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Lipstick

Contributors:

Eileen G'Sell (Author)

Ian Bogost (Editor)

Christopher Schaberg (Editor)

Contributors: Eileen G'Sell (Author) ; Ian Bogost (Editor) ; Christopher Schaberg (Editor)

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BISAC categories: Philosophy -> Aesthetics ->

BISAC categories: Health & Fitness -> Beauty & Grooming -> General

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

From Revlon to Glossier, from Marilyn to Gaga, lipstick is as shape-shifting and unwieldy as femininity itself.

Who wears lipstick today - as a matter of routine? And for those who do, is it out of obligation to a strict feminine standard, or some other reason entirely? Lipstick reconsiders the beauty world's most conspicuous - and contentious - tool of artifice. Tossing expired ideas about femininity like so many tubes of melting wax, Lipstick explores how self-adornment can be a source of play, pleasure, and transformation, as well as how lipstick can knock gender norms off balance.
ISBN-13: 9798765135587
Author: G'Sell, Eileen, Bogost, Ian, Schaberg, Christopher
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

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ISBN-13: 9798765135587

Publish Date: February 19, 2026

On Sale Date: January 1, 0001

Language: English

Pages: 200

Dimensions: 6.54 × 5.37 × 0.61 in

Weight: 0.45 lbs

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