Die Hot with a Vengeance: Essays on Vanity

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 0063236486 ISBN13: 9780063236486 Release Date: July 2024 Publisher: Dey Street Books Length: 256 Pages Weight: 0.85 lbs. Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 9.2" *ONE OF BUSTLE'S MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER READS*Journalist and former Allure editor Sable Yong debuts with a sharp-toothed and hilarious essay collection about beauty and vanity, examining their stigmatization in the cultural zeitgeist, and how to shift the focus to use both for powerful tools for self-exploration, interpersonal connection, and cultural change.The beauty industry has a single mandate: be hot.In the same week that you might be encouraged to try curtain bangs, contouring, bleached eyebrows, laser facials, buccal fat removal, fillers, and "non-invasive" facelifts, you're simultaneously absorbing mantras about self-care, body positivity, empowerment, and loving yourself just as you are.Overwhelmed yet? Fear not. Die Hot with a Vengeance delves into the machinati