Rachel found her inner power to be comfortable in her own skin

Client Stories

19 Nov

Rachel had really lost her body confidence after becoming a mum and then going through a difficult divorce. It was actually our clients sharing their stories on TikTok that inspired her to book a shoot and it’s so wonderful to see her sharing her experience too; continuing this amazing chain of women empowering women. Her photoshoot was great fun and really shows her style. It was amazing to see her overcome her anxiety and insecurities to rediscover herself! Finally she feels beautiful and sexy.

My self confidence dropped once I had my first child 11 years ago. I suppose the only way to describe it is I felt ‘fat’ and couldn't enjoy the body that had brought life into the world. It plummeted further 3 years ago after the breakdown of my marriage when my life long skin condition came back with a vengeance.

I had lost weight and felt great because I had my curves and some squishy bits that I loved, but I was covered in ‘ugly’ red and pink welts that covered about 70 percent of me. I have under gone a lot of treatment to gain back control which has made me really unwell at times and knocked me down even further.

As soon as I saw the first TikTok video of Danielle introducing the studio, the body positivity and her gorgeous smile - I knew that was the place for me! I viewed a few photos and knew Danielle and Jon were going to look after me. In their videos I saw so many beautiful and strong women and their amazing bodies that I felt like it could be the confidence boost I needed. After watching so many amazing stories I thought "yeah I can do that!".

As soon as I booked in, Danielle provided me with a great guide for choosing outfits and explained each step to me so there were no nasty surprises. As I suffer from anxiety, I needed my hand holding and Danielle was so understanding and caring throughout.

I was super nervous before my shoot but I talked it through with Danielle before we entered the studio over a cuppa. And as soon as I put my first set of lingerie on I felt so comfortable! I walked straight into the studio ready to pose!

I met my fabulous stylist Charlotte when I arrived and chatted with her and Danielle about my lingerie so we could decide on colours etc. Charlotte listened to my ideas and how I like my everyday make up and the finished result was amazing, I felt pampered and it looked stunning. Very proud of the way I looked and we even went for a bold lip colour which I wouldn't normally dare do!

In the studio, I was shown where I would be posing and how to pose. We laughed and talked throughout, and made it almost a scenario for some poses which really helped me. Jon and Danielle were constantly talking to me and made me so relaxed throughout the shoot.

I walked out after the shoot feeling like a million dollars! I felt beautiful and sexy and like I'd found my inner power to be comfortable in my own skin. When I came back and saw my photos, I wanted to cry happy tears. I didn't believe I looked like that at all because I'd not seen myself like that for so long… it seemed impossible.

Ordering my chosen images was really easy and Jon was really patient with me when I was indecisive and didn't push me at all to order more than I wanted. I am going to be displaying my images in my bedroom and gifting my lovely partner with my book because he was so supportive over my decision to have a photoshoot and get me back to being me again.

Since my photoshoot I have been so much more confident in myself and I’m not getting brought down by my body shape at all. I can finally say I feel sexy!