Candy Hearts & Magical Musings

In preparation for Valentine's Day, be sure to grab the limited edition Candy Hearts Trio. This mini trio features U R 2 Cute, Small Talk, and Kiss Me so you'll always been sending out the right message wearing these beauties! In addition to the launch of the Candy Hearts Trio, all Magical Musings colors and sets will be restocked. International shipping is available. This means: full and mini sets and all colors to anywhere in the world! Mark your calendars now:

Polishes will be launched on lacattack.com

Wednesday January 23, 2013 at 5:00pm EST

IMPORTANT RESTOCK INFORMATION:

• The price of the sets has increased to reflect the higher shipping cost of shipping a full collection. Since the store reads a "set" listing as only one item, it only charges the shipping for one individual polish. The base price of sets is the exact same, I just had to change the listing cost to reflect shipping. 
• Magical Musings full size set: $83.00 ($80 per set, $3.00 additional shipping)
• Magical Musings mini size set: $43.00 ($40 per set discounted, $3.00 additional shipping)
• Candy Hearts Trio mini size set: $13.00 ($12 per set discounted, $1.00 additional shipping)
• International shipping (including Canada) has been increased to help offset the increased rates set by the USPS. I am still committed to maintaining low shipping prices. 
• Canada: $3.50 per cart, $0.50 per polish
• International: $6.00 per cart, $0.50 per polish
• The store/site will be disabled, showing as "password protected", 24 hours before the launch to edit and update color listings. It will be re-enabled at launch time.

The Candy Hearts Trio
Available in limited quantities only! This unique trio will be available in mini sets and mini bottles only, with special heart labels to mimic the candy hearts by which they were inspired.

U R 2 Cute: blue, purple, and pink holographic micro glitter with holographic hearts and a blue flash/shimmer.
Kiss Me: bright pink, light pink, and white shards in a clear base.
Small Talk: bright and light pink hexes in multiple sizes in a mint green base with slight shimmer and semi-matte finish.

Birthday Bonanza Giveaway!!

It is finally time for the giveaway I've been telling you all about!

I wanted to include all of you in my celebration of over 1,000 Facebook likes, 500 Twitter followers, and the 1-year birthday/anniversary of Lac Attack!

I feel like I say this all the time, but it is never enough: thank you from the bottom of my heart (and tubs of glitter) for all of your overwhelming support and faith in me this past year. I am still humbled every day that people from all over the world choose to buy something that I make with my own two hands! I love you! <3

I have also decided that if I reach 2,000 FB likes and/or 1,000 Twitter followers before the giveaway ends on February 4, I will add even more prizes....so go enter and be sure to tell your friends!

Here is a link if the embed is down: http://rafl.es/RXUITP

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December News & Magical Musings Launch

Hello my lovelies! I want to start by saying thank you so much for all of the positive feedback, interest, and support for the Magical Musings collection. I am so glad to share my passion for HP with other like minded individuals such as yourselves. Kirsten and I are honestly so happy and honored by your reactions!

Mark the date and time: the launch of the Magical Musings collection will be held at Lac Attack.com this Saturday, December 1st at 9:00am EST.

Winter News

Here are some random bits and pieces of info:

• The epic giveaway, which will consist of 1 full set each of all of my previous collections, will be launched after the new year. I plan to coincide it with the birthday of Lac Attack, as well as to celebrate over 1,000 Facebook likes and over 500 Twitter followers.
• You can sign up for email subscriptions at the following links:
• Updates, announcements, specials, etc
• Blogger press releases, updates, and requests for samples

Magical Musings

You can view Kirsten's official review and swatches over at Glitta Gloves. Her swatches are descriptions are quite amazing, so I recommend checking it out!

Formula changes: Kirsten's review did mention that Holidays in Hogsmeade was lacking in the white hex department, so I tried to include more of those in the final batches.  I also noticed some visible curling of the glitters in The Horcrux of It... so I add some smaller hexes of the same shade. The final batch of Horcrux includes sparse large hexes and more of the smaller hexes. I also tried to make the final version a bit more opaque.

International shipping: international shipping will be available - the shop is currently undergoing "maintenance" so I can add and edit the listings and set up international shipping before the launch. International shipping will start at $5 USD, with each additional polish costing $0.50 USD. Please refer to my post here for more information about my policies.

Other notes: There will be a limited number of full-size and mini complete sets of Magical Musings available during the initial launch. I am waiting on an order of bottles and base to finalize, and hope to hold a second restock in December. The second restock will also be launched at a time more convenient for international buyers.

Holiday Shipping Dates

The following dates are the cut-off dates for orders to be received by Christmas. I used the dates provided by the U.S. Postal Service, then added from 2-5 days for processing on my end.
USPS Domestic First-class or Priority Mail: December 15
USPS International First-class or Priority mail:

• Africa, Central and South America: December 2
• Asia, Australia, Europe, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand: December 5
• Canada and Caribbean: December 7

Lac Attack & Glitta Gloves present: the Magical Musings Collection!

Hey everybody! After months of plotting, planning, and cackling (?), Kirsten from Glitta Gloves and I are so excited to finally announce the Magical Musings collection. This collection was born out of a mutual obsession love of all things Harry Potter. We figured that the nail polish community needed a collection of colors that truly showcases the world of HP. For the non-fans - the collection still contains fun and beautiful colors for any nail polish lover. Plus, I do believe that this may be one of the first collaborations of the kind!

The collection will be available for sale, shipping internationally, on December 1st, 2012. 

An exact launch time is forthcoming.

Without further ado, the polishes are:

Amortentia

Beauxbatons Academy

Death Day Party

Dementor's Kiss

Durmstrang

Felix Felicis

Hogwarts

Holidays in Hogsmeade

The Horcrux of It...

Weasley's Wizard Wheezes

International Shipping Update

I have some news!

It appears as though I have found a system for international shipping. I have added Canada as a shipping option to the Goodsie store to test the system. If successful, I will open shipping to all international buyers.

Shipping to Canada starts at $3.00  $3.50 (as of 1/18/13) per cart/order, and $0.50 for each polish.
Shipping costs will start at $6.00 per cart, and $0.50 per polish.
        Updated costs as of 1/18/2013

Please note:

• Any additional customs or duty fees incurred will be the responsibility of the buyer
• Tracking will be offered when possible 
• It could take 2-6 weeks for your package to arrive
• Shipping costs account for both postage and packaging materials
• All polishes will be wrapped in bubble wrap, and larger orders will include extra wrap or cushioning to ensure safe transit

Don't forget: if we make it to 1,000 likes on Facebook and/or 500 followers on Twitter by December 1st, I will launch a giveaway including one set each of all released collections. Tell your friends!

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Thanks,

Anastasia

Fall 2012 Announcements!

Hello all! I have been busy striving to make Lac Attack even better, so I have quite a few announcements for you all:

1. If you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen the picture of the new bottles. I will now be stocking square bottles, both full and mini size. I am very excited to debut these bottles in the next restock and upcoming collections!

2. In order to keep up with demand and make room for future colors, some polishes will be made available in limited quantities during the next restock, after which they will be discontinued. These polishes include:

• Wild Thing collection: Dance of the Flamingo, Decidedly Deciduous
• Summer Lovin' collection: T-Bird, Summer Lovin', The One that I Want
• Mattes & Music collection: Vegas Skies, Particle Man, Nerd Alert
• Core Colors: Blue Steel, Goldenrod

3. Due to the discontinuation and unruly temperament of certain glitters, the following polishes will be reformulated (only slightly):

• Jewel of the Nile
• Hell on Heels

4.  Going forward, every bottle of polish will have more glitter packed inside so that you are getting the most bang (and sparkle!) for your buck.

5. I am very excited to announce that a special limited edition polish will also be included in the next restock! The polish is named Mayan Goodbyin' after the "end of the world" as predicted by the end of the Mayan calendar. In keeping with the theme, this polish will only be available until December 21, 2012. Pictures to come!

6. Stay tuned over the next few weeks for the next collection announcement. It will be the biggest Lac Attack collection to date, and I am super excited to give you all of the details!

The next restock date is set for Saturday, October 13 at 5:00pm EST

For updates, information, restock dates, and even special offers - subscribe to the new Lac Attack mailing list!

Present Time! aka the 600 Likes Giveaway!

Hello all.

I feel like I've said this about a thousand times at this point, but these past two months have been rough and the amount of support and understanding from all of you has been overwhelming! Thank you so much for everything! To show just how much I really appreciate everything - I've launched the 600 Likes/Fan Appreciation/"Gosh You All Are Awesome!"/Present Time! Giveaway.

There are four whole prizes to be won, including a full size Mattes & Music collection. You can enter on the Giveaway tab on the Facebook page or below.

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