I found the ad for this 'Sublime Boudoir' on FB, which I found a little sketchy. But to be fair,…read morethere are a lot of strange people on the internet these days... it was almost Valentines Day, which is just before my boyfriend's birthday...
I did my research, and emailed the woman who runs the company, Sara. Asked her about a million questions, via email. Chatted with a few close friends about how strange or crazy I was to get pictures taken of myself by a stranger, at a hotel, in my undies. We decided there wasn't anything to worry about.
It was a bit pricey, and leading up to it, I wondered if it would really be worth it! I had my friend go shopping with me for some matching pieces of lingerie beforehand, and then she walked with me to the Marlowe Hotel.
I chatted with the lady who did my makeup and hair, who was really really nice, and god, I wish I could remember her name... but if I need to be photographed in the future, I want her to apply airbrush makeup for me all over again!
I was made to feel very at ease while the photo session was going on, Sara is a very pleasant person, and told me about her career, and how she started. I had the last session of the day, I believe, cause the makeup artist left before we started.
I waited about two weeks after that, got my proofs, had my girlfriends look at them with me, and chose a few. Waited a few days longer, and went to pick up my package at the post office. I was overjoyed at the quality of pictures she had taken. I'm not alllll that, and it was a bit dicey, I think, to get pictures taken in my undies, but she took really nice pictures!
I was very satisfied with the experience, and would do it again - if I could justify the cost... But have been trying to wrangle my family to get a family photo worth looking at, and for this, I'll hunt down Sara Sun!
The only thing, in looking over the photo album to write this review... I'd say it's unfortunate that the makeup artist didn't blend the color of the makeup on my face, with the rest of me, cause... dayum! You can tell the difference in a few shots. But, that's my bad for having a naturally darker color skin on my face than on my legs!