Die Hot with a Vengeance is a sharp-toothed and hilarious essay collection by journalist and former Allure editor Sable Yong that examines the stigmatization of beauty and vanity in the cultural zeitgeist and how to shift the focus to use them as powerful tools for self-exploration, interpersonal connection, and cultural change. It offers an expert analysis of the beauty industry's inner workings with the precision of a scalpel and the humor of a stand-up comedian, answering questions such as how to break through the noise of beauty and wellness cultures' endless optimization protocols, find actual authenticity in a world of performative artifice, and discover the antidote to aging. 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, perpetuating unattainable standards. She offers an incisive yet wry dissection of one of our most enduring cultural addictions, making the book an instant classic for beauty-readers and aspirant hotties alike.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 15 August 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

“With humor and candor, Die Hot With a Vengeance shows why beauty should be a tool of self-expression,not self-hate.” - TIME *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,youre 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 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:  How do you break through the noise of beauty and wellness cultures endless optimization protocols? How can you find actual authenticity in a world of performative artifice? Can the antidote to aging be found in a jar,tube,or at the end of a syringe? Do blondes really have more fun? Using Yongs many years of experience as a beauty editor to unlock the industrys myriad secrets,  Die Hot with a Vengeance  gives beauty and vanity a neutralizing make-over. At its best,beauty is so much more than an aesthetic; its an inspirational mindset. Its a playfulness inherent to the practice of self-expression.

With humor and candor, Die Hot With a Vengeance shows why beauty should be a tool of self-expression,not self-hate.

- TIME *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,youre 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 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:

How do you break through the noise of beauty and wellness cultures endless optimization protocols?

How can you find actual authenticity in a world of performative artifice?

Can the antidote to aging be found in a jar,tube,or at the end of a syringe?

Do blondes really have more fun?

Using Yongs many years of experience as a beauty editor to unlock the industrys myriad secrets,

Die Hot with a Vengeance gives beauty and vanity a neutralizing make-over.

At its best,beauty is so much more than an aesthetic; its an inspirational mindset.

Its a playfulness inherent to the practice of self-expression.

Weight: 345g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780063236486