Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Boudoir Experience and How to Prepare
Your session is booked! YES!!
Now what?
I’m sure you are feeling a ton of emotions right about now: excited, nervous, ready/unready, freaked out, but most of all – you should feel accomplished!
You took that BIG first step, and now I’m here to help you make the most of it. Your boudoir session is an investment, so you want to make sure you put some time into prepping before your session to ensure you maximize your experience.
1. Drink more water!
You’ve heard it a million times – more water = glowing skin. And well, that’s right! Besides giving you more energy, it will make your skin absolutely gorgeous and help to flush out toxins. I know water is such a basic thing, but try jazzing it up with some lemon in an environmentally friendly bottle that you can refill throughout the day.
My favorite morning starter is to squeeze half a lemon into a 16 oz glass of water. Drinking that first thing in the morning wakes up your organs and flushes your system.
2. Exfoliate!
A week or two before your session is a great time to start regularly exfoliating, well, everything. Your face and your body. You can invest in basic or luxury items, or you can use simple solutions that you already have in your home.
Remember that your feet are going to be in your photos – so be sure to take care of dry, cracked heels.
And do NOT forget your lips. Most of the focus of your photo shoot will be on your gorgeous face, so soft, smooth lips are a must! try exfoliating in the shower, and follow up with luxurious lip treatments to keep them hydrated and looking their best.
3. Moisturize!
Start lotioning up regularly before your session. This is a natural next step after exfoliating, too. Trust me – dry, scaly skin will show up in your images, and no one wants that. If you want to wax, go ahead, but make sure you give yourself at least a week ahead of time to make sure you don’t have any redness or bumps. We are all about that smooth glowy skin and workin’ it!
On a final note for skin care
DO. NOT. SPRAY. TAN.
I’ll say it again.
NO SPRAY TAN.
It doesn’t photograph well and can turn your skin color orange. Plus, you’ll stain my gorgeous fabrics or couch.
4. Strengthen and stretch!
I’m going to be putting you in poses with your back arched, your arms holding you up, and your body curved in ways that are flattering to the camera. But this is stuff you don’t do every day. I recommend that you start building up your arm strength and stretching your whole body at least two weeks before your session. Planking is an amazing way to condition your entire body in relatively short doses. Just do a Google search on “Why should I plank?”
And stretching…if you don’t currently stretch your body on a daily basis.
If you start both these practices as soon as you book your session, you’ll also realize some amazing benefits to tone and overall vitality!
5. Beauty Rest!
Yes, it’s a thing. You need it, you deserve it, and you WILL notice the difference when you get enough. If you don’t generally get a good night’s sleep, or feel you are a “troubled” sleeper, start working on that NOW!
6. Include your squad!
Add your female friends to our VIP Facebook group – VIP Lounge by Sandra Lynch Studios.
Together we can share your pre-session journey, and if it’s cool, I can give everyone a sneak peek at your image reveal. ???? Seriously, it is an amazing way to soak up the support and positivity, before and after your photo session.
You’re going to get plenty of guidance from me leading up to your photo session. Your inbox will be ripe with reminders for all the things you can do to be totally ready to rock your photo shoot. But the MOST important thing for your to remember is…
THIS IS FOR YOU. THIS IS YOUR TIME.
MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
