🦋 Let’s talk about scars, ladies… In my colourful career as a boudoir photographer, I’ve photographed hundreds of women—often partially or fully nude—and one thing keeps coming up: how we feel about our scars. Some women want to hide them. Some want to show them off, defiantly. Most of us? We’re somewhere in the middle. Torn. Tender. Unsure. Right? Today, I’m lying by the pool in Spain, basking under the sun on my 50-something skin, flipping through a crime novel. I catch sight of a faint silver scar on my arm—and just like that, I’m not in Spain anymore. I’m back in a hospital bed in 2021. It was the first time I’d ever been really ill. A sudden infection in my ovary and fallopian tube. Painful. Frightening. I was vulnerable, angry, high on morphine, unsure what was happening. That little scar on my arm? That’s where they put in a PICC line so I could leave the hospital but return daily for IV antibiotics. It hurt like hell. But it also helped save my life. And now, years later, when I see it? I still feel a wobble. A flash of fear. But mostly—relief. Gratitude. I’m still here. Still me. It made me reflect, so let me ask you… 💭 How do YOU feel about your scars? Do they bring up pain, or pride? Do they tell stories you’d rather forget—or ones you never want to lose? Scars are like time stamps. They say: “I was here. I lived this. I got through.” Sometimes they mark trauma. Sometimes joy. Sometimes surgeries. Sometimes survival. In my studio at FYEO PORTRAITS, some clients ask to have their scars edited out. And of course, I honour that. It’s your choice, always. But I also light every photo artistically with care. Not to erase, but to embrace. Because I never see women as body parts. We are whole. Brave. Soft. Powerful. Beautiful. Our scars don’t define us. But they do say something. And we get to choose what they say. So I’d love to know… ✨ Do you have a scar? ✨ What story does it hold? ✨ If I photographed you—would you want it hidden… or honoured? Let me know. 👇💬 Alexandra Xx
🦋 Let’s talk about scars, ladies…
In my colourful career as a boudoir photographer, I’ve photographed hundreds of women—often partially or fully nude—and one thing keeps coming up: how we feel about our scars.
Some women want to hide them.
Some want to show them off, defiantly.
Most of us? We’re somewhere in the middle. Torn. Tender. Unsure. Right?
Today, I’m lying by the pool in Spain, basking under the sun on my 50-something skin, flipping through a crime novel. I catch sight of a faint silver scar on my arm—and just like that, I’m not in Spain anymore. I’m back in a hospital bed in 2021.
It was the first time I’d ever been really ill. A sudden infection in my ovary and fallopian tube. Painful. Frightening. I was vulnerable, angry, high on morphine, unsure what was happening. That little scar on my arm? That’s where they put in a PICC line so I could leave the hospital but return daily for IV antibiotics. It hurt like hell. But it also helped save my life.
And now, years later, when I see it? I still feel a wobble. A flash of fear. But mostly—relief. Gratitude. I’m still here. Still me.
It made me reflect, so let me ask you…
💭 How do YOU feel about your scars?
Do they bring up pain, or pride?
Do they tell stories you’d rather forget—or ones you never want to lose?
Scars are like time stamps. They say: “I was here. I lived this. I got through.”
Sometimes they mark trauma.
Sometimes joy.
Sometimes surgeries. Sometimes survival.
In my studio at FYEO PORTRAITS, some clients ask to have their scars edited out. And of course, I honour that. It’s your choice, always. But I also light every photo artistically with care. Not to erase, but to embrace.
Because I never see women as body parts.
We are whole.
Brave. Soft. Powerful. Beautiful.
Our scars don’t define us.
But they do say something.
And we get to choose what they say.
So I’d love to know…
✨ Do you have a scar?
✨ What story does it hold?
✨ If I photographed you—would you want it hidden… or honoured?
Let me know. 👇💬
Alexandra
Xx
✨ 💡Shine Your Light – Part one of an article written by Masters Athlete and Empowerment coach @zoedoyle._ “The eternal feminine draws us on.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Her body is her magic: it both invokes the male and is the vessel of all human life. Women’s magic is thus primary, and of nature.” — Joseph Campbell, Goddesses: The Mysteries of the Feminine Divine, edited by Saffron Rossi 🌹 A Celebration of Femininity In Goddesses, Joseph Campbell explores the symbolic, mythological, and archetypal themes of the feminine divine — a celebration of the sacred and transformative power of womanhood. This same energy is invoked through Alexandra’s @fyeoportraits boudoir photography. Even before women see the incredible images, they begin to experience a shift. Many arrive already on a journey of personal growth; the shoot becomes a ritual of self-realisation. Boudoir photography can serve as a rite of passage — a mirror that reflects our inner goddess. It allows us to explore feminine archetypes, awaken our life force, and reconnect with our creative essence. We become our own muse. We see and feel our feminine divinity. It is a powerful process of self-acceptance and integration. 💖 Self-Confidence & Self-Love As an empowerment coach, I help women build deep confidence and self-love. True transformation begins within. Lasting change comes from nurturing our internal landscape. 🔓 Internal Validation Embracing our messy, perfectly imperfect humanity means letting go of people-pleasing, perfectionism, and external validation. Confidence arises when we honour our internal compass — led by values, intuition, and the wisdom of our Higher Self. It takes courage to stand out. To risk vulnerability. But this is our superpower. As The Confidence Code says: “We can resent it, let it undermine us or limit us, or we can embrace our uniqueness and choose to wear it like a badge of honour.” Not everyone will understand your path. Not everyone will like you — and that’s okay…
✨ 💡Shine Your Light – Part one of an article written by Masters Athlete and Empowerment coach @zoedoyle._
“The eternal feminine draws us on.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Her body is her magic: it both invokes the male and is the vessel of all human life. Women’s magic
is thus primary, and of nature.”
— Joseph Campbell, Goddesses: The Mysteries of the Feminine Divine, edited by Saffron Rossi
🌹 A Celebration of Femininity
In Goddesses, Joseph Campbell explores the symbolic, mythological, and archetypal themes of the
feminine divine — a celebration of the sacred and transformative power of womanhood.
This same energy is invoked through Alexandra’s @fyeoportraits boudoir photography. Even before women
see the incredible images, they begin to experience a shift. Many arrive already on a journey of
personal growth; the shoot becomes a ritual of self-realisation.
Boudoir photography can serve as a rite of passage — a mirror that reflects our inner goddess. It
allows us to explore feminine archetypes, awaken our life force, and reconnect with our creative
essence.
We become our own muse. We see and feel our feminine divinity. It is a powerful process
of self-acceptance and integration.
💖 Self-Confidence & Self-Love
As an empowerment coach, I help women build deep confidence and self-love. True transformation
begins within. Lasting change comes from nurturing our internal landscape.
🔓 Internal Validation
Embracing our messy, perfectly imperfect humanity means letting go of people-pleasing,
perfectionism, and external validation. Confidence arises when we honour our internal compass —
led by values, intuition, and the wisdom of our Higher Self.
It takes courage to stand out. To risk vulnerability. But this is our superpower. As The Confidence
Code says:
“We can resent it, let it undermine us or limit us, or we can embrace our uniqueness and choose to
wear it like a badge of honour.”
Not everyone will understand your path. Not everyone will like you — and that’s okay…
