Essie • Chinchilly • Polishes
(116 reviews)
| Average Rating. | 4.6 |
| Would buy this product again. | 86% |
| Package Quality | 4.3 |
| Price | 3.3 |
| Ingredients | |
rjinlondon on 4/25/2013 11:45:00 AM more reviews by rjinlondon
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Brown
Great colour, looks beautiful on and it hasn't chipped in four days after lots of washing up without gloves! The brush is a dream to use making it easy to apply. It's my new favourite nail polish make, beats O.P.I hands down!
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BlondeInDelhi on 4/12/2013 11:43:00 AM more reviews by BlondeInDelhi
Age: 25-29 Skin: Oily, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
Lovely colour, good and even application, and a nice brush, which makes application easy.
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*TOP REVIEWER* SHeust on 2/2/2013 9:17:00 PM more reviews by SHeust
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Green
A friend gave me this because she was trying to break me out of my light pink/nude shades only rut. Although I am quite pale, this is a pretty, pale shade of grey that looks flattering against my skin. I topped it with a silvery glittery she gave me for sort of a disco ball look and it really looks nice. Essie polishes always have a good formula in my experience - smooth, no bubbles, dries fairly quickly and two or three coats (depending on your desired level of opaqueness) works great. Chinchilly is a great shade for those who love grays or don't know that they do yet!
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Char1008 on 1/30/2013 2:56:00 PM more reviews by Char1008
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm Hair: Blond, Wavy, Coarse Eyes: Hazel
After testing nearly every neutral shade on the Essie stand in Boots I eventually went for Chinchilly and am very happy with the decision. Outside of the fluorescent lighting in the store the colour was much greyer than I originally thought. Natural lighting brings out a slight lavender undertone which adds another element to the shade whist still remaining unobtrusive enough to suit any occasion. The polish includes the usual extra wide brush which I love but others can find more difficult to use especially on narrower nails. I found that 2 - 3 coats were needed for a real opaque coverage and with base and top coats the polish lasted for a good 4 days with minimal tip wear.
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swatters on 1/23/2013 12:21:00 PM more reviews by swatters
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Olive Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
This is a jelly-creme polish that dries to a gray with a touch of lavender. I feel like the sheerness of the polish really adds a feminine touch to a color that would otherwise be very industrial. I love that you can wear this color from fall through spring, since there is a little touch of purple in there.
Formula is thin and translucent, I used 3 thin coats plus a top coat for extra shine. Love it!
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BinkyRose on 1/8/2013 2:28:00 PM more reviews by BinkyRose
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue
Probably my favourite nail polish I own, for the price it was totally worth it. I own many other nail polishes by Essie (with mixed feelings) but this one was amazing. It is a very sophisticated colour, and looks good at any occasion - it is also so smooth, quick drying very ungloopy. I love it - highly recommend it!
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Zena89 on 1/5/2013 11:45:00 PM more reviews by Zena89
Age: 19-24 Skin: Dry, Medium Brown, Cool Hair: Brown, Kinky, Medium Eyes: Brown
no me gusta- not for me. IT's too boring.
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GlamFann on 12/27/2012 9:49:00 PM more reviews by GlamFann
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Brown
This is a really prety grey nail polish I came across this at my local Rite-Aid and I figured since a lot of my outfits include a grey element I thought this would be perfect and turns out it was. :)
I would reccomend this to everyone.
Only complaint I had with this is that you have to apply many coats to achieve the complete color.
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ashleylaurenxo on 12/7/2012 7:07:00 PM more reviews by ashleylaurenxo
Age: 25-29 Skin: Sensitive, Fair Hair: Red Eyes: Blue
I LOVE this colour! I get compliments whenever I wear this nail polish. It's a nice neutral grey and I find like almost all Essie polishes it is of fantastic quality. I only have to apply 2 coats.
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localceleb84 on 12/7/2012 4:08:00 PM more reviews by localceleb84
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Tan Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
This polich was an impulse buy! I have seen Essie colors ALL OVER PINTEREST and thought I'd finally give it a try. I'm a Florida girl, so light pinks and peaches are my usual, summery type color. This is a big change for me, but it went on like butter! It's super smooth - I don't even think I'll need a topcoat. Overall, I'm really happy with it. For $8, it was worth it. I'd rather pay $8 for a decent nail color that goes on easily than a $40 manicure.
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keyelement on 12/7/2012 2:11:00 AM more reviews by keyelement
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Fair, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Brown
I love this shade. I agree with all reviews below: opaque with 2 coats, universally flattering shade, office-friendly, and it always seems to be in season each fall. If I had to choose only 5 polishes from my 70-polish collection to keep, this would be one of those 5.
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jennstar777 on 12/6/2012 9:54:00 PM more reviews by jennstar777
Age: 25-29 Skin: Dry, Fair, Cool Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium Eyes: Blue
Amazing neutral shade-a subtle yet dynamic gray. Worth it!
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MonBlue on 11/17/2012 1:58:00 PM more reviews by MonBlue
Age: 36-43 Skin: Dry, Olive, Warm Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse Eyes: Hazel
Essie's ChinChilly is the color that I always turn to, it is a quintessential medium gray that is flattering on all nail lengths and skin tones. It is fashion forward and edgy because it s not a traditional pink or red, but conservative enough to wear to a job interview - yes it is that perfect a shade!!
I am obsessed with well tended hands and nails. How one takes care of ones hands speaks volumes about who they are as a person. This color should be in every fashionable lady's rotation.
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*TOP REVIEWER* aznmnkygrl808 on 10/24/2012 2:31:00 AM more reviews by aznmnkygrl808
Age: 19-24 Skin: Oily, Medium, Warm Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Brown
Gorgeous medium gray with a lavender undertone. This Is what I wanted essie's merino cool to be! This color is really pretty; not too dark for spring nor too bright for fall. Very chic color. Formula was buttery and amazing and all I needed was 2 coats to get my desired opaque look. Def would repurchase this color!
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ireneyy on 9/29/2012 7:55:00 PM more reviews by ireneyy
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm Hair: Black, Relaxed, Medium Eyes: Brown
I can see why this Essie product is "award-winning". It's a beautiful gray, with purple undertones, that literally applies like butter. It's also opaque in 2 coats. I'm not sure about lasting power, since I only had this polish on for 2 days, but at least it didn't chip in those two days haha. The only negative thing I have to say about this polish is that it brought out all the redness on my yellow-toned Asian skin, which is why I would NOT buy this product again.
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trinitycharm on 9/16/2012 11:17:00 AM more reviews by trinitycharm
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Tan, Warm Hair: Black, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
On my naturally tan, olive-yellow Asian skin, this color looks fairly decent. In the bottle, compared to other grey/taupes, I thought it was a medium to light grey; but ON, it looks more like a medium to dark grey. On my skin, I don't see as much purple in it as I do in SH Greige Gardens; or as much taupey-brown as WnW Wet Cement; nor is it as light as Professional 10 (?) Moonlight---though more similar in tone to the latter. It's a lovely neutral that's office appropriate, but still edgy IMHO. The problem I have with this one is that my two bottles are both very runny. I used 2 coats, which isn't that bad compared to a few other nail polishes. If you're looking for a dupe, I believe the new L'Oreal np (called Eiffel For You), is pretty darn close...though I haven't actually done a side-by-side comparison.
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boxyeongxan on 9/7/2012 10:54:00 AM more reviews by boxyeongxan
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Dry, Fair Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine Eyes: Black
A nice color. But its very sheer. I had to use 3 coats to get the color thats in the bottle on my nails. It doesn't chip and doesn't streak. applies on smoothly.
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Suester on 9/7/2012 9:43:00 AM more reviews by Suester
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond, Kinky, Fine Eyes: Blue
This polish rocks! I love it so much :) Perfect dark grey/taupe colour with a hint of purple and it just looks so awesome! Funnily I have swatched it on one nail a few times and decided against it, but when I did a full mani, I was wowed with how good it was and thrilled to get compliments on my nails.
Formula is pretty good, I'm not totally skilled at the art of DIY manicure but this went on pretty much perfectly, two easy coats and it lasted perfectly for 5 days with no chipping. I do use the computer a lot, so it was showing a bit of tipwear by then, but nothing that had me worried.
Very happy, will use this colour again and again!
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cafebizarre on 9/3/2012 8:29:00 AM more reviews by cafebizarre
Age: 36-43 Skin: Other Hair: Other Eyes: Other
It is a pretty color, but initially it felt a little streaky and needed three coats for the color to really show through. It is a great all year color IMO.
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*TOP REVIEWER* KelseyP on 9/1/2012 10:15:00 PM more reviews by KelseyP
Age: 30-35 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Cool Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium Eyes: Blue
I love this color - its such a pretty shade with my pale skin, and I actually have had strangers compliment me and ask what this is. Beautiful formula applies easily and not streaky. So chic!