Comparison post - sparkly dark pink reds

When I wore Leighton Denny Best Seller earlier this week, it brought to mind some other dark pink reds that I have and I was curious as to how similar they were.
So here we have a comparison of OPI You Only Live Twice, A England Rose Bower, Above The Curve Scarlet, and Leighton Denny Best Seller.
Having swatched all 4 together I am pleased to say they are NOT the same, but I'll share the results anyway, just in case you were wondering.
Obviously 2 of these are holographic, whereas 2 are shimmery with fine glitter but it was the tone of red that brought them to my mind.
You Only Live Twice and Best Seller are the most similar, although the OPI is slightly more red and brighter than the LD.
I'd say Best Seller and Rose Bower are the closest in tone, and indoors in lowish light levels pretty similar, but out in the sunshine they are worlds apart.
Scarlet is the darkest, and more blue.
On the whole, as a person who doesn't wear red often, with the LD and OPI being quite close, I could probably have done without Best Seller but I absolutely need all the others!

Nails painted in the same order as the bottle picture, and interestingly, in the sunlight they look a lot more similar than in real life. The most accurate picture is the last on, taken under my desk lamp.

OPI You Only Live Twice, A England Rose Bower, Above the Curve Scarlet, Leighton Denny Best Seller

Pictures taken in sunlight

 

 

Daylight picture

 

Picture taken under fluorescent light

Above the Curve Scarlet

Today's polish is stunning. Following on from my last red/pink holo, Girly Bits Crantini, this is a darker shade and this one was instant love. Above the Curve Scarlet is a deep intense raspberry red with very fine scattered holographic particles. Most noticeable are fine pinky red sparkles but in the sunshine you can also see a  blue/purple shimmer as well as the delicate holographic sparkle.
This is my favourite shade of red, because it has that slight blueness to it. I absolutely do not do warm reds!
I was already in love with this one before I even went out in search of sunshine because of the richness of the colour, and outside it is just gorgeous. I just kept gazing at the sparkles!
It has a super glossy finish even before top coat. Two coats gave great coverage and it dried well. This is my second Above the Curve polish and I like them a lot, the quality is lovely and I will be on the lookout for more. I do have one more in  my stash, and I think I'll be trying it very soon.

Above the Curve Scarlet