Recap: My TSABD Insider BECCA Summer Chic Masterclass with Cynde Watson

I was expecting to have a great time hosting my BECCA Summer Chic Masterclass taught by celebrity makeup artist Cynde Watson because Cynde is just a doll and a joy to be around (not to mention her gorgeous cousin and model for the class actress Reilly Stith is hilarious), but the lovely The Style and Beauty Doctor Insiders who came out made it fly above my expectations. This event was SO GOOD. I love the energy that I attract because 10 complete strangers who read this blog meshed so well together and had a grand time in the name of makeup. You guys are amazing!

The setup before guests arrived

So the first of many smaller, more intimate events open only to TSABD Insiders (make sure you sign up if you haven’t already) went off magnificently at BECCA Cosmetics HQ in NYC. Guests arrived to customized makeup stations and were color matched by Cynde before we got started. Then BECCA’s Taylor Burns gave the group a brief history of the brand’s beginnings. BECCA was started by Australian makeup artist Rebecca Maurice Williams who searched high and low for one makeup brand that provided a wide range of colors and that also gave that airbrushed, perfect-skin look. When she couldn’t find it, she set out to create her own and thus BECCA was born. I’ve been in love with them since 2005 when they were at Bergdorf Goodman and have been singing the brand’s praises in beauty forums and on this blog since. Seriously, this line has shade options for the very fair to the very deep and the shades in between. The TSABD Insider group ranged in shade from French Vanilla to Chocolate Deluxe (word to WuTang) and everyone got an exact match that gave them an amazing, flawless look.

Cynde then went on to teach the group how to get a summer chic “I woke up like this” look step-by-step. And this is exactly why I wanted smaller groups because everyone got individual instruction as Cynde moved on from step to step. If mistakes were made she’d come by and give better alternatives and when you did good, you were given tons of praise.

Here’s my summer chic look that Cynde created for me before the event using BECCA Ultimate Coverage Complexion Cremé, a new top secret BECCA concealer, BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Topaz (see review here), and BECCA Beach Tint in Papaya on cheeks and lips.

(I had this pic sent to me so not sure if it’s been filtered or blurred or whatever…lol)

By the end everyone looked gorgeous and had more knowledge of makeup application and had fun trying out all the BECCA products. They also got to go home with everything they used which included:

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BECCA Ultimate Coverage Complexion Cremé (review here)
BECCA Ever-Matte Shine Proof Foundation (review here)
BECCA Shadow & Light Bronze/Contour Perfector
BECCA Beach Tint Shimmer Souffle
BECCA The One Perfecting Brush (see my thoughts here)
BECCA Automatic Eye Pencil
BECCA The Ultimate Mascara
BECCA Beach Tint

Thanks ladies for such a great time! Many of these ladies are readers I’ve chatted with for YEARS and got to meet for the first time and it was all so perfect :) See more pics on my Instagram.

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