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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Retro Sunday Squared - OPI Creme de Menthe

Happy Sunday my lovelies! Dana at Polished Claws Up and I are back today with another edition of Retro Sunday Squared. We're bringing out the big guns today folks - VINTAGE GREEN OPI's!! Ahh! So excited!! Don't forget to check out Dana's post, she is showing off one of the polishes we found dusty hunting together this past summer!

Today I will be sharing with you OPI Creme de Menthe, possibly one of the top 3 most rare OPI greens in existence. This one never pops up on eBay and even through my extensive dusty hunting adventures, I have never seen a bottle of this anywhere. Why is this polish so rare? Because it is from 1989! Yes, 1989 which makes this bottle of polish 24 years old! That is almost as old as I am =) This is by far one of the oldest polishes in my stash. But as old as it is, OPI Creme de Menthe is absolutely gorgeous!  Creme de Menthe was part of OPI's "X" Collection, and not much is known about this collection. It contained other now-VHTF polishes such as Rainforest, Real Teal and Iridescent Opal.

OPI Creme de Menthe is a mint green with gold shimmer. I have seen many near dupes of Creme de Menthe but none of them were ever quite as vibrant or as shimmery as it. You would think that in the 24 years since this polish has been released, someone would have come out with a viable dupe. I know that Lindsay over at Yacking about Lacquer came up with a dupe of it and it was definitely the closest I have seen. But as far as the big retail brands go, I haven't seen anything close. This is a very special polish.

The formula on this one was kind of meh - it was actually kind of thick for an old non-3-free polish. It was a bit streaky and kind of hard to even out. Nonetheless, it is still gorgeous and I can't begrudge a 24 year old polish its formula. I'll thin it out a bit next time but for now, the formula was workable.

Here's 3 coats of OPI Creme de Menthe. I took a boatload of pictures and couldn't decide which ones I liked the best, so here's a bunch! Enjoy =)











Thanks for stopping by today everyone! Don't forget to check out Dana's post!

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35 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 27, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    Be still my crazy beating heart! Ah-MAZ-ing!!!! I hope to one day get my greedy lil hands on this bad boy! That shimmer leaves me speachless! Great swatches!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    OMG it's the same age as me :). And it looks so unique!

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  3. Heather @ Peace, Love & PolishJanuary 27, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    Wow, I was only a year old when this polish came out! And your right, the color is absolutely GORGEOUS - unlike anything I've ever seen before :)

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  4. UnknownJanuary 27, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    An oldie but goodie! The perfect shade of green with a stunning gold shimmer! <3 :)

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  5. Jackie MJanuary 27, 2013 at 10:58 AM

    so crazy that you have it! its sooo old but so gorgeous! wow that is such a great color if i ever lay my eyes on a bottle i'll have to buy it no matter the price

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  6. Jenn, Paperbacks and PolishJanuary 27, 2013 at 11:02 AM

    This is one year older than me! Crazy! This colour is seriously stunning, I wish someone would release a new one that could capture it!

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  7. MariaJanuary 27, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    Wow, this is really old!! It's older than me!
    So cool that OPI were doing such unusual colours back then)

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  8. Kelly @ Nails for the Sake of SanityJanuary 27, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    So jealous!! This one is absolutely stunning!! :)

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  9. FreshieJanuary 27, 2013 at 1:49 PM

    Insanely beautiful, congrats on the find!

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  10. LieslJanuary 27, 2013 at 4:21 PM

    This is so gorgeous. What an amazing find. I think it's time OPI did a BiB collection again, lol.

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  11. MirandaJanuary 27, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    Gorgeous! They need to do a new one like this!

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  12. drinkcitraJanuary 28, 2013 at 12:46 AM

    Ooh this looks great!! :D

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2013 at 5:14 AM

    O.M.G.!!! This is the most awesome green I've ever seen! I didn't even know about it till now! I LOVELOVELOVE the shimmer!! I'm so jealous right now! :)

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  14. zygzakJanuary 28, 2013 at 5:36 AM

    There is a dupe, even more rare: opi celebrity celery from australia exclusive collection. I found it in a dusty a year ago. This collection also had golf course green, which is rainforest dupe.

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  15. GlittersnapdragonJanuary 28, 2013 at 7:21 AM

    WOW, it IS a great colour! Wher the # did you find it??? Big congrats that you did!!! :)

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  16. JulieJanuary 28, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    Holy Sh*t balls this is SO DANG amazing!

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  17. heatherJanuary 28, 2013 at 1:21 PM

    Oh I love it so much, it's such an amazing green, the shimmer is to die for! I also really love all the info about the polish you gave us, I love finding out about old collections and adding more vintage polish to my wishlist. :-)

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  18. XJanuary 29, 2013 at 4:16 AM

    Great color!!!

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  19. NailsLikeLaceJanuary 29, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    O.O OPI needs to re-release this!! I LOVE it!!

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  20. Nailphotos by LaniJanuary 30, 2013 at 8:04 PM

    The shimmer makes it look very beautiful! I'm glad you're still blogging, because I started wondering when you were selling so many vintage polishes.

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  21. KasJanuary 31, 2013 at 12:56 AM

    I swear I found 2 bottle of this when I was dusty hunting but they didn't have labels. Ugh I wish I had bought them. I was 95% sure it was it.

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  22. MarisaFebruary 4, 2013 at 8:40 AM

    Wow!!! This is an awesome green! It looks amazing on you!!

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  23. Mel, Glassflecked.February 17, 2013 at 3:11 AM

    wowza! didn't realize it was that old. eep! def my #1 OPI lemming. it is stunning.. also looking for the Misa dupe!!

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2013 at 11:56 AM

    cool! i am a nail blogger and my name is Jacqui too! !

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  25. ashleyFebruary 23, 2013 at 1:30 PM

    wow the color is amazing with the shimmer

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  26. lovenailpolishMarch 17, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    A 24 year old polish, now that is the oldest polish I have seen swatched on a blog. You should insure that puppy! It is an absolute stunner! I already thinking it would look great with glitter on top as well. I can not stop with the glitter!

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  27. BarbilyciousMarch 20, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    this green is gorgeous

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  28. LydzMay 7, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    gorgeous!

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  29. illyMay 15, 2013 at 3:48 PM

    I love OPIs, and this green one is so lovely!
    Happy to be your newest follower :)

    My nail polish blog nails-and-more.blogspot.com

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  30. AnonymousMay 16, 2013 at 4:51 AM

    Loving the colours babe and the electric green. Wish I could grow my nails, they are just too weak. <3

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    Hi there! do you still have these for sale?

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