Winks by Georgie

Holy cow, it's been ages since my last blog post.  Between the new baby and my work baby (the upcoming party), lavishboudoir.com has been severely neglected.  My bad.  Forgive me? So I want to introduce you to a fabulous new luxury I've discovered through a past client.  Winks are the most lavish way to get full, sexy lashes for special occasions, and of course a boudoir or beauty shoot.  The company is cruelty-free to animals and has a great little compact for storage and re-use.  I think that's freaking awesome because I'm constantly misplacing my lashes, or leaving them spider-like on the bathroom counter (which always startles whoever uses it after me).  The best part... the creator is from Georgia!  These lashes are sold in Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and other fancy retailers.

Thanks to the awesome company, I'll be giving away a gift set of lashes plus a compact at my party.  Don't forget to RSVP here to get two raffle tickets at the door!

Limited Time Product!

Another photographer introduced these to me and I thought that they were just too fun not to offer to my clients.  For the month of July, you can order one of these awesome retro-style image viewers.  Leave it laying around where your guy will see it and test how long it takes for him to pick it up and take a peek.  It will be his new favorite toy (well, second to you).

Viewer & One Reel - $75

Viewer & Two Reels - $100

Each reel features 7 portraits.

Introducing Leo!

He's finally here!

Baby Leo

Born June 14, 2012

7 lb. 2 oz and 20"

Thank you all for your kind thoughts and prayers.  I'll be back to working with you beautiful ladies as soon as Leo can spare me.  I think he's going to have his mama's aptitude for photography.  He's already very visual.

Bridal Boudoir Lingerie 2012

I've found too many cute things this year to just include them in a post here.  So click the image below to be taken to my board on Pinterest.  Bridal lingerie from Hanky Panky, Victoria's Secret, Agent Provocateur, and more.

Favorite Things - Every-Day Lashes

I'm obsessed with long lashes.  I'm always in pursuit of the best mascara, I'm a big fan of Latisse, and false lashes are my friend.  However, for every-day wear, false lashes can seem a bit garish and mascara is just never quite enough.  But I have solved this! Go buy these two things:

Prep your lashes by curling and applying mascara.

Cut each lash strip in half.

Apply the glue in a thin line.  This brush applicator is the best.  So much better than those nasty tubes I used.  Wait 30 seconds until it gets tacky.

Take a half-strip and apply it so that the longest lashes (which used to be the center) are lined up with the outer corner of your eyes.

Press the base of the lashes carefully into your lash-line.

Tada! Sexy lashes that are perfectly suitable for every-day wear.

Happy Mother's Day!

This is my first Mother's Day as a mom... even if I'm still little more than an incubator.  But it made me think about how every woman should be celebrated in some special way this day.  You can be a mom in so many ways.  Women are nurturers by nature... we just each choose what deserves our love and attention.  Some moms love and care for four-legged creatures (and we know that they can often be as trying as the two-legged variety); some moms cuddle and kiss away the bad days for their husband or boyfriend; some moms grow a career with time, effort and dedication; some moms will fight tooth and nail so that their friends have joy in their lives.  I think that being a mom is about nurturing something and watching it grow simply because you loved it. So, happy mother's day to

Jen - who spoils Franq with endless hours of fetch and tirelessly works to create a hit show on the CW

Shannon - who offers snuggles  on-demand both to Smokey and her aspiring police officer

My sisters (including the in-laws)- who are raising beautiful children who I can only hope will influence Leo

Leigh - who has taken to motherhood like a competitive swimmer to water

Courtney - because little Miss Paisley is handful and she is always the voice of reason to help her friends make the best decisions

My Mommy - who gives endlessly to the children she's birthed and call her own, but also to countless children through education and offering a shoulder to lean on

CJ's  Mommy - I've never met a woman who loves to love so much.

My Nana - What a strong woman.. even at the young age of 91.

My clients, my friends and anyone who stumbles across this entry - I'm sure you're a kick-ass mom to something special in your life.