Collection: OPI 2002 Fall/Winter, European
In 2002, OPI released a stunning collection of rich, jewel-toned shades for Fall/Winter. As far as I can tell, all of the shades in the European collection are now discontinued, which is such a shame, as it introduced some of my all-time favorite OPIs (Cant-a-Berry Have Some Fun?, Changing of the Garnet, Kinky in Helsinki, A Man in Every Port-ugal).
Hungary for My Honey (NL E02) is a rich, autumnal orange shimmer that sparkles with flecks of gold and green. It remains quite unique in my nail polish collection.
The polish is packed with very, very fine shimmer, most of which is orange, but there is also some subtle gold and green shimmer that kicks this polish up a notch. The amount of shimmer in it means that it veers close to frost territory, and there are minor streaks, but overall the finish is quite nice and sparkly.
I used three coats, although two coats is pretty much just fine. The formula is still smooth, even though I did get some teeny air bubbles from shaking it up a bit too soon before swatching.
Due to this shade’s extremely warm tone, I doubt that it would suit all skintones. If you’re warm-toned and like amber-y auburn shades, then I really recommend this one, if you ever come across it. Cool-toned folks can safely skip this one!
OPI Nail Lacquer retails for about US$9.50 / higher in CA$ (I see a range of prices) and is 0.5 US fl oz / 15 mL. OPI nail polishes are currently free of toluene, formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and camphor. (Since this polish is pre-2007’s reformulation, it is not 3-Free.) They are made in the USA.
OPI Products Inc. was originally Odontorium Products Inc., a dental supply company. It was purchased in 1981 and soon the company’s focus switched to selling acrylics to nail salons. Nail lacquers were introduced in 1989. OPI has been owned by global beauty company Coty Inc. since 2010. The company is based in North Hollywood, CA, USA.
OMG! I had this back in the day!!!!!!!! Totally forgot about it until now – great post! 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hahaha! You would have it! 😀 ❤
LikeLiked by 1 person
I so wish I kept all of my old polish, but I’m pretty sure I ended up tossing this one years ago when it got too old! I do remember buying it at my salon when I was trying to stop biting my nails!!!!!! Memories!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love all puns to do with Hungary, lol. There’s a commercial on tv right now from Wendy’s, have you seen it? 😛
This shade isn’t really my liking due to the warmness of it, and also the frostiness. But yes, it’s a very autumnal shade!
I find it funny this collection was just called “European” – I know lots of people who would take offense to the generalization. Nowadays OPI has a lot more specific location collections like Swiss collection, or San Francisco collection.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha, have you seen that local restaurant, Hungary Thai? It’s actually fusion Hungarian and Thai food. LOL.
Yeah, frost finishes were pretty big in the 90s.
I didn’t know “European” could be offensive to people from Europe (apart from maybe British people who aren’t continental, perhaps?). Guess I need to be more careful 🙂 The more specific locations are good – they just put out a Venice collection!
LikeLike
So pretty! I used to love this colour 😀 xx
LikeLiked by 1 person
I miss those old OPI colors!
LikeLike
Me too!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is such a pretty and bronzy (I think I invented a word) color. I have a few old OPI colors too. It’s kind of like vintage nail polish now! Maybe there’s a market for that!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Bronzy’s a word, for sure! 😀 Yes, the older OPIs are vintage, to me (I guess when they’re 20 yrs old, they definitely fit that category!).
LikeLiked by 1 person
Love this shade! So pretty! Would be perfect for fall. 🙂 xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
It totally would! 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person