Boudoir style photographs can be provocative without being revealing.  They can be revealing without being provocative, as in "art nudes," or they can be both provocative and revealing.  How revealing they are is up to what you would like and how comfortable you are during the photography session.

Most women think of boudoir photographs as being about lingerie (or partial nudes or nudes), but they can also be provocative poses made in normal clothes, sometimes perhaps worn in an unusual way (such as pulled open a bit more or pulled up or down a bit more, or worn missing something, such as overalls or suspenders without a shirt). 

Boudoir photography can also be fantasy style photographs where you cover yourself with things besides clothes. For example, one woman wanted to give her husband a picture that made the point she wished he would stay home with her instead of playing golf so often, so she did a waist up portrait that was topless except for two golf clubs strategically criss-crossed in front of her, with a devilish look on her face.  Other sports themes have also been popular, from hunting, fishing, football, and sailing to motorcycling, skiing, weight lifting, etc. Women also sometimes wear their husband's or boyfriend's work clothes or uniforms. Office themes, holiday themes, and food themes are  popular. (see "what to wear" page)

I try to do all my pictures so they are tasteful and artistically interesting. Facial expression and body language play more of a part in making these Boudoir photos look great than does your figure or mere outward appearance.  Few women feel they are attractive enough to look good in Boudoir photos until they see the finished product; most then say the Boudoir photos look so beautiful "I can't believe that is me."  Most women who have come in for boudoir pictures said they were really nervous and had never done anything like this before and that they almost did not keep the appointment or wished they had had a bottle of wine, but they became comfortable after just the first couple of Boudoir photos. Virtually everyone said, either during or after the photography session that they were surprisingly comfortable and that it was really fun. Most were astonished at how good their Boudoir photos looked, and how beautiful they were in them, even before any retouching.