This is my comparison of Revlon Perplex (Chanel Paradoxal Dupe) and Sephora X - Secretive. I didn't even think of comparing the two until someone made a comment when I posted my review of Sephora Secretive that it looked like Revlon Perplex.
As you can see - the base color is pretty close. The difference between the two is that Secretive is a creme finish and Perplex has the subtle purple/pink shimmer. To tell you the truth, I wore the alternating look above all day and unless I got really close and studied the differences, I couldn't really tell. I have never thought the shimmer was very evident in Perplex on the nail. I took quite a few shots and this shot showed the difference between the two the best. For the most part - depending on how the light hit the nails, I couldn't see the difference in my photos.
They do look a little more different in the bottle, but I think Perplex looks a little better in the bottle than on the nail. That's just my opinion. In conclusion, they aren't exact dupes, but if you already have Perplex, I would suggest checking out some of the other Sephora X polishes as they have so many unique shades. See my prior post that links the collections here.
I hope everyone is doing well!
I'm curious if ChG "Jungle Queen" is another dupe of these two. It's also a purply-grey shade like these.
ReplyDeleteThat would be cool. I'll have to check that one out.
DeleteGreat comparison!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteI don't have either so thanks for creating another lemming LOL =) I second Aleta, I wonder if Jungle Queen is a dupe for these?
ReplyDelete:) My pleasure.
DeleteI own more dupes than I reasonably should for preplex, and I don't even care! (I'm crazy like that lol) but seriouly, I want that sephora shade. Great comp.
ReplyDeleteYes, there are certain polishes that I could have many dupes of and I will keep buying them....like Metro Chic:)
DeleteHi Essie, great comparison - thank you!!! We have no Sephora available so my choice was already made for me ;-)
ReplyDeleteI like Perplex better, which is odd because I usually gravitate to cremes, I think. The shimmer in it is just so perfectly subtle. Thanks for the comparison! :) :)
DeleteHAHAHAHAHA, I totally thought I was on my own blog and hit 'reply.' Oops, sorry about that....
Delete:) Yes, Perplex is a very cool polish!
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