That being said, the stuff is bulletproof. All kinds of grease, etc. have been left on it for hours and it cleans up without a trace.

I would do it again in a heartbeat.

I have honed black labrador granite. When the stone yard showed it to me, they had some with "enhancer" on it and some without. The enhancer definitely made it more black. I wanted more of a grey black so I chose not to put the enhancer on my slabs. If your DH like s more of a black black, you should look into the stone enhancer

Honed or antiqued Black Pearl will read as "black".
Only up close will you see the slightly muted and mottled specks
of 'pearl,' light blue, and gray mixed in with the darker colors.
The slabs of honed Black Pearl I viewed were a bit lighter than Absolute Black honed.
That is one of the things I liked about Black Pearl.

I still don't have any good pictures of the new kitchen with proper lighting.
But for what it is worth, here is a picture from a distance where the counters
certainly read as black:

Here is an closeup showing the slightly mottled, but still very dark granite (sorry for the silly picture showing how many very large pots I could fit on my range):

Best wishes for your renovation!

Califkitchen - I've seen the enhanced and I think I would definitely want it.
InfoDiva1 - I like bulletproof. I think some variety would be great actually.
cat_mom - I like your name..my daughter is Cat also..(plus if you saw my most recent Fusion picture "Saturday Salb shopping post...)..it's of a Cat!!)
ellabee_2016 - We've tried to get samples, and they just aren't offering yet. I think I have to be ready to reserve before I'll actually get a sample.
francoise47 - Thank you so much for the images. your kitchen is lovely. Your closeup actually shows quite a bit of texture and helps me. And yes, it reads black.
I'll just keep on working towards this and see where I get!
Thank you again.
;-D

Francoise, your kitchen is lovely! I remember your pendants! Those are the ones that aren't made for US, right? I think I looked at those but thought they wouldn't work for some reason. I like them but can't recall what site they were on!

They are made by Chehoma (which does not sell retail)
and can be purchased through Deco et Compgnie for 119 dollars each.

Go somewhere were you can get samples.

This shows the beautiful texture in ''normal'' lighting:

And this shows the ''black'' look of the counter at a distance:

Hope these are useful.

Sandra

Sandra