OLI LOVED THE PHOTOS! and that is more than I could have asked for. Keep up the good work and being such an encouragement to so many with your bubbly, loving spirit, your beautiful gift of making us all look the best we could. MB

I'm very pleased with my pictures - thank you sooooo much for the time and effort that you have put into them. My husband is still walking around with a grin on his face *) and I'm the only one that knows the reason for this (thank you, thank you, thank you). H.B

Just a HUGE thank you for Friday. You made me feel as though all my (many) wobbly bits dissappeared for a few hours. I had lots of fun and cannot wait to see the end result.

May you be blessed for making other women feel at ease with themselves and by making them feel sexy and fabulous for a while.

A.S

“With regards to my photo shoot with Adele at Fabulously Feminine photography – it was most probably one of my best experiences of 2009 – just fabulous! 

I am convinced everyone has to try it once – it is a heck of a lot more scary than bungee jumping, but at least you have a pretty face when you are doing it rather than an OoooohhhhMyyyyyG face!

*Please bear in mind that I have never done this kind of thing before –my mother dragged me to a modeling school at the age of 16 years, this I am afraid to say lasted 3 weeks. Why you ask? It might have had something to do with my Nirvana shirt, messed up hair and general lack of interest in anything that involved capturing my face without a smirk on it*

 *Flash forward to 2009*

·       Friday night I prepared everything I had to take to the shoot, (underwear – check!, nerves – check!, accessories – check!, I might platz – check!)….

·    Slept little (I was really very nervous if you have not noticed as yet….)

·     Woke up and ate a yogurt (trying to ensure no bloating – except my stomach, which has a memory of fried eggs and bacon on a Saturday – bugger, spoke to Adele the whole time!)…..

·     And off I went to have my make up done….

Meeting Adele  - she is 42 years old, fun, funky, and not totally in love with her body – yes a real woman like all of us, Hallelujah!! How she speaks and becomes animated and how she encourages you to pose was fantastic! The time actually goes so quickly! She gives you encouragement right through the shoot and it becomes more like time spent with your girlfriend, having fun, giggling etc…all I was missing was the glass of red wine. Adele also gives such good encouragement, my email from her this morning “Hello hot babe”, WHAT a way to be welcomed to your desk in the morning! You will have an absolute blast with Adele, you will leave with a sense of self and a spring in your stride…

2 more points though:

·  Please just remember: I have now a new found respect for all models out there – it is properly exhausting! I promptly went home and slept for 2 hours after the shoot….

· A reminder to Adele:  Next time you have  3 x Chippendales in your studio my offer stands as an assistant – too bad you didn’t need one!” Michele

Thank you very much for creating such a wonderful experience for me!
It was amazing fun, more than I thought ....as I was nervous and apprehensive.  You made me feel 100% at ease and I love the results.  The pictures came out better than I could ever have dreamed. W

Adele,

I just have to say a huge thank you to you for making this wonderful gift possible.As you predicted my husband says this is by far the best present I could ever have given him.!

You handled the photo shoot with such professionalism and put me at ease immediately.Your excellent guidance of what to wear,what to bring and how to pose was remarkable.As for the final result….your talent as a photographer is unrivaled-you made me look like a film star and it is clear that you can do the same with anyone no matter what size they may be or what flaws they may have. You have given us something to treasure for always.

A MILLION THANK YOU’S
MD

Hi ladies,

Wow – what an awesome day I had yesterday – it took a while to come back down to Earth again!

Thank you to both of you for selecting me as one of your winners in your recent competition. When you ladies asked the question ‘when last did you feel sexy?’, it took quite an effort to enter and to tell you that in my 47 years I have not had one day – or even one moment - of feeling sexy! I had been a really fat teenager and still see myself as such, even though I know that I’m 30kg lighter and my clothes are no longer those huge sizes they used to be. I said to you that I really wanted to be a Swan for a day rather than the Ugly Duckling I was used to.

Well, I arrived at 8 at Glamour Lounge, quite nervous, not knowing what to expect and was greeted by a sea of welcoming smiles and happy faces. Nobody ran off in horror at the sight of my unwashed hair and un-made-up face! Before photo taken care of swiftly, Adele left me in the care of the Glamour Lounge Girls.

Melanie, please pass on huge thanks to Tracey who highlighted, trimmed and styled my hair and to Lauren and Sue who assisted her with my hair during the morning. It was wonderful to have a manicure – thanks to Busi for making my hands look really nice, even with my short nails. Then on to Melanie – make-up Goddess – who took my blank palette and turned out a masterpiece of colour! I had never really worn much make up and hardly recognised myself when I looked into the mirror. 

Now it was time for Adele who welcomed me into her beautiful home and studio, immediately putting all my photography fears to rest as she turned the hour of photos into a fun-filled experience I hadn’t anticipated. I loved the pic you sent through Adele -  wow, what a difference! I can’t wait to see the rest of the pics once they’ve been edited etc. You made me feel so relaxed and comfortable and stretched my boundaries waaaaay past where I thought they were firmly stuck.

All in all, one of the most special days of my life. Thank you all for blessing me with this amazing experience – may you go from strength to strength – and may every woman treat herself to this experience at least once in her life!!
 

"I have been married for 14 years and this is one of the finest gifts I have ever received. The sensual photo’s are great, and to me receiving it is a striking sign of loyalty and trust. I am looking at my wife through different eyes, and I feel fortunate that she had the courage and adventurous spirit to expose herself in such an intimate and sensual way, and that I am the only one privileged enough to see her in that way. God really spent a lot of attention to detail, and lavishly splashed out on the extra’s when he created this beautiful creature!"

Since putting one of the photos you took of me online, I have had 1315 hits on that dating site and the amount of comments are amazing. T

Adele, you are truly gifted.  Thank you for making me feel like I can conquer the world. xx SS

Just wanted to say a huge "Thank you" for the beautiful pictures you took of my sweet love, Merle. I have never ever been treated to something as personal and special...I will treasure them forever!!

Fondest and most grateful regards,

Graham

 Thanks Adele I had the time of my life, felt like a new women, you definitely brought sexy back - TP

I cannot begin to describe to you what I have felt like today. It has been the most awesome experience of my life. I cannot thank you enough for how I am feeling.

You have given me the opportunity to really feel alive again.

Thank you again, for the stunning job you do for women in the stage of life where I am now, and for the fantastic opportunity you gave me today, and for theeeeeeee most funfilled two hours. JS

Rona - the subject in the photoshoot as featured in "The Star" Friday 22 May 2009

Doing this photoshoot was a huge personal challenge for me. I was very nervous and nauseous and wanted to run away and hide... BUT, I understood that there was something to be learnt about myself from this experience and so I did it anyway - through all of the fear! What I realised was that I have become so good at being independent and self-sufficient, having to look after myself from such a young age... I am the earner, the do-er, the fixer, the decision-maker and I have even learnt how to fix my own car! My archetypal inner Apollo is thriving. Sadly, however, my inner Venus has been sorely neglected. So I have learnt to see bits of myself that I never acknowledged before. I have learnt that it is OK to be in touch with my inner goddess and acknowledge my sexuality. It is part of who I am, and simply allowing myself to receive and be in touch with my receptive female side is empowering. Instead of always do-ing, I shall now focus a bit more on the BE-ING all the parts of self. The point of doing the shoot was to show women that we are all gorgeous and sensual in our own special ways. We only lose our sense of self-esteem when we buy into the illusion of what a woman should look like, presented to us by the media. Girls, you are all woman! You don't have to be greater than, nor lesser than anybody else. You are enough. If you want to be seen, see yourself. If you want to be acknowledged, acknowledge yourself. If you want to be appreciated, appreciate yourself. Get in touch with all the parts of who you are and realise how beautiful and gorgeous and glamorous you are. Celebrate your beauty and sensuality, but do it for yourself. For who you are right now. We are all goddesses and we are gorgeous, we just don't always see that. We don't have to subscribe to other people's concepts of beauty. The beauty is there already, you just have to see it and embrace it. As women, we are usually too busy running around trying to be everything to everybody and fulfilling way too many roles. If we don't SEE ourselves, how will others ever get to see us? As always, once I embraced all of the issues I had surrounding my sensuality it was easy to transcend them and let it go... New ways of be-ing. Wonderful that. With Love, Light and Laughter, Rona  

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