Society has always put labels on what is beautiful and I am not the typical size and the shade of my skin is too dark at least according to the labels. But, my mother has always taught me to be comfortable in the skin that I am in and helped me to be secure with every inch of me.

So, I have always been secure in myself because I have always been every active in school being a cheerleader, dancer and very sociable. When I had my children I started to gain some weight. This is when I truly had to adjust and love my new self that had evolved into a new women with more responsibilities and to be a great example for my children especially for my daughter.

That being said, I was very nervous about being half naked in front of a stranger and in front of the camera eye. Also of being judged by the camera where I would feel or stand there in raw form where all of my flaws would be revealed. But that wasn’t true.

Instead of feeling shamed and flawed I felt empowered and sexy! I felt more beautiful and confident.

Kristen was awesome! She relaxed me from the moment I stepped foot in the studio with her beautiful and warm smile. She made the shoot easy, fun and carefree.

I was blown away by the photos. I was like, “ is that me”. The pictures were stunning and so beautiful.

The whole experience was very rewarding. Though I have always been confident and loving myself; there are times I feel every woman needs a reminder of how beautiful we are. My husbands tells me that all the time, but actually seeing for yourself makes a world of difference. This shoot reminded me of just that! I’m spite of being a Police Officer 24/7 I can be that sexy, wife and mom and still be tough and handle my career.

This is something I would recommend for all women to do! I did this as a gift to my husband for his birthday, but it turned out to be a gift for me as well to remind me of the bueaty and sex appeal that I have. I was very proud of my chocolate self, I am a great present for my hubby 🙂 !!