OPI- Lincoln Park After Dark

Lincoln Park After Dark began in OPI's Chicago collection fall 2005. Since, this shade and Mrs. O'Leary's Barbecue have made it into the permanent lineup of OPI colors. Both are quite dark colors.
Lincoln Park After Dark is a very dark, almost black, inky purple color. The formula is pretty nice, and I guess could be buildable if you wanted just one thin coat to show that the polish is in fact purple. My one complaint about the application process is that the brush is really wide. I didn't clean up my cuticles in the pictures just to show how unwieldy the brush is.
This really was the first polish of its kind in terms of color offerings from OPI. The brand new Gwen Stefani by OPI collection has a very similar shade called "I Sing in Color." Other drugstore and high end brands have variations on this color, but they are generally a very dark maroon or brown, and not purplish. This color is one that I consider a staple for any collector of OPI.