This shade of black was the exact color I was looking for! The richness & quality of this brand is amazing. I've had it on my two for almost two weeks now & it hasn't chipped yet. Thank youuuuuuu

The best black. I love essie's formula, it lasts forever on me. It is thin, so it is easy to control and doesn't get gloopy. Builds to an opaque, shiny black.

I'm baffled by the stellar reviews and I have to wonder if I got a bad batch, despite purchasing directly from Ulta. I have to dip the brush back into the bottle with every brush stroke. The formula gets gloopy. The brush leaves texture marks on the nail. It requires two coats, and it also chips within 2 days. Terrible. I have 5+ year old polishes that perform better than this one!

This is a black cream polish; basic, but a great staple to have in my collection and fantastic for nail art. It is not the most opaque polish, so two coats are required, sometimes three when covering the whole nail or using a striping brush. But it works really well with nail art when using a dotting tool to apply, no second coat/dot needed, just clean the tool off every so often so the polish doesn't get too thick. Like all Essie cream polishes it has great staying power and no chipping. It does have a tendency to smear when top coat is applied, more so than other polishes. But when I need a new bottle of black, I'll get this again.

Gorgeous black polish completely opaque on one coat with no streaks and is this beautiful glossy black on the nails. Very elegant and chic!