It’s Almost Time!!!

2 coats of each of the trio polishes in bright sunlight

Pre-Order Information
The shop will be open on Saturday, August 30th, 12-1 pm EDT and 9-10 pm EDT for a pre-order on Operation Vegas (LE); Echoes, Shadows, and Reflections; and the Secret Agent Collection. There will be a limit of one of each polish per customer.

The estimated turnaround time is 2-4 weeks, but please keep in mind that the actual turnaround time will depend on the number of orders that come in. If pre-orders aren’t your thing, you may want to wait until the next regular restock, or keep an eye on Mei Mei's Signatures and Norway Nails - they will be getting new shipments in September.

I have many amazing swatches/reviews of the polishes that will be available tomorrow to share with you. If you have done a swatch or review of any of them that's not in one of the lists below, feel free to post the link in the comments so we can see your beautiful work! :-)

Photo Courtesy of My Nail Polish Obsession ♥

Operation Vegas
When I went to Las Vegas for Cosmoprof last month, I brought a top secret polish with me to recruit some new agents. By request, Operation Vegas will be available tomorrow, but it will be a limited edition polish. My plan right now is to only make it available as part of tomorrow’s pre-order, with a limited quantity going out to stockists later, but it is possible that it will be reactivated in the future.

Operation Vegas is a blackened red-purple holographic polish with additional multicolored sparkles and red shimmer. It will retail for $12.50 and come with a never before seen polish-exclusive 1-inch button.

Operation Vegas Swatches and Reviews
My Nail Polish Obsession (includes review of Interrogation)
Ashley is PolishAddicted
Model City Polish
Ehmkay Nails (includes review of Cipher)

Photo Courtesy of Lavish Layerings ♥

Echoes, Shadows, and Reflections
Echoes, Shadows, and Reflections is a trio of jellies, each with 5 different holographic micro glitters/pigments that are very thin for extra sparkliness. Echoes is a magenta/red/berry color, Shadows is dark purple, and Reflections is blue. Each polish will retail for $10.50, but you can purchase all three together for $30. Each of these will come with one origami star for good luck. 

Echoes, Shadows, and Reflections Swatches and Reviews
Lavish Layerings
Dani’s Manis
LOZLOSA

Photos Courtesy of Valesha ♥

Secret Agent Collection
Both individual polishes and collection sets will be available tomorrow. Check out the list of collection bonuses here.

Secret Agent Swatches and Reviews
Peachy Polish
Ida Nails It
Running With Lacquer
Dani's Manis
Manicure Addict (Decoy)
Ashley is PolishAddicted (Black Ops)
Lavish Layerings (Subterfuge and Decoy)

Label Change
I do have one change that I wanted to let you know about - I have been testing a variety of labels (for the bottom of the bottle, where the name of the polish goes) and I have finally found *the one* to replace the current label. You will begin seeing these starting with the pre-order bottles. :-)

Mysterious Activity... Vaguely Explained?!?
C&C secret island headquarters issued a press release stating that at some point soon, there will be a series of extra special missions. These missions will be reminiscent of past events that do not happen all that frequently. More information will be revealed as it becomes available.

Mission Update

Restock Information
The shop will be up for a preview later tonight, and then will go dark around 2:45 pm EDT tomorrow to prepare for the restock at 3:00. This is not a pre-order, but there will be quite a bit of polish available. There will be a limit of 2 of each polish per customer, and the estimated turnaround time for order processing will be 5-9 days for everything except pre-packed collection sets (which will ship 1-2 days after the restock). Polish quantity ratios were based on the data from the pre-order, so hopefully you will be able to get the colors that you want. In the event that you are not able to successfully complete your mission, please keep in mind that I will start working to restock the collection again when I finish shipping, and I will also be getting more polish out to my stockists as soon as possible.

Shipping the Collection Box
If you are having the complete set shipped to someone to forward to you, please let them know that after they check to make sure everything arrived safely, it is very important to put the lid of the gold box back on firmly so that the polishes won't bump into each other and break during shipping. Alternatively, if you'd like me to pack the polishes individually in bubble wrap next to the gold box instead of inside it, I can definitely do that for you - just leave me a note when you check out.

Photo Courtesy of Ida Nails It ♥

Customer Service
My goal is for you to love each new bottle that you add to your Chaos & Crocodiles nail lacquer family. I really treasure the notes from happy customers - they mean more to me than you could ever know. ♥ But while I am delighted to hear from you when you are pleased with your polishes, I do appreciate all feedback, so if you have any problems, feel free to send me an email as well.

NTK Giveaway Reminder
Chaos and I have enjoyed learning about how talented our agents are! We feel very lucky to have you on the team (and even luckier to have you not working for our spy adversaries). ;-) The giveaway closes tomorrow night, so don't forget to enter if you haven't yet!

Mysterious Activity
There has been chatter about mysterious activity at C&C Headquarters. Right now it's top secret, but you might want to keep your ear to the ground...

Operation Restock

Photo Courtesy of Gwenn Dxg ♥

Thank you for joining us! Please review the following case file before our next mission. ;-)

The Secret Agent Collection
Individual polishes and collection sets will be available in the C&C shop on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 3 pm EDT.

Estimated Turnaround Times 
Sets will be pre-packed and will ship in 1-2 days after the restock. All other orders will be filled in the order they were received, so please allow 5-9 days for them to ship out. This includes if you order a set and additional items together in one order.

Photo Courtesy of Peachy Polish ♥

Collection Bonuses
Here are those bonuses again, with the only difference being that the complete collection will come with a $5 gift certificate:

• Every order that includes at least one polish from the collection will come with a C&C sticker and Secret Agent ID card.
• Order 3 or more polishes from the collection and you will also get a 1.5-inch Secret Agent pin.
• Order 5 or more polishes from the collection and you will also get a C&C Secret Agent dog tag, complete with 24 inch ball chain.
• Order the complete collection and you will also get a $5 gift certificate (non-transferable) to use on a future purchase and a gold-foiled cardboard box with foam insert.

Photo Courtesy of Dani's Manis ♥

Looking Ahead
The Secret Agent Collection will be restocked again. If you are already a senior agent, be on the lookout for a NEW mission around the end of the month! *cue super awesome secret agent music*

 Win a Limited Edition Mystery Polish
I will be giving away another polish in the new Need To Know series (the secret agent version of a mystery polish). To enter, complete the options in the Rafflecopter below. The winner must have a US shipping address. The giveaway will end at midnight (EDT) the night of the restock and a winner will be chosen the next day. Good luck!

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