Alessandro Nailpolish in Shine Rubin & Jasmine Hand Cream!

 

I got these two in my goody bag at the Alessandro Striplac launch event I went to a couple of weeks ago. Just wanted to quickly share my love for Alessandro nailpolish, which I only discovered last year. The quality is great, and what's exciting is the 99 shade range. To read my blogpost about the Striplac launch and also to see the full range of the Alessandro nailpolish click here!  Shiny Rubin is a shimmery deep fuchsia. But another fantastic discovery is their Hands!Up Flower Bar hand cream in Jasmine, it's divine!! Those of you who read my blog regularly will know how much I adore Jasmine scent. I always go for fragrances that have Jasmine in them, so I was really happy to find this tube of goodness in my goody bag. This cream comes in a wide range of scents, including Sugar Lemon, Green Tea, Paradise Apple and all sorts of yummy fruity and herbally scents!! Ever since the day I tried the Alessandro Jasmine  hand cream I have been addicted, it's the sexiest hand cream scent I own!!

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Alessandro Nailpolish in Little Princess!

Although I have so many pink nailpolishes this one is a really pretty colour, I'd even go as far as saying it has become my favourite pastel pink! Little Princess is a super flattering nude pink, it has that nudish/greyish undertone, which makes it quite special... If you'd mix OPI Tickle My Francey with say OPI Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday you'd get Little Princess... It's a perfect pastel pink shade for the spring!

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How To Fix a Nailpolish Chip and Extend Nailpolish-Wear...

 Alessandro in Blackberry [shade from their core range of 99 colours]

If you are not familiar with Alessandro they are £8.95 
 Available at: www.alessandro-international.co.uk

Alessandro in Blackberry, OPI in I Juggle...Men, OPI in Which Is Witch?, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri

When you get a nailpolish chip it of course tends to happen when it's least desired - on the day you have an event, or dinner to go to, or any other situation you need have chip-free nails... Also when I want to have neat looking nails but don't have time to repaint them I always turn to glitter ombre - this extends the nailpolish-wear by a couple of days! It's the quickest and best way to freshen up tip-wear or hide any nailpolish chips! All dark nailpolishes have a more visible tip-wear, so after I wore Alessandro Blackberry, which is an opaque dark violet shade nailpolish for couple of days it was time to freshen it up... I applied one coat of OPI I Juggle...Men all over the nailplate, it's a great glitter topcoat with pretty tiny duo-chrome fuchsia and blue glitters that looks super pretty over any nailpolish... You can leave this step if you are in a huge rush and go straight to the next step...

Next, for the ombre effect I applied one coat of OPI Which Is Witch? - just make sure to start right at the tip of the nail then taking it slightly down about half way, this makes a softer gradual ombre effect... Which Is Witch? is a really stunning holographic glitter with different shapes of tiny round glitters, and larger particles as well as thin stick glitters - but keep in mind the consistency is quite thick so make sure to have very little on the brush for a more neat ombre look... Depending how bad the chipping is, you may need to apply another coat of the glitter just over the edges... And of course don't forget to use a topcoat, this makes the glitter super sparkly and makes the nails look fresh instantly! 

Few years ago I used to use Seche Vite Top Coat but after I realised that it has a bunch of harmful chemicals I quit, besides it's like ten quid [double the amount of Sally Hansen] for a bottle that dries out literally when you get half way down so basically it's a big waste of money, and it also would pull my nailpolish badly if I'd wash my hands in very warm water, which was super annoying... So I was happy to switch to Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat and I've been using it ever since bottle after bottle!

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