Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A, Part 2

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I'm back with Part 2 of Group A of Road to Polish Con! You can see yesterday's post HERE with an additional 7 colors! So you'll have a chance to grab all 13 colors (there will even be a bundle option) on January 18th, even if you can't attend the event! Polish Con will be held on April 6, 2019 in Kenner, Louisiana. Each polish is inspired by New Orleans and its surroundings. It's such a fun concept! So check out the rest of this Group A and get ready to purchase them on the 18th!

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**Before we get started, if you're new to my blog, let me explain the picture order. The first pictures are in indoor OTT lighting, the next, in direct sunlight, and then the shade. I do this so you can see polishes in as many different lightings as possible!**

Overpour: If brands have any overpour of their Road to Polish Con polishes, they may choose to sell them at the actual Polish Con event, or on their website. Once the polish sells out though, it will never be released again. This will depend on the brand.

KBShimmer

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Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

Beignet Done That: 2 coats plus top coat.

Cost & Cap: $10, no cap.

Inspiration: Inspired by the classic green, purple and gold colors of Mardi Gras.

Thoughts: A green to purple multichrome with gold flakes and micro holo flakes.This is an awesome polish! I love green, purple, and gold together, so this event is up my alley. The shift is VERY strong. You'll see it in all my photos. The gold flakes are enough to make a gorgeous effect but don't take away from the shifty base!

Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

Native War Paints

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Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

The Brat Prince: 3 coats, 2 for shorter nails or nails with less opaque free edge.

Cost & Cap: $12.50, no cap.

Inspiration: Lestat de Lioncourt from Interview with the Vampire.

Thoughts: A pale violet with turquoise shimmer, purple to aqua aurora pigment and tons of holo. How is Lestat pale violet? I feel like he sort of looks like a doll and that's how I'm connecting this color! LOL. This is another delicate color (maybe like his skin) and the blue shimmer is substantial against the base. The holo is very strong.

Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

Rogue Lacquer

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Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

Spirits, Magic & Mystery: 3 thin coats, to show off the flakes. Can be two thicker, depending on painting style.

Cost & Cap: $12, no cap.

Inspiration: Inspired by voodoo.

Thoughts: A green gray creamy scattered holo with green to magenta color shifting flakes and red to green color shifting shimmer. This color is FUN-KY, and that's a good thing! I can very comfortably say I own nothing like this.The strong shimmer against the base sort of gives me swamp vibes. There's lots of sparkly and shifting and overall, it's a very cool and unique polish. Like all heavy flake polishes, I prefer thin coats so I can get more flake density on my nails.

Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

Sassy Sauce Nail Polish

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Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

Lucky Papa Legba: 3 coats. 2 is sufficient but I did an extra thin coat for more flakes/depth.

Cost & Cap: $12, no cap.

Inspiration: Papa Legba is a loa in Haitian/ New Orleans voodoo who serves as the intermediary between loa and humanity. He facilitates communication, speech and understanding. Some popular offerings for him are coffee, rum, coconut, cigars, pipe tobacco, peanuts and pennies. So here we offer this polish inspired by his favorite things.

Thoughts: A brown jelly base with holo, duo chrome shifting flakies and a golden copper shimmer. Love the thoughtful inspiration behind this. I've studied a lot about voodoo because I teach a course on voodoo and zombies, so I totally see the inspiration. The color is a rich brown and again, I do thinner coats for more flakes. The holo is very strong! Much strong than my photos show.

Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

Tonic Polish

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Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler: 2 coats.

Cost & Cap: $13, no cap.

Inspiration: New Orleans.

Thoughts: A bright glowing purple linear holographic polish with tiny holo micro glitter sparkle. This is for sure, a glowing purple. The holo is very strong and your eyes will hurt when you see the sun photos haha. The little bits of holo glitter sparkle add a nice touch to give this polish more dimension.

Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

Turtle Tootsie Nail Polish

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Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

Crazy Crawfish: 2 coats.

Cost & Cap: $11, no cap.

Inspiration: The color of cooked crawfish, a staple food in New Orleans.

Thoughts: A red orange holo with gold shimmer and flakies. For sure, this nails the inspiration! I love these orangey reds. The gold shimmer and flakes are very strong and make this a super pretty polish. The formula was excellent and almost a one coater.

Polish Con New Orleans, Road to Polish Con Group A

So what's your final tally for Group A?! Will you be attending the event in April!? Let me know in the comments!

The Road to Polish Con series for part A will run from January 18 to February 3. Orders will be shipped by February 15. You can shop the Road to Polish Con HERE. International shipping will be available! Get excited for Group B in a few weeks!

Tickets to the event: HERE. There's a variety of levels of tickets, so choose the one that fits you!

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