However, I was noticing a lot of people leaving. Even after that, I was still excited about Beaut圜on. She was kind enough to tell me where I had to go. I had to stop a guard after 10 minutes of walking around to ask which line I had to get into because I didn’t know where I was going. There was an aquarium in the same vicinity and a job fair so there was a lot happening. This general location had a lot of stuff going about. They didn’t have any kind of promotion or people working for Beaut圜on in the area. Now, you had to make your way to the main building. We had general admission tickets by the way, we paid 25 plus tax which came to about 27 dollars each plus the 10 for parking. Wouldn’t you want to I don’t know… actually guide them? Maybe put a sign up at the entrance? At least at the entrance! Anyway, parking was an additional 10 dollars. We had to ask a guard, us being from Dallas, us knowing we had arrived at the location because we wanted to make sure we were there, people who plan cons know that people will be coming from out of town to their event. I mean none whatsoever letting you know you arrived at Beaut圜on. We arrived at the location and it was some garage in the sketchiest part of downtown Dallas. Beaut圜on Dallas did not meet any of these requirements. There’s a sort of protocol, a look, an aesthetic, an overall feel to a con, if you will. Actually, before I continue, I’d like to abundantly clear that I am not a novice con goer I’ve gone to many cons and know what cons should look like. A lot of the ones I consider talented and genuine individuals were associating themselves with this con so I thought to myself, “Wow! This must really be something else!”. I found out about Beaut圜on through social media, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. You know what? Let me start from the beginning. Where do I start? Where? I’m genuinely at a lost. I cannot begin to articulate how absolutely disheartening, disillusioned, and disappointed I felt when I stepped into that sad convention center (if you could call it that) and witnessed what I did. I honestly thought Beaut圜on was about this. I generally love gatherings that bring people together who are passionate about the same things in different ways. The only pretty picture I managed at Beaut圜on.
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