A Perplexing Patchwork Manicure

I couldn't resist! After loving my bottle of Revlon Perplex so much (I probably don't need to tell you that this is the Chanel Paradoxal dupe at this point) I decided that I wanted to try a patchwork manicure with it. I owe my current patchwork obsession all to the lovely Chloe. She has no idea what she stirred up in me! I will never look at scotch tape the same way, I tell ya.

So I wanted to use three polishes that were all in the purple/lavender family. I found a color in my stash that is almost the exact same shade as the shimmer in Perplex (Maybelline Goody Plum Drop), so here's what I used:

Revlon Perplex

Maybelline Goody Plum Drop

(this was an LE shade from last spring's Sweet Thing collection)

Sally Hansen Mystic Lilac

(this was a shade from this fall's LE Xtreme Wear collection)

Also used: scotch tape (of course) and Seche Vite top coat in between each layer

See how the shimmer in Revlon Perplex matches the color

of Maybelline Goody Gum Drop? I love that!

Revlon Perplex

Sally Hansen Mystic Lilac

Maybelline Goody Plum Drop

I'm really happy with the way this worked out. My bottle of Seche Vite is thickening up on me so the final layer of top coat got really goopy and bubbly in places, but other than that, I think I'm improving on this technique every time I do it.

Have you tried a patchwork mani yet? Do you own Revlon Perplex yet?