Snooki Spills On Her Sunscreen Partnership (Really), Adoption, & ‘The Jersey Shore' Cast

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Out of all the jaw-dropping moments that have happened so far this year (and there have been plenty), one thing completely took me by surprise: Snooki, yes Jersey Shore's very own Snooki, aka Nicole Polizzi, is a sunscreen believer. And not only does she wear SPF, but she's been doing so for a while — and even teamed up with skincare brand Bliss to spread the word about sun protection. Yes, you read all of that right.
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MTV's former GTL (Gym, Tan, Laundry) aficionado, who used to bask in the sun with nothing but a bottle of tanning oil, is now all about safe sun habits. Snooki has been named Bliss's first-ever 'Summer Superhero.' The brand's new campaign is all about making sun safety cool, with a little help from their Bliss Sun Kits, which include SPF-tinted moisturizers, sunsticks, lip balms, and more; Snooki even handed these out down at the Jersey Shore earlier this month.
In a recent chat with Rolling Stone, Snooki spilled on her partnership with Bliss, her Jersey Shore: Family Vacation series, and that infamous 2011 Rolling Stone cover that caused some noise in the music world. Scroll down for the full interview, and check out some of our favorite Bliss products along the way.
What made you want to partner with Bliss?Number one, my daughter is obsessed with Bliss, so when I told her that I was gonna be working with them, she literally freaked out. But obviously, I've been known for tanning and not taking care of my skin in the sun, and I feel like I'm a different person now (especially as a mom). And I'm like, 'I just need to get on this SPF bandwagon.' And I love Bliss' campaign and everything the brand speaks for.
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Was there anything about the brand that surprised you?I never really worried about my skin in the sun. I was just like, 'I'm going to get a tan and I'm going to feel nice.' But then, after becoming a mom and being so anal about putting SPF on my babies (and nothing on myself), I started doing research and found out what the sun can do to you over time. And I'm like, Oh My God. I need to get my shit together. Now I'm obsessed, and all of their [Bliss] products benefit your skin in such a good way.
How do you teach good sun habits at home?Ever since they [Giovanna, Lorenzo, and Angelo] were kids, SPF was getting put on if we were going out in the sun. It's a normal routine for them.
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How do you choose which brands you collab with?I don't want to say yes to things that I don't truly believe in. Everything that I do I 100 percent use the products. I don't like lying, so it has to be authentic to me.What is your favorite part about Bliss SPF?It just makes my face feel beautiful and nice. Other brands can be cakey, oily, and gross, and this doesn't feel that way.Besides sunscreen, what else would we find in your beach bag?A lip gloss or a tinted lip balm, a tumbler with drinks in it, and my Bliss products.
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What's you go-to summer beach playlist?Anything FISHER, Calvin Harris, Kaskade — I'm still a house girly.
Moving over to reality TV, Season 8 of just premiered, what was it like filming yet another series with the cast?It's so crazy because we filmed that a year and a half ago, and we're filming a new season right now. It all kind of jumbles together and then you forget what you did and what happened. I'm watching it right now, and I'm like, oh shit, I forgot that we did that — how fun.
In the current season, I did talk about my adoption, which I never talked about before, and I never really cared to talk about it. So the fact that I did that is freaking unreal to me, because I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would do that. My parents are my parents, but going down that journey was crazy, especially with cameras. You'll see that I am very vulnerable on the show.
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So why now at this stage of your life?I ended up meeting Pamela [Slaton], who's a genealogist, and her job is to find birth families. I gave her all of the information that I had, and she found them in a week and a half, two weeks, max. She's insane. If you're an adopted kid and you're looking, or if you're thinking about reaching out, definitely call Pamela.
I know that the initial meeting with you birth family took place over Zoom, would you ever be open to meeting face-to-face?I don't know. That's scary to me. Once you open that door, you don't close it, and that's something that scares me. You're going to see the journey on this season where I reach out a little bit more and like I said, we're filming another season already, and I am doing more steps. But, yeah, I'm going to say that I'm not taking a trip to Chile anytime soon. Besides these changes in your personal life, how do you think the cast has evolved since the first season back in 2009?We're basically all parents now, but I would definitely say Mike, (The Situation) has changed the most. He's a totally different person now. Obviously he still stirs the pot a little bit, but he's 10 years sober, and he's doing great. He's a great dad, a great husband, and he's just killing it in life.
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How do you think you've changed in the last almost two decades?I definitely became way more independent, and I'm like a boss bitch now. I do everything on my own, and if someone wants to help me, I'm like, 'get out of here.' I'm not the party girl anymore. I love being a mom. Don't get me wrong, I love having wine and having girls night here and there. But I mean, I just love being home and snuggling with my babies and being the best mom that I can be.
What would you tell your kids if they wanted to pursue a career in reality television?Obviously I'm going to support them in anything that they want to do, but like….do something different.In 2011 you were on the cover of . If you could offer any advice to your past self during that time, what would it be?Girl, live it up! Like you were on Rolling Stone. I made so many artists mad with that cover. I remember I was so upset after it came out. During this time, I was obsessed with Ne-Yo. Ne-Yo was my number one artist. And he ended up tweeting something like, 'What the hell is she doing on the cover?'He was so mad. So I ended up writing back, 'I'm sorry they offered it to me, of course I said yes. You're making me upset, you're going to lose me as a fan.' And he responded, 'Don't worry, I won't lose sleep over it.' So I was like, Oh My God, Ne-Yo hates me for it and so do a lot of other artists. But then I ended up hosting a New Year's Eve party on MTV where Ne-Yo was the guest, and he said, 'I'm sorry I said that.' And I was like, thank god, because I don't want to fight with you. But overall, it was an amazing experience and I have the cover blown up in my office.
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What should your fans look forward to next from you?I'm coming out with a new wine as part of my Messy Mawma wines, which I am dying to get into stores, because you can only get it online. And then I'm literally busy with my shops [called The Snooki Shop] every single day. I have four locations in New Jersey, New York, and Nashville. But overall just filming and being a mom of three. Everyday is something.
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