{"product_id":"die-hot-with-a-vengeance-essays-on-vanity-isbn-9780063416352","title":"Die Hot with a Vengeance: Essays on Vanity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“With humor and candor, \u003cem\u003eDie Hot With a Vengeance\u003c\/em\u003e shows why beauty should be a tool of self-expression, not self-hate.”\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*ONE OF BUSTLE'S MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER READS*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJournalist and former \u003cem\u003eAllure \u003c\/em\u003eeditor 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beauty industry has a single mandate: be hot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverwhelmed yet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFear not. \u003cem\u003eDie Hot with a Vengeance\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the machinations of this multi-billion-dollar industry, offering readers an expert analysis of its inner workings with the precision of a scalpel and the humor of a stand-up comedian. Along the way, Yong sets off to answer some of the biggest questions of our time: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do you break through the noise of beauty and wellness culture’s endless optimization protocols?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can you find actual authenticity in a world of performative artifice?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan the antidote to aging be found in a jar, tube, or at the end of a syringe?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo blondes really have more fun?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing Yong’s many years of experience as a beauty editor to unlock the industry’s myriad secrets, \u003cem\u003eDie Hot with a Vengeance\u003c\/em\u003e gives beauty and vanity a neutralizing make-over. At its best, beauty is so much more than an aesthetic; it’s an inspirational mindset. It’s a playfulness inherent to the practice of self-expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet it’s difficult to engage playfully when it feels like beauty is an ever-moving target. We’re all subject to societal expectations surrounding beauty and vanity, enough so that breaking through the capitalist pressures can feel impossible. Yong argues that while the mandate may be for us to be hot, the beauty industry thrives on us absorbing its teachings so it can keep us in a constant feedback loop of appearance-based anxiety, forever perpetuating unattainable standards. Flipping that imperative, Yong’s debut collection poses the most important question of all: How do you discover your value of beauty so you can free yourself from the loud and bullshitty noise of all these entities telling you that you’re not good enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDigging deep into our most pervasive and questionable beauty trends and conventions, \u003cem\u003eDie Hot with a Vengeance\u003c\/em\u003e offers an incisive yet wry dissection of one of our most enduring cultural addictions. Irreverent, side-splittingly funny, and astute, the book is as amusing as it is insightful, an instant classic for beauty-readers and aspirant hotties alike. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eSable Yong's charmingly subversive and often hilarious debut, \u003cem\u003eDie Hot with a Vengeance: Essays on Vanity\u003c\/em\u003e, demystifies the glamorous allure of the beauty industry and invites readers to engage with beauty culture in a manner that stays true to how they view and value themselves. Her provocative essays delve right into the heart of the question, \"What is beauty for?\"\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A vibrant essay collection about beauty, identity, and cultural acceptance...Yong’s take on beauty and fashion is revealing, playful, and heartfelt.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With humor and candor, \u003cem\u003eDie Hot With a Vengeance\u003c\/em\u003e shows why beauty should be a tool of self-expression, not self-hate.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Yong’s many years as a beauty editor have afforded her unparalleled access to coveted products and treatments. In her memoir, she asks: to what end? Expect a mix of personal history and cultural criticism, as she wrestles with what beauty and wellness hath wrought.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Throughout \u003cem\u003eDie Hot With A Vengeance\u003c\/em\u003e, Yong emphasizes the practicalities of beauty, because in the end beauty is not a moral imperative, not a rulebook, not a winner-takes-all competition. It should be whimsical, personal, and never anchored to just one ideal, much like this book itself.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Beauty culture is toxic. Beauty culture is fun. With her new essay collection, Sable Yong asks, Why can’t it be both? … \u003cem\u003eDie Hot\u003c\/em\u003e might not answer every reader’s questions about how best to engage with beauty, but it offers a position from which to study those questions with humor and compassion—and a sharply critical eye” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Yong’s debut collection of essays,\u003cem\u003e Die Hot with a Vengeance\u003c\/em\u003e, is such a treat because Yong—both in conversation and as a writer—is always down to get deep. 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