essieNail Art Studio Special Effects Chrome Polish, Vegan, Aqua Nail Polish, Mystic Marine, 0.46 Fl Oz

Polish is perfect! Gives the right amount of shine is and is long wearing.

I love this polish so much that I had to write a review!💛 It is a beautiful summer color, goes on smoothly & dries quick! It is long wearing & definitely worth the money.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:This nail polish is GORGEOUS! I got the chrome color and i love it. It completely transformed my nail look. I’ve been wearing it for four days over another Essie nail polish and it hasn’t chipped. First time using it I put on one coat, I just put on a second coat an hour ago and OMG it’s STUNNING! I’m obsessed. I used it over a nail polish that I felt might have been too pink for the nude tone i was going for and this nail topper made it so much better. I really feel like this is a nail polish you could put over any color you didn’t like and it would fix it. And it seems to dry really fast too! I’m already planning different color combinations I can use with this chrome polish. I haven’t been this excited by a nail polish ever. If you’re thinking about it just buy it. A new staple!!

This is a mixed review, since I ordered three polishes: Arctic Jelly (r), Lustrous Luxury (l), and Cosmic Chrome (c). Potential long read ahead 😅 All swatches are over one coat of ridge filling base coat, and one coat of top coat.First, Arctic Jelly. It's definitely a more milky jelly, which is kind of unavoidable since it's white. So it builds up pretty quickly and loses a lot of its translucency after the second coat (two coats in the photos). It's not a bad color, per se, but frankly, I wasn't crazy about it on its own. It kinda makes my nails look fake. Plus, even with a ridge filler underneath, it still didn't have the smoothest application. As it is, I'd only use this underneath a topper, or as part of some other kind of nail art.Speaking of toppers, both Lustrous Luxury and Cosmic Chrome are toppers. (In the photos, I'm wearing Lustrous Luxury on the pinky and ring, Cosmic Chrome on my middle and index). I'll start with Lustrous Luxury. I love this topper! It's a scattered micro-flake holo, but it also has a subtle green to purple duo-chrome quality to it. And it applies nice and smooth, so no need for a thick top coat. No thirsty glitter here. It looks great over both light and dark polishes. Super sparkly and pretty.As for Cosmic Chrome, I'm torn. Overall, I do really love the effect, but I feel hard pressed to call the effect a "chrome". Over the black polish, I'd definitely say the effect is chrome-y, but over the white (Arctic Jelly), it looks more like a pearl. (And I adore it!) I tried it over a third color, an orange, and it definitely looks more like pearl to me. What do you think? It is very brush strokey, so bear that in mind while applying.So overall, these polishes are a fun addition to my nail polish collection, and I think I'll be using them quite a bit, especially Lustrous Luxury. Hope this helps! Happy polishing!

I love the Essie brand and I bought three special effects colors to see how they work. Ethereal Escape (sheer lavender with violet and blue flecks) Astral Aura (sheer warm pink with violet flecks) and Frosted Fantasy (sheer aqua with gold/silver flecks) It's like brushing on an Aurora borealis effect to your nails. I really like it. The only one I wear alone is Astral Aura as it looks nice on fingernails for a glimpse of color. Special Effects is a good way to explain how it works over other colors of polish. Ethereal Escape over OPI Momager blue is awesome and looks teal from one angle and cobalt from another. Astral Aura over simple lavender Essie Play Date creates a striking lilac shimmer. It's fun to come up with different looks with the same old polishes I've had for years. Update: I tried two more colors... Divine Dimension is a clear top coat with very few flecks of color. It doesn't impress alone nor over any other color of polish. Lustrous Luxury is also just a glitter top coat. You won't notice any color at all if applied alone and over another color it just adds a few flecks of silver glitter.

If you are wanting a true inky black this isn’t for you. I’ve applied 5 coats to achieve the color in the picture. On the plus side it is glossy and shiny.

Awesome polish, this particular color Sky Jelly stays on amazingly well, seriously for 7-10 days with a tough up midweek. It does take an initial 4 coats to cover to start, it’s a buildable color. I get so many compliments when I wear this color. Don’t hesitate to purchase.

The polish is cute, but I don't think I'll be purchasing another one because the color isnt for me but if it was another color I’d def get it again.PROS:- Drys fast! I set a timrer for 5 minutes, and after that it wouldn't budge. I did also poke it after around a minute and it was already hard.- Liquidy, it isn't goopy at all and application isn't too hard.- Application was very easy.- Pigment, very pigmented- If you put more than 2 layers it doesn’t chip (I’m wearing two layers and it hasn’t chipped in four days)CONS:- The picture I posted was two coats of thin application. It's not as jelly/translucent as it seemed online.- One layer is jelly. Two layers is pretty opaque. If you stare close enough you’ll realize this is jelly but by the third it just looks like a creme polish.Note: for people wanting the viral jelly gel look, your’e looking for “syrup jelly liquid polish”. You won’t really get that look with this polish if you do more than one coat.