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Summer Mini Session Special

June 8, 2010

***UPDATE: Only 5 spots available. Contact Us today to reserve your session.

For one day only we will be offering a very special offer and discount. On Saturday, June 26th will be having a day of mini sessions. The mini session features:

Hair
Make up
Posing coach
1 hour of shooting with 1 outfit
Two professionally retouched 10″x10″ prints in a leather folio
CD with all images from the session including the retouched images with rights to use

Each mini session will be $250. There are chances to save even more by having a friend book a session with you:

Bring 1 friend and get 10% off your session
Bring 3 friends and get 50% off your session

Since this is a one day only event, we have limited spots available. Contact us today to schedule your appointment for our Summer Mini Session Day.

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When setting the mood for a romantic encounter with your loved one, you want to make sure that you look and feel your best, of course. You can always buy sexy lingerie or fancy sheets to enhance your boudoir experience, but you can also take the cheaper route and make yourself the highlight of the evening. Give yourself (and your guy) the special treat of super soft and great smelling skin. Take a little extra time in the shower to exfoliate and hydrate your skin and you will look and feel radiant, and as a bonus your guy will not be able to keep his hands off you.

To start, you will want to buy a few things to have on hand for your exfoliating extravaganza. Here are a few products that you will need for this.

- an exfoliating mitt or glove, or a loofah, or body brush

shower1
from Bath & Body Works

- a pumice stone

shower2
from The Body Shop

- exfoliating cleanser or scrub

shower3
from The Body Shop

- a shower gel or body wash

shower4
from The Body Shop

- body lotion or body butter

shower5
from The Body Shop

After gathering your supplies, read an article on exfoliating, such as one of these:

Get Smooth Glowing Skin from SheKnows.com

How to Exfoliate Dry Skin from eHow.com

How to Exfoliate your Body for Soft Skin from wikiHow.com (this one has a helpful video!)

After you have completed your shower and your exfoliating, you will be ready to wow your man with your super soft, totally touchable skin. And you will feel totally refreshed and amazing!

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Guy-Friendly Romantic Movies

January 11, 2010

Today we are going to highlight one of the easiest ways to get into a romantic mood. Movies. I know that, personally, a good movie can usually take me away from anything that is going on in my own life and transform my mood. I would like to think that most people are the same way, otherwise, I don’t know how the movie industry would survive! I also know that I am probably not alone among women out there in that I love a feel good movie that leaves me feeling in love and all warm and fuzzy…”the chick flick” as it is affectionately referred to.

Now girls, we all have our favorite so-called “chick flicks” that we would love our men to sit and swoon over with us. But sometimes your guy may need a break from the overly romantic, dramatic, love-filled films that make you melt into a weepy puddle on your couch. So I came across this list of guy-friendly movies that are romantic in their own right, but tread a little more lightly on the tear-jerker, sentimental ideal of romance.

You can check out this list of 16 Romantic Movies that a Guy Won’t Hate.

To enjoy a quiet night in with your man, grab one of these movies, make a big bowl of popcorn to share, grab a blanket to cozy up under together, turn down the lights and enjoy the movie. After the movie, stay snuggled up and talk about the memories the two of you have together. If you just watched one of the comedies on this list, talk about some of the funniest things that have happened to the two of you. The most important thing is that you are spending time together focusing on happy and romantic feelings, and sharing them together.

Next Monday, we will feature our list of favorite romantic movies. I can’t wait to get started on that!

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Fashion Friday: Spice Girls Lingerie Inspiration

January 8, 2010

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know…it seems a little cheesy to be gathering inspiration from the once very popular, “girl power” group, the Spice Girls for a modern lingerie ensemble, but hear me out. First of all, the Spice Girls did embody a very empowering attitude and persona with their “Girl Power” motto and inspired many young girls and teens. Secondly, their music wasn’t all that bad for what it was, at the time. Third, I thought that for a kick-off to our Fashion Fridays segment on the blog, what could be more fun than an entire delicious spread of outfits and ideas based on the fun and various characters of the Spice Girls?!?!?

I hope that you are soon convinced that this is not as lame as you might have thought upon first reading this post, and that maybe, just maybe, you are actually a little inspired by these ensembles I have created for you!

Here are the outfits, in no particular order…

Baby Spice

Baby Spice by slcarabine featuring Betsey Johnson

Posh Spice

Posh Spice by slcarabine on Polyvore.com

Ginger Spice

Ginger Spice by slcarabine on Polyvore.com

Sporty Spice

Sporty Spice by slcarabine featuring GAP

Scary Spice

Scary Spice by slcarabine on Polyvore.com

Well there you have it…our first segment of Fashion Fridays! Again, I hope you did find something inspirational here, and just to show that this can be a fun and sometimes silly experience, I hope you had some fun reliving your days as a Spice Girls fan in a more grown-up way.

These outfits are in no way connected to the actual Spice Girls, just inspired by the personas they once embodied.

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Have an Alluring New Year!

December 30, 2009

Hello Everyone! It’s Steph, here at Allure Studios. We all want to wish you a very Happy New Year!

I also wanted to take a few minutes to explain more about what you can expect from Allure in 2010. We are a new photography studio and have spent the last few months building this business so that it would be ready to launch in the new year. We are so excited to meet all of you and have you visit our studio!

This blog, right here, is going to be a major component of our studio communication. There is an ever-growing amount of information about our studio and boudoir photography in general that we want to share with you. This is where you will find it. We have setup a sort of schedule for topics we want to share with you. You can look forward to seeing a new post here a few times each week and each post will offer information, tips, or ideas on a variety of topics. Here is the schedule of topics for 2010:

Mondays will be Set the Mood Mondays. These updates will feature a variety of ideas and tips for how you can spice things up at home, and create and alluring boudoir experience in your own boudoir.

Wednesdays will feature Allure Announcements, which will focus on happenings here in the studio, such as special offers or events. This segment will also focus on all things related to boudoir photography as a whole.

Fridays will be Fashion Fridays where you can get ideas and inspiration for outfits for your upcoming boudoir photography session here at Allure or read a review about a lingerie shop or discover trends in lingerie and fashion.

Sundays, or Starlet Sundays, as they are known around here, will feature real-life client sessions when we have them to share.

So there you have it…an outline of what kinds of things you will find here on our blog. We will also be hosting guest writers throughout the year to supply insights on a variety of subjects. This is where you will find all information about specials we are going to run here in the studio and packages that we offer. We also have a few special events already planned for 2010 and, of course, all of the details for those will be posted right here. We hope to become your one stop shop for all things boudoir!

Check back next week, during the first week of the new year, for our first spread of topics.

We are very much looking forward to sharing our ideas and inspiration with you this year in hopes of making this your most alluring year ever!

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New Bride Sweepstakes

December 29, 2009

Great news for all the Maryland brides of 2010. We have a very special sweepstakes for anyone getting married in 2010.

Submit the form below and you will be entered for a drawing for a free “Von Teese” package at our Aberdeen, MD studio. This $550 package includes a 4×4 mini album and our leather folio featuring eight 4×6 photos from your session. The winner will be selected and notified via email on January 31, 2010.

Give him a wedding gift that he will cherish for a lifetime and is sure to make his jaw drop.

Anyone who is getting married in the calendar year 2010 is eligible for this contest. Just fill out the form below (only once) and you’ll be automatically entered.

The fine print: by entering the drawing, you will allow us to sign you up for our email newsletter and contact you on occasion to get your feedback and opinions about new products and specials. We will NOT sell your email address or give it to anyone else and you can always unsubscribe after the drawing.

cforms contact form by delicious:days

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Wishing You A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

December 24, 2009

We here at Allure Studios just wanted to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 2010 will be the official start of Allure Studios and our boudoir and intimate portrait offerings. Our resolution and mission statement for 2010 is to capture the allure of the everyday woman by delivering a very high quality experience and products to match. Your experience with us will be like that of a movie starlet, pampered all along the way so that your images come out stunning.

As a special one time offering, the first 3 people to schedule a session in the New Year, will receive $100 off their package. Contact Us now to get more information or to reserve a session.

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