This was my third year attending RuPaul’s DragCon and this year I attended on Saturday, September 7th. I know, I know, this is overdue but September was half procrastination month and half trying to get real world stuff done so this is me trying to get all these posts out before I leave for vacation.
To be honest, I don’t know much about RuPaul’s Drag Race. I never got around to watching it. Maybe one day. Add it onto my backlog of shows and movies I need to catch up on. But I’ve always been in love with dramatic makeup, glitter and outrageous outfits and the splash of bright colors everywhere so I imagine it’ll be amazing when I do get around to it. I loved seeing all the different looks at the convention, the queens really go all out. For once, I feel under-dressed being among them, haha!
I mostly go to check out the booths, the makeup, the photo ops and see what everyone attending is wearing. In past years I never have time to stay all day because busy bee. This year was the same. I was there for just a few hours so I pretty much raced through to browse all the booths that caught my eye. If I’m being totally honest, I pretty much go for the Sugarpill booth to swatch and shop all new products and con exclusives and to get to see my inspiration Shrinkle, the founder of Sugarpill every year. I have so much love for that girl. I’m in love with the exclusive holographic tote they had for the convention this year since I’ve been on the hunt for one and this one branding the logo of my favorite makeup company was just perfect. My second favorite brand to visit every time is the Elektra Cosmetics booth for the glitter. Of course I picked up some new colors to add to my increasingly excessive collection at home. They came out with a “pride” rainbow bolt balm and a “spirit” bolt balm, which will go great with my red, white and blue looks. The women behind the Elektra Cosmetics brand is always there to greet me too, which I love. This is why I love indies. They’re so good at customer service and paying extra attention to you and remembering you.
This year I stumbled upon only a few new booths. I didn’t find a lot of different vendors that caught my eye. It was actually a lot of the same old every now and then. A lot were selling a knockoff of the Elektra glitter but in bigger, cheaper looking jars. And for a lot less. And the jars aren’t even airtight compared to Elektra. Not that I wouldn’t want to pay less for glitter, it also worries me that the quality is not there and not safe for use. There was also another booth selling biodegradable loose glitter, which my sister picked up a few jars of. There were quite a few booths with some gorgeous glitter and holographic nail polishes which got me wondering. I really hate going to the salon to get my nails done because I never take the time to make proper appointments, on top of not really wanting to pay to get them done. I want to see if I can learn to do gel manicures myself at home and get my husband to help paint them for me (since I can’t paint my right hand myself). 9 times out of 10, I always pick the same color anyway when I’m at the salon, even though I tell myself I want to try a different color. And that 1 time I do, I always regret it and think to myself I should’ve stuck to my regular picks.
While I do enjoy this con, I don’t know if I’ll be returning next year. The only reason I would attend is to snag Sugarpill exclusives and discounts. I feel like conventions are coming to an end for me. Like I’ve outgrown them. It’s very odd because I feel like I’m entering a new stage of life as I grow into my 30s. I’m finding that I no longer like the things I used to, but I’m not exactly finding new things to fill the void as quickly as the old hobbies leave me. Maybe I just need to slow down in general. Ah, que sera, sera!