Earlier this year I had the opportunity to meet Makeup Artist and Beauty Expert Cynde Watson at an intimate beauty mixer sponsored by Honey magazine. As Cynde delightfully dished her top makeup/skincare tips, I felt an immediate kinship to her beauty philosophy and found myself nodding in agreement throughout her beauty-talk and live demonstration. Cynde’s beauty advice is refreshingly practical and provides sensible steps to help today’s multitasking woman take her makeup game from “blah” to “Ooh La La” in a matter of minutes!

Cynde’s makeup line, Color by Cynde Watson, features long lasting double duty products for the face, lips, and eyes. The frugalista friendly line (priced $15.00-$29.95) was created with the modern busy gal-about-town in mind. As a makeup artist, beauty writer, and makeup connoisseur, I absolutely live for makeup…but tend to favor products that do double duty and quickly take me from my unsightly morning face to the MsThisThatBeauty that you all know and love!

Cynde’s line is perfect for busy bellas who need to get gorg on the go! For beautiful lashes in a hurry, try Color by Cynde Watson Volumizing & Lengthening Mascara. The dual-ended, richly pigmented, black mascara features an end for volume and an end for length. The end for volume has an easy to use petite brush that coats lashes from root to tip, providing a deep lush black base coat. The lengthening end, OK….the lengthening end will scare the crap out of you when you first see it. But skimpy lashes beware….the lengthening end features an innovative mini comb with 3 layers of tiny fanned-out teeth. The tiny mini comb will rock your world! Prepare to be amazed at how the little teeth work to create beautifully fringed lashes. Go wild with the mini comb on your outer upper and lower lashes. The mini comb also works well for the inner lashes. The mascara formula is extremely buildable and lengthens as it separates without clumping. I recently wore Color by Cynde Watson Volumizing & Lengthening Mascara to an event…everyone thought I was wearing falsies. SOLD! And an added bonus – the formula washes off into those little rubber tubes that gently slide off your lashes…so no smears or traces of mascara. DOUBLE SOLD!