Boudoir Rouge Photography

I can’t say enough great things about Boudoir Rouge! I’m a mom of three and decided to do a session for not only my husband, but myself. I mean how often can a mom get pampered and feel like a million bucks? I got the two looks and hair and makeup done. I instantly felt transformed into a sexy model. I was nervous booking the appointment because this is so out of my comfort zone but the minute Monica started shooting I was so comfortable and didn’t want it to end. I was so excited to receive my pictures and had such a hard time picking the ones I wanted that I ended up ordering an album and additional pictures. Although these pics were meant to be for my husband, I wanted to show everyone because I could not believe how awesome they came out. I would do this again in a second!

I had such an amazing experience with Boudoir Rouge! Monica is an awesome photographer, and she put me totally at ease with her warmth and friendliness. The woman who did my hair and makeup was phenomenal, and she helped to create such stunning photos. I was able to see myself in a completely different light, and it felt so good. I would recommend this company to any woman!

I deeply admire people who have found their calling in life, and Monica at Boudoir Rouge is one of those people. For my fortieth birthday I decided to commemorate the occasion with a photo shoot gift to myself; to say «this is me at forty!!» I called and scheduled my photo appointment with ease. No problemo. Then, four days before the shoot I began to get cold feet. Negative thoughts of ‘am I fit enough? Will I look stiff, stupid, and/​or silly? What should I wear? What about my imperfections? What am I doing???’ I worried ridiculously (in hindsight). The anxiety was so bad I lost sleep and when I did manage to snooze I dreamed of teeth falling out of my mouth. No bueno. But despite all of these crazy emotions (and I do mean coo coo) I am a woman of my word and I made a commitment to show up, so nerves be damned, I showed up. The day before the shoot my hairdresser cut, styled, and pinned my hair up so I had no idea what it would look like, which added to my anxiety. At midnight I woke up, turned on my bedroom light, took the pins out… and hated my hair. I wanted to cry. But I stiffened my lip and resolved to rock it as best as I could. Because, after all, this was me at forty, dammit! I am woman, hear me roar! Lol, but seriously, this was me truly accepting myself, my own glorious and unique beauty, perfect imperfections and all. I made it to forty, happy, healthy, and through much fire, which warranted celebrating. Then I met Monica and within ten minutes I realized that I didn’t need that drink I’d had on the drive over, after all. She was absolutely amazing, my God! Mere words cannot describe the aura of this woman and how at ease she made me feel IN MY SKIVVIES! She made me feel like I was posing for a Victoria’s Secret catalog… and I actually belonged on the shoot! And, believe it or not, I am modest mouse so that is rarely an easy feat. She was patient and kind AND she even fixed my hair for me and made it super sexy. Never a complaint, just super sweet and personable. It was like I was taking pictures in the private comforts of a friends’ bedroom. My confidence skyrocketed with her direction and compliments. She really knows wth she is doing, that is for sure. And I have already started campaigning for all of my girlfriends to have their photo’s taken with her. Best birthday gift I could have given to myself… and I haven’t even seen the pictures yet, lol. I am over the moon from just having the experience. Thank you sooooOooOooo much, Monica! I believe I rocked it :) xxoo

I scheduled my shoot with just barely enough time for my fiances birthday and couldn’t be more happier with the entire process and the photos. Monica and her team made me feel BEAUTIFUL and kept me COMFORTABLE the entire time. I researched several photographers before choosing B. R, ultimately for their tasteful photos and everyones reviews here. I think every woman should treat themselves to a boudoir shoot.
I ended up putting the photos into an album that I got printed online with a canvas backing and it looks super professional and customized just for him. Thank you Boudoir Rouge for everything you do… I so wanna come back for more!

Every woman should do a boudoir shoot once in her lifetime! It’s about taking the time to embrace yourself and feel sexy. I contacted a few other studios, and they paled in comparison to the responsiveness and level of attention Monica provided. Right off the bat, her personality and willingness to share information makes you feel so comfortable.
I’m all about «do as you say». I arrived on time to my shoot and Monica and her makeup artist Carson were already there ready to get me dolled up. I was informed that within 2 weeks, I’d receive an email with my credentials to review my photos, and as promised that happened. I have no doubts in my mind that the rest of my expectations in regards to time lines will be met.
Once I started reviewing my photos, all I could do was squeal with pure joy that they came out so amazing! This has been the best investment I’ve made on myself, and I can’t wait to see the final product!!!
Many thanks to Monica and Carson for making this such a wonderful experience for me!!! I’ll have these images to look back on and can’t wait to see the look on my husband’s face when I give him the album as a birthday gift.

I wanted to give my husband boudoir photos as a Christmas gift and after lots of research, I ended up choosing Monica and Boudoir Rouge Photography. It was such an amazing experience! The shoot itself was incredible, I was doing it for my husband and didn’t realize what a thrill it would give me to actually be photographed. I had my hair and make up done and it looked amazing, but the actual photo shoot was beyond words fun. I was a little timid and nervous at first, but then I thought… go girl, this is only for you. Monica made it very comfortable and such fun experience.
Then the photos came… The most difficult part of the entire process was picking which photos to use — they were all so amazing. Needless to say, my husband thought this was the best gift he’s ever been given — and he comments on the photos daily. We have a couple of the shots hanging in our closet and also a book. It’s fabulous — I would recommend this experience for anyone, either to experience just for yourself or as a gift for someone special. Thanks Monica!

What a wonderful experience. I decided to take boudoir photos as a gift for husband celebrating our one year anniversary. Did some research and chose Boudoir Rouge because the photos are very sexy (but not slutty), and most importantly, natural-​looking and relaxed. I read other Unilocal reviews and they turned out to be very true. Plus it includes makeup and hair.
Like many other people, I was very nervous and clueless as to what to expect. Monica was great and recommended getting some lingerie from Panty Raid, which had really cute stuff and helpful peoples. Ended up getting 3 – 4 outfits I think.
I opted to do the shoot at the location they have available (it’s a little extra). Monica and Dorit, the makeup artist, helped me figure out which outfits to wear and what kind of makeup would go with them. I was able to play my iPod playlist of songs that «got me in the mood».
Both Dorit and Monica made me feel so comfortable and relaxed throughout the entire experience. At first I kept cracking up laughing when I tried to do «sexy», but after awhile, I started to feel empowered and had so much fun! They totally hold your hand in posing and stuff until you start to feel more comfortable and get into it (if you’re a bit hesitant like me).
Dorit does amazing makeup and hair, and did very different looks for each outfit. She also is a great makeup teacher (took some makeup lessons afterwards).
The photos sooo exceeded my expectations! My husband was blown away and loved all of my different looks.
I ended up purchasing just the digital images because I wasn’t sure in what form to give the photos to my husband. Ended up making a Groupon-​purchased photobook.
Bottom-​line: It’s not cheap, but you get what you pay for: quality, glamour, fun, and frickin awesome photos that will last forever! And a little more strut when wearing my skibbies.

By far the most amazing experience I have had that has made me feel, beautiful and confident at the same time. I did this as a Valentines gift for my husband but also has been something that I wanted to do for myself. The make up was right on !! She captured just the look I wanted. I couldn’t believe it was me in the pictures. She is so talented! I was very self conscious about my body after having two kids I wasn’t exactly in supermodel shape. She made me feel so comfortable and just like a woman again. I say that every woman should take pictures like these if not for some else as a gift to ourselves to remember how beautiful we are no matter what we look like!! Thank you for not only giving me great photographs but for restoring my faith in myself.

This review has taken me too long to write, but I think awesome work and awesome people should be given credit, even though a few months late. Ok, a year late. :)
I learned about Boudoir Rouge Photography because I tagged along with my friend (Keisha F.) on her shoot. As Monica was shooting Keisha, I noticed how ridiculously beautiful each photo came out. I grabbed Monica’s contact before Keisha’s shoot was over. I was sold!
I noticed right away how comfortable Monica makes you feel. She makes you feel like you are friends that haven’t seen each other for years.
If that wasn’t enough, her pictures are amazing. She was able to turn around the typical, boring west LA apartment into a beautiful space. She also really knows the right angles to make you look your best. I especially like how she uses and plays with the natural lighting. I asked myself a few times on my pictures, «Is that really me?»
I also have to give kudos and a shout out to Morgan, the make-​up artist. I am sure Monica will remember how I was concerned because I am Korean and have had a lot of issues with make-​up artists not knowing how to apply properly for Asians. I should have kept my mouth shut. Morgan was absolutely amazing. She listened to me as to what I liked and didn’t like. Not only that, she honestly probably did the best job I have ever seen for my make-​up.
Overall, I would say every woman should get a boudoir shoot at least once in their life. Monica will make sure to bring out your best qualities and make you feel beautiful!

This is one of the things a single women should do before getting married.
I actually did this for myself. not for anybody else but me hahahha!
At first I was having second thoughts of making an appointment with them. But Monica was so warm and accomodating when I made my inquiry and she was totally cool about it and she answers all the questions that i asked.
It took me 2 months to finally make an appointment. Because I wanted to lose a little weight but as much as I wait I gain more. Maybe, blame it to my genes or because I became too confident to my Maxim worthy body before that I didn’t care what I eat anymore. nah! its my genes! or maybe its the food here in Los Angeles. ah! whatever to blame Im loving my curves now! ;p
And it was such a wonderful experience having this type of photoshoot. I somehow regain my self confidence.
Arianne her make-​up artist is such a jolly, friendly person. she knows how to work with make up. with that i mean a photoshoot makeup.
Theres a difference between everyday makeup and photoshoots like that.
I felt like Iam a Hollywood supermodel Ok ! excuse me. If thats too much. but that’s how I felt.
I thought its going to be awkward working with strangers you know,
But Arianne and Monica was so friendly that it was just like an afternoon having fun with your girlfriends.
They helped me with my wardrobes, stilettos, props.
The finish product is so amazing. the album, the cd is one of my treasured possesions now LOL.
And everytime I feel down I just flip into my boudoir album and say:
«Gracie! Look at you, Aren’t you so Amazing, Fabulous and Sexy!»
Oh my!
then. Im ok! ;p

I cannot say enough about the kindness and professionalism of Monica. From the first phone call, to helping me pick out oufits and shoes at the shoot, to making me comfortable every minute we were together, to the final products!!! Wow. I had wanted to do something fun and sexy like this for years but when I’d call around the person on the other end of the phone was usually cold or impersonal or didn’t return messages. I am so happy to have come across Monica and Boudoir Rouge. She made me feel like her most important client every step of the way. The finals products are beautiful! She made me look like a million bucks and her workmanship and her creativity are first rate. I agree that this experience is worth every penny… not to mention so much fun! I will call her again now that I know what to expect and mix up the outfits a bit more and have even more fun with it.
I highly recommend Boudoir Rouge. Enjoy!

I just got my final products, which were a wedding gift for my fiancée. OMG this was the most fun & I’m so happy I did this. The excitement of keeping this a secret from him, to the nerves driving over to the location to waiting for my final album… sooo worth it! I wish I could do it again. Monica & Arianne were so much fun & made me feel so comfortable.
I was unsure when I stumbled onto her website, but as soon as I spoke to Monica for the first time, I couldn’t wait to get started. My nerves that morning almost immediately vanished because the girls were just so friendly & I felt like I was hanging out with friends.
My fiancée LOVES them!!! He didn’t want a wedding gift so I thought this was not just a materialistic item. It came from my heart & is something he will have forever and I can be forever young and of course SEXY in his eyes! He put them right up in the bedroom.
This is something I think Everygirl should do, esp for herself!

Boudoir Rouge Photography is worth EVERY SINGLE PENNY! Monica makes you feel glamorous, fabulous, and most importantly… comfortable!
I shot last Sunday and they are hurrying to get my photos done so that I can get a calendar together in time for Christmas –How amazing is that? I haven’t seen my pics yet, but I am sure they will be phenomenal!
They really help you with poses and concepts and keeps you laughing (especially when housekeeping busts in) ha ha… I did my shoot at the Belamar in Manhattan Beach — It was retro, girlie and fun!
I HIGHLY recommend doing this for anyone who wants to know what it is like to release your inner diva!

When I was a tween I realized I wanted to be an actress. I loved to be on stage and to perform. I read everything I could on how to make it in Hollywood. I was in Texas so my options were fairly limited since I wasn’t looking to rope any cattle or sang with a twang, but I was able to find a modeling and talent agency nearby. I begged my mother to take me there and we went, me armed with my short resume, a lot of moxie and excitement. We were seen by a middle-​aged, frumpy man who took one look at me and told my mother that I wasn’t model material: I was too dark and should consider other options. I was devastated and I never forgot that jackhole, crusher of tween girl dreams. It took me a while to recover from that. I wish I was cognizant of the art of voodoo at that time, ’cause that mothereffer would have had all kinds of pains in his nether regions.
When I won a gift certificate for a photo session with Boudoir Rouge Photography, I was at once elated and nervous. This is my second chance! My headshots don’t count, which, by the way, if anyone wants any I’ll be happy to autograph one for you; I need to get rid of those things! I’ll be sending them out as holiday cards until I’m beating knuckleheads upside their heads with my granny cane. Anyway, I had the same kind of mild anxiety I get when I’m afraid someone who thinks I’m all mature will find out I sometimes sing along to Miley Cyrus songs. I thought, «I’m going to have someone staring at my face for hours? What about what my sister said about my chin when we were in 6^th grade?» «I don’t know nothin’ about being sexy. I try to pout and I look like a constipated blowfish.» Thankfully, I had nothing to worry about.
From the moment I first spoke to Monica, the photographer and I believe, founder of BRP, on the phone, I knew I was in good hands. She has an extremely warm and soothing way about her. She assured me this shoot would be more housewife than ho, despite the fact that I’d only be covering my lady bits — if even that. After speaking with her, I was so excited to go shopping for sexified outfits for my shoot. In the weeks before my shoot I’d practice different poses, trying to find looks that worked for me. Be careful driving down the 405 licking your lips seductively in your rearview mirror; you might end up with a creepy, dentally-​challenged dude in a beat-​up truck as your biggest fan and stalker.
The day of the shoot, Monica arrived with her photographer-​to-​go kit at my home. While I worked on my makeup and nerves, she worked on transforming my bedroom. When I walked into my bedroom post boudoirification I was floored. Where the hell was I? It sure wasn’t *my* bedroom. This was some other chick’s sexy man-​eating chambre. It was an amazing transformation! *I* wanted to be all up in that room being hot.
Before we began she mentioned to me that some of her clients like to drink a glass of wine before the shoot to relax. You ain’t got to tell me twice! I can’t drink wine anymore, so I said, screw it, I’m going for the vodka. At 10am, there I was doing shots of vodka. Hell yeah, I was feeling great then! Let’s take this shit off and get it done!
At first, I was a little shy. I was also a little freaked about having my blinds open on my street-​facing windows, me in undies, attempting to pose seductively. I was afraid one of my neighbors would walk by, get an eyeful and start thinking he needs to come by for a visit soon. Eww and no.
Monica is like the lingerie-​whisperer. Within 20 minutes, I was so relaxed and calm, and it wasn’t just the vodka warming it’s way through my body. It was Monica, she made me feel beautiful, she made me feel like every pose I did put Cindy Crawford to shame, I was thinking I was hot shit ready to call up «Victoria Secret» and say, «Yo, you ain’t met Ms. Keisha.» Her direction was so simple to follow and allowed me to focus more on being comfortable in my skin. I felt like a star and I was living my tween dream. By the end of the session, I felt like a model. I was strutting around in my bra and panties and heels like «what?!» I was ready to shimmy down the street.
After the shoot, I was like a kid waiting for Christmas, so anxious to see my sneak preview. I’m not gonna lie, when I saw the sneak peek of my photos I thought I was the business. I sent some of the photos to my sister and she said, «Hello Keisha Kardashian» which I *think* was a compliment. The 8×10 and small flip book I later ordered were beautifully packaged with care. Now I have memorialized for all of time my youth and perkiness and I can show my grandkids and say, «Look what granny used to have!»
Nothing would give me more pleasure than to send a copy of these photos to that frumpy asshole at the talent agency, show him what Keisha grew up to be. I’d include a note that said, «How ya like *these* apples?»

Seriously, I’m not the type of girl who loves with her body and loves to flaunt it… I didn’t even own lingerie until a month ago. So how I ended up posing in front of a camera for a boudoir session is beyond me… but lordie am I happy I did! I originally hired Boudoir Rouge as a surprise wedding gift for my handsome husband-​to-​be but I really think it was for me more than anyone. Monica really brought out the «come hither» in me and made me realize that I love flaunting my sexy side! She’s professional, extremely talented and reads a zero an the creepy/​cheesy factor. I wasn’t nervous once and she made me feel like I was born to do this. I’ve seen a few shots and I’ve never looked better thanks to Morgan’s hair and makeup and Monica’s creative eye. I’m so excited to get my book! I’ll try my hardest to not display it on my coffee table and make my guests feel awkward… or jealous.

First off, let me say this was by far the BEST experience of my life. I had so much fun, and the photos came out AMAZING! Monica and her team will make you feel so comfortable (I had an all female team, with the exception of my own rediculously hot gay male hair stylist) and they really encourage you to let go and be your sexiest and sauciest self. For those of you who think you may not feel comfortable doing this… I promise you… YOU WILL. You have the option of shooting right in your home which will usually allow you to be the most creative. You choose what you wear… glam it up, tone it down, release your inner pin up girl or play the part you partner has always wanted. This is by far the BEST gift for women and men… I gave the photos to my boyfriend as a Christmas present and he almost died. But, my Mom, my sis and all of my girlfriends loved them too! Be ready to let loose and trust in Ms. Monica, because that lady is AMAZING. Feel free to check out my profile to see some of the photos she took (some are also on her website) and if you have any questions about what it is like to pose for her or want some styling ideas, feel free to message me anytime. Go forth and be saucy all you sexy Unilocal!bitches :)