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08/31/2026

some people think it feels a little ~too~ close to home, but i’ve always enjoyed picking up climate fiction!

📚 books mentioned:
- Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
- The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente
- They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran

👗💄:
- https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/7332200
- eyeshadow is The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lion Cosmetics and Sickly Sweet Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics
- eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Lilac) from Pacifica Beauty and Kajal Eyeliner (Raincheck) from Kulfi Beauty
- eyeshadow shimmer is a Glitterpuck (Princess Ghost) from Half Magic Beauty
- mascara is Badi Lash from Kulfi Beauty
- lip combo is Suede Matte Lip Liner (Moonwalk) from NYX Cosmetics and Sheer Slick Lipstick (Black Cherry) from e.l.f. cosmetics
- (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

thanks to Flatiron Books and Bloomsbury YA for the gifted copies!

Flatiron Books Tordotcom Publishing Bloomsbury Books US Dandy Lions Blend Bunny® Cosmetics Pacifica Beauty KULFI HALF MAGIC NYX Professional Makeup e.l.f. Cosmetics

one of my favorite skincare brands hosted their first-ever event and i was SO excited that i accidentally showed up a da...
08/28/2026

one of my favorite skincare brands hosted their first-ever event and i was SO excited that i accidentally showed up a day early (just wait for this week’s vlog 🤦‍♀️).

i was so honored to have been included to celebrate the launch of super saturated JUMBO!! i’ve been practically hand-selling experiment beauty to everyone in my life for a while now (raise your hand if i’ve forced you to buy softwear), so i was very very excited to get double the size. 👀

i was pretty nervous since i knew absolutely no one there, but i should have known experiment would collect the coolest group of folks! everyone was welcoming, everyone COMMITTED to the dress code (this is the community i crave), and the makeup looks??? i was in shock.

walked away with some new pals and with plenty of super satty. 🥰

(also it was a real party in the front, allergy patch testing in the back sort of evening)

08/28/2026

hi, you’ve reached a save point!

take an internet break, rest, heal, and maybe chat with me in the comments.

🫧 skincare routine:
- https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/7279849
- Softwear from Experiment Beauty
- Brighten + Glow Facial Radiance Pads from First Aid Beauty
- Hydrating Milky Mist from Thayers
- Super Saturated Serum from Experiment Beauty
- Pro C Serum from INNBeauty Project
- Great Barrier Relief Serum from Krave Beauty
- Extreme Cream Moisturizer from INNBeauty

disabled life • disabled GRWM • chronically ill creators • skincare routine
EXPERIMENT First Aid Beauty Thayers INNBEAUTY PROJECT KraveBeauty

08/27/2026

spooky reads as we start to head towards sapphic september! (i yearn for fall!)

📚 books mentioned:
- On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah-Yah Scholfield
- That Which Feeds Us by Keala Kendall
- Salt Bones by Jennifer Givhan

👗💄:
- https://shopmy.us/collections/7260319
- dress is from Farm Rio, rented from Nuuly
- eyeshadow is The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lion Cosmetics
- eyeliner is Fake Awake from Tarte Cosmetics
- eyeshadow shimmer are singles (Mirage, Prism) from Ourbella
- mascara is Badi Lash from Kulfi Beauty
- lip combo is 360 Contour Lip Liner (Mauve) from Wonderskin and Infinity Point Lipstick (Temptation) from Sigma Beauty
- (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

thanks to Saga Press, Underlined, and Little, Brown and Company for the gifted copies!

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08/26/2026

turns out this number guessing game is actually very hard!! 😭

ft. Kyle 💫⚔️🎲💫

08/25/2026

recommending books using their opening lines (a series!)

📚 books mentioned:
- That Which Feeds Us by Keala Kendall
- Canon by Paige Lewis
- Our Wicked Gifts by Kathryn Foxfield
- They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran
- Chlorine by Jade Song
- Warm-Blooded by J Greene
- The Death Row Club by V.A. Vazquez
- Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
- (S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi
- Spread Me by Sarah Gailey

thank you to Underlined, Viking Books, Bloomsbury YA, Ingram Spark, Gallery / Scout Press, Versify / HarperCollins, and Tor Nightfire for the gifted copies!




book recs based on first lines • recommending books based on their opening lines • horror books • fantasy books • sci fi books • thriller books • literary fiction books • audiobooks • unique books • diverse books

08/24/2026

intense chaotic speculative fiction coming your way!!

here are some fantasy and science fiction (sorta blended with horror?) q***r books by Black authors!

📚 books mentioned:
- The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
- Fate’s Bane by C.L. Clark
- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

👗💄:
- https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/7195742
- dress is from Hill House Home, rented from Nuuly
- eyeshadow is Sickly Sweet Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics
- eyeliner is Creme Gel Liner (Amethyst Hour) from Colourpopeyeshadow shimmer is a Glitterpuck (Princess Ghost) from Half Magic
- mascara is Tartlette Tubing (Black and Magenta) from Tarte Cosmetics
- lip combo is Sculpting Lip Pencil (Merlot) and Cloud Lab Lip Clay (Mercury Wave) from Kaleidos
- (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

thanks to Tordotcom for the gifted copy!

Del Rey and Random House Worlds Tordotcom Publishing Akashic Books Hill House Home nuuly Blend Bunny® Cosmetics ColourPop Cosmetics Tarte Cosmetics KALEIDOS

hi! are you nosy? (i’m nosy. not afraid to admit it.)come join me for a FULL WEEK in my life! ye olde school vlog style!...
08/23/2026

hi! are you nosy? (i’m nosy. not afraid to admit it.)

come join me for a FULL WEEK in my life! ye olde school vlog style! i had so much fun going back to my roots and capturing so many fun moments during the week, from wedding prep to the world’s largest q***r comic con.

hopefully the vibes are good ◡̈. there’s lots of pet footage and just behind-the-scenes of what it’s actually like to be a full-time disabled content creator!

the video is LIVE NOW, and i really hope you check it out.

💭 who are your autobuy authors?here are 10 of my current absolute FAVORITE authors (in the speculative fiction world, si...
08/22/2026

💭 who are your autobuy authors?

here are 10 of my current absolute FAVORITE authors (in the speculative fiction world, since that’s what i mostly read). and i’m including 29 book recs, but really, you should add everything they’ve written!

📚 books shown:
- Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
- Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
- Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi 
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon
- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
- Model Home by Rivers Solomon
- The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
- Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar
- Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
- You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White 
- The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin 
- How Long ‘til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin
- The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
- The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones 
- The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
- My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones 
- The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
- The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei 
- Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
- Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
- Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury 
- A Mastery of Monsters by Liselle Sambury 
- Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko 
- Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko 
- The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
- Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
- Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker

08/21/2026

💭 are you part of any book clubs?

here are the fall book club picks for Celestial! we read (mostly speculative) backlisted books by marginalized authors, and it’s ALWAYS a fire lineup.

📚 books mentioned:
- The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias 
- The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai 
- Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault

👗💄:
- dress is from Kimchi Blue / Urban Outfitters, rented from Nuuly
- necklace and earrings are from Ash Made Me
- eyeshadow is Blends Artistry Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics
- eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Ocean) from Pacifica Beauty
- eyeshadow shimmer is a Glitterpuck (Princess Ghost) from Half Magic
- mascara is Badi Lash from Kulfi
- lip combo is Staining Lip Liner (Chori Chori) and Lassi Lips Matte Blur (Earl Grey) from Kulfi Beauty
- (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

Mulholland Books Little, Brown and Company Arsenal Pulp Press The Kraken Collective Bindery nuuly Urban Outfitters Ash ✩✩ Blend Bunny® Cosmetics HALF MAGIC Pacifica Beauty KULFI

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