Polish Pickup May 2023 Junk Food: Noodles Nail Polish Dunkie Junkie

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Hello hello! I hope your week is off to a good start. Tonight I'll be sharing the first of 2 posts for this week from Noodles Nail Polish. This is a short one for Polish Pickup, while the 8-piece Spring Collection will be posted in the next day or 2, so stop back soon. This month's PPU theme is junk food, and I'm all for it. Give me all of the candy, desserts, and fast food. Don't worry, I always make sure to eat it in moderation. Wishlisting is open, so you can browse at your leisure until it goes live on Friday, May 5th. Also make sure to join the Polish Pickup Pack Facebook Group as swatches pop up there all the time. 

The shop officially opens at 11:00 AM ET Friday, May 5th and ends on Monday, May 8th at 11:59 PM (but if a polish has a bottle limit and sells out before the end of the pre-order, it's gone, unless you get lucky and the cap gets raised...which is rare) on the PPU website. Just a heads-up, PPU raised their base shipping rates from $3 to $4 for the lightest packages. USPS keeps raising their prices, so at some point it gets too high and brands cannot eat those prices forever. If you get heavier items, I believe shipping prices get higher. Let's get a closer look at this month's Noodles Nail Polish offering. 

Noodles Nail Polish Dunkie Junkie (2 coats)

Inspiration: Natalie's love of Dunkin' Donuts 

Price: $11.50

Bottle Limit: None

I love a good donut, so I'll stop at Dunkin' any time (although my favorite donuts are from our hometown place run by a Cambodian couple). I think the coffee drinks are even more popular than their donuts! Dunkie Junkie is a white crelly base with magenta and orange matte hexagonal glitters and a fine sprinkling of fine holo silver glitters. Natalie's white crellies are some of my favorites, and this is no different. I went ahead and used 2 thicker coats for full opacity (you may need 3 coats if you use really thin coats), and it dried with texture from all the glitters. I recommend using a glitter topcoat to get that glass-like finish, but 2 coats of a thicker topcoat will work in a pinch. 

There you have it, folks! What would you use as your inspiration for a junk food? I think I would use Red Vines or Sour Patch Kids Fruits (which they don't sell anymore 😔). You can find out more about Noodles Nail Polish on their website, Instagram page, Facebook page, and Facebook Fan Group. 

*These polishes were provided by the company or PR representative. All reviews are based solely on my opinion. For more information, please see my full disclosure at the bottom of the site*

Polish Pickup April 2023 Flowers: Noodles Nail Polish

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Hello hello! I just got home from working a trade show in Atlanta this weekend, and I'm exhausted. I didn't get home until 11 PM last night, and then I had to get up at 7 to go back into work. So. Much. Work. Anyway, this Friday Polish Pickup is upon us once again. Wishlisting is open, so you can browse at your leisure until it goes live on Friday, April 7th. This month's theme is Flowers which is appropriate since last month was Rainy Days. April is my favorite month because spring is in full bloom, it has my birthday, and I want all the Easter candy. Also make sure to join the Polish Pickup Pack Facebook Group as swatches pop up there all the time. 

The shop officially opens at 11:00 AM ET Friday, April 7th and ends on Monday, April 10th at 11:59 PM (but if a polish has a bottle limit and sells out before the end of the pre-order, it's gone, unless you get lucky and the cap gets raised...which is rare) on the PPU website. Just a heads-up, PPU raised their base shipping rates from $3 to $4 for the lightest packages. USPS keeps raising their prices, so at some point it gets too high and brands cannot eat those prices forever. Let's get a closer look at this month's Noodles Nail Polish offering. 

Noodles Nail Polish Oh the Places You'll Grow (3 coats)

Inspiration: Succulents

Price: $12.00

Bottle Limit: 200 bottles

You've probably noticed that Noodles Nail Polish does not have a bottle limit most months, but please be aware there is a cap of 200. I say this because this may be my favorite polish Natalie has ever done for Polish Pickup! I know that seems dramatic, but Oh the Places You'll Grow just glows on the nails. It's a sheerish light periwinkle crelly base with teal/aqua/green shifting flakes, silver holo glitter, and pale blue matte glitters. The flakes really catch the light and show the iridescence. You may be able to get away with 2 or 3 coats depending on how thick you apply the polish. I used 3 thin coats, and it does dry with texture, so I recommend a glitter topcoat filler followed by a quick-dry topcoat for a smooth finish. 

There you have it, folks! Reminder, this one has a bottle limit, so don't delay in case they sell out. You can find out more about Noodles Nail Polish on their website, Instagram page, Facebook page, and Facebook Fan Group. 

*These polishes were provided by the company or PR representative. All reviews are based solely on my opinion. For more information, please see my full disclosure at the bottom of the site*

Polish Pickup March 2023 Rainy Days: Noodles Nail Polish

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Hello hello! This week sort of flew by. My parents came and visited last weekend for the first time in almost a year. My dad has had some health issues that made him unable to travel (which is really hard for him because he loves to travel), so this was his first adventure in quite some time. Of course, time always flies by too quickly, but we had a great time. Can you believe it's March already? I sort of can because it has been in the 70s to 80s in North Carolina for the past couple weeks. Winter never really came this year. What about your neck of the woods?

This Friday Polish Pickup is upon us once again. Wishlisting is open, so you can browse at your leisure until it goes live on Friday, March 3rd. This month's theme is Rainy Days which is quite appropriate for March. I expect to see some beautiful blue and green polishes this month! Also make sure to join the Polish Pickup Pack Facebook Group as swatches pop up there all the time. 

The shop officially opens at 11:00 AM ET Friday, March 3rd and ends on Monday, March 6th at 11:59 PM (but if a polish has a bottle limit and sells out before the end of the pre-order, it's gone, unless you get lucky and the cap gets raised...which is rare) on the PPU website. Just a heads-up, PPU raised their base shipping rates from $3 to $4 for the lightest packages. USPS keeps raising their prices, so at some point it gets too high and brands cannot eat those prices forever. Let's get a closer look at this month's Noodles Nail Polish offering. 

Noodles Nail Polish Roses and Raindrops (2 coats)

Inspiration: raindrops on pink roses

Price: $11.50

Bottle Limit: none

Yes, we got a blue this month! Roses and Raindrops is a bright sky blue crelly base with various shades of pink matte glitters and a touch of iridescent glitters in hexagonal shapes. I used 2 thicker coats for full opacity, but you may want 3 if you use really thin ones, or you have long nails with a strong visible nail line. I went for a glitter smoothing topcoat followed by a quick-dry topcoat for my swatches, but two coats of a regular topcoat can often smooth the glitters if you don't have the glitter grabber. If you want a quality glitter smoothing topcoat, check out the one from Glisten and Glow which you can buy during the PPU sale and not have to pay more for shipping through their site. 

There you have it, folks! You can find out more about Noodles Nail Polish on their website, Instagram page, Facebook page, and Facebook Fan Group. 

*These polishes were provided by the company or PR representative. All reviews are based solely on my opinion. For more information, please see my full disclosure at the bottom of the site*

Noodles Nail Polish Winter Collection 2023 Swatches and Reviews

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Hello hello! I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day! If you're an old reader of the blog, you'll know my husband and I go to IHOP for Valentine's Day, but we decided to change it up this year and get our packcakes elsewhere. The service just isn't great (likely because it's not a destination spot for a Valentine's Day dinner 😂) so it's time for something new. If you missed it, don't forget to check out last week's post featuring the Valentine's Day trio. It's been a busy couple weeks of releases for Noodles Nail Polish! Tonight I have the new 8-piece collection to share with you, and it will be available this Friday, February 17th at 5 PM EST on the Noodles website for $10.50. 

This is gonna be very pic-heavy, so let's get to it, shall we? 

Noodles Nail Polish Valentine's Collection 2023 Swatches and Reviews

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Hello hello! I bet you were surprised to see I had another post already. I got a big package of polishes from Noodles Nail Polish with the first set being the Valentine's Day trio I have to share with you tonight. I just finished swatching the Winter Collection and it has a whopping 8 polishes, so stay tuned for that in the next week, too. This trio has 2 crellies and a glitter topper that will be available this Saturday, February 4th at 5 PM EST for $10.50 each. 

One change you'll see with this set is the addition of a fan brush opposed to the wide squared brushes that have been on the polishes for the past several years. The stock already poured and on the website still have the old brushes, but new collections will have the fan brushes. The caps and bottles are exactly the same. The brushes won't be available as replacements, but a few other makers sell them if you want to switch over. Honestly, this new brush is a game changer. It really made application a breeze. Here's a picture Natalie showed comparing the old vs. the new. 

Shall we get a closer look at these polishes?