Review: Zoya Remove Plus

So, I'd like to develop this into a nail polish blog of sorts, but I don't quite have the skills to pull off acceptable looking swatches. Therefore, for my first review, I decided to review something that doesn't require swatching, which is nail polish remover.

Zoya sent me a two-ounce sample of its nail polish remover, Remove Plus, with my Black Friday/Cyber Monday order. Remove Plus is a three-in-one formula that "removes old polish, cleans nails and preps for new polish." Cleaning nails and preparing for new polish is helpful for someone like me with a weird body chemistry, as I may have a pH imbalance or oily nails. I've heard good things about Remove Plus's gentle formula, so this morning I tried it out for myself.

I have to say that I was disappointed by Remove Plus. I'm used to using pure acetone to remove my nail polish, so this gentle three-in-one formula isn't nearly as powerful as what I'm used to. But it did handle glitter removal fairly well. I had to use three cotton balls instead of my usual one or two.



The most off-putting thing about Remove Plus was the fragrance, which was a little sickly sweet for my taste. Zoya is known for being green, so it's interesting to me that they would add fragrance to their product. When I swab chemicals on my nails, I expect it to smell like those chemicals, not roses.

Unfortunately, the three-in-one formula was not the magic solution to my quick-chipping manicures that I am searching for. My next manicure chipped basically right away, even with base and top coat. I do use nail prep products of my nails before painting them, so it was nice to save a step.

Want to try Remove Plus for yourself? Zoya often sends out a free two-ounce sample with orders over a certain dollar amount on their web site. Alternatively, they sell the two-ounce bottles for $4.60, which isn't a huge investment to see if you like it. If your least favorite part about removing nail polish is the smell, perhaps you will like the scent of Remove Plus. On the other hand, you could buy at least sixteen ounces of pure acetone at the drugstore for that amount! Therefore, this beauty lover is going to stick to the acetone.