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.
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Author | Eileen G'Sell |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Publication Date | 19/02/2026 |
| Pages | 200 |
| Edition | first |
| Size | 165 x 121 mm |
| About the Author | Eileen G'Sell is Senior Lecturer of College Writing at Washington University of St. Louis, USA. She is also the film critic for The Hopkins Review, an award-winning literary and culture magazine out of Johns Hopkins University. |
| Publisher Address | contact@bloomsbury.com |
| ISBN | 9798765135587 |
