Linzie’s photos became a constant reminder of how others see her

An emotionally abusive relationship had left Linzie feeling self conscious about her body. She was so nervous before her photoshoot, but was inspired by other ladies’ stories and photos to book a last minute appointment and went for it! Now her beautiful boudoir photos are proudly displayed on her wall as a constant reminder of how others see her.

I've always been very self conscious of my body, and been very negative towards myself. I think most of this stems from being in an emotionally abusive relationship in the past and constantly hearing negative comments from someone I loved.

I loved Foxlow’s approach to empowering woman how they help them accept themselves. I was inspired to book a boudoir shoot because of all the amazing and courageous woman that have shared their stories and photos previously - and that’s why I wanted to share my story too!

I was very nervous about the shoot and quite grateful it was a last minute slot I booked otherwise I think I might of backed out. Danielle was very helpful during the preparation process - offering lots of tips and advice and, more importantly, reassurance.

The makeup and hairstyling stage was very relaxing and professional. I was worried about the hair styling with me having really short hair, but I was really pleased with the overall outcome and Charlotte considered my outfits so that she could find the right colour tones to match in my makeup.

I was soon put at ease by Jon and Danielle in the studio. Their guidance and advice on positioning and angles was invaluable! After the shoot had finished, I was filled with so much adrenaline and was actually still in shock that I'd just had a boudoir shoot.

I was extremely nervous about going to see my photos, I was convinced they would all be awful. I took my husband along to support me and I sat in shock!

I couldn't actually believe it was me on the screen. Turns out there were too many pictures I liked and so I purchased one of the photo albums and also have a few prints framed on my bedroom wall.

Although I still struggle some days with my confidence, I've always got my photos on hand to look at, so I can remind myself of how everyone else sees me.

I will forever be grateful to the Foxlow team for helping me have this experience and I would encourage any woman out there that is considering having a shoot done to just go for it! You've got nothing to lose but a huge self confidence boost to gain.