Rue Boudoir

It was truly a memorable experience. I decided to do a boudoir shoot because I want to celebrate a new chapter of my life. Not specifically for anyone but mainly for myself!
While I was doing some research online, I found a deal in Gilt City ($ 180) for a 2-​Set A La Carte Boudoir Session. I didn’t think twice and decided to give it a try. Since Rue Boudoir has a 4.5 review in Unilocal!!!
Right after I purchased the deal, I received an email from Gilt regarding to instruction to contact with Laura. I sent my preferred date and received another confirmation with booking questionnaire and electronic contract. It was the time you can choose your sets/​background and makeup+hair options! (Unless you are a professional hair dresser or make up actress, otherwise, I would highly recommend you to leave it to Zuleika! She was simply amazing and very approachable! She would also do you make up based on your outfits choice! It is $ 150+tips. Trust me! You won’t regret it!)
Then, few minutes after I completed the form, I received a detail email about what should I to do or not to do before the session! There’s also a link to Pinterest which lead to the dream closet! There’s tons of option including lingeries, heels and accessories! I personally preferred to wear my own clothing but it’s completely up to you!
Finally, the big day came! Laura was absolutely the best photographer I have ever encountered! She was very professional and gave wonderful advice throughout the whole session! I enjoyed every single moment with her!
Although I ended up spending a lot more than expected — I purchased an album with 40 pics, I did not regretted my decision!
Go for it, girls! You WILL love it!!!

I can not express enough how happy I am with my recent photo session with Laura. I bought a Giltcity voucher. Since i had bad experience in the past i was nervous when i arrived for the shoot. The studio is very girly, cozy and sexy, in good area of the city. Laura was very professional to the bone but yet very warm and helping. (everything is written down in the contract to the minor detail which really helps). She was alone in the studio, so being one on one made the session very comfortable. She made me feel great about myself. I am extremely picky with photos and always expect them to be perfect, not a hair out of place. I am known for torturing my husband with pictures and every photographer that ever photographed me. I am indeed a difficult client. Laura coached me through with poses, as well as listened to my ideas about what i want and don’t want carefully and with great patience. During the shoot she would position me correctly, fix my hair, move my hands, etc which all helped a great deal. We picked two sets, one on the bed and the other against the grey background on the floor and with a chair. I had 3 sexy outfits and also threw on some leather and fur jackets. But just to let you know Laura has closets full of sexy lingerie and shoes all in different sizes. She also has amazing jewelry. It took about an hour to take photos and another hour to look through them and pick the best. All 87 photos were gorgeous. I almost cried cause I wanted them all! We got it down to 25 and picked a book. There are so many choices of sizes, pages, covers, etc. All depends on your taste and budget. I also chose 2 for speed processing so that I could show my husband a teaser for Valentines day. The quality of the photos was like from the magazine (even without retouching) and I looked like a supermodel on all of them. I can’t wait for my book to arrive! Thank you, thank you, thank you beautiful Laura! Girls, knowing how bad this can go, do not go to any other photographer.

Laura is incredible! I purchased a boudoir album as a gift for my husband for our wedding and am absolutely amazed at how beautiful it is! Laura is so welcoming and professional, she makes the whole process of doing a boudoir photo shoot easy and comfortable, so there was no need to be nervous. Laura coached me through all the poses and when she showed me the shots (unretouched, right there at the session), I was in total awe. I had never felt so hot in my life. She truly helps you «own your sexy.» My husband loved the album and I love it too. I can’t stop showing my friends. I definitely recommend getting your hair and makeup done at the shoot and keeping the makeup artist there throughout so you can touch up and even change your look depending which sets you choose. If you’ve ever considered doing a boudoir album but are a little shy or not so confident, definitely book a session with Laura! Her work is amazing and she brings out the hot and sexy in everyone.

DO THIS. Laura, the photographer, is basically an angel. I did a shoot as a wedding gift for my husband and it was the perfect gift – he was totally surprised and absolutely loves the album.
But it was also an incredible gift to myself. The experience was literally life-​changing. I’m a big girl and I’ve struggled a lot with body issues and related anxiety, and my experience with Rue Boudoir has alleviated that more than anything else in my life. I’m not going to pretend my body image issues have vanished, but my bad days are less bad than they used to be, and sometimes I even have *good* days, which is pretty much unheard of. I walked out of the shoot feeling like a freaking model. I was so happy and excited and proud and confident I could hardly contain myself. The high lasted for days and days and, like I said, the effects have still lingered months later.
The booking process is thorough in a good way. Laura also sends a survey for you to fill out about things like what you love about your body and what you want from your shoot. She also sends detailed logistical instructions, including useful tips on preparing, like how to choose outfits for the shoot. I had fun trousseau shopping (it was all part of the body positivity project for me and I highly recommend treating yourself to a hot bra if you’re feeling down!), but don’t worry if you don’t have the time or money to buy a bunch of fancy new lingerie – Laura has a «dream closet» of things (in ALL sizes, truly) for you to use, and you can browse it in advance on her Pinterest. It’s really useful even if you do have lingerie of your own that you want to wear, because she’ll help you accessorize with jewelry and shoes so you don’t need to worry about forgetting anything. I never wear heels so I stopped buying them years ago, but they’re great for boudoir photos, so I liked being able to bring shoeless outfits and have Laura help me pick out shoes to match each one.
Zuleika, who does the hair and makeup, is brilliant. I have naturally curly hair, and in my experience, most stylists think they need to straighten it before they can do anything with it; if you tell them you want to keep your natural curl, they can’t think of anything to do so they just do nothing at all. Not Zuleika! She listened and knew exactly what to do – she managed to soften up the front and make me look like the movie star version of myself. It was PERFECT. She also managed to give me exactly the blend of natural and sultry makeup I was hoping for.
Did I mention that Zuleika and Laura are also just super friendly and fun to be around? As soon as I arrived and we starting prepping my hair and makeup and putting together outfits and scenes, I felt totally comfortable – it was like hanging out with friends. And Laura continued to make me feel surprisingly comfortable throughout the admittedly weird and unnatural process of posing in your undies. As other reviewers have said, she is really talented at coaching you on poses and facial expressions and so on. She was also really helpful with narrowing down the photos to the final selections for the album. It was the perfect balance of listening to what I wanted and giving me expert guidance. Normally I cringe when I see pictures of myself, but seeing even my unedited shots made me so happy. In keeping with the whole body positivity thing, she’s really cool about making sure you don’t get airbrushed out of existence in the editing process – I wanted a little touching up but not a total reshaping, and she totally understood and honored that. The finished product was gorgeous, and both my husband and I will treasure it forever.
Do yourself and someone you like a favor and go get Laura to take some hot pictures of you like you deserve. It will blow your mind and you will feel as amazing as you are!

I remember watching an old episode of the Kardashians where Kim does a photo shoot for Reggie, and all I kept thinking was «I want to do this for my man!» As luck would have it I stumbled across a living social deal for Rue Boudoir and grabbed it immediately! The first experience there was incredible. It was clean, welcoming, and decorated perfectly! Laura helped me work through my jitters and coached me the entire time. When I got my photos back, I could appreciate how beautiful the pictures were but it also motivated me to do something about my weight. That girl in those beautiful pictures was not the girl I wanted to represent me.
Fast forward 2 years later and I just finished my 2^nd photo shoot after losing 93lbs! The experience was incredible and Laura really REALLY made me feel so sexy despite my saggy skin insecurities. She made me feel like a real model.
I am beyond thrilled to be fortunate enough to have «before» and «after» photos by the same photographer. Her work is incredible. She radiates warmth and friendliness. Laura’s laugh is adorable and contagious, there is no wonder her clients keep coming back.
If you are looking to own your sexy whether it’s for you or someone else I have no doubts Laura can create exactly what you want!

What an AMAZING experience! Let me preface this by saying I’m a huge Unilocal-​er and am often skeptical of perfect 5-​star ratings (How can something be perfect? Is this person actually reviewing in an unbiased way? How do I know I can trust it?) and I only write Unilocal reviews for things that I am 150% behind (so my 3 or 4 Unilocal reviews to date are all 5 stars…).
Anyway — Laura is wonderful!!! Every single interaction we had before the shoot (she answered all of my questions promptly and warmly) to everything that happened during the shoot to the follow-​up exchanges have been professional, friendly, and accommodating. Laura’s studio is adorable and she made an incredible use of her space. I was so nervous before my shoot since I’d never done anything like this before and Laura made me feel SO comfortable, talking me through the poses. I even did part of my shoot at the New York Public Library — I thought it would be completely intimidating being potentially stared at by strangers/​tourists/​anyone, but Laura and Zuleika (the awesome makeup/​hair artist, who also came along for my editorial set at the NYPL) made me feel way less nervous. I got to see a preview of all the photos with my partner after the shoot was done and we were both honestly blown away at how gorgeous the photos were. Laura really knows how to capture you at your very best! So excited to get the prints back and am already thinking of how many people I can refer here — it’s really a unique, empowering experience and I’ve been raving about it ever since my shoot to anyone who stands still long enough to listen.

DO THIS FOR YOURSELF!!! When you are 80 years old you will look back at these photos and smile because you were once young and hot!!!
Laura is AWESOME and really has everything figured out down to an art. Hair and makeup was incredible, you get to pick your own scenes out of a huge list for what style you want your photos to be in, there is a HUGE dream closet with oodles of lingerie and jewelry and shoes to choose from so it makes dressing up really fun.
She is a pro — you do not need any experience in posing or modeling to get good pictures from her. She is really an artist and will tell you exactly what to do and how to do it so everything comes out flawless.
She even does all retouching for you so you end up with magazine-​quality pictures.
So so so glad I did this — great investment — this is the only place I would ever go for something like this and I don’t think you can get a better experience anywhere else.

Great experience overall. Great hair and makeup and Laura makes you feel welcome and comfortable. Beautiful work done. Very accommodating with scheduling as well. Can’t wait to see finished product!

Had such an incredible time with my photo shoot today. I got the best pictures that ever had taken of me, had so much fun. She pick out an ordinary spot and create something extraordinary in her composition of place and light. The pictures are truly magical –something I will cherish forever. She was so fun and easy to work with.

The MOST FUN I have ever had… rolling around in my underwear. Laura was AWESOME and she made me feel like a goddess! The pictures she took were truly breathtaking… I can’t believe the woman in the pictures is me… this is a MUST do!

I am so happy that I tried Rue Boudoir! I got a deal off Gilt City, but ended up spending a lot more to purchase the class black book (every penny is worth it when I gave the album to my fiancé). Laura’s studio was really cute and had lots of sexy outfits and sparkling accessories. I brought two outfits but ended up using 1 of mine and 1 of hers. Laura was easy to work with and guided me throughout the process. I was comfortable the whole time, and felt beautiful. Zuelika did a good job on the makeup and hair as well. Overall, I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to capture themselves in a beautiful, sexy way, and the album makes memorable gifts:)!

I bought a Living Social deal about a year ago on a whim. When I called Laura was booked months and months out, but it was well worth the wait! I finally had my session last week and I could not be happier.
The makeup artist, Zuleika, did amazing things to my hair and made me look beautiful. I had a pinup theme for my first set, was sporty for my second set, and the hair stayed looking perfect the whole way through.
Laura has an extensive closet with all of the wardrobe and jewelry you will ever need. When it came time to shoot Laura was a total expert and made me feel extremely comfortable. The results were amazing. I had to buy 5 additional photos because they were all so good it was impossible to narrow them down.
I will recommend Rue Boudoir to all of my friends because this experience was awesome!

I gave the photos to my husband for Valentine’s Day and he loved them! He said they were SO much better than the other place I went to a few years earlier. So if you’re on the fence about going here, I assure you that you will feel very comfortable during the photo shoot and will end up with some really amazing photos in the end!

If you want to have an incredible experience, Rue Boudoir is the place to go! I really wanted to celebrate hitting a milestone birthday and thought this would be a great way to do. From the beginning, just off of Laura’s website, I felt at ease about having my pictures done. I booked my session about a month in advance and was very glad to get in.
Zuleika handled makeup and hair and she was fantastic! Read my personality very well and made me look fierce!
The session with Laura was equally as pleasant. She is such a sweetheart, great at what she does, and keeps the atmosphere fun & playful so that you can get great shots. I was super nervous coming in but by the end I was wishing I had done more! Couldn’t have asked for a better day! Do yourself a favor, go to Rue Boudoir & get your sexy on! YOU WILL LOVE IT!

I bought a Living Social coupon about a year ago, but Laura was so booked up it took until this week to finally have my appointment. It was well worth the wait!!!
The hair and makeup stylist, Zuleika, did AMAZING things to my hair, and it stayed put through both set changes. She was able to do something that worked for both the vintage pin-​up look as well as my sporty look in the second set.
Laura has a full closet with more wardrobe and jewelry than I knew what to do with, and in every size anyone would need. Once the shoot began she made me SO comfortable, and every picture looked amazing! I ended up having to buy more pictures, because I just couldn’t narrow them down to the 10 my package came with. A good problem to have, I guess :)
I will recommend Rue Boudoir to all of my friends :) Thank you Laura!

Rue Boudoir = AMAZING INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. Laura and her staff are extremely professional and reliable, friendly and warm. Shooting with Rue Boudoir is such a fun experience every women should do it at least once in their life. Or if like me (3 times)!!! After your first shoot, you will become addicted!!! Her wardrobe is extensive and she has plenty of choices in plenty of sizes. You will walk out of Rue Boudoir feeling the most confident you have ever felt in your life. Your pictures will come out better than you ever imagined. The experience is worth it all!!!
And if you choose to get your makeup down, ask for Zuleika!!!
You will love this experience!

I had an awesome experience with Laura. She was easy to work with, flexible with me rescheduling my shoot once, she put me at ease during the shoot, and my photos turned out amazing! I highly recommend the experience if you are thinking about it. I brought my own outfits, so I can’t comment on the wardrobe available, but I did dig through the closet while I was there and she has some great options in lots of different sizes and fun accessories!

Booked appt with Laura months in advance. Told the moment I arrived in studio that she’s sick and can’t take me. You couldn’t have called or emailed me? I told her fr day I made appt I’ll be coming from out if town by train I booked months in advance and we were exchanging emails until the night before appt. couldn’t tell a client you’re ill? Not professional but I being understanding said I’ll reschedule and want the current makeup artist Zuleika. Was told yes and we booked months out. I had to pay for another train ticket just for this pathetic studio. This Sat is my appt and she tells me Wednesday (2 days ago) I need to move my appt time in order to get Zuleika. I said ok. Then she tells me she can’t but will give me another artist?!? Asks again if I could move my time. Ok at what point does the client need to stop bowing to her needs and stop accommodating her? She has not tried to accommodate me or make it up for the shit she put me through. Am requesting refund she tells me to get it from livingsocial. Don’t trust what she says she’ll lie and then do bait and switch with you. Doesn’t keep her appt times or her word. Has no business sense at all.
This is a partial email I wrote to her
You didn’t bother to tell me for several months even till the night before my initial appt you were sick. You waited till I showed up in your studio to tell me you canceled my appt. some one should have called me so I didn’t waste my time getting on subway to get to your studios you had my number and email. We emailed each other that entire week.
Does that sound professional to you?
Does that seem fair to you? Maybe you should try being the client, you would feel like WTF? Do you think amtrak tickets are cheap?!?
I would have appreciated a call to tell me night before that you were sick especially when you said you had been sick allllll damn week
My friend got her photos back after being promised a month turn around it ended up being over 3 months and the photos were touched up by a monkey her face was super white/​exposed and didn’t match her body. She should’ve left her color alone.

I had waited 3 years to the courage to do a beautiful shoot that would be soulful, classy and show the best side of me.
My 40^th birthday was the moment and Laura didn’t disappoint.
Her magnificent studio full of amazing lingerie, jewelry, shoes and everything a girl could want for a shoot was fantastic and put me at ease that I wouldn’t have to spend a fortune to find lingerie and accessories for a 1 time event.
The photos were amazing, Laura was super efficient so we made the most of our time together and she coached me through the poses, and what would be best for me.
If you’re looking for a true professional, I couldn’t recommend Laura’s services enough.
She’s the real deal.

If you’re debating yay or nay like I did for months and months, go for it. Pick up a voucher through Gilt, LivingSocial, etc. when you see it because it will be worth every penny. This is a fun experience that is definitely not something you can do whenever, forces you to step out of your comfort zone and channel your inner goddess (going Fifty Shades here) and it really makes you look and feel beautiful inside and out.
I just came here earlier this week to meet with Laura and Sasha, and had an amazing time with them. I was so nervous right up to the moment I rang the doorbell, and it all washed away when I met them! These ladies have impeccable professionalism, but were warm and inviting at the same time, for a girl who felt completely out of her element with such an experience.
I booked my appointment with Laura back in March, but had to reschedule due to work conflicts. Laura was extremely accommodating and worked with me to re-​book the next available date. She noted that people cancel/​reschedule often so something closer could open up, and welcomed my checking in every month or so to see if anything sooner opened. When we were finally settled on a date, she sent me links to a few documents I had to fill out (standard questionnaire that helped her to get to know me better, to pick out sets, etc.) and also a form where I was able to pay the tax on the voucher (I bought mine through Gilt City).
The studio is small but it is extremely well kept, cozy, and elegant. Once I walked in, I was transported to any girl’s closet heaven! The closet is filled with really great pieces, from subtle to fun and wild, shoes in every color style, and size, jewelry, robes, etc. I had brought a few things of my own, but being a complete noob at this, I was happy to have Laura’s expertise in pairing accessories with the outfits and shoes.
Sasha worked on my makeup and hair and did a really fabulous job. This was definitely worth the extra fee since as we all know, makeup and camera ready makeup are two completely different things. She was also super fun to chat with and made me feel at ease. I was so excited to see the final product and squealed at the mirror when I did! :)
Laura walked me through the whole process, helping me pick out matching pieces, showed me where and how to sit/​stand, and what to do with my hair. She made me feel completely at ease, and even though I was giggling embarrassingly half the time, she ended up getting really great shots. I chose the two most popular sets plus the backstage mini set, but Laura was even accommodating and excited when I asked to switch out an outfit just for a few quick images.
After we were done, she took just another 20 minutes or so before she was able to show me proofs (which was a fun slideshow, by the way!). We narrowed down 80+ (there were more she had where I probably looked awful) to 20, and I purchased the little black book. One more month before I get to see the final shots, and I’ve already purchased another voucher to do this again sometime next year!