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.

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

Review of Alessandro Hands!Up Paradise Apple Hand Cream and Green Tea Hand Peeling

Hello lovelies,

I'm making few small changes on my blog this year (you could call them resolutions). One of them is to talk more about hand care and cuticle care products. I use many brands, trying to find the Holy Grail. Today I'll share with you my opinion on two Alessandro products - Paradise Apple Hand Cream and Green Tea Hand Peeling.

I got these two products from UK e-shop zalando.co.uk from their beauty section. They've had the whole range of Alessandro hand care products so you can imagine how hard it was to choose scents to review.

Alessandro Hands!Up Paradise Apple Hand Cream - this hand cream belongs to the Fruit Bar range that has fruit scents. Paradise Apple smells really good and juicy...I'm always tempted to lick it :D

The hand cream comes in 75ml tube and it has milky white colour. It sinks in in few minutes but it leaves slightly tacky hands. I like to use the cream in the evening, then put oil on them and slip into cotton beauty gloves. That way I don't mind the tacky feeling.

I wouldn't carry this hand cream in my handbag because of the tacky feeling it leaves but I like to have it on my bedside table. If it wasn't for the great fresh apple smell I probably wouldn't use it very often.

Alessandro Hands!Up Green Tea Hand Peeling - this product too has a great smell. It smells like sweet fresh green tea, really lovely. It comes in 50ml tube. The consistency is thick oily substance with sugar crystals in it.

I didn't find any directions of use on the tube so I have used it as similar products. I have applied it to dry hands and rubbed it in like if I'd be spreading a soap. When I felt I've done enough I have washed off the product with warm water. My hands were feeling soft with oily layer on them. Again, it's good to just put on beauty gloves and leave the oils to soak in overnight.

I really like this product - the smell and the essential oils in it. The only thing that could improve is the amount of sugar in it. There is not enough to give a proper hard-core peeling my hands sometimes need. I just add more sugar into my palms to enhance the peeling effect.