Mia Elle boudior -Marketed as Empowerment, Felt Like Exploitation

I booked a boudoir shoot with Mia Elle and the entire experience was deeply disappointing and unprofessional. The location was changed last-minute with no apology or explanation, and when I arrived the atmosphere was tense and uncomfortable.

Despite their advertising promising a high-end, empowering boudoir experience, the photographer (Sara) used a smartphone to take photos — no professional camera, no lighting setup, nothing that reflects the price they charge. The entire interaction felt transactional and insincere, like the focus was on extracting payment rather than creating a safe or supportive environment.

What disturbed me most was overhearing how Sara spoke about her own team and previous clients — dismissive, mocking, and extremely unkind. It completely contradicted the “women empowerment” messaging they use to market themselves. The branding is polished, but behind the scenes it felt like manipulation and performative feminism used as a sales tactic.

I left feeling uncomfortable, misled, and honestly quite sad that something advertised as empowering was handled with so little care and respect. I would not return, and I would strongly advise others to look elsewhere for a truly professional and supportive boudoir experience. Mia elle is not boudoir photography, its not women empowerment, its clearly a platform for Sara to boost her own ego and trick clients out of money so she can go on one of her 5 yearly trips to Bali or wherever. Mia elle is just a bunch of morbidly obese women desperately clinging to youth and beauty they never had in the first place. would not recommend.