You won't be able to see your alias as the sender when trying to send a test email to yourself. This article will explain why.
Why can't I pick my alias?
That only happens when you try to send emails to yourself (using the Send me a test email button). When sending emails to yourself, Gmail automatically skips the alias setting.
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If you try to send emails to another email address, the alias will be taken into account.