snake oil

what does it mean to be perfect when perfect cannot exist?

books with commentary about the wellness and beauty industries, social media, and self care.

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created by leylines

last updated April, 2026

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The Take

The Take

Kelly Yang

Face

Face

Joma West

Ravishing

Ravishing

Eshani Surya

We Had to Remove This Post

We Had to Remove This Post

Hanna Bervoets

Dietland

Dietland

Sarai Walker

The Glow

The Glow

Jessie Gaynor

youthjuice

youthjuice

E.K. Sathue

Under the Influence

Under the Influence

Noelle Crooks

Aesthetica

Aesthetica

Allie Rowbottom

Self Care

Self Care

Leigh Stein

Rytual

Rytual

Chloe Elisabeth Wilson

I Want You More

I Want You More

Swan Huntley

Natural Beauty

Natural Beauty

Ling Ling Huang

Nothing Tastes as Good

Nothing Tastes as Good

Luke Dumas

Tiny Threads

Tiny Threads

Lilliam Rivera

The Goddess Effect

The Goddess Effect

Sheila Yasmin Marikar

Sheer

Sheer

Vanessa Lawrence

Death in the Downline

Death in the Downline

Maria Abrams

Snake Oil

Snake Oil

Kelsey Rae Dimberg

Exalted

Exalted

Anna Dorn

Rouge

Rouge

Mona Awad

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valkyrie_221B

omg all of the covers are so beautiful 🥹

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leylinesOP

right !?

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valkyrie_221B

I'll probably read a lot of these in the future just for the covers 🤣 And for the theme too of course, it immediately picked my interest when I saw it on the voting sheet!

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lizzyy

So apparently this is my taste in books🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

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notlizlemon

same lol

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leylinesOP

it’s a niche for very cool people clearly

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lizzyy

Word on the street is that we are also hot, smart and funny🙂‍↕️

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leylinesOP

ALSO CORRECT

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lizzyy

And that why we are soulmates🙂‍↕️😝

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notlizlemon

💖🫶🏻😍

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caait

Oh this is good ✍️🙂‍↕️ I'll be saving for later

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leylinesOP

THANK YOU its one of my favorite growing niches im so glad other people like it too!!

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requiem

eek, i love this!! ♡

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leylinesOP

thank you!!

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beezus

the name for this list is so perfect !!

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leylinesOP

THANK YOU i considered a few diff ones but i truly think this one hits the mark perfectly, i’m glad to hear others agree 🙂‍↕️

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crybabybea

delicioussssss

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leylinesOP

BEA thank you i’m honored

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ruiconteur

love the title and description!!

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leylinesOP

thank you!!

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miauwend

you might also like 'who is wellness for?' by fariha roisín

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leylinesOP

oooh looking into it rn!!

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Alanna

Yes! I second this recommendation!

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maomi

ooh this is such a cool list 👀👀

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leylinesOP

THANK YOU its such a fun niche!!

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lilcoppertop

May I suggest Face by Joma West? It's about social media influencer culture and social "stock" in physical attractiveness/beauty.

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leylinesOP

oh that’s PERFECT adding to list and tbr rn

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Yazii

Incredible list! Any recs on where to start? 🥹💕

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leylinesOP

thank you!! my favorite is definitely snake oil, i LOVED it. under the influence was also fantastic, i read it as an arc a few yrs ago so i don’t remember specifics but i DO know i loved it. and i want you more has some really well done psychological aspects if you’re a thriller reader!

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Yazii

Awesome thank you! They all looks great. I’m excited 😍

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leylinesOP

I HOPE YOU LIKE THEM ill keep an eye out for when you start them!!

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