great testimonial!

thankful for beauty

I swear, every year the holidays sneak up on me faster and faster. I LOVE this time of the year. Something about holiday cheer that just makes you want to bundle up with some hot cocoa in front a fire place, with the people you love and watch Christmas movies for days. : ) I love Thanksgiving and Christmas so much. By far my favorite holidays without a doubt. Thanksgiving is AMAZING. We should have Thanksgiving every single day in our hearts, because we are SO BLESSED and should live in a state of thankfulness. If you are breathing, then you have something to be thankful for. God is SUCH a good God and has given us so much. I am so humbled every day by his love and grace in my life.

This Thanksgiving I am thankful for…

1. God, without him, there would be nothing.

2. Beauty. It is all around us.

3. My amazing Vixen clients. I LOVE YOU! You have each inspired me and made me a better woman. I adore each one of you with ALL OF MY HEART. Thank you for allowing me to show you how beautiful and sexy you really are.

4. You. Sweet you. Thank you so much for reading my blog, and being so kind a long the way of my journey.

5. The fans. GOSH, I want to give you all a huge GROUP HUG and never let go. I am SO grateful for the constant emails, comments, likes, etc that you have sent my way the past year. I feel like the luckiest girl alive to have your amazing support.

6. Deirdre, Courtney Davis, Brandi, and Mekail. Thank you so much for being the most amazing staff in the whole wide world!!!!! I could not do this without you. I am so grateful to you all for helping me make this world a better place.

7. Facebook. We have almost 4500 fans on our Facebook page, and I am SO thankful that the genius that is named Mark Zuckerburg, created this amazing social network for me to be able to constantly share inspiration and photos with the world.

8. Anyone who has ever believed in me. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

9. About a million more things, but it would take me a year to write this list. ; )

I am so proud of The Boudoir Vixen. It has come so far in such a short time and I absolutely cannot wait to see what else God has in store for us. I look forward to continuing to make this world a better place.

xo
The Boudoir Vixen
Courtney Dellafiora

A’s Boudoir Vixen Supermodel Shoot

You’ve heard me talk about our “Supermodel” shoot before. (See the post here and the video here.) It’s one of my absolute favorite packages we offer here at The Boudoir Vixen. It gives you the opportunity to have so many different “looks” and really gives you an amazing feeling of what it’s like to be a supermodel. “A” came in recently for her Supermodel shoot and I was absolutely thrilled she gave me permission to share a few of her photos with you. Our supermodel shoot allows you to wear 5 different outfits, but “A” added on a 6th. We took hundreds of photos and had an absolute amazing time. Something I LOVVVVED about “A”… she completely let go of her nerves and fears and let her SEXY show. She didn’t hold back with her expressions. She told me that she practiced (like we tell all of our clients to do) and it definitely showed. It makes a huge difference when you just LET GO, and believe you are sexy. We all struggle from time to time and many of us even tell ourselves, “I am just not a sexy person”. That is the biggest LIE EVER. We are all sexy. And it’s my job to show you. ; )

“A” also did a fantastic job with her outfit selections that she brought in. She told me she follows my “Courtney’s Closet” posts and it helped her tremendously in knowing what to wear and what photographs well in a boudoir shoot. I absolutely LOVED every single outfit she brought for her shoot.

PSSSSSST… by the way, if you hadn’t heard… we are running a 30% OFF our top 3 boudoir packages. The SUPERMODEL package is one of those so you can SAVE huge on this shoot right now!! This sale ends TOMORROW at 2pm. This means you have to book your shoot by then and it can be scheduled anytime as long as it’s by Feb 1st, 2012. Click here to get more details. : )

A — You are truly a doll, inside and out. I so enjoyed spending time with you and being able to show you how truly beautiful you are. Thank you so much for everything. You are amazing.

Her first outfit is one of my ALL time favorites. It’s from Victoria’s Secret and it’s an absolute CLASSIC.

Her 2nd outfit was TO DIE FOR. Gorgeous!! I loved it!

This third outfit is ADORABLE. I blogged about this particular one on Courtney’s Closet once. It’s SO CUTE.

Absolutely LOVE the softness of this next outfit. And she brought in an umbrella that was from her wedding. It made for an AMAZING prop.

LOVE these shoes!!!!! They are so perfect for a boudoir shoot. And GLITTER on the bottom?!!? Someone pinch me, I am in love.

Her next outfit is STUNNING. All of the detailing is absolute perfection.

And for her last outfit, I loved the simplicity in it as we brought out her flirty side.

And those are just a *FEW* of my favorites. It was so hard choosing for the blog. Thank you again to A for being such a fabulous client! xo

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December 22, 2011 - 9:30 pm

Amber - Where did she get her wardrobing? My friends and I are on workout/diet plans to get ready to try and book a shoot for our anniversaries, and I would love to know where she got those outfits so I can shop (extra motivation) haha!

November 14, 2011 - 9:21 pm

Brandie - This session is fabulous! Do you know where she purchased her fifth outfit from? It’s exactly what I’m looking for!

November 9, 2011 - 10:38 pm

Sally - This is an absolutely amazing shoot. The model looks completely stunning and her choice of outfits are nothing less than perfection. These pictures are an inspiration for me to do the same!

November 9, 2011 - 9:23 pm

Lisa P. - Wow, love the photos. The effects of the natural light from the window on her face and skin looks amazing. You did a great job of showing the innocent/girly and fun side of her personality as well as the sexy side.