Tuesday 19 February 2013

Alessandro nail polish is coming to UK! Review and swatches of Hot Chocolate shade

Hello lovelies,

I've learned very recently that a nail polish brand Alessandro is coming to United Kingdom! They will launch at the Professional Beauty Exhibition in London on 24/25th February 2013. Their nail polish range consists of 99 shades plus they offer nail and hand care. I have already tried and reviewed their hand cream and hand peeling, you can read about it here. They are big in the rest of the Europe, especially Germany so it was about time to come to UK!

Today I will show you one of their nail polishes called Hot Chocolate. I just couldn't help myself and do some pictures with a cup of yummy hot chocolate. Oh and I have to mention (it was a direct order :D) that my boyfriend helped me with these pictures and have been the photographer...I personally like the result a lot!

Alessandro Hot Chocolate - milk chocolate creme shade. The formula was very good with flawless application and great pigmentation. It was almost one coater but I have applied two coats for the perfect coverage. It dried rather average and very glossy. I still applied topcoat to seal the whole manicure. Despite it not being my type colour I was very pleasantly surprised with the formula and can't really say anything bad about it. I will definitely try more shads and let you know if the formula is consistent across the range.

Lucy's Stash - Alessandro Hot Chocolate
Lucy's Stash - Alessandro Hot Chocolate
Lucy's Stash - Alessandro Hot Chocolate
Lucy's Stash - Alessandro Hot Chocolate
Lucy's Stash - Alessandro Hot Chocolate
Lucy's Stash - Alessandro Hot Chocolate
Lucy's Stash - Alessandro Hot Chocolate
Lucy's Stash - Alessandro Hot Chocolate
Lucy's Stash - Alessandro Hot Chocolate


Alessandro will be available to purchase not only at the Professional Beauty exhibition but also at selected salons and spas. One bottle has 10ml and will retail for under £10. For more information on products and range visit their UK website.

I'd also like to mention the ring I'm wearing. It is from Zalando UK e-shop selling wide range of women's clothes, beauty products, jewellery, handbags etc. I've already shown you few other rings here and here that come from Zalando as well as the Alessandro hand creme and peeling mentioned earlier in this post.




*These products were provided for an honest review

46 comments:

  1. Wow, that really does look like chocolate! Not really my kinda colour, but the formula sounds great, I love polishes that go on with almost one coat, and the finish looks lovely!

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    1. It truly does have a great formula! I hope all of the other shades will have the same formula, can't wait to try more!

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  2. I love the photos with the hot chocolate - and this is a lovely colour on you! I love the ring too - gorgeous!

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    1. Thank you so much Alison, I hope to do more photos like this but I usually have to swatch in the evening when it's not possible to do something like this :(

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  3. I'm not a huge fan of brown, but I must admit that this shade looks so beautiful on your gorgeous nails! *.*

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  4. Wooow this color is really amazing !
    I generally don't like brown, but this is lovely <3

    xxx

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  5. wow, it's really beautiful brown. I heave some brown nail polishes but I afraid painting my nails >.< and I don't know, why?

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    1. I can relate to that, I would never willingly choose a brown colour in the shops, it's just one of the shades I don't usually wear :)

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  6. Nice rich shade! and your mug is huge!! lol

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    1. hehe mug is actually regular size, my hands are small xD

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  7. pictures look amazing! love the ones with both hands :)

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  8. Áááách, přesně takovou barvu očí má můj drahý :) Hned bych si ji taky nalakovala a celý den na ni zamilovaně koukala :) (nebo bych s ní možná začala mluvit a myslela na drahého :D :D )

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    1. Jee to je hezky :)) Alessandro je myslim dostupny v Douglasu,ale za kolik to si fakt uz nepamatuju :)

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  9. Absolutely beautiful, i love browns but don't have enough of them!! It looks so classy and elegant on your nails xx

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  10. Yum. All I have to say. Again, YUM!

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  11. love your nails! and the ring is beautiful, too

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  12. Oh please :) do more of those double handed pictures ! it's very awesome and so beautiful.

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  13. Oh <3 I really love this brown nail polish :)

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  14. I think I saw this ring on asos...it's gorgeus <3 and i love alessandro's polishes,they're great quality.

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  15. Lovely pictures, I love them! I have never tried Alessandro polishes but look forward to doing so.

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  16. Que delíciaaa! AMO Marrons!! LINDO!!
    Conheci essa marca na Beauty Fair Brasil 2012, se tiver este ano trarei esse lindo pra minha casa!

    Beijos!

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  17. God, I love your pictures! Perfect!

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  18. Loved your photographing sets! :)

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  19. Such awesome photography going on here! I totally need a cup of cocoa after these ^^ As for the brand, they've been around in Russia for some time already, but I've never tried their nail polish, however, their nail&hand care rocks! Especially the night hand mask, the smell is the most delicious, I've been drooling all iver it ever since my mom first bought it, and I've been on search of a perfume like it ever since *_*

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    1. Thank you so much, credit for the photography goes to my boyfriend tho :D Thank you for the tip on the night hand mask, I'll check it out on Sunday when I'll visit them!

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  20. Oh, this is just lovely :D I don't normally go for brown shades, but this really does look like chocolate! yum x

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  21. This nail polish is great!Anf your photos are fantastic! :) Follow me
    http://www.chiaramnails.blogspot.it/ :)

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  22. This looks so exactly like chocolate! I think it would be a great shade for doing sweet/chocolate themed nail art aswell. Your photos are lovely, I found your blog through Hellocotton and I'm now a follower. I love nail polish too, although I can not get mine to grow as long and perfect as yours! xx

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    1. Welcome Katy, thank you so much for following! I hope you'll find time to browse my blog, perhaps the tutorial or nail art section :) As to the nail care I'd recommend you to take vitamins specifically for nails or Biotin and use lots of nail oil :)

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  23. very appetizing)) pictures are very beautiful!

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  24. This is such a beautiful color! Amazing photos!

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  25. What an absolutely gorgeous, rich colour. I have been trying to find a brown that I like for ages, this might be the one! I love your blog, and you're on my list of favourite pages on my blog :D

    Holly xoxoxo

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  26. This color really looks like chocolate, makes me want to eat your nails! :-O

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  27. They look so nice on you! Love this rich shade of brown <3

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  28. Lovely! Now you just need some white glitter "marshmallows" ;)

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  29. I love this color on you, and these pictures! So cozy.

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  30. It looks really cute with the mug ^^ , which top coat did you use? x

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  31. Your pictorial is flawless. So much work & thoughtfulness. Magnificent ☼

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  32. That's such a lovely chocolate colour, looking forward to seeing these in the UK. I would have taken the excuse to make a giant mug of hot chocolate too! :)

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  33. Oh wow, it really does look like chocolate! It looks stunning on you! x

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  34. You can make any color look gorgeous!

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