weekly acquisitions: finding god in the girls bathroom

weekly acquisitions: finding god in the girls bathroom

she said girls are so good to lie in the dark with

caitlyn

Sep 04, 2026

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welcome to my new newsletter

let me tell you what i’ve been enjoying this week.

smell good

because

i want to smell this on the neck of a very hot androgynous person.

1996 by byredo

hexensalbe

and

mist pouffer

are the fragrances i wish i could live inside of forever.

a cold dry iris. smells like wet dirt and rain.

iris silver mist by serge lutens

monster spray heretic parfum

made to be worn by an angel.

fire at will by jovoy

reading to feel pretty again

haunted by joyce carol oates

ugly, psychological, uncomfortable short stories.

the other by thomas tryon

1930s summer in rural connecticut. a queer slow burn late summer horror.

house of psychotic women by kier-la janisse

an book filled with women losing their minds in different films.

the centuries long quest for the scent of god

religion, perfume, incense, ancient recipes, sacred spaces, the relationship between smell and divinity.

listen here: brain zaps and dry heaving

ethel cain

my wife and comfort person do i even need to tell you.

wulven

drone bee.

midwife

heavy, hazy, and haunted.

nicole dollanganger

earth angel.

the ipad kid in me sees the ipad kid in you

blackberry picking.

berry stained fingers, freckles, nose kisses with your best friend, blackberry jewels swaddled in pie dough swimming in vanilla bean ice cream.

writing about your crush.

civilization persists through a girl’s notes app.

talking to strangers.

how can you tell if your boyfriend is the antichrist?

making hyper specific collections on are.na.

concealing the worst parts of myself.

reading unhinged fragrantica reviews.

searching for avant garde and grotesque perfume notes. moldy church pew.

play with me: horror game protagonist

my ps2

i went to visit my mom and dug up the ps2 in the depths of my childhood bedroom. feeling 12 again.

retro gaming

silent hill

,

resident evil

, and

fatal frame

. This is my holy trinity as an aspiring horror game protagonist.

switch 2

I’ve been playing

fatal frame

and

zelda

because I find comfort in ancient evil and hyrule atmospheres.

watch me

adventure time

i think of finn the human often.

leviticus

adored this. 2 teenagers are forced to do conversion therapy and they get haunted by an entity that takes the form of the person they desire most. queer religious horror. desire comes back to haunt you. sold.

carrie

back with my girl. i could watch

carrie

forever. the most devastating and prettiest films ever made.

teenage sex and death at camp miasma

a filmmaker gets hired to revive an old slasher franchise and becomes obsessed with casting the actress who played the original final girl. campy horror.

kiss kiss

edeam lip & cheek balm in fig sauce

i want to look bitten, bruised and fig colored.

danessa myricks yummy skin blurring balm powder

pores where’d ya go?

ornament

studio rua jewelry

ancient looking hand made pieces i want to adorn my whole body with.

liver of sulfure

obsessed with unearthed brutalist looking metals.

feed me

full disclosure, almost all of my food obsessions this week have been expensive af

edmond fallot mustard

strong opinions about french mustard.

maison marc pickles

tiny cornichons with a ridiculous price tag.

go greek yogurt

thick tart expensive little treat for good girls.

applesauce pouches

the ones for kids.

okay that’s all i’ve got for this week. if you end up consuming anything in here, please tell me your thoughts.

see you sunday.

xx

caitlyn

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