*PR sample

Hello lovelies,

So I'm on my holiday right now but I've prepared some regular posts along some awesome guest posts so there will be no blogging break ;) Today I'm reviewing Alessandro Lucky Violet which I've been sent for a review.

Lucky Violet - lavender/violet with fine blue and magenta shimmer. The shade is really lovely and glossy. It applied well but the polish was streaky in the first coat. The second coat sorted it out and the polish looked nice. It is well pigmented and it fried average to fast. I've applied topcoat.

Each bottle has 10ml. For more information on products and range please visit their UK website or US website.

Please excuse the not exactly perfect lavender, that was the only one I could find. So what do you think about this elegant purple?

*PR sample

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