MY BOUDOIR ATLANTA TEAM
Hi! I’m Kaia Lola,
the owner and lead photographer at My Boudoir Atlanta.
If you had asked me when I was a little girl what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would ALWAYS say an artist. I didn’t think I would need it, but if you asked me my backup plan, I would have said I would consider working in the UN.
I’ve had a camera in my hand since elementary school. After stealing my grandmother’s Polaroid long enough, I was eventually gifted a super cheap digital camera which I used obsessively. By the time I was in high school, I worked a weekend job to buy myself a film camera and started developing film in our school’s lab. By senior year I knew that THIS was what I was meant to do.
In college I focused on avante garde high fashion, but eventually began a series of surrealist conceptual art called Purging of the Past which took 3yrs for me to complete. It ripped the bandaid off struggles I had with my experiences with domestic violence, my father’s alcoholism, over a decade of depression which led to going from a dramatically skinny frame to over 200lbs. This was the start of my healing journey.
A move to Atlanta birthed the passion project, My Boudoir Atlanta, where the studio brings women of all shapes, sizes and colors through the doors to experience a day celebrating their beauty EXACTLY as they are now.
life outside of art
-
I got involved in martial arts late in college which facilitated a HUGE weight loss journey for me. More importantly, however, it changed how I viewed my capabilities as a human. This led to over a decade of training and competing having fought in loads of grappling tournaments, Muay Thai fights and MMA.
-
International travel is another huge component in my growth starting with a solo month long trip through Japan and Southeast Asia. Since then my favorite countries I’ve visited are Cuba for the boxing & salsa dancing and Pakistan for the wildly dynamic range of hiking opportunities. Overall I’ve been to about 12 countries
-
In 2022 I had a major back injury from martial arts that led to a back surgery. In that time I put on 30lbs. As I recovered, I got heavily involed in Latin dance with a focus on salsa and bachata where I joined the amateur performance team. I injured my back again and had a 2nd surgery April 2024. I’m now recovering and adjusting to this softer, less defined body gracefully thanks to the lessons I’ve learned photoraphing boudoir. Bodies change and this is just the chapter I’m in. <3
My Boudoir Atlanta Team
-
Shivangi Kalra
Social Media Manger
-
Ashley Clara Skelly
-
Kourtney Parker
-
Caitlin Rose
-
Alana
Photography Intern
-
Jud Belaunde
Key Retoucher
Kourtney Parker
A New Orleans, LA native with a deep passion for makeup and beauty, drawn to the transformative power it holds, the confidence it inspires, and the meaningful connections it creates.
Mission + Values
As a professional Makeup and Hair Artist, the mission is to help every client feel accepted, comfortable, and empowered—ready to take on the world through the not-so-simple power of makeup. Each client is at the heart of the work and the reason the passion continues to grow.
COMMUNICATION | INTENTION | GROWTH
Think of her as a personal hype woman and glam artist all in one.
ASHLEY SKELLY
Ashley has been a professional hair stylist and makeup artist since she graduated Paul Mitchell Cosmetology School in 2011. Specializing in hair styling and makeup artistry, Ashley is here to find the right look for you.
Over the past 10 years Ashley has worked on commercials, music videos, films, photo shoots, and live entertainment events. She has experience from natural and glam looks to more creative and special effects. Whatever look you need to achieve, Ashley is able to help create it for you through the art of hair styling and makeup artistry.
Caitlin rose
Caitlin was born in Dallas, Texas, before moving to Chicago, IL, in 2005 to attend Columbia College Chicago, where she studied Photography and Design. She completed the Esthetics Program at Michigan College of Beauty in 2009. She spent the next seven years working with brands such as MAC, Urban Decay, BareMinerals, and Smashbox, refining her artistry and working with clients from all walks of life.
Caitlin has worked alongside Emmy Award–winning makeup artist Melanie Mills, Angela Eve Burlesque Productions, and on an award-winning web series that screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018. She has also spent 10 years specializing in bridal makeup through agencies in both Chicago and Atlanta.
She now lives in Douglasville, Georgia, with her husband and enjoys painting and cooking in her free time.
READY TO UNVEIL THE BOMBSHELL IN YOURSELF?