Lovely dark purple. But this polish chipped so badly on my nails, the wear is really terrible with this one. Essie's Sexy Divide is a deep shade of royal purple with a shimmery, almost metallic finish. So dark that it borders on looking black sometimes, almost but not quite. It's one of those.But within one day I was seeing a lot of chips. And by day two, some of my nails were chipped completely bare. Similar shades that I prefer over this one are Zoya Belinda, Butter London HRH, and OPI Suzi & the 7 Dusseldorfs.Maybe if I took the time and experimented with different base coats and top coats I could get more life out of this polish. But I wouldn't buy this one again.