i got all excited about chanel polish years ago when vamp came out since i've always been into dark nail colors ( until this summer when i did ultra bright orange and purple ), bought it and was soo disappointed, not only was the color not as dark as i expected but it chipped quicker than any polish i've ever used, so i bought brucci nail polish in i believe its called black velvet and one in black cherry and layered them to get the color i really wanted and it was perfect, long lasting and only cost $2, now that black is the craze i wore just the black velvet and everyone has been like "wow that chanel black satin looks great", so anyways i dont see spending that much $$$ on this shade when every drag queen friendly cheap makeup line has had black polish for years, i do see the slight difference in those makeupalley pics but that soft shimmer can be acheived with the proper top coat for $1, i say this and i buy designer makeup from chanel, dior, lancome, yves saint laurent, etc., but never again will i buy designer nail polish