You can really see the true colour of Amarante here. It's a gorgeous rich plum colour with an almost sparkly effect although in most lighting it appears the deeper colour it is in the bottom photograph.
For size.
In all honestly it's a little small for my needs but only because I'm pretty much using it as a coin purse as well as a business card holder until the purse strings can be loosened (pun intended) for me to invest in a larger purse although which I have yet to decide. My one gripe about this gorgeous piece is that the Vernis leather canvas is a nightmare to keep fingerprint-free cheapening the look of it ever so slightly. Nevertheless it's simply gorgeous and a welcome addition to my collection.