Stretch, Stretch, Stretch
Stretch, Stretch, Stretch
Stretching before your session is SO important to help be able to execute the poses I'm going to put you in to the best of your ability. It will also help you be able to maximize the amount of arch therefore making each and every pose that much more FIREEEEE!!!
I've linked below a 15 minute deep stretch yoga. Starting 2-3 weeks before your session (1 month if you're feeling up to it) I want you to take the 15 minutes to follow along the video!!
This is a great excuse for some me time; and some reflection. I highly encourage you to take this 15 minutes to reflect on what you want to get out of your experience. Allow yourself to feel all the feelings. The nerves; the excitement etc.
The most magical part about this experience is that you see yourself from a perspective you never have before. The most common reaction from clients when I show them that first sneak peak on the back of my camera is "HOLY SHIT THAT'S ME?!?!"
HELL FREAKING YA THAT'S YOU.
It's the you that's always been there. The you that's been the punching bag for all your self doubt and negative talk all the years. The you that deserves to be celebrated. The you that through this experience is going to learn that she's worthy of love, worthy of kindness and worthy of feeling at peace in the skin she's in.
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{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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Throwback to this ✨DREAMY✨ picnic session from last year ✨😍🍎
She said I want bridal magic, I said YESSSS MAAAAAM 🫡👰🏻
Veil is in the client closet for all my future brides heheh it's stunning, i'm obsessed with it✨
Link in bio to reach out about your experience🧚🏼♀️
{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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Are you constantly at war with myself, trapped in a cycle of negative self-talk and self-doubt? Is every decision you make tainted by the fear of judgment and the nagging belief that you are not good enough? Like you're watching the world pass you by while you hide in the shadows, too afraid to fully embrace life's opportunities?
Does your longing to break free and embrace your true self grow stronger with each passing day. Finding the courage to accept and love yourself as you are is the key to unlocking the door to a life filled with joy and authenticity.
It's can feel like a daunting journey, but the thought of reclaiming your experiences and finding true happiness should be a beacon of hope.
That's where I come in, to plant that seed and show you how freaking beautiful you've A L W A Y S been.
No more excuses, now's your time.
✨September- December bookings are NOW OPEN! ✨
The most common response when clients see how damn good we make their bootys look is "OMGGGG I didn't know my butt could look so good" 🤩
So often women come into the studio telling me they have no booty, or their booty doesn't look good.. AND BOYYYYYY DO I CHANGE THEIR MINDS😉 Consider this your Bare Soul BBL 🤣
{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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When you step into my studio it is much more than "Just a Photoshoot"
It's an experience.
An experience that has the ability to completely shift the perspective you have on your self. An experience that allows you to see yourself from the outside, to take a step back and see yourself from unbiased eyes.
An experience that shows you that you're worthy of pampering, of celebration, of love, and of feeling at home in your body.
An experience that teaches you how much better you feel when you invest the time and effort into doing things that are for YOU and for no one else.
An experience that allows you to reflect on the way you've treated yourself in the past, and sets you up on the path to change your thought patterns.
This experience allows you to grow. To heal. To take back your power.
And that's something every women deserves to experience. 🖤
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Hair and Make-up is included with all of my sessions & I actually won't take bookings without the glam process!!✨❤️ Which may seem unusual to you, but let me explain why... 👇🏼
The glam process may seem insignificant, but as all past clients of mine would tell you- it's actual a HUGE part of the experience. This 1-2 hours spent chatting, relaxing, and getting glammed up really does allow you to settle in and it helps ease nerves significantly before we shoot! I am present the whole time, so it's not just you and the make-up artist! (I told ya, I'm here every step of the way gf!!) This time is when I get to learn who you are, we get to have laughs, I get to learn why you booked your shoot! Sometimes conversation is more deep almost like a therapy session, sometimes it's light and airy just shooting the shit. The vibe is totally up to you!❤️ A lot of time I end up hearing in depth abut why clients have booked their sessions, and I honestly absolutely love it. It gives me in sight into how this experience can heal women, and I'm truly still to this day hearing unique stories at every session. ❤️
The artists I bring in, I hold to a high standard. It's extremely important to me that I only give my clients the absolute best. They're incredible humans with the kindest souls and love this art form just as much as I do. They will work with you to create a make-up look that photographs beautifully and makes you feel like a QUEEEEEN✨✨
{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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I'm Jess, your empowerment expert & professional hype gal!!!! 👋🏼💋 My job when you choose me for your life changing experience is to make sure you leave my studio with a new found confidence. To show you how beautiful you are, and always have been whether you previously believed it or not. I'm here to help kick start your journey to learning to feel at peace with your body, to help you learn to treat yourself the way you deserve to be treated.
I'm here to celebrate all bodies, to create a safe & empowering space for every woman.
This experience is like no other. It allows you to see yourself through the lens of unbiased eyes. It gives you a new found appreciation for yourself, for your body.
This experience isn't just for confident women. It's MADE TO CREATE CONFIDENT WOMEN.
So if the excuse you've given yourself is that you're not confident enough, let me GIVE you confidence through this life changing art form.
If the excuse you've given yourself is that you need to change something about yourself first, I urge you to reflect on what caused the belief that you aren't worthy of this experience without changing the way you look.. My entire goal with this experience is to embrace and celebrate your body exact as it is. No more conforming to the absurd pressures society puts on women. My studio is a place to rebel against those norms, to push for change and to inspire other women to do the same.
Because together we will create a better place moving forward for all women!❤️
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{Studio Located in London Ontario}
Interrupting your Saturday afternoon with some FIRE wild side content 🥹🌿 If you're wanting to get in on one of these magical sessions, shoot me a dm and I'll send over a link to my wild side info guide that has all the details you need to know!! ✨
More from this session coming to the blog soooon 👀
"Healing is not about going back to exactly who you were before, because that person was not capable of seeing the storm before it hit, and that person didn't know hot to shield themselves from it. You aren't supposed to go back to being more naive, or unaware. You aren't meant to return to your mindlessness, a life in which you didn't know the contrasts. What you get through healing is greater than a return, it is a rebirth.
You become stronger where you've been broken.
You become grounded where you've been egotistical. You become responsible where you've been neglectful. You become more sensitive and conscious. You become more considerate, more empathetic, more mindful, more careful.
You learn the hard lessons so you can open your heart to the lighter ones.
You come more fully into the experience of being alive.
-Brianna Wiest
Move different if you want different. Old keys will never open new doors.
This applies to your relationship with yourself & your body.
Taking the first step to start changing our self sabotaging behaviours can be so difficult, it's easy to continue to pick yourself apart in the mirror, to continue believing that you don't deserve to take up space.
But you know that the route to healing isn't the easy road. It's constant work, but it's some of your life's most important work.
So I challenge you to start small, grab an old notebook & start the mindset shift by journalling 2 things you're grateful for & 1 thing you're proud of yourself for every night for a week, and watch how even just STARTING to make a conscious effort to change your thought patterns can snowball into something bigger.-
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As women, we are constantly bombarded with messages telling us we need to look a certain way, act a certain way, and be a certain way in order to be considered "good enough."
My studio is a place where you get to give a giant middle finger to all of those messages. A place where you learn to embrace yourself as you are. A place to grow, to heal, to take back your power.
A place to fall back in love with the woman staring back at you in the mirror. ❤️
{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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We all wake up or look in the mirror sometimes & don't feel the greatest. Self love isn't easy. It's not just taking a bubble bath, or going to the spa. It's looking in the mirror and learning to shift your perspective & speak kindly to yourself. It's taking a hard look at your habits and adjusting them to what's best for you and your health. It's putting yourself first when that's not always the easy thing to do. It's doing the things you don't want to do, but you do them because you KNOW they're good for you. It's about learning to preserve your mental energy.
Self love isn't always sunshine & rainbows. It's hard work... constant work. But it's work that makes the world of a difference in the quality of your life & that's something worth working for! ❤️
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{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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ooooppp it's me again, telling you that there's no better way to celebrate your birthday than with a birthday boudie seshhhhh🤪🤪
I sound like a broken recond here but I mean look at all this confetti goodness ✨✨✨
Link in bio to email me & get my Intro guide with all the info on Birthday sessions!❤️
{Studio Located in London Ontario}
THIS IS YOUR REMINDER.....
✨👉🏼 To make sure you're filling YOUR cup before filling others.
✨👉🏼 That it's okay to need time/space away from those that you love. (family, friends)
✨👉🏼 That it's fine to take a little longer to respond when you just don't have a whole lot of energy to give.
✨👉🏼 That you are doing AMAZING.
✨👉🏼 That you've made it this far during these WILD times, so you can keep pushing through.
✨👉🏼 That it's okay to feel like your world is falling apart. Tale a deep breath, tomorrow is a new day.
✨👉🏼 That regardless of the number on the scale or what you see in the mirror you are worthy of happiness.
✨👉🏼 That your life doesn't exist to please others.
✨👉🏼 To be kind, you never know what someones going through.
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{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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Listen bitch, you deserve to have fire pics of your booty on hand at all times. Let's make it happen 🤪
{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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Behind the scenes creating the plant mini set up🌱✨⚡️🥲 Booking opens June 9th @ 6pm to the email list!!! Join through the link in my bio or shoot me a dm!🤍
That reel you saw a few weeks ago of my BREAKING my back to find the perfect light? Here's the results- WORTHHHH IT🤪🤪🤪
*picks jaw up off floor*
Ok serious question..... HOW ARE WE 6?!?? MONTHS??!?! into the year?!?!?!?! It was Christmas, I blinked & now we're here???????
(Outfit- @fashionnova)
YUPPPP, Wild side is back 🤪 (after 2309240982 requests heheheh!!!) I am so excited to make magic 🥺 I've opened up a limited amount of dates!! Shoot me a dm for the link to all the info! 🧚🏼♀️✨
*Past clients, there's a special discounted package available for youuuu 👀
Learning to love yourself is a commitment..
I'll be honest, one boudoir shoot isn't an end all, fix all solution.
Your boudoir experience is a seed. A seed that you need to continue to nurture.
If you leave your experience and allow yourself to slip back into the same non existent self love habits, then you won't see a change.
You need to continue to take time for you, you need to continue to do the hard things that you KNOW are good for you. You need to continue to keep yourself front of mind.
But it doesn't stop there. Self love and body confidence isn't always bubble baths and face masks.
It's leaping out of your comfort zone and experiencing mad amounts of confidence from doing so.
Self love is different from person to person.
Maybe it's investing in therapy, maybe it's making a boudoir shoot a yearly thing, maybe it's taking the time to get your nails done, maybe it's hiring a babysitter for the kids one night a week or every other week. Maybe it's taking 10 minutes every morning or night to journal. Maybe it's booking that doctors appointment you've been putting off. Maybe it's committing to moving your body everyday.
No matter what self love is to you and how you practice it- your boudoir shoot is the first step in your journey. You get to taste what it's like to put yourself first, to invest in yourself and how amazing that makes you feel.
It makes you crave that feeling, and therefore inspires self love in all areas of life.
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{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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This experience wasn't made just for confident women.... It was made to CREATE confident women!! ✨
A super common misconception about this experience is that you NEED to be confident to book your session and that if you currently lack confidence that this isn't for you!
That could not be further from the truth. You see, you may find yourself scrolling through my feed thinking omg I could never look like that. Well, reality is that almost every single babe you're looking at thought that exact same thing.
I may sound like a broken record here, but it's so important to me that my clients know that no matter your size, shape, hair colour, age, (aside from 18+) this experience is FOR YOU.
The exact limiting thoughts "I can't do this" & "I'm not good enough for this because ______" are the exact thoughts we're working to break the cycle of. I am here to liberate you of those thoughts, but I can't do it on my own! YOU need WANT to change, to live a happier life & to leap out of your comfort zone!❤️ -
{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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Women don't come to me looking for me to turn them into something they're not. They don't come to me to hide, manipulate or edit their bodies.
They come to me because they're tired of living their lives hating their bodies. Resenting their bodies. Being ashamed of their bodies.
They come to me because they're ready to CELEBRATE the amazing body that supports them every single day. The body that gave them their children. The body that's capable of so much. The body that works damn hard to give you everything you need.
There is no such thing as a "Boudoir Experience Ready Body" It just doesn't exist.
Your body is worthy of being celebrated, appreciated and LOVED exactly as it is.
{Studio Located in London Ontario}
I truly wish I could express to you in more than just words how much more than "just a photo shoot" the experience I've created is...
This experience was designed to show you that you're worth investing in, that you're allowed to treat yourself, that you shouldn't feel guilty for booking this just for YOU.
It was thoughtfully crafted from start to finish to take as much off your plate as possible. From hair & make-up, to outfits, to an extensive prep guide to posing- everything's covered. We've got you.
My studio is, in most cases, equivalent to your therapists office. Although ya girl doesn't have a degree in psychology- I am at this point a professional hype gal + cheerleader, self confidence fairy god mother & body positive artist. I wear these titles like a badge of honour, and I take them seriously. I realize the power I hold, and I don't take it lightly. ❤️
Whether you're healing, growing, learning, taking back your power or leaping out of your comfort zone- If you choose me to be part of that experience with you, it's always such an honour!❤️
I asked past clients how they felt before vs after their sessions, here are some of their responses❤️
"Driving to my session the nerves were definitely setting in and for a moment I questioned if this was the right thing. From the moment Jess opened the studio door though, the nerves started to subside. Slowly but surely as we went through the steps, the nerves faded. The drive home was full of so much excitement and I couldn't wait to see the photos she captured, and I couldn't stop smiling at what a big step that was for me, and how I already wanted to do it again!"
"Before my session I wasn't very confident I wanted ti hide my body and just go under the radar I would look at myself in the mirror and look at all the things I wish I could change.
After my session it was a complete 360 as soon as I walked out the door to my car I felt like a whole new person. I was on cloud 9 after my session with Jess I look at myself now and see how beautiful I truly am and that nobody is perfect but my imperfections make me who I am and they should be make beautiful"
"Before the session, I was nervous, anxious, and ready to run for the hills. Afterwards, I felt absolutely amazing, one of those I couldn't believe I just did that moments. Even more so because it was one of the most supportive experiences I've had in my life. Jess and Tuni, were there the entire time guiding me through everything and are truly the BEST hype girls ever!"
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Hit the link in my bio & let's chat about your life changing experience!!❤️❤️
When you look in the mirror after this life changing experience, you're not going to see a new woman.
You're going to see the same woman that was always there, with the same beauty, the same worth, the same powerful energy.
This experience, simply lifts the veil that's been thrown over your eyes and allows you to see what's been there all along. It allows you to work past all the self doubt that's been so deeply ingrained. The self doubt that's been around for so long, you started to think "How could I learn to feel any differently?"
The transformation that occurs from having your own boudoir experience is nothing short of absolutely fucking magical. To those who have never experienced one themselves, it may seem like "just a photoshoot" but I PROMISE you it's so much more than that.
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{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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Bubble bath or shower? 🤔 Which would you choose?🤭🫧 🚿
They're both coming back sooner than you think, get your booty on the email list to stay up to date.. 👀👀👀
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Who wants to be the next one to shoot confetti in my ceiling lights at the studio that'll stay there for weeks?😂😂
The birthday add-on is SERIOUSLY the MOST FUN. Confetti poppers and all birthday props including balloons & bubbly are provided by meeee💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼 All you have to do is bring your beautiful self & help me make a mess LOL!!!
Contact me through my site for my Intro Guide will all the details to celebrate another year around the sun 🌞🎂
{Studio Located in London Ontario}
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You will never find growth in your comfort zone! I use this example when speaking about boudoir A LOT! Because really, booking a boudoir experience is one of the most vulnerable (and sometimes scary!) things you can do. But the incredible power that it has to heal self image struggles really blows my mind even though I witness it first hand every single day.
I've had babes in the studio who are recovering from eating disorders, addiction, abusive relationships.
Babes who have struggled to put themselves first & are taking the first step to change that. Babes who have never once thought of themselves as beautiful. Babes who feel the immense pressure society puts on women to look a certain way.
This experience is incredibly healing for so many different circumstances, for so many women from all different walks of life.
Babes who've been in my studio- If you're comfortable sharing, What did your experience do for you?❤️👇🏼
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"What would you say to anyone on the fence about a Boudoir session?" - From Past Clients
🖤 "BOOK IT!! Don't hold back because you won't regret it because boudoir is not all tits and ass like the world likes to make it out to be it is truly about how empowering you feel when you see yourself in ways most don’t get the chance to!!"
🖤 "DO ITTTTT. There is no regretting it. Why not? What could you possibly have to lose in doing it? I guarantee there will be AT LEAST one image from your gallery that you fall in love with, which will make the entire experience worth it. I promise you. YOU DESERVE IT."
🖤 "Don’t second guess it, stick to your guns and pull the trigger. Book the damn shoot!
I promise it’s worth the investment ❤️
YOU are worth feeling like you’re on top of the world."
🖤 "Don't wait until the "right time" and certainly don't think about trying to capture yourself in any other version than what you are now. Who you are now is perfect and that deserves to be celebrated."
Outfit is from the client closet 🤭
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Finally dropped some fire from this beauty's session on the blog🤪🫧 Link in bioooo! 👀
If you're on my email list then you would've got this news last week but ROSE MINIS ARE COMING JUNE 4TH 💃🏼🌹
I've been real inspired by red lately, so I created these spring inspired monochromatic minis 🧚🏼♀️
Booking link will go out to the email list May 12th (THIS FRIDAY!) at 6pm!! Link in bio to join✨👀
Can't wait to create magic 🌹
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I'm here to hold your hand through this entire experience. I'm here to show you how to kick your negative self talk to the freaking curb. I'm here to show you that the (false) beauty standards you've been conditioned to believe are the furthest thing from the truth.
🦋 YOU ARE POWERFUL.
🦋 YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.
🦋 YOU ARE WORTHY.
🦋 YOU ARE STRONG.
Standing at the bottom of the self acceptance mountain looking up is DAUNTING- I get it. But TOGETHER we're going to make that climb.
So strap in.......... Get ready for a complete mental transformation, a transformation where you now realize your worth. You realize that your outer appearance is irrelevant. Where you wake up everyday & appreciate your one & only permanent home; your body!
What’s your fav lingerie brand?🤭
#londonontario #lingeriehaul #519
you'll never be able to convince me I was meant to do anything more than I was meant to accompany so many amazing women on their self love journey's! 🥹❤️
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Outfit is in the client closet
Bubble bath minis last month were so freaking incredible 😮💨 Been getting lots of q's about when shower minis or bubble bath minis will be coming back- Typically I do shower minis twice a year! Once in January and then again around Aug/Sept!! BUTTT I'm thinking about doing it a little earlier this year AND giving you the option to choose if you want to do shower or bubble bath! 👀
Join the email list to stay up to date on info & join my VIP Facebook group to give input on future minis 🙌🏼
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Disco balls are my new obsession ✨🪩
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STOP 👏🏼 FEELING 👏🏼 GUILTY 👏🏼 FOR 👏🏼 CELEBRATING 👏🏼 YOURSELF 👏🏼
There seems to be such a guilt around spoiling ourselves, celebrating ourselves, feeling good in our own skin for nobody but ourselves.
I've designed this experience to truly be the ultimate YOU DAY. For a few hours no one else matters. Work can wait, the kids can wait, your spouse can wait.
The creation of the birthday add on is definitely an even further extension of that. It's throwing a party for your damn self cause YOU DESERVE IT. It's creating tangible memories that you'll be able to look back on in 20+ years & think DAMNNNN I was so hot. It's a great excuse to do this annually and be able to look back on how you've grown and changed through out the years.
So, book the birthday add on. Celebrate another trip around the sun. (Because you age like fine wine & it's time celebrate that!!!) 🥳
Dm me for the link to my intro guide for all the deets ✨❤️🍰🥂
Anything for the shot🥲
Why wait until you've hit rock bottom to start prioritizing yourself? When you learn to prioritize your own needs every day, you develop the resilience to withstand anything that gets thrown your way.
It's time to jump head first out of your comfort zone, babe. Take this as a your sign- you'll never know what awaits you outside of your bubble until you make the journey out there.
🖤ENOUGH WAITING, It's time to do the damn thing🖤
Books are currently open until end of August, Payment plans available, shoot me an email through my site for my Intro guide will all the details!! Let's do this ✨
I love my job🥹
LET'S TALK NERVES!!!! 🥺
First thing I'm gunna say here is that nerves are TOTALLY normal and should 10000% be embraced.
You might be nervous because....
👉🏼 You rarely like to look at yourself with this minimal clothing, let alone having a stranger see you this way.
👉🏼 You've struggled with body image for years and can't yet see how a photoshoot could change that.
👉🏼 You worry about what your friends/family may think of you for booking a boudoir shoot.
👉🏼 You think that you'll be completely on your own during this experience.
👉🏼 You imagined a scenario in your head where your photos turn out HORRIBLE.
👉🏼 This is wayyyy out of your comfort zone.
Any of these sound familiar?
In a lot of cases no matter how many times you go over my prep guide, ask me all the questions, read testimonials from past clients or tell yourself that it's just in your head... you will still feel nervous leading up to your session.
Boudoir evokes so many emotions.
👉🏼 Fear
👉🏼 Excitement
👉🏼 Nervousness
👉🏼 Anxiety
👉🏼 Hope
But my favourite thing to remind clients while they're riding this rollercoaster of emotions leading up to their date, is that growth doesn't come from comfort zones. A lot of times putting ourselves in uncomfortable situations is something we avoid like the plague. But think about how many times you were nervous to do something, and how FREAKING AWESOME it felt after you handled it like a boss. That "FUCK YA I DID THAT" feeling?? That's exactly what you'll feel leaving the studio ❤️
Allow me introduce you to the NEW you✨
👉🏼 The you that's liberated from the pressure placed on women from the beauty and fashion industries.
👉🏼 The you that no longer see's her stretch marks as a flaw.
👉🏼 The you that's come to accept her scars as part of her story.
👉🏼 The you that's been through SO much & is proud of how far she's come.
👉🏼 The you that KNOWS her worth.
👉🏼 The you that knows physical appearance doesn't define her. Allow me to unveil to you, the badass, beautiful, powerful women who emerges from my studio. The girl who's head is held higher, the girl who has kick started her journey to self acceptance.
THAT'S what you get from this experience.
It's not just a photo shoot, it's not worthless money you're throwing down the toilet. It's the first step of a new chapter, the chapter you've always wanted to read but gave yourself every excuse in the world not to turn the page.
I like to be VERY up front and clear about my policies when it comes to re-touching from the beginning with clients because it is not something I am willing to compromise on.
And that policy is: Anything temporary (bruises, bug bites, acne, scapes) can be edited out, anything permanent stays. (Tattoos, scars, stretch marks, cellulite, birth marks etc)
Now you might be thinking, Jess wtf. I hate these things why can't you get rid of them. Listen, I get it it's hard not to fixate on these things that you may have come to hate but the reason I am here is to help you learn to accept and feel comfortable with these things, to help you no longer see them as flaws that hinder your beauty. I won't edit your skin to look like plastic or make your eyes look like glass, because that's not what you really look like. I want you to look in the mirror every day and see the same woman in your photos. Not some edited up version that's playing into all the absurd beauty standards around us.
Imagine looking in the mirror, having a bad body day and fixating on your "flaws". Then you pull out your photos and think "These are only beautiful because (insert insecurity here) is edited out." That's not the goal with booking an experience with me. I am determined and dedicated to showing you that the "flaws" you see when you look in the mirror, don't make you any less beautiful.
We have cellulite, stretch marks, skin texture, scars and pores. But who says that means we are any less worthy?
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"How did you feel before vs after your session?"
💌 "Before my session I was nervous and so unsure. I wasn't sold that it would accomplish what I thought it would. I was terrified I would see the pictures and feel like they weren't enough. The way I feel seeing pictures taken on normal days where I don't post because they aren't "cute". After my session I was on a next level feeling myself. The way I carried myself and the way I started talking to myself started to change. I had a different energy and I could feel it."
💌 "Before I was a bundle of nerves and had started to let the negative thoughts in. "Am I really sexy enough to get these pictures?" "There's no way I'll be able comfortable enough to strut around in lingerie in front of someone I just met!". After my session I was ready to run down the street naked yelling "Look how amazing I am!!" It was a complete 180 and every time I look at my pictures I remember that feeling."
💌 "I was really scared and nervous before my session. Leaving my session was like a weight lifted off of me, I felt like I was walking on clouds. I packed an outfit that I wouldn't normally wear to change into after my session and I remember feeling so confident even though it was totally out of my comfort zone. I was just so happy and proud of myself for doing this for me."
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✨Meet Sam✨ @samanthalynn.makeup another one of my glam gals!
She's been on the team since November of 2022 but even though it's been a relatively short time since she's joined us, time has flown by & I'm always blown away by her artistry!
Sam Studied professional makeup artistry in Toronto and has over 10 years of working in the make-up industry. Sam Teaches for the Fanshawe college Hairstyling programs, Makeup and Facials courses. She also works on the side for top skin care brands Vichy and La Roche Posay.
Sam is also very talented in SFX make-up, loves a good book & has 2 adorable Australian Shepherds! She also does wedding make-up so brides if you need an MUA, hit her up! 👰🏽♀️✨🤍
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The amount of love I receive from multi-repeat clients NEVER fails to blow me away & knock me on my ass in the best way possible. 🥹 Steph was one of the first few clients in my first studio of my own, and has been in front of my camera SO many times since. Outside in the creek, in snow, in multiple studio change ups- the trust from this babe is real 🥹
To be able to watch these beautiful women grow, and hear updates on their life over the months/years & form a friendship really is the most beautiful thing that I will never stop being thankful for ✨🤍
These magical images are from the floral mini women's day fundraiser 🌸✨ Should I bring back the floral set? Maybe with some different coloured back drops?🤭
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✨Meet Tuni✨ @tuniimakeup One of my glam gals!
Aka quite literally one of my favourite humans on this earth. Those who have had the pleasure of meeting her know that she's sunshine in human form& one of the most hard working people out there🌞
She's been with me since before Bare Soul Boudoir was launched as it's own brand & I'm forever grateful for the years she's been part of the team. 🖤
Tuni's been doing makeup for about 15 years now & is a fully liscensed esthetician. Her passion for makeup started with her obsession for burlesque and Marilyn Monroe. Tuni also worked as a trainer for Dermablend make-up & worked in cosmetic retail for 7 years!
She also runs her own dog walking business @pitterpatterdogwalkingg has a love for all things witchy & spiritual ✨🐶🖤
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Back of camera sneak peak reactions are my fav🥹 and the confidence they help bring to your session?!?! Unmatched- you get to see how damn hot you are 🫠
Cheers to another year of growth, self-love, and building confidence! 🥂 There really isn't better way to celebrate than with a birthday boudoir shoot, complete with popping confetti and a ton of laughs. (Seriously this session was so much fun!)
Here's to embracing ourselves & celebrating all our bodies have done for us 🎉🥳🖤
The Birthday Add-On is available for my Tease or Goddess Packages! Fill out the contact form in my bio or shoot me a dm for the link to my Intro Guide will all the details!💗
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New client closet additions ✨🤍
More from this dreamy bridal session can be found on the blog✨💍 Veil, & all outfits from the client closet 🤭
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Just a reminder that there's no better way to celebrate another trip around the sun then with a birthday themed boudie session 👀✨
The birthday add-on comes with 1 additional outfit, additional shooting time, access to all birthday props in the studio, 5 additional digitals & champagne to take home!!!! 🙌🏼 It can be added to either the Tease or Goddess package!!! Shoot me an email through the contact form on my site for my intro guide with all the info!!!! 🖤🙌🏼
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Learning to love yourself is a commitment..
I'll be honest, one boudoir shoot isn't an end all, fix all solution.
Your boudoir experience is a seed. A seed that you need to continue to nurture.
If you leave your experience and allow yourself to slip back into the same non existent self love habits, then you won't see a change.
You need to continue to take time for you, you need to continue to do the hard things that you KNOW are good for you. You need to continue to keep yourself front of mind.
But it doesn't stop there. Self love and body confidence isn't always bubble baths and face masks.
It's leaping out of your comfort zone and experiencing mad amounts of confidence from doing so.
Self love is different from person to person.
Maybe it's investing in therapy, maybe it's making a boudoir shoot a yearly thing, maybe it's taking the time to get your nails done, maybe it's hiring a babysitter for the kids one night a week or every other week. Maybe it's taking 10 minutes every morning or night to journal. Maybe it's booking that doctors appointment you've been putting off. Maybe it's committing to moving your body everyday.
No matter what self love is to you and how you practice it- your boudoir shoot is the first step in your journey. You get to taste what it's like to put yourself first, to invest in yourself and how amazing that makes you feel.
It makes you crave that feeling, and therefore inspires self love in all areas of life.
Let's talk products & why I think adding them to your experience makes it THAT much more impactful.. ⬇
First of all, I'm going to sound like a broken record here but seeing your photos PRINTED hits different. Especially when they're luxury, hand crafted, made to last products- these aren't what you're going to find at walmart or shutterfly.
Second, how often do you look at photos from 2-3 years ago on your computer or phone. 10 years ago? I'm willing to guess the answer to that is not very often. They get lost among a digital grave yard of photos never to see the light of day again....
NOW instead of that being the case with your photos, you'll ave a tangible product that you can easily break open when you're having a bad day. When it's been 10 years since the session and you need a reminder of how damn hot you were (and still are!)
In a world that's become so digital, it's always nice to have something tangible. Something you can hold & cherish forever.
Another bonus os that you know that the labs I've built relationships are a) only accessible to professionals & b) you know the 17 year old kid behind the photo desk at walmart or costco isn't creeping on your boudie photos. Cause nobody needs that 😂
Past clients who have added on products- how did you feel seeing yours for the first time?
📷: @sarayajoyphotography ✨
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It's easy to give into the trap of negative self talk. REALLLLLY EASY. I'm willing to bet that 99% of the time you don't realize you're doing it.
We say things we would NEVER say to a friend, a sister, our moms, our daughters.
It's time to change.
It's time to treat yourself like someone you love.
It's time to disrupt the routine you've been stuck in for so long.
It's time to introduce a habit of speaking kindly to yourself.
Let's start right now... What's something you look in the mirror and LOVE about yourself? 👇🏼
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July + August books open tomorrow!!!! ✨🙌🏼🌸 Join the email list to be reminded💌
Past clients will have access to a limited amount of wild side (outdoor) sessions as well👀🌱
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More images from this beauty's session just went up on the blog + a little insight into her experience!🖤 Also I am freaking obsessed with the addition of the string lights to the bed set!!!✨
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Some album packing ASMR ✨🙌🏼🤍
To every babe who's stepped foot in my studio, you should be damn proud of yourselves.❤️
The hardest part as a ton of past clients can probably attest to, is convinving yourself to go, to not cancel, to trust in the experience.
But you made it. You did the damn thing.
Stripping down and showing off what you may hide from the world on a daily basis to someone you hardly know is scary but YOU. DID. THAT. for the sake of your self love journey.
& I am so fucking proud of every single one of you. ❤️
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Smart ways to live 😉😉😉😉 hit the link in my bio to get your booty in my studio!!!
As your boudoir photographer, professional hype gal, empowerment expert I can not HEAL you myself. (I wish I could, trust me.)
But what I am here to do is to hold space for you while you take your first steps on the path to healing yourself. I am here to to guide you down the path to get you to realize that you've been beautiful all along, that you're worthy of love, happiness and success.
A boudoir experience with me is planting the seed to a greater transformation in more than just one area of life.
So when you open yourself up, trust in me & my team and fully embrace this experience.. that's when you'll reap the incredible life changing benefits boudoir has to offer. ❤️
Ready to take the leap? Fill out the contact form on my website and let's do this thing- no more putting it off gf, you deserve this✨🖤
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a moment for some of the absolutely magic we created at the floral minis that helped us raise over $4500 for my sisters place🥺✨🤍🌸
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What you're not changing, you're accepting.. read that again
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The Honey Add-On is hereeeeeee🍯✨🙌🏼
You can now add this amazing bonus set on to any studio session package 😍 To say I'm obsessed with the outcome is an UNDERSTATEMENT!!! Most of the photos were too spicy for IG so they’ll be coming to the blog on my website soon 👀
This add on is already in the booking document that you'll get sent when booking in, but if you're already booked and would like to add it onto your session, shoot me an email! ❤️
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I don't know if I've given the purple lux robe it's moment yet ✨ There's 3 of these robes in the client closet in lilac, red and a peach colour!😍
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To the anyone who thinks women do Boudoir for "attention".... Let me ask you this..
Have you ever known the feeling of not being comfortable in your own skin?
Have you ever had societies ideals thrown in your face CONSTANTLY through advertising by your favourite brands?
Have you ever been so exhausted from giving & giving that you felt you had no energy left to love yourself?
What if there was an experience you could book for yourself that would put you on the path to body neutrality and being able to accept the things you once saw as flaws?
These sessions are for the soul. It's a short period of time you don't have to think about ANYONE but YOURSELF. You get to forget about the running around you have to do for the kids, for the responsibilities of daily life, for your job. You get to forget about your email inbox and pressing deadlines and take a breather.
You get to say.. "TODAY I PUT ME FIRST. "
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I have been absolutely LOVING shooting red more than usual lately and the addition of these red satin sheets to the studio??! Magic. 😩
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I had to dig back in the archives and do some re-editing on this one- but I am still so in love with this vintage car session that I did back in 2020.
It was such a fun way to make this babes session personal to her! Out of the box sessions like this are always so fun to shoot!
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One of the biggest concerns babes have before booking is "Omg I'm going to look ridiculous and awkward, cause I'm awkward af"
To which I'll say- pretty much every woman that comes into the studio feels that way but more importantly...
I promise you won't look awkward. I guide you head to toe, eye direction, to how bend your knees are. I will admit that a lot of these poses feel super awkward while you're doing them but seeing the photo on the back of my camera makes it all make sense. 🙌🏼🖤
So if you've told yourself this, consider this your sign to do the damn thing🤭
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Did you know NONE of the (BEAUTIIIFULLLL) ladies you see on my page/website are models? Not a single one!
They're moms, office workers, nurses, university students, dog walkers, hair stylists... They're EVERYDAY women. Women who have had no/very little prior experience doing something like this. Most with no experience being in front of a professionals camera.
I've said it before & I'll say it till I'm blue in the face: You do NOT need to be a model to do this!! I pose you head to toe, my hair & make-up ladies have you looking all glammed up in a look that suits YOU before your session, I'm here to help you pick the best outfits (and provide them if need be!!!)
I provide this experience to the everyday woman in hopes that I can alleviate some of the day to day stresses, so that together we can say "FUCKK UNREALISTIC BEAUTY STANDARDS", so that these women can see that they're more than their "Titles" (Mom, wife, teacher, police officer, social worker etc...)
THAT THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL IN THE SKIN THEY'RE IN.
Big, small, curvy, round, blonde, brunette, 25 or 50, regardless of race.... You are welcome, celebrated, loved and invited into my studio. This is a safe space for all women, no matter your walk of life. 🖤
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Bubble bath minis are coming baaaack👀🥳 This time we'll be doing them at the beautiful venue that I do my shower minis at!! Free standing, claw floot tub with beautiful light!
An email with the pricing and details will go out to the email list on March 12th and booking will open on March 17th @ 7pm!!
Join the email list through the link in my bio!! ✉️
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$4533.60 RAISED & DONATED TO MY SISTERS PLACE!!!✨🌸🤍 @mysistersplace.ldnont
This fundraiser was so much fun to put together and I absolutely loved being able to use my platform to raise such a good chunk of money for such an incredible support system for women in our community!!! 🥹🥹
Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets, the amazing women owned businesses that donated to the raffle prizes and my amazing clients who booked floral minis!!!🌸🙌🏼✨
To say I’m feeling so incredibly proud of this is such an understatement 🥹
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY!!!!🌸🙌🏼🤍
I like to give this reminder every few months because I often find myself giving it to myself... You don't have to have all your shit together 100% of the time.
It's tough to juggle all the things we're "supposed" to on a daily basis.. and I'm just talking the BASICCCSSS... Feeding yourself, moving your body, hygiene, keeping the house clean, laundry, grocery shopping, getting to bed at a decent time, taking care of pets/kids etc etc
I don't know about you but just that list above feels really fucking overwhelming for me a lot of the time and I'm often feeling like if I'm crushing it in one area, another is suffering. Whether that be the cleanliness of the house, neglecting doing my laundry for weeks, forgetting to eat for most of the day, RESTING!!!! (cause we all know that's just as important as work.)
But when I find myself spiralling into thoughts like "omfg how to normal people have their shit together all the time, get this seemingly basic list of tasks done AND have kids, plus sports, plus a social life, plus see their family" I try to be kind to myself. I remind myself that there's ebbs and flows to everything in life. There's seasons for intense work and seasons for intense rest. There's seasons where the house might be a little messier than usually or you eat out a few more times then you'd like to.
AND THAT'S OKAY. (Also most people don't have 100% of their shit together 100% of the time so🤪)
The important thing that I always come back to is making sure I'm trying my best at prioritizing what creates a solid mental foundation for myself and try my best to make those non negotiable. Making it to the gym to get my energy out, eating 3 meals a day, and trying to tidy something in the house even if it's as simple as picking up all of Nala & Millie's toys. Because for me those 3 things generally ease the already existing anxiety I live with, where as skipping them adds to it.
So if you've been feeling like you've been less than killing it lately, remind yourself that you're worthy of grace from yourself. 🖤
Waking up every morning getting dressed and never feeling drop dead gorgeous, looking at your body in the mirror and hating what you see, covering up in public because you're worried about what others think, hating the stretch marks on your body & doing everything you can to hide them, thinking you're broken because of complications it gives you, believing that your scars define you. Missing out on beach days because you just can't get over the discomfort of being in a bathing suit. Constantly focusing on the size the tag says. Using workouts to punish yourself for eating yummy foods with instead of working out for strength + health. Struggling with body image issues that were passed down by your mom and never being able to get those nasty comments she said to you as a kid out of your head.
Any of that sound familiar?
Well girlfriend, I'm here to kick start your self acceptance, body neutrality, healing journey.
It won't be easy, and I can't magically make any of those things I listed above go away.
But what I can do is open up my safe, inclusive, empowering space to you & help you see a perspective of yourself that you've failed to notice maybe your whole life. The lens boudoir allows you to look through is powerful, really damn powerful. It's not “Just a photo shoot”. It's a day all about you. Showing you that you deserve to be pampered. Instilling the belief that you're allow to spend money on yourself, that you're worthy of me time no matter how daunting your schedule, no matter how many excuses you've given yourself up until now.
If any of this is hitting close to home for you I encourage you to shoot me a message for my intro guide, this experience was made for you.🖤
Finances holding you back from your life changing experience? Good thing we have customizable payment plans 😉
Payments can be split up into 5 equal payments. The first being your session retainer & the last one being due 1 week before your session. The 3 payments in between that can be set to dates that work for you!
Through my invoicing system we will set up an invoice with those dates that you choose and you can set up auto pay to automatically charge your credit or debit card so you don't have any late payments! 🥰
To stretch your payments out further you can book for the last month that my books are open for, which is currently June!
If you have any questions regarding payment plans, shoot me a dm or fill out the contact form on my site!❤️
The reason I refuse to edit out cellulite & stretch marks 👇🏼
Honestly, this is a topic that comes up a lot with Boudoir. Every photographer out there has a different policy regarding it but I like to be SUPER clear about the fact that I will NOT remove stretch marks or cellulite.
And the reason why is a lot more simple than you think.
When you see a photo online that's VERY clearly manipulated (Plastic looking skin, Glass looking eyes.) you know that's not REAL. Photo manipulations popularity is honestly scary. It's perpetuating these false standards, it's damaging minds, mental health & causing dis-trust.
I want you to look at your photos & feel on top of the world knowing that's EXACTLY what you look like. Your photos are a complete representation of you. No fancy waist trimming, arm slimming, scar removing!
I know you might be thinking uhhhh Jess, I'm gunna look at my photos and hate them because my cellulite is my biggest insecurity..... Well, let me paint you a picture.
Say I agree to edit your skin to look like glass, remove every single mark, scar, stretch mark, wrinkle, sun spot. You get your photos back and then you find yourself comparing the woman you see in the mirror to the one in the photos.
Those photos aren't you, you're not that person. HOW SHITTY WOULD THAT FEEL. TO LOOK AT THOSE PHOTOS KNOWING THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE??!?!?!?!? Sure, it might be a temporary boost of confidence to have these plastic barbie looking photos, but on a bad body day those photos won't help you. What will help you, is looking back at your gallery that you KNOW is all you. A gallery that proves to you that you are beautiful despite these insecurities.
I know it's scary to be told that one of your biggest insecurities will be left in a photo. But I promise you that by me doing this, you learn to look in the mirror & absolutely adore the person staring back at you. Cellulite, stretch marks, scars, wrinkles & all. ❤️
Our bodies move.
Our skin folds.
We jiggle.
We have fat cells. (Cellulite- EVERYONE HAS FAT CELLS!)
Stretch marks happen when our body grows.
But I'm here to help you stop focusing on all of these things & start focusing on the beautiful soul INSIDE your body, not the physical vessel that houses it. Because let me tell ya, at the end of the day, when you're old & grey... I PROMISE you, you're not gunna be thinking ...
"Damn I should've worn clothes that pleased others"
You'll be thinking: "I'm GLAD I wore what made ME FEEL GOOD."
You won't be thinking: "AHHHH I should've lost 10 pounds"
You'll be thinking: "I was so beautiful, wow"
But that's why I'm here. That's why I devote all my time and energy to SHOWING you how worth you are- AS YOU ARE.
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Gold Foil Sessions are seriously some of my FAV sessions EVERRR! They always give such goddess vibes✨✨
They're done fully nude on a burnt orange back drop and I am always so obsessed with the turn out🥺🙌🏻
If you're wanting to book a foil session shoot me a dm or email at jess@baresoulboudoir.com ❤️
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Swipe to read some reviews from past clients 🥺 These reviews always have me in my feels. To get to play such an important part in my clients journeys of finding themselves again of re-gaining their confidence, of working through a trauma that caused self hatred is something I will never get tired of.
It's such an honour to have created a place where through this magical art form, my clients are reborn sense.
They leave the studio feeling like a weight has been lifted off their shoulders.
They leave feeling an extreme sense of pride that they just accomplished something that was scaring them shitless only a few hours before.
They finally realize that the little voice in the back of their head has been lying to them all this time, they take the first step into reclaiming their power🖤 If you're ready for this to be your reality to, hit the link in my bio- let's do this thing ✨❤️
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idk about you but i'm ready for some hot weather 🙃💧
photos by @sarayajoyphotography
Bathing suit: @knightswim
I introduce to you.. International Women's Day Fundraiser Part 2✨🌸
We're doing a raffle!!!! 🌸 I teamed up with some amazing women owned businesses to bring you over $5000 worth of prizes to be won!
The best part? 100% OF TICKET SALES WILL BE DONATED TO MY SISTERS PLACE!!!! 💃🏼🤭
Tickets will be on sale on my website starting on February 22nd until March 7th. The draw will be on International Women's Day (March 8th) and the total donation accumulation will be announced here on my insta as well.
There will be 5 winners, scroll to see all 5 prize packs!!
Winners will be emailed directly from jess@baresoulboudoir.com. I'm warning you now, there may be fake accounts that come up, but if you won you will be contacted via the email you used to purchase your tickets with.
Tickets will be $25 per ticket or $150 for 10 tickets. You are of course welcome to purchase multiple singles or multiple 10 packs!
I'm so excited to see how much we can raise for the women that need it most✨💗 Questions? Drop em below!
I encourage you to share this post to get the word out!!! 🖤
*Wasn't able to tag everyone due to the tag limit🥲
It's not about being sexy, It's not about looking "skinny" or "curvy", It's not about impressing him or doing it for him.
It's about YOU. From start to freaking finish.
It's about seeing yourself in a new light. About seeing your body from a different perspective from your everyday. About learning to unconditionally love & appreciate your only permanent home. (ahemm your BODY.)
It's time to get up, look in the mirror and speak words of kindness to yourself. No more "I'm not enough" "I'm too skinny" "I'm too fat" "I need a bigger bum" "I need a flatter stomach"
REPLACE THAT SHIT WITH:
"My body has grown with me when I needed it most."
"My body is strong."
"My weight doesn't define my worth."
"I'M A BAD BITCH"
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Outfit: @blushlingerie from the client closet
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Past client group shoots make my heart happy 🥹 The community of such amazing women I get to meet through this job always blows me away. I love getting to know each & every one of my clients and then getting to bring them together for stuff like this?!? Incredible. 🖤
Thank you to these 7 babes who helped me bring this neutral planty more editorial vibe vision to life 🪴
If you've already had your session date and aren't already in the past client instagram group profile, send me a dm for the link so you don't miss the opportunity to be in the next one! 🖤
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You don't need to wake up everyday missing out on experiences, being at war with yourself, belittling yourself, comparing yourself, wishing you had any other body but your own... Let 2023 be the year you force yourself out of your comfort zone for the sake of growth you never thought was possible but that you've been yearning for your entire life!❤️
Shoot me an email through the contact form on my site for a link to my introduction guide with all the info you need to start planning your life changing experience! You freaking deserve this❤️
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Happy Valentine's Day, Email list members check your inboxes for a little surprise 💗
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"To say that Jesse is a self love champion is an understatement. What she has created as her business, is not just a photography studio where you get pictures taken. She has built a business that is empowering those to see the power in themselves and their beauty in the purest form possible. Her attention to detail not only in her photography but the prep for your shoot both physically and mentally is perfection. She gets it! If you have ever thought of having boudoir photos done, do not hesitate to book Baresoul Boudoir. You will leave feeling more empowered and confident than you ever could have imagined. JUST BOOK IT!
Trust me, you will not regret it. Bless you Jesse for empowering women one shoot at a time!"
Reviews like this are why I do what I do, getting to change lives is such a privilege 🥺🥺🥺
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One of my favourite parts about this job is seeing the contrast between the first, second, third etc times a client comes back to me.❤️ At their first session they were much more shy, unsure of themselves, convinced that they wouldn't love the outcome. Versus their following sessions where they KNOW how damn beautiful they are and all the confidence from the previous sessions roll over into the next. It truly is such a powerful thing to witness & be a part of!❤️
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It's time to say enough is ENOUGH...
To the negative self talk that's constantly going on in your head.
To allowing yourself to miss out on the best parts of life because of insecurities.
To letting your weight dictate your worth to yourself.
To allowing having completely natural things like stretch marks & cellulite stop you from wearing a bathing suit.
To allowing your daughters to witness & pick up negative body image habits.
It's time you took the first step into feeling at home & at peace with your body. Click the link in my bio, let's get you booked in for your life changing experience. You deserve this. ❤️
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A huge part of finding my confidence in myself & in my body was getting in front of the camera...
Way back before I started Bare Soul Boudoir, I HATED getting in front of the camera. I was shooting families, couples, branding etc at the time and always told people I belong behind the camera not in front of it. (Pretty sure every photographer is guilty of this exact line.) I never ever took photos of myself, EVER.
But once I started shooting boudoir I knew I needed to put myself in my clients shoes, get out of my comfort zone. Now (as you know heheh) I'm in front of the camera A LOT. Clothed, naked, half naked- I love it all. So when I say what I do will boost your confidence, I speak from experience.
(My now addicted, multi-repeat clients can tell ya that too😉 )
Some Valentine's Day Goodness for your Sunday 🌹❤️
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PART 1 of my International Women's Day is hereeee!! ✨
On February 8th at 6pm, booking will open for these STUNNING, floral minis 🌸
100% (Yup, you heard that right) of the session cost will be donated to My Sister's Place here in London!
These sessions are designed to be a little more relaxed, unposed to show case how beautiful you are just simply ✨existing✨
Session Details:
10 Minute Session
5 Digitals
1 Outfit
Light Glam with @tuniimakeup
Spray Tan with @spraytansbyshianne before your session (pictured here!)
✨for only $250!!!!✨
Session date will be March 4th & 5th! Booking for these sessions will open for booking on February 8th. The full $250 is due to book your spot! Booking link will go out to the email list so make sure you join that through the link in my bio! 🧚🏼♀️
This is only 1 part of 2 for my International Women's Day plans. Next announcement will be coming on February 19th! ✨🥰🌸
Let's talk gifting 🎁✨
Gifting photos and/or products from boudoir sessions is so popular and a good chunk of my clients do so.. but I think it's incredibly important to remember this experience is for YOU first.
You're the one who's going to be on cloud 9 leaving the studio, you're the one that's going to have a head start on your self love journey, it's more important that you're wearing outfits YOU love as opposed to just one's your partner will love.
These spicy photos being a gift is just a bonus.
YOU deserve this pampering, YOU are worthy of celebration. So if you're gifting, I urge you to shift your perspective to a "me first" view! ✨ Let yourself fully indulge in this powerful art form!
*For timelines when ordering products for a certain date, shoot me a dm & I will send you over the pdf with all those details!
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TOMORROW.....
Something damn exciting will be dropping in email list members inboxes 🤭✨🌸 You're gunna want to join the list.. TRUST ME👀😏
Link in bio to join or send me a dm for the link!
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I am in disbelief that we're already at the end of the first month of 2023. WHAT THE FRICKKKK. That being said- there is SO much coming down the pipeline for 2023!!!✨🖤 So much is going on behind the scenes right now you WOULDN'T EVEN BELIEVEEE IT👀 Sooooo you're gunna want to make sure you're on the email list, cause that's where all the info goes out first! 🖤 Link in bio!
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That girl that you keep comparing yourself with? She has insecurities too.
You want a bigger bum, she wishes she had a smaller one.
You hate your nose and envy hers? Well she's thinking the same thing.
You wish you had curly hair? Some curly gals would kill to have pin straight hair.
I say this to remind you that comparison is such a killer of confidence, of joy.
The way someone else looks will NEVER take away from your own beauty, so it's not worth pinning yourself up against your ideals. The reality is that there's a lot about our appearance that we can't change & spending our precious mental energy picking ourselves apart instead of putting it towards healing, is energy wasted.
There's no one else out there that's exactly like you, and if that's not the coolest fucking thing you've ever heard- idk what is🤭
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Just here to remind you that you're not getting younger & you should capture your beautiful self to drool over when you're 85🤭🎂✨
The new birthday studio session add-on has you covered gf!!!!!! TREAT YO SELF TO A BIRTHDAY BOUDIE SESH THIS YEARRRRR!🤪
*birthday add on is an additional cost and can be added to either of my studio session packages🥳
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Outfit: Client closet from @lavieenrose
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Benefits to choosing a boudoir photographer with an extensive/inclusive client closet:
✨ the ability to try on without commitment
✨ it saves you the stress of having to focus on what size you’re ordering
✨ in person shopping options for lingerie are limited and online can be a gamble with bad return policies
✨ 2 different styles that are from the same place and are labelled as the same size can fit completely differently, you wouldn’t know this until purchasing both
✨ you’re able to try on pieces you wouldn’t typically gravitate towards (you may just find your new fave colour👀)
✨ you get advice & opinions from unbiased eyes. We’re always our own worst critic, it helps to be around a lingerie expert🙋🏼♀️
✨being able to try on 10, 15, 20 things really helps you find what you feel best in
✨it’s like playing dress up
✨ they’ve searched high and low for the best styles/colours that fit to their style so you can trust anything in their closet will photograph well
I wanted to share I message I got from a client after leaving her session because it really did get me in my feels..
"Jess, I just wanted to take a minute and say thank you. I know my digitalis aren’t ready and I haven’t seen them, but I cannot adequately express how much I appreciate you and what you do for us (women). I have been on this journey of healing and learning to be okay with taking up more space and it’s been a wild ride. But after today, I have felt so many emotions, ones that more particularly feel incredibly cathartic. What you do transcends art and really is a form of therapy. So, thank you, for helping me feel like my body and mind feel like home again."
THIS right here is why I do what I do, to be able to impact women is such a meaningful, life changing way is something I will seriously never get used to or tired of. 🖤
Let this be the year you finally stop putting off taking that first step towards being at peace with your body 🖤
KEEP UP WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM!!
I am now booking February-April 2025!✨ April books have JUST been opened so if you've been waiting for an April session and want prime picking at dates, shoot me an email through my website 🥳🫶🏼
Now that we're booking into early spring... I want to gently remind brides that if you're planning on gifting a boudie session and/or products for your big day, you need a minimum of 8-10 weeks between session date and when you want products in hand for! Typically I say aim to have your products in hand 1-2 weeks prior to the wedding so you're not scrambling last minute! 💍
April is going to be the month that my 🌸JUNE🌸 (or later) brides are going to want to be booking!! If you're getting married in May I do still have availability in March as well💒
As always, shoot me a dm with any questions! 🫶🏼
Allow me to let you in on a little secret...
HEYYYY, I’m Jess—your confidence fairy godmother, boudoir expert, and personal hype gal. 💫 I created Bare Soul Boudoir after realizing the incredible impact this art form could have on my clients.
The secret? This isn’t just a photoshoot.
In almost six years, I’ve worked with everyday women from all walks of life and witnessed, firsthand hundreds of times, how boudoir has the power to heal in SO. MANY. WAYS. ✨
💖 Whether you’re looking to feel at home in your body, reclaim your power, celebrate leaving a toxic relationship, or finally feel at peace in a healthy one...
💖 Whether you need a confidence boost or want to honor how far you’ve come...
💖 If you’re tired of feeling like you’re not beautiful or struggling to silence that little voice in your head telling you you’re not enough...
Boudoir is for YOU.
I don’t take this job lightly. I understand the power I have to make or break a woman’s self-esteem, which is why I pour so much time, attention, and detail into every aspect of what I do.
I truly adore this art form. The transformations I see in my clients are incredible, and hearing how their sessions have impacted them is the most heartwarming part of my work.
Boudoir is a reset button. A breath of fresh air. A new perspective through unbiased eyes.
Let’s be real: self-love isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. The tough side of self-love means getting vulnerable, stripping down (figuratively and literally in this case, lol), and facing the feelings that have weighed you down. It’s saying, “Enough is enough,” and choosing to change the narrative. 🥹🥹 As they say, growth doesn’t happen inside your comfort zone.
With me and my team, your experience is intentionally crafted, down to the tiniest detail:
🖤 Professional make-up & hair
🖤 Access to HUGE XS-6X Client Closet
🖤 A full resource library to help you prepare before hand
🖤 FULL posing guidance and styling support throughout
From start to finish, we’ve got you covered. 🖤👏🏼
If you have any questions or want to chat about what your boudoir experience could look like, feel free to shoot me a message! 🖤
It’s no secret that outdoor sessions will forever have my heart. Something so beautiful, so serene and so powerful about connecting with yourself and nature in this way. 💫🖤 More from this moody forest session just went up on the blog🫶🏼 ALSO- CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE NEWEST CLIENT CLOSET ROBE FOR A SEC?!?!?! 😩🤩
And @trinityswitzer NAILS?!?? She’s a super talented nail tech, go give her a follow!!!! ✨ @trinity.enhancedesthetics 💅🏼
Makeup by @tuniimakeup was just so fitting for this green moody vibe, we all brought this together so beautifully 🌲🤎
I'll never ever get tired of capturing beautiful mom-to-be's 🥹 🍂✨️🫶🏼🤰🏻 It's truly such a special time in a moms life and being able to freeze it in time for them to re-live for years to come is seriously SUCH an honour 🥹 Dealing with all the changes your body goes through during pregnancy can be hard, a session like this allows you to see how beautiful growing a tiny human is 🙂↕️🍼 More from this magical session can be found on the blog on my website 👀
Maternity sessions can be booked in studio any time of year or outdoors from June-October 🫶🏼
If you're not already in the VIP Group- COME HANGGG!! (18+, women only)
I'm so incredibly proud of the little community we've built over there. From asking advice for upcoming sessions to asking for show recommendations to sharing pics in your new lingerie. Think of it as a besties group chat 🥲😍
OH ANDDDDD we do fun giveaways and polls and you get lots of sneaks at stuff hehehe 👀 You know where to find the link 😉
**All membership questions must be answered in order to be accepted!
Some recent words from past clients about their experiences comin in HOTTT 👇🏼
💫"I had a blast! I was so nervous the week leading up to it, and then the entire drive, the closer I got, the more my nerves kicked in. This is totally out of my comfort zone - I have been wanting to try boudoir for years and searched it up on Google a month ago and knew Bare Soul was the one for me. Between getting me dolled up and chatting the whole time (I’m an introvert so this was helpful) I wasn’t even thinking about it! I was busy getting pampered. Jess hyped me up the whole time making me laugh and smile, showed me everything, and during the entire shoot I didn’t even think of any of my insecurities. Acne, razor burns, stretch marks, bloating, weight, literally nothing came to my mind, which is crazy. I will definitely be coming back for more shoots and can’t wait until my photos are back!!"
💫 "I was so nervous going into my session, but once we started hair and make up Jess and her team were so calm and kind! @tuniimakeup did my hair and makeup and she kept the conversations flowing so easily, I honestly didn’t know why I was even so nervous in the first place! Jess is so positive and she’s like your own cheerleader during the session which makes it so much easier! This is definitely something I would recommend to anyone, especially if you’re looking for ways to increase some self love!"
💫 "I had the absolute best time ever! Jess and her team made me so comfortable and it really felt like I had known them forever. I couldn’t recommend getting pictures with this team more and I’ll definitely be back!"
Reviews like this seriously make me so incredibly happy. It's an honour to be even just a small part of these incredible women's self love journey. ❤️
SHOWER MINIS SOLD OUT IN 10 MINS ON SUNDAY🤯 But I heard you loud and clear and I’m squeezing in ✨2✨ more spots!!!! Here’s all the deets👇🏼
🚿 I’m releasing them on Nov 23rd (this Saturday) at 10am
🚿 ONLY the email list will get this booking link
🚿 You’re gunna want to ⏰ SET YOUR ALARMS ⏰
🚿 Payment plans are available!!
🚿 Session date is January 11th
Once these 2 are gone that’s all I can physically fit unless we start at the ass crack of dawn and if you know me you KNOWWW I’m not a morning person 🤣✋🏻 SO this is your LAST CHANCEEEEEE until these come back in January 2026!!! @tuniimakeup & I can’t wait to make magic with you beautiful babes at one of our longest standing traditions 🚿✨🤩
⏰SET. YOUR. ALARMS.⏰ and run don’t walk your booty to the email list!!
👉🏼 A great tip from one of the babes in my FB group to ensure my emails don’t go to junk is mark my email (jess@baresoulboudoir.com) as a VIP or starred contact!!!✉️
Any questions? Drop em in the comments or shoot me a dm!!!
I somehow manage to forget to post about these GORGEOUS robes in the client closet. We've so lovingly named them the "I just killed my husband robes" 😂😂😂😂😂
I've now got 4 of these beauties available for you to use for your sessions! (& let's be real I'll likely end up with more in the future)
This peachy colour, red, purple and a teal-ish green are the current colours I have🤩
ITSSSS MEEEEEE✨ here to introduce you to the 5 new backdrop colours I’ve added to the studio ✨😍
#1 - Bone 🦴
#2 - Ash Grey 🩶
#3 - Thunder Grey ⛈️
#4 - Baby Blue 🦋
#5 - Baby Pink 🌸
This brings my collection up to 11 total colours (not pictured but available: Barney purple, White, Red, Rust, Evergreen & Dark Brown)
Which of the new colours is your fav?🤩👇🏼💭 Mine is without a doubt the thunder grey with bone being a CLOSE second ✨
🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILLLLLL🚨 We are only 2 days out from our most popular minis opening for booking!!!!! 👀 Our annual January shower minis are a client FAV & for good reason 👀🚿 Allow me to remind you that this is the ONLY time you're able to book a shower session with me so run don't walk your booty over to the email list sign up so you don't miss out!!!! 💌
There is a blog post up on my website with a gallery from 2024's minis if you wanna see the vibes ✨
Booking opens to the email list Nov 17th @ 10am
Session date is January 11th at our usual venue 🚿
I've said it before & I'll say it again- IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO START YOUR YEAR OFF RIGHTTTTT?!?! ✨🤩 Let 2025 be the year you stop giving yourself excuses, the year you show yourself some love, the year you do something that scares the SHIT out of you for the sake of growth 🩶 @tuniimakeup & I can't wait to make magic with youuuuuu! As always I'm here if you have any questions, you know where to find me 🫶🏼🤪
The honey bonus set is a client fav & for GOOD reason 👏🏼🍯✨🐝
If you know anything about me you know that in my personal life, you will not catch me dead wearing pink, ya girl is a pink hater tbh 😂😂😂 BUT I will not deny that SOOO many babes absolutely ROCK pinks from the client closet 😍 This stunning hot pink satin 2 piece set is seriously SOOO stunning on this babe🤩🤩
What colours would you lean towards for a session? 👀👇
Let me let you in on why a pre-wedding bridal boudie sesh is a good idea 👀👇🏼
✨ WEDDING PLANNING IS STRESSFUL DUDE?!?! You 1 million percent deserve to throw something on the agenda that is designed to do the exact opposite. The stress of lining up all your vendors, deciding colours and guest lists and food etc, having to manage rsvp's can all be A LOT to handle. Even if you have a planner covering these things for you, I'm willing to bet the planning stress is still present. This is the perfect opportunity to take a moment for you. To allow myself and my team to make you feel like a GODDESS
💍 MOST clients that come into my studio have never been professionally photographed before & I'm willing to guess that this is the case for a lot of brides as well. Big, fancy cameras and having your photo taken can be SCARY as shit, I get it. But this gets you in front of a camera in a more vulnerable way so by the time wedding photos come along- it'll feel like a piece of cake!!
🕊️ CONFIDENCE. This kind of goes hand in hand with my last point about not being used to getting professional photos done. One super common thing I hear from clients both in their inquiry forms and in the studio is things along the lines of "I'm not photogenic" "I hate having my photo taken" "I never look good in photos" I TOTALLY understand how you can feel uncomfy having your photo taken when you shy away from the camera in your daily life often or when you feel like every photo you take is horrible. This session gives you a peek through a different lens. (pun intended) That little voice in your head will without a doubt be a lot quieter when you're riding the confidence high of ROCKING your boudie sesh.
LASTLY (yes, LASTLY) it's a killer gift for your partner IF you'd like it to be. I put this last because when you come in for your session if you lead with the mindset "I'm ONLY doing this for my partner" you leave a huge chunk of the experience benefits on the table. You get out of your session what you put in. So head into it with the mindset of "This is for my growth, my healing and for my main character journey and it just so happens to also be an amazing gift" 🫶🏼
I know, I know- It's November 7th and I'm over here posting beach photos still 🥲 This was the last sunrise session I shot this year before summer so tragically ended and I was absolutely not going to let this sit in the archives until next summer 🤪 ARE WE KIDDING?! THE WAVES WERE ✨✨PAID ACTORS!!!✨✨ I shit you not when I say some of these waves were coming up 5, 6 feet after smashing the sides of the pier. I could not have asked for a more perfect morning for a gorg sunrise session for realllll 🥲🥲🥲🥲
We're just under 2 weeks away from my most anticipated minis of every single year 👀 5th annual January shower minis will open for booking on November 17th @ 10am to the email list ✨️
We'll be back at our regular venue again and our session date will be January 11th- MARKKKK YOURRR CALENDARS!
Name a better way to start the new year... I'll wait 👀🚿
Maternity sessions will always hold a special place in my heart, being able to freeze this incredibly special moment in time for mamas to be is priceless 🥲🤎
Although I've shared all my creative concepts for halloween this year, I can't let Halloween pass without sharing this incredible pumpkin head session 🥹🥹 Would you believe this babe if she told you this was her first time carving a pumpkin?!?!? Cause I sure didn't- I was SO impressed 👏🏼
Pumpkin head sessions can be booked anytime around the halloween season as they're considered a regular outdoor session in terms of package! You must carve your own pumpkin just to be sure it fits on your head!!! (Cause the 1 and only time I tried to do it we had to cut the pumpkin into a mask cause it was WAY too small 😂💀). SO if you missed out on one of these this year, they'll be back!! (And so will my creative concepts.... 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀)
🕯️🖤THE FINALE🖤 🕯️
Of all my shoots this year, this concept tops the list for me 😭🦋 From hand making each and every moth to the way the outfits and location came together- It’s the one that reflects me and my style the best and AHHH I’m just so beyond thrilled with this one 😭😭😭
I can’t wait for you to see the behind the scenes of creating everything this year!!! Get ready for a MOVIEEEEE 😂 I’m probably about half way through editing and it’s looking like she’ll be close to an hour (if not more, we’ll see👀) so BUCKLE UP🤪🤪
Shout out to @tuniimakeup for the glam🥲
TAAAAA FREAKING DAAAAA… 💀💍👰🏼♀️👻 One of my favourite concepts from this years spooky shoots 🥲 The original plan for this shoot had no bridal elements in it whatsoever- but as I was leaving my studio it just clicked, the veil needed to come with us and it really brought this whole thing to life in the best way 😍💀 AAAAAND I finally got RAAAAIN🥲💧
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We're 6 days away from New Years minis opening for booking!! 🪩🥂 🥳
Booking link will go out to the email list on Oct 27th @ 10am!! 👀 Come end 2024 off with a little self love & celebration 🥹 Session date is December 7th at The Bare Soul Studio ✨
There will be the option to have some photos done with flash for this super festive, glam look if it's something you're into!! (Examples in pic 1 and 3) If not flash doesn't have to be used for your session or you can choose to have both! 🪩
If you want more examples from this gallery from last year, they're up on the blog if you search New Year! ✨ (Or shoot me a dm and I can send you the direct link!)
As always drop in my messages if you have any questions🤩🖤
D-o-l-l-h-o-u-s-e I see things that nobody else sees 👀🎀
💄💇🏼♀️: @samanthalynn.makeup
Availability update & Christmas reminders 👇🏼
✨2024 is FULLLYYY BOOKED ✨(This unfortunately means I cannot accommodate anymore sessions with images or products in time for Christmas, sorry babes I wanted ya back in July 😉🎄)
I am booking into January 2025 with one date left! (Jan 3rd 9am)
February has 5 dates left and I’ve just opened up my March books so if you’re after a session for then, reach out ✨✨ As always- all pricing and info can be found on my website 🫶🏼
For clients who have already had their sessions: if you’re thinking about ordering products and want them to arrive in time for Christmas, your order needs to be placed by November 1st. Anything ordered after this date, MAY not arrive in time. 🎄 pricing & details on my website.
“you’re not sewing buttons in my eyes…” 🪡🧵
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✨upcoming minis✨
🪩🍾🥂 New Years minis!! Session date will be December 7th, booking opens Oct 27th @ 10am to the email list
🚿🫶🏼🌫️ Annual January Shower Minis!! Session date will be January 11th, booking will open Nov 17th @ 10am to the email list. There will be a lil discount for those who attend New Years minis and you’ll get 1 day early access to booking👀😏
Pricing & package info will be going out to the email list tomorrow morning (Oct 17th) so be sure to get your booty on the list before then to receive the email 💌✨ (linked in bio or dm me for the link)
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🕯️🖤 5th annual Halloween shoot with this babe turned out better than I could’ve hoped 🥲
A break from Halloween goodness to remind you that annual January shower minis are right around the corner 👀 booking will open mid November!! Make sure you’re on the email like (sign up in bio) so you don’t miss all the details when they go out 🖤🚿
must be the season of the witch… 🖤👻🪄🔮
Black + White or Colour?! 👀🖤
After getting SO much love on this NYE set from last year, I'm bringing it back for New Years minis this year!!! 🪩✨️🥂🖤
Our session date will be December 7th at the Bare Soul Studio! ✨ Make sure you get your booty on the email list so you don't miss out on all the booking details when they drop 🪩👀 (Linked in my bio!)
There is nothing more peaceful than an empty beach at sunrise 🌅🥹
If you missed out on a sunrise session this year- they WILL be back next year. Despite not being a morning person- I mean LOOK AT THESE?!?!?! So worth it 😮💨
It’s giving goddess of fall ☁️🍂✨🌲
I’ve currently got 3 outdoor fall dates left for this year if you’re itching to make some moody fall magic 🍂👀 There’s 2 package options and both are 15% off if booked before Oct 4th @ 11:59pm 🫶🏼 Package 1 includes client closet access which means access to these GORGEOUS robes in 3 colour options! 😍
Details on my website, shoot me a dm if you have any questions or fill out the contact form on my website to book 💌🌲🫶🏼
Makeup + Hair @samanthalynn.makeup 🫶🏼✨💄
✨Meet the new maternity package✨
With so many questions about maternity boudoir and if I offer it or not, (which I always have!!) I wanted to create a specific package catered to this special time in a mama to be's journey. 🤰🏼🩷
This package is the same cost as my regular in studio package although the set design is a little more simple to allow the beautiful bump to be the main focus of these images.
It includes one set design that's customized to your preferences. These are 3 examples of the type of sets we can create/put together for your session. I've got loads of different colour and textured backdrops we can play with, tons of different greenery and florals as well but that being said the posibilities are really endless. Want to incorporate a more vintage vibe? barbie pink? butterflies? plants? disco balls? all white? something darker? Something more boho? YOU. GOT. IT. Upon booking we will discuss and create a mood board to bring your session to life. 🥲
These type of simple backdrop sessions can of course be booked as non maternity as well if you feel it's more your vibe that a standard in studio session! 👀
Head over to the sessions + details page on my website for the full package details & pricing! 🤩 (Save 15% on remaining 2024 and january 2025 dates now until Oct 4th!)
TODAY'S THE DAAAAAAAAY 🥳✨ Our birthday sale starts today and runs until October 4th! 🥂
Save 15% on:
🖤 Remaining 2024 session dates (In studio, outdoor, maternity, bridal & birthday)
🖤 January 2025 session dates (In studio, maternity, bridal & birthday)
🖤 Product Collections (For new bookings & clients who have already had their sessions)
🖤 Studio Session Add-On's (Honey, Wet Set, Neon Wet Set, B-day Add On)
🖤 Photography Mentor Calls
If you've been on the fence- NOW IS YOUR TIME GF. Head over to my website & fill out the contact form to book ✨ All package + product collection details can also be found on my website!
**Cannot be combined with any other discounts. Only applies new bookings for dates listed above. Dates are limited & first come first serve. Retainer must be paid & contract signed by Oct 4th at midnight to receive discount.
⚡️WEBSITE UPATES ARE LIVE⚡️
For year 5 I felt it was time to go in a give the Bare Soul site a little refresh AND make the ease of access to session info like pricing, packages and example photos a little easier for you babes to browse 🖥️ (a mindful, detail oriented queen over here 😉)
The most important updates: The session details & pricing page!! ✨ You can now view ALL types of boudoir sessions that I offer all on one easy to navigate page OR sort by specific session type that you’re after!!
This includes:
🖤 In studio (including bonus set add ons)
🖤 Maternity + Maternity Portraits
🖤 Bridal
🖤 Outdoor
🖤 Birthday
🖤 Creative
As well as all product collection pricing ✨
👀 IM ALSO NOW OFFERING MENTORING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS!!! This has been something that’s been so highly requested over the years but even more so in the last few months. You can now book 1 on 1 mentor calls either 1 call or a 3 pack of calls with a discount 🤩 These are open to photographers in any niche as ya girls knowledge applies across niches. (If you’re a business owner from another niche, still feel free to reach out- I can more than likely help you out as well & would be stoked to do so!!!!) After shooting for more than 10 years now- I’m SOOO stoked to finally be offering this. Booking into November + December for calls!🫶🏼
And the last update you’ll notice through out the site is just some aesthetic changes. It’s no secret that the lens I see and create through when it comes to boudoir is that of creating art. Turning my clients into art. My approach to boudoir isn’t necessarily about a sexual gaze or a more erotic style being at the forefront. It’s a softer more creative approach focused on soul healing (hence the name Bare SOUL boudoir 😉) and I felt it was time to infuse that into my branding in a more prominent way. You’ll notice a lot of the photos are now in ornate frames- signifying that YOU ARE THE ART PIECE. 🥲 The valuable, beautiful, intricate art piece. 🫶🏼
Head over to the link on my page and check out all the new changes👀🫶🏼 AAAAND don’t forget the session sale starts TOMORRRRROW- what type of session do you have your eye on???👀👀👀👀
IT'S ALMOST SAAAALE TIME 👀
Starting on September 30th save 15% on bookings for remaining 2024 dates, January 2025 dates AND product collections ✨👀 This includes the birthday experience, the bridal experience, in studio and maternity sessions that fall within session dates mentioned😍😍
Sale will run until October 4th. Retainer must be paid & contract signed by midnight on October 4th to claim discount. Unable to be combined with other discounts. ✨
If you've been on the fence or looking for a sign, consider this it 🥹 Get on the email list through the link in my bio so you don't miss out, dates are LIMITEDDDD🤩
CLOSED!! Congrats to our winners✨ @toniamarie22 @emmbarrett14 @becca_441 @marandacole @faith.salvador9 @taygadsbyyxo 🖤🖤🖤
IT'S ANNUAL BDAY GIVEAWAY TIME BABES!!! 🤩
THE PRIZES:
🖤 1 Winner will get a completely FREE in studio experience (Value $777, session must be booked for remaining 2024 dates OR Jan/Feb of 2025, must be 19+)
🖤 5 Winners will get a $100 studio experience gift certificate (To be used in 2025, cannot be combined with other discounts or sales, valid on in studio experiences only.)
HOW TO ENTER:
⚡️ LIKE this post
⚡️ FOLLOW @baresoulboudoir + @samanthalynn.makeup (She'll be doing your glam)
⚡️ COMMENT and tag 1 gal pal, unlimited entries, 1 tag per comment
⚡️ SHARE this post to your story & tag me! (If you're private send a screenshot of this step completely to be sure you're getting entered)
**ALL rules above must be followed to be entered**
Giveaway will end & winner will be announced on September 29th.
SESSION SALE will then start on Sept 30th and run until October 4th. Dates for the sale are limited. Be sure to get on the email list to stay in the loop.
As always with giveaways, there will likely be spam accounts that come up. DO NOT ENGAGE WITH THEM. Delete + Block. I will post giveaway winners to my story ON THIS ACCOUNT ONLY. Do not click any links or give any personal information via dm or links.
5 FREAKING YEARS. WOW. 🤯
5 years ago when I decided to separate my boudoir work from all the other shoots I was booking at the time, I had absolutely NO idea that it would turn into the brand and the community that it has today. That 11 months later I would ditch all other niche's of photography and less than a year after that that I would leave retail jobs behind forever ✨🥺🫶🏼
All the hard work, all the blood, sweat and tears, the hard conversations, the endless hours staring at a computer screen, the constant fight against social platforms censorship, the hours of practice + trail & error- was (and still is) so well worth it. There truly is no sense of pride like building something that has the ability to impact and change so many lives from the ground up.
It sure isn't all sunshine and rainbows all the time but I really wouldn't change any of this for the world. Huge shout out to all the clients who've put their trust in me throughout the years, to my incredible team who helps me bring this experience to life, to anyone who's followed along whether you've been here for years, are new or found me somewhere in between. And most importantly HUUUUUUUGE shout out to my man for always being here to support me- whether it be last minute kijiji pick-ups, uhaul rentals, hauling heavy shit, dealing with my breakdowns and constant wacky ideas. I couldn't do any of this without you 🥺
Cheers to many more years of Bare Soul, This is only the beginning 👀✨🫶🏼
In a world riddled with pressures to fit into a mould, to have perfect skin, to be a certain weight, have a certain bra size.... ✨ BOUDOIR SERVES AS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR ✨
From the moment you step into my studio, it's ALL ABOUT YOU. Exactly as you are. We aren't gunna cake you in makeup to cover up who you are- we're gunna enhance the beauty that's already there. I am going to help you choose outfits that you FEEL good in, outfits that make you feel like the baddest bitch there ever was 🤪 You'll leave feeling like a brand new woman, you'll notice a shift in your self worth before even receiving your gallery. THEN YOU RECEIVE THOSE IMAGES AND OOOO BABY! Those icky intrusive thoughts that used to invade your mind telling you that your stretch marks or cellulite or belly size made you unworthy, BYEEEEE 👋🏻
Every time you look at those images you'll be reminded that all the things that you used to consider "flaws" are all things that are part of your story! ❤️
Anyone else feel like they blinked and summer was over? 💔 BUTTTT good news... I’ve got something cooking to celebrate new years this year 👀✨🪩 Get your booty on the email list!!
✨TIPS FOR FEELING YOUR MOST CONFIDENT✨
🦋 Do things outside of your comfort zone & things that scare you. The amount of pride you will feel in yourself is next level. You did the damn thing & that will feel so good!!
🦋 Take care of your mental health above all else. It is so incredibly important.
🦋 Only maintain relationships/friendships with people that make you feel GOOD & up lift you. Your energy is a precious resource. Don’t waste it on those that bring you down.
🦋 Wear clothes that make you feel comfortable, beautiful & confident. Clothes were made to fit your body not the other way around. Size up to feel comfortable, the number on the tag doesn’t matter.
🦋 Completely avoid using beauty filters that change your appearance and/or manipulating your body or face with photo editing. Relying on these to feel beautiful won’t make you feel more confident in the long run and perpetuate the narrative in your head that you need these to feel beautiful.
🦋 Unfollow/Block/Mute people that make you feel like shit in any way shape or form. Social media is not that deep, there’s nothing wrong with curating a happy space on your accounts and removing anyone who doesn’t align with that. Be mindful of what you’re consuming.
🦋 Stop shit talking yourself!!!!!
Your brain & subconscious hear you & your inner dialouge matters more than you realize. Working on changing your thought patterns will make the world of a difference.
🦋 Move your body. Find ways to move that you enjoy—whether it’s yoga, walking, running, lifting etc. Movement releases endorphins and connects you to your body, helping you feel strong and grounded.
🦋 AAAAAAND.. Book the boudoir shoot 😉❤️ We're here to help you feel like your best self✨
One of the most common questions I get about sessions is.. "Do I have to share my images online?" The answer- Absolutely not!! What (if anything) gets shared is COMPLETELY up to you and there's never any insensitive or pressure to share!!🖤
You have 4 options when it comes to your photos:
💫 Full release - Any/all photos can be shared
💫 Partial release- Only photos you approve/select can be shared
💫 Anonymous release- Only photos that conceal your identity can be shared
💫 No release- Photos stay on my hard drive for no ones eyes but mine & yours
A contract is signed by both of us with your chosen option if you do choose to release any images. Client privacy is of the upmost importance over here! 😘
Miss Angela living out her pond fairy goddess dreams ✨🪷🕯️🌾
I know it's September 1st but it would be an absolute CRIME to leave these unseen & ya girl still has so much summer magic to share sooooo 🌞✨️👙
Excited for fall but mourning the loss of warm sunny days 😭 If you missed out on a sunrise or sunset session this year, don't stress- they'll 100% be back next year 🌞🌊
Inbox our Step It Up product collection with meeeee✨🫶🏼
was digging through the archives from 2021 & stumbled upon this incredible session and decided to re-edit some of my favs🥹😍 (photographers consider this your reminder to KEEP YOUR RAW FILES!!!)
✨BRIDES✨
If you're looking for the perfect dual gift for your upcoming wedding (a gift for you & your partner😉) the Bridal Experience Package is for youuuuu!!✨
Pictured here is one of 2 options for an upgraded venue for this package. This venue allows us the opportunity for indoor AND outdoor photos if you'd like dreamy bridal garden photos 🌿✨
Also included in The Bridal Experience Package:
💍 10 digital images
💍 10 polaroids to take home that day (Perfect for a keep sake or wedding day sneaky gifts 😉)
💍 8x8 Genuine Leather Journal Album with up to 30 images inside
💍 1 week gallery turn around (Instead of regular 2-4 weeks)
💍 2 Outfit changes
💍 Professional Make-up & Hair Styling
💍 Access to bridal props & accessories (Robes, Garters, Veils etc)
💍 Full guidance start to finish
💍 Extensive Prep Guides
Timelines for booking this package: MINIMUM 6 weeks prior to the date you want products in hand for! 👰♀️
Full example galleries from both locations can be found on my website & as always if you have any questions shoot me a message! ✨
"I absolutely loved the entire experience! Jess (photographer) made me feel so comfortable and confident, which translated to some pretty amazing photos if I do say so myself lol
This service is perfect for any woman who isn't comfortable doing hair and makeup, since it is all provided! The selection of outfits was very impressive and so beautiful, it wasn't hard finding 2 that were perfect. She gave such amazing guidance and instruction, and was able to capture the best version of myself ❤️
I was also extremely impressed with the products she had available, one being a 30 photo book, which she designs herself, that completely went above and beyond my expectations. I had the option to edit placement of photos if I wanted, but I absolutely loved what she designed. I would 100% recommend this photography session"
-Past Client Google Review
I've still got 2 spots left for minis at this stunning location in Cambridge on September 15th 11:45am & 1:15pm!! 👀✨🫶🏼 Minis are the perfect way to dip your toes into the world of boudoir if it's something you've been pondering 👀 Shoot me a dm for details & the booking link!🖤
See how I edit out all the houses- very mindful, very demure 😂😂 (iykyk)
No but in all seriousness- taking the time to polish my images this way will forever be part of my editing process. Every gallery I work on I put so much time & attention to detail into and it’s worth it every time 👏🏻✨🙌🏼🌾
This is just a sneak of the magic we made last night because I couldn’t help myself editing one up right when I got home 😂 Stay tuned for more from the jaw dropping gallery 🥲
Outfit is @victoriassecret brand new drop & to say I’m utterly obsessed is an understatement 💗🌿
I know a place… where the grass is really greener 🌞✨🛼🌊
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Only a few dates left for 2024 in studio sessions ✨👀 All info can be found on my website ✨
Birthday Sessions are seriously the MOST fun ✨️🩷🎂
We've got 2 different Birthday options over here 🥳
Let me break down Option #1 for you- ✨The Birthday Session Add On✨
This is only available to be added on to your in studio experience.
With this add on you get:
🎂 Number balloons + Regular balloons in your choice of colour
🎂 Access to birthday props (Crowns, confetti poppers, disco balls etc)
🎂 Additional shooting time for the birthday portion
🎂 1 additional outfit
Looking for a way to celebrate another year around the sun & have BEAUTIFUL images to look back on for years to come- this just might be your sign 😉🎈
Your crash course into booking with ✨ Bare Soul ✨
This is just a little brief overview of offerings & details, all nitty gritty deets can always be found on my website! 💻️ I'm not here to waste anyones time, so literally everything you need to know pricing & package wise is on there!! 🫶🏼🫶🏼
I pride myself on being extremely detail oriented. So when I tell you every detail is attended to and thought about, I mean it. Our booking process is seamless, every piece of info you could need to prep is in our extensive library of resources that clients get access to, anything you could need on shoot day is at the studio for you, I get down and show you every single pose down to the angle of your chin & moving that tiny strand of hair. I edit out things like outlets, give you a choice of your final images & guide you START TO FINISH. When you hire me for your experience, you are hiring a boudoir EXPERT who’s been shooting exclusively boudoir since 2020 & picked up her first DSLR camera back in 2014. I’ve shot thousands of babes, delivered 10's of thousands of images & as my 170+ 5 star google reviews will tell you, you’re in good hands!
STUDIO SESSION ADD ONS:
These are optional bonus sets you can add to customize your in studio experience. Add on's include: The Birthday Add-On, The Honey Add On, The Neon Wet Set & The Regular Wet Set
SPECALITY SESSIONS:
I offer more than just your typical in studio sessions that give different packages. I also offer:
💍 The Bridal Experience
🎈The Birthday Experience
🌿 Outdoor Sessions
Pricing + details for bridal & birthday can be found on my website. Outdoor sessions are offered seasonally and packages can vary depending on location etc. Inquire for Outdoor details.
READY TO BOOK? Head to my website, fill out the contract form & I’ll send over my full Introduction Guide & Booking File.
This isn’t the last of these you’ll be seeing, we got what looks like 4 different shoots into this session but each portion needs its own moment 😏👀🏈 This summer has been so much fun getting out of the studio WAY more & pushing my creative boundaries. Shooting in new locations, with different setting & lighting scenarios push me to evolve & grow as an artist so you’ll always catch me trying new things✨🙌🏼 I finally just now feel I’m coming out of a MASSIVE burn out (likely from the 🦠 years lololol my fellow biz owners knowwwww) and a huge part of that has been limiting my in studio sessions & doing more that lights my creative soul on fire and acting on my random spurts of inspiration as it comes❤️🔥❤️🔥 Don’t get me wrong I will always love a good studio session HOWEVER it has been so so nice to spend most of my shoots over the past month and a bit out of the studio and changing it up🙌🏼
Shout out to my incredible clients for always being down for whatever I throw at them 🥹🫶🏼
💄: @tuniimakeup
If there’s one thing that will NEVER go down at my sessions, it’s my clients being left without guidance or me telling you to “look sexy and pose”🤨🤨 BYEEEE, NOPE NOT HEREEEE👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 When you’re booking with me you’re getting a boudoir EXPERT. I’ve shot thousands of women at this point & delivered 10s of thousands of images, having offered exclusively boudoir for the last 4 years. (AND Bare Soul is about to turn 5- WHAT🤯) As my 170+ 5 star google reviews will tell you- I’ve got you covered from start to finish. Emotional prep to physical prep to outfits to posing- I GOT YOUUU👏🏻 All you need to bring is an open mind, your trust in me & your beautiful self ✨ Let’s do this thingggggg🫶🏼 All info, session + product collection pricing can be found on my website!! Further details about my process, shooting style, retouching policies, my space, add on options and more can be found in my complete Introduction Guide which you’ll receive when inquiring through my site 🖤
The queen of Leo szn 🌞✨️🦋🌿💛
Who’s coming to make magic in this beautiful space?!✨😍 We’ve got 3 spots left on September 15th 11:15, 11:45 & 1:15pm 🫶🏼
$444 +hst
⚡️15 min session
⚡️ 2 digital images of your choice (option to purchase more)
⚡️ 30 minute make-up by @tuniimakeup
⚡️ 1 outfit option
⚡️ Complete posing guidance throughout
⚡️ 2-4 week image turn around
⚡️ Extensive prep guides & resources
Shoot me a dm or email for the link to book 🥳🖤
I'll never get tired of making magic in the river ✨🫶🏼🌿🦋
The sunrise in black and white just hits different 🥲🖤 I originally wasn't going to add any b&w images to this gallery since the whole point of a sunrise is those dreamy colours HOWEVER once I threw one in just to see- the MOODINESS?!?! I was DECEASED 😍 This year was my first time doing a sunrise session cause let's be real WHO wants to wake up at 4am 🙃 While I am utterly OBSESSED with the results, this night owl likely won't offer many of these in the future so ENJOY THIS MAGIC ✨😂🫶🏼
Imagine my struggle trying to pick only 10 images for this post 🙃 More from this jaw dropping session will be up on the blog soon 📷
TODAY'S THE DAYYYY.. Past clients are getting a few hours early access to our up-coming Cambridge minis at this GORG venue 🤩✨🫶🏼
If you're a past client and haven't already gotten on the PAST CLIENT email list (Different than the regular email list) shoot me a dm before the email goes out at 7pm tonight ✨
New client? You'll have access to booking through my regular email list TOMORROW @ 11am 👀😍
Let's talk Christmas Deadlines 👇🏼🎄
I know I know, it's July & we're already talking Christmas BUT since I've already only got a handful of dates left- If you're planning on or thinking of Christmas gifting, you've gotta start your planning now 👀
If you're wanting GUARANTEED product arrival in time for Christmas, your session date needs to be on or before October 4th. My upcoming mini sessions in Cambridge on September 15th will fit within this deadline. Reach out for studio session availability ✨ (Booking opens July 27th @11am to my email list)
If you've already had your session and are wanting to order products for Christmas, you need to have your order placed & payed off by November 1st! ✨
If you're just wanting digital images back in time, you'll need your session to be before December 1st ✨
Anything outside of these deadlines, I cannot guarantee arrival on time as things tend to get a little busier for everyone (shipping + production) around the holidays🧑🏼🎄✨🫶🏼
this is the energy you can expect from me during your session 😂 what can I say, I’m passionate about creating art with you babes 🥹🙌🏼🍾🤩 I don’t call myself your number one hype gal for nothin😉
We are just 3 & 4 days away from booking going live for minis at this stunning location! 📷🫶🏼✨🖤 Bare Soul is headed to Cambridge on September 15th! (This fits within the Christmas ordering deadline! 🎄)
Booking opens:
⚡️Past client email list on July 26th @ 7pm
⚡️ Regular email list July 27th @ 11am
Past clients if you're not already on the specific past client email list shoot me a dm and I'll get you the link to join, if you're a new client looking to get on the regular email list the link is in my bio🫶🏼
The wet set add on is just chefs kiss 😍😍😍😍
You’re not gunna want to miss these minis 👀✨🤭
On September 15th the Bare Soul team is headed to Cambridge for minis at this gorg venue 🥲🥹
Booking opens for past clients (to the past client email list) on July 26th & to the regular email list on July 27th💌
WHOS COMIN TO MAKE MAGIC WITH ME HEREEE?👀🤯🫶🏼😏
The halloween side of my brain waking up 👀 If you've been around here for a while you know my love for halloween is no joke 🫡 I've officially begun brainstorming for this years magic & to say I'm stoked is an understatement 🎃
couldn’t resist editing a few sneaks from this mornings ✨magical✨ sunrise session. I’ll admit I didn’t understand the hype around 4:30am wake up calls for sunrise sessions BUT IM A BELIEVER NOW🥲😂 Because these came out so incredible, I’m definitely gunna open up a few spots for more of these because?!?!? 😍😮💨😩✨🌅
***booking open, shoot me a dm for info 🌊
Queen Shelby is a reading obsessed girlie so I KNEW this concept was MADE for her- to say I'm obsessed with the results is a complete UNDERSTATEMENT 📖🌾✨️
Our brand new Bridal Experience is HERE!! ✨💍👰🏻♀️
A bridal specific package with 2 upgraded venue options, One pictured here- the CUTEST 1881 chapel with the option for both indoor & outdoor photos! 🤍 It also includes our lux 8x8 genuine leather journal album with up to 30 images inside, 10 polaroids to take home day of & a 1 week turn around for your gallery! 👀
To view full details of this package & see the full gallery from both gorgeous venue options head to the "Book Your Experience" page of my website or shoot me a dm for the direct link!! 🫶🏼
Allow me introduce myself... HIIIIII I'm Jess- Your confidence fairy god mother & boudoir expert 📷✨🖤
I've spent the last 5 years specializing in exclusively boudoir, hence.. boudoir.. expert 😉 Back in late 2020 I ditched all other forms of photography & dove head first into boudoir ONLY. I've worked with thousands of women from all walks of life, delivered tens of thousands of images & got the honour to hear so many moving stories from my incredible clients.
If I've learned one thing over the last 5 years it's that there's only a very rare case that I have a client who isn't absolutely sh**ing their pants prior to coming into my studio... But guess what.. You can do hard things.. 😉🫶🏼
"I'm not confident enough for that"
"My post baby body doesn't deserve to be in front of the camera"
"I HATE photos of myself"
"I'm SO awkward in front of the camera"
"I need to lose ___ pounds first"
These are all SUPER common objections I hear when it comes to booking a boudoir experience & let me tell you, I know you can definitely find a million & one excuses NOT to do the dang thing. BUT the absolute awe that my clients end up in leaving the studio & then all over again when seeing their final gallery, is nothing short of MAGICAL.
Those objections turn to:
"I'm so proud of myself"
"Holy sh*t, I can't believe I conquered my fears"
"I take more risks & challenge myself more in life now"
"I can finally see the beauty that's been there all along"
"I'm absolutely stunning exactly as I am"
"My scars aren't flaws"
If this kind of transformation is something you're missing in your life, reach out- let's make magic ✨🖤
TOMORRRROOOOWW… I’m dropping some no hair/no makeup/no client closet beach sessions in Port Stanley for various dates! 🌞💧 I’m only offering a total of 6, so make sure you get your butt on the email list (dm for the link or find it in my bio!🫶🏼)
**photos in this post are not from port but you get the vibe😉
The way I see it, beach sessions are the perfect “come as you are” type of session & a perfect session for no glam since you’ll be full of sand and water anyways 🤗
Let’s make some sandy magic 🌊👙⛱️🫶🏼
Baby blue has been one of my FAVE colours to shoot lately & has been a popular choice in the client closet 😍👀
"I have wanted to do a shoot forever but could never find a photographer that I felt would be a good fit, until I came across Jess from Bare Soul Boudoir. She is easily the most comforting, friendly, sincere person I have met and will be your biggest HYPE girl. When she says you’ll be besties by the end of your session, she means it. I don’t know how she makes every single person feel so incredibly comfortable while posing and shooting but she is just THAT good. Not to mention her beyond beautiful studio and her amazing hair/makeup team! Aside from her being the best person to photograph you, the photos she sends back to you will leave you speechless!! I had to do several double takes to make sure that it was really me in the photos. I have had 2 sessions with her in the past 3 months and will continue to book with Jess! If you’re thinking about doing a boudoir shoot, Jess should be your girl, you will not regret it!!"
- Past Client Google Review 🥺🫶🏼
Read through our over 170 google reviews if you're wanted to hear from babes from all walks of life about their experiences! Shoot me a dm for the link or google "Bare Soul Boudoir"
Did a little furniture rearranging at the studio to hold me over until I find the perfect new pieces to change things up ✨😍
The confidence & growth that comes from boudoir can so easily seep into so many aspects of your life...
It allows you to believe in yourself, it shows you that you can do hard/scary/uncomfy things, it lifts the veil of self doubt..
I shared a post from my Facebook group last week in my story (with permission of course) that really show cased how much this babe had grown since her first session with me:
"Last weekend I went well out of my comfort zone! I attended my friends daughters baptism!! She offered to let me bring someone but I went alone. I had so much anxiety about feeling out of place and knowing no one. It was such a great day and I actually had a great time with great food. I’m so glad I went despite my insecurity of going alone.
Jess you have been a huge part of me regaining my independence and branching out. I will be forever grateful for all the experiences 🥹and the many more to come"
THAT right there is the tangible effects of booking one of these experiences. I've said it before and I'll never stop saying it, this is so much more than "just a photoshoot" & I'm honoured to go on your self growth journey with you. 🫶🏼
Pssssttt... If you're not in my private ladies only Facebook group yet, shoot me a message and I'll send you the link. We've built such an incredibly supportive community over there & I'm just so proud of our little safe space on the internet. 🫶🏼✨🖤
it's giving..... ✨romance✨
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River sessions will forever have my heart 🌳✨️🌅
The dangerous thing about getting your photos done... is it becomes addicting 😉🤭
When you put your trust in a professional at their craft, someone who you vibe with, someone who knows how to make their clients comfortable in front of the camera- you end up addicted I'm tellin ya 😝
That being said, huge shout out to all the babes who come back to see me time & time again. I love watching you grow and evolve as a person & watching your confidence get greater & greater with every shoot. Your continued trust means the absolute world to me 🥲😍
Whether you're...
🖤 Looking to find confidence
🖤 Getting married
🖤 Celebrating divorce
🖤 Celebrating a healthy love
🖤 Celebrating leaving a toxic relationship
🖤 Taking back your power
🖤 Capturing a moment in time
🖤 Looking to do something that scares you for the sake of growth
🖤 Wanting to treat yourself to a day of pampering
🖤 Going through a hard time
🖤 Learning to accept a new body due to weight gain, weight loss, having children, having surgery etc
Boudoir is such a powerful experience & healer. I'm truly in awe at the amount of different stories I get to hear. Having photographed thousands of women at this point in my career, I'll never get tired of learning about how boudoir played a part in my clients journeys. (And am forever honoured to be a small part of that journey!)
A black & white birthday 🎂 🖤
A BRAND NEW birthday specific package in the works for the babes who wanna go all out celebrating another year around the sun.. Stay tuned & get yo booty on the email list 💌🥳
I've said it before & I'll say it again- A bridal boudie sesh serves as WAY more than just a gift for your boo 💍
Most babes that come in for their sessions aren't super comfortable or used to having their photo taken, especially professionally with big scary cameras in their faces.
SO I'd argue that doing a bridal boudie sesh not only gives you an incredible gift for your partner AND a massive confidence boost before the big day BUT also serves as a trial run. A way to shake off some of those camera nerves, because if you can do a shoot with an (almost) stranger pretty much naked...... your wedding photos will feel like a BREEZE! 😉
Plus you won't be questioning how BOMB you look in those photos & will be able to be a little more in the moment, a little less in your head about the photos on your big day! 🥰
If you're thinking about a bridal boudie sesh you need 8-10 weeks minimum between session date and the date you need products IN HAND for! (If you're just wanting digital images, you need 4 weeks minimum)
AAAAAND I've got a brand new bridal package releasing so soon...💍👀
Only a few hours till pool mini's launch!!!😍 Email will be going out at 2pm, run don't walk to the email list!!!
Our honey session add on has been soooo popular this year & I am HERE for it 😍✨️🍯
REPEAT AFTER ME.....
✨ I am the architect of my life; I build its foundation and choose its contents.
✨ I am superior to negative thoughts and low actions.
✨ My ability to conquer my challenges is limitless; my potential to succeed is infinite.
✨ I acknowledge my own self-worth; my confidence is soaring.
It's almost time 👀 Pool minis open for booking June 8th @ 2pm!! Session date August 10th 🌞 MARKK YOOO CALENDARS & GET YOUR BOOTY ON THE EMAIL LIST ✉️💧
"I truly cannot say enough good things about my experience with Jess. Not only is she exceptional at what she does, you can tell she loves it and that energy is so fun to be around. I felt comfortable and safe every step of the way - which goes a long way when you are in front of a stranger in your underwear.
I feel so powerful and beautiful after my session and I can’t suggest a shoot with Jess more"
- Past Client Google Review 🥹
Celebrating the incredible gift of creating life with a photo shoot is so special 🥺 I've had a huge amount of DM's lately asking if I do maternity sessions & I absolutely do!!!
I offer both boudoir maternity & portrait maternity sessions if gettin nakey (or almost nakey) isn't your thing!!
Summer is such a perfect time to do your maternity shoot outdoors with all the beauty of nature 😍 (But we can also totally do in studio if that's more your vibe!)
**The only maternity sessions I DON'T offer are those with children or significant other's/other family involved
Don't mind me.. just out here pumping out magic ✨️🖤
This entire outfit is in the client closet & was actually one of the first pieces I got when starting my client closet YEARS ago now!! Sadly the company is no longer in business ): Rip Salt & Lace Intimates
Shower minis always end up being some of my fav sessions every year!! In case you just joined us around here- every January we host shower minis & they're definitely a client fav!! Would you do a shower mini? 👀
All this hot ass weather lately is making me reminisce on this incredible shoot from last August- this will FOREVER go down as one of my favourite shoots of all time 🥺🫶🏼🥲🦋
Glam done by the incredible: @tuniimakeup
Insta killing the crop on these is breaking my heart looool @instagram get with it and allow full length photos in feed 💔
In case you missed it... 👀 Pool mini's are comin back this summer!!!! 💧🌞🍉
Mark your calendars for August 10th!!! Booking opens June 8th @ 2pm! 💌
This years venue has tons of greenery which will be a nice change from past years😍🌿
Angel minis open for booking 🪽THIS SUNDAY🪽 at 2pm!! (May 19th!) Exclusive to the email list- so get your booty on there! (Shoot me a dm for the link to join!!!)
Mini session date is July 13th at the bare soul studio ✨🪽😇
Who’s coming to make some angelic magic with me?👀
HIII it's meeeeeeee, just here to remind you that taking time for you, saying no to what doesn't serve you, putting your phone on do not disturb, doing what's best for you & protecting your peace ISN'T SELFISH!!!! 🫶🏼
SO often we get caught up in the hustle of everyday that we forget to take time to have slow, intentional moments. Something I'm definitely guilty of.
Earlier this year I made a commitment to myself to slow tf down this year, to be more intentional with my time, to stop allowing every waking second to spent in/on my business. I'm convinced I'm still recovering from covid chaos burn out & therefore I'm not putting pressure on myself to fill every slot of open space in my calendar. For me that looks like taking on fewer clients this summer, creating just to create & spending every possible second outside with my bare feet in the grass- playing with my girls 🐶 & working on my gardens/ making my backyard the absolute oasis I've always dreamed of. 🖤
What does slowing down/taking care of your mental health look like to you?
More birthday magic for your Tuesday ✨🎂🍾🥳
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