Beauty & Boudoir What is it? | Beauty & Boudoir by Kahlow Photography | Baraboo WI Photographer

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I am excited about this avenue of my business. You are currently reading the very first official post to my new boudoir blog! I’m soooo excited about it and look forward to sharing lots of beauty & boudoir goodness with you all. I’m a bit nervous about having a blog and keeping up with it, I promise to try and keep it updated as frequently as possible.

Let’s first take a look at the term boudoir and how it became a fascinating art form over 100 years ago!

The origins of boudoir

A ‘boudoir’ is a lady’s private bedroom, sitting room or dressing room. The term boudoir comes from the French verb bouder meaning to pout.  Historically boudoir formed a lady’s suite of rooms adjacent to her bedchamber, where she could bathe and dress. Over time boudoir became any private room such as the drawing room. These would be used for activities including entertaining intimate acquaintances. Boudoir has come to denote styles that focus on Renaissance and French bedroom styles. It also describes the “country cottage” with whitewashed walls, heavy bed furniture and deep bedding.

Boudoir becomes an art form

Boudoir as an art form became a prominent movement starting around 1900.  It remained in vogue for around 40 years. It evolved from fashion and magazine illustration in Paris around 1910. Today boudoir sees a resurgence through photography – often as a personal gift.  Maybe you thought of this as a personal gift to the special person in your life.  Or even the as the perfect gift to yourself.  But boudoirs’ resurgence goes even further…

Did you know boudoir photography is fast becoming a highly sought-after wedding gift for the bride-to-be to give her groom? It’s the perfect Wedding Night Gift. Just imagine the smile on his face when he receives such a personal gift from you! There are many reasons for you to choose boudoir photography; maybe to mark a special birthday like 30, 40 or 50.  The desire to capture and preserve your beauty is only natural.  Something to be proud of.  And look back on in the future. And of course after you’ve done it once You’ll keep coming back creating an autobiography through fine art portraits.

Your boudoir photography experience

Upon arrival you’ll be offered refreshments to enjoy and you will be pampered by our hair & makeup artist! During your experience, I’ll guide you into the right poses and make sure everything is just right.  I’ll show you different poses and help fine tune your pose. You may wear sexy lingerie, be suggestive with implied nude poses or bare all.  You can be as timid or bold as you wish.  But you’ll never be asked to pose beyond the level you are comfortable with. Your photography is tasteful and carried out in a sensitive relaxed manner.

Beauty & Boudoir Photography

A beauty & boudoir portrait session is an absolute must-do experience for any woman wishing to prove to herself that she is the most beautiful evocative creature alive.

Doesn’t that sounds like you?

Did I Mention It’s A Life Changing Experience?

If you don’t feel confidence now, you’ll be amazed how your confidence grows through your boudoir session.  It’s only natural.  After overcoming your initial fears before your boudoir session you prove to yourself that you really can do anything you want to.  You’ll feel liberated and aware of your own prowess. A way to reveal and then capture the feminine beauty that we all possess. The amount of revealing is up to you the client -  anything that makes you feel beautiful and sexy. Wardrobe can consist of anything from your favorite dress to some new lingerie or simply draped in sheets. We encourage women of all ages, sizes and shapes to express themselves as the beautiful females we are. One of the great concepts of Boudoir Photographs is that each one rewrites the societal image of “beauty” and showcases what true beauty is all about.

Also a note about images:
All women featured on our blog or website have given us permission. We do not post any images without prior approval. If you are a past client you might hear from us asking to share your images – please know it is completely optional. Your images do not have to include your name. If you’d like to see your images and story featured on our blog, email us and let us know. We would LOVE it!

We hope that you will enjoy this blog where we will share images from our shoots, interesting news and fun finds for women.