Hi hi friend (or foe?)! Welcome to Celestial, my bookish community. I host Celestial through a platform called Bindery (that’s where you’re reading this note).
these books have VERY rancid vibes … 📚 books mentioned: - The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Model Home by Rivers Solomon 👗💄: - dress is from Show Me Your Mumu, rented from Nuuly - earrings are from Egg Atelier - eyeshadow is Sickly Sweet Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics - shimmer are single shades (Dragon Blood, Dreamy, Midsummer) from Ourbella Cosmetics - use code STEPH for a discount! - eyeliner is Creme Gel Liner (Amethyst Hour) from Colourpop - mascara is Lash Extensions XL from Milani - lip combo is Signature Lip Liner (Bespoke) from Merit Beauty and Lassi Lips Staining Lip Oil (Sweet) 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!) thank you to Quill Tree Books / HarperCollins for the gifted copy! #horrorbooks #thrillerbooks #upsettingbooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @quilltreebooks @harpercollins @delreybooks @mcdbooks @showmeyourmumu @eggatelier @blendbunnycosmetics @milanicosmetics @colourpopcosmetics @merit @kulfi.beauty
Voting just wrapped up and we’ve officially got our fall book club picks!
💭 what’s your favorite episode of Black Mirror? here are some dystopian, science fiction style stories that feel like they could be adapted into Black Mirror episodes at any moment … PART TWO! 📚 books mentioned: - Redundancies and Potentials by Dominique Dickey - The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson - Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo 👗💄: - shirt is from Farm Rio, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Sickly Sweet Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics - eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Lilac) from Pacifica Beauty - mascara is Lash Extensions XL from Milani - lip combo is Suede Matte Lip Liner (Moonwalk) from NYX Cosmetics and PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze (Fig) from Haus Labs - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Tordotcom for the gifted copy! #blackmirror #scifibooks #dystopianbooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @neonhemlock @delreybooks @tordotcompub @farmrio @blendbunnycosmetics @milanicosmetics @nyxcosmetics @hauslabs
give us your wildest no-budget Hallowedding ideas, and we’ll pretend like we can pull them off 🤭😭💍 (it’s okay, our wedding will be perfect just as it is) (featuring @cosmos.kyle, and sort of also featuring @kobobooks and @nuuly) #halloweenwedding #2026wedding #nycinfluencer #nyccouple #bookstagram
Voting is NOW LIVE for the next two days in Discord (the 3 polls are the latest message in the "announcements" channel).
this is so randomly specific (idk, it just came to me while i was sitting on the subway 😅) … but here are some queer books recs with giant aquatic creatures!! 📚 books mentioned: - The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang - Canon by Paige Lewis - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant 👗💄: - dress is from Banjanan, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lions and In A Trance Palette from Colourpop - eyeliner is Velvet Flik Longwear Wing + Waterline Eyeliner Pencil (Goth Girlfriend) from Half Magic Beauty - shimmer are singles (Blooming, Mirage, Lucid Dream) from Ourbella - use the code STEPH for a discount! - mascara is Lash Extensions XL from Milani - lip combo is Matte Fix Lip Pencil (Midnight Seduction) from about-face and So Juicy Lip Oil (Glow Thru It) from Colourpop - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Berkley Books and Viking Books for the gifted copies! #fantasybooks #literaryfiction #horrorbooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @berkleypub @vikingbooks @orbitbooks_us @banjanan @nuuly @dandylionsco @colourpopcosmetics @halfmagicbeauty @ourbella.us @milanicosmetics @aboutfacebeauty
I NEED YOUR HELP! and by help, i mean i’m crowdsourcing the best weird, experimental speculative chaos books out there. i know you’ve got something cool in your back pocket. ✨ don’t forget to join my Bindery to follow this full journey! 👗💄: - dress is from Anthropologie, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lions - eye shimmer is a Glitterpuck (Feel Something) from Half Magic - eyeliner is Creme Gel Liner (Amethyst Hour) from Colourpop - mascara is Missbehave from Polite Society - lip combo is Suede Matte Lip Liner (Moonwalk) from NYX Cosmetics and Maracuja Juicy Lip Plump (Dragonfruit) from Tarte Cosmetics - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) #weirdbooks #experimentalbooks #weirdbookrecs #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @anthropologie @dandylionsco @halfmagicbeauty @colourpopcosmetics @nyxcosmetics @tartecosmetics
💭 do you read specific genres during different seasons? here with some banger summer horror book recs for you today! 📚 books mentioned: - Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle - Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina - The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington 👗💄: - dress is from Fashion Brand Company, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Diabla Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics - eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Lilac) from Pacifica Beauty - mascara is Badi Lash from Kulfi Beauty - lip combo is Matte Fix Lip Pencil (Midnight Seduction) from about-face and Shine-On Milky Lip Oil Jelly (Pistachio) from Tower28 - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Berkley Books and Simon Teen for the gifted copies! #horrorbookrecs #horrorbooks #summerhorror #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @tornightfire @berkleypub @simonteen @fashionbrandcompany @nuuly @blendbunnycosmetics @kulfi.beauty @aboutfacebeauty
can’t believe his last take 😡 they’re a 10, but … (ft. kyle @cosmos.kyle) #theyrea10but #wouldyourather #bookfluencer #nycinfluencer #bookstagram