The two items included with the polishes are a 1 oz Remove + (Zoya's fantastic nail polish remover - it's the only one I use) and a Hot Lips lip gloss in the shade Sweet Tart. Zoya describes Sweet Tart as a shimmering purple mauve shade. It's very pretty but not a color that I think really suits me. I will either give it to a friend or put it into an upcoming giveaway!
First up is Violet. Violet is a dusty purple creme polish. One of my IG buddies (@lysha_f - she does great Zoya swatches and combinations) let me know that these have a tendency to flood the cuticle if the excess polish is not wiped from the brush stem before polishing. That being said, I didn't have any application issues while working with these polishes. This one was almost opaque on one coat but I had a couple of light patches so I did two.
Up next is my favorite out of the trio, Temperance. This is a light-meduim grey polish with a beautiful pink shimmer. These pictures are in direct light to show off the shimmer. It is gorgeous combination.
Marion is the last polish in the trio. I'm having a hard time describing her. Definitely duochrome, I see nude to pink shift. I was really surprised that this was opaque in two coats. It was very sheer on the first coat but built up nicely. I do think this would be a great topper to transform other colors, including the other two in the trio.
I really like this Mystery Box. I think the colors are all very pretty and work well together. The mini polishes Zoya sells on their site are $5 and the lip gloss is sold for $6 so it is definitely worth the $15 price tag. I'd love to hear what you think of this Mystery Box! Let me know in the comments below!
Very nice! That pink shimmer is so pretty!
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DeleteI love these colors! But I love every Zoya, regardless of color usually. They are my mainstream brand, nothing quite compares! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100%! Zoya is my hands down favorite mainstream polish brand. There's not much they have that I don't buy!
DeleteLove these colors especially Marion!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a different color. I really like the shift it has.
DeleteI got these as well. I havent had a chance to use them but they look lovely on you!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI love Zoya! These are pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love Zoya too! They make such fantastic polishes. :0)
DeleteMarion is quite lovely! Great review!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
DeleteThey all are georgous ! Beautiful swatches :)
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DeleteLovely swatches, I like all the colors (I tend to love Zoya polishes, so not a shock lol) - I just couldn't get behind the fact that they are just minis.
ReplyDeleteAt first I wished they were full sized too, but honestly I'll never go through a full bottle of polish with the amount I have so minis are okay. :0)
DeleteBeautiful swatches! Marion is my favorite as well but I rather have the full bottle! And I think I would wear that lipstick shade!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope they do release these as full sizes, that would be great!
DeleteAh, Marion...you are a thing of beauty and I must have you...
ReplyDeleteShe's so pretty! :0)
Deleteomg temperance is gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, my favorite for sure. I just love the shimmer against the grey polish.
DeleteI really like this selection of polishes for Zoya's mystery box this time around. I wish they were full size, but their minis aren't bad. These all look great on you!
ReplyDeleteThank you! And I think this set of mystery polishes will be much better received than the last set. I didn't mind the colors in the last set, but I do prefer these.
DeleteTemperance <3 I wish we would get awesome deals like this in Europe too...
ReplyDeleteXoxo, Nyx
Hopefully they'll ship worldwide someday soon!
DeleteI the first photo I was all Marion and then I saw your swatches and was like "TEMPERANCE!"
ReplyDeleteI know! I as soon as I put on Temperance I just couldn't stop looking at my nails. It's such a pretty color.
DeleteIn the bottle, Marion looks interesting but not so much on the nail, Temperance is super pretty though. I'm curious to see what Marion looks as one coat over the other colors.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Marion shifts more in the bottle than on my nails. However, I have that problem a lot with duochromes. I've seen a couple swatches with them layered and they work together beautifully!
DeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteNice swatches :) I don't care for any of these, but they look great on you
ReplyDeleteOoh these colors are so pretty!! I wish we would've gotten these colors in the last mystery box instead of this one. With the new promo code I can't justify spending another $15 for a set of minis when I can get 3 full size ones. But they are still super pretty!
ReplyDeleteTrue, the new promo of 3 for $15 is a great deal! I wish I could get these full size. They're great colors. :0)
DeleteLove your swatches. I regret skipping out on this mystery box, the polishes look divine.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I was very pleasantly surprised at these colors. Much more seasonal and pretty than the last box.
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