Good evening everyone! I've been in a very purple phase lately and decided to break it by trying my hand at a red manicure.  Though I love love looooove the color red, I always find it difficult to wear... it tends to attract a lot of attention and I usually don't feel like I can pull it off.  However, I think I am quite fond of this one and will see how it takes over the next couple of days.  For this manicure, I used Cult Nails' Bitten as a base.  This is the first indie brand polish that I ever purchased over a year ago, and sadly, this is also the first time I've ever opened it.  I fell in love with the color, but it was so vibrant that I was a bit overwhelmed by the color.  It is a truly remarkable shade and formula though, it went fully opaque in 2 coats and has a magenta/raspberry sparkle to it when it catches light.  

For the accent nail, I used Dovima Matte by Zoya.  My camera's flash is making it look kind glossy when it really isn't, but what's gorgeous about this shade is that it does have some faint sparkles that give it a bit of an added dimension.  

Finally, I stamped this with Bissu Gold's polish which my boyfriend gifted to me from Mundo de Unas' website, using Pueen's love collection.  The gold studs are from the born pretty store.  

Also experimenting with a black backdrop for my light box instead of white... still contemplating if I like it :x  Also using flash instead of strictly bounce lights, I think it helps catch the sparkles that some of these polishes have better.