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FLAWLESS : lessons in looks and culture from the k -beauty capital by Elise Hu is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is FLAWLESS : lessons in looks and culture from the k -beauty capital about?
An audacious journalistic exploration of the present & future of beauty through the lens of South Korea's booming "K-beauty" industry & the culture it promotes, by Elise Hu, NPR host-at-large & the host of TED Talks Daily K-beauty has captured imaginations worldwide by promising a kind of mesmerizing perfection. Its skincare & makeup products—creams packaged to look like milkshakes or pandas, & snail mucus face masks, to name a few—work together to fascinate us, champion consumerism, & invite us to indulge. In the four years Elise spent in Seoul as NPR’s bureau chief, the global K-beauty industry quadrupled. Today it's worth $10 billion & is only getting bigger as it rides the Hallyu wave around the globe. And fun as self-care consumerism may be, Elise turns her veteran eye to the darker questions lurking beneath the surface of this story. When technology makes it easy to quantify & optimize ourselves—from blemishes, to whittling our waistlines, even to shaving down our jaws—where do we draw the line? What are the dangers for a society where a flawless face & body are promoted & possible? What are the real financial, physical, & emotional costs of beauty work in a culture that valo
Who reads FLAWLESS : lessons in looks and culture from the k -beauty capital?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Elise Hu
- Publisher
- Dutton, Penguin Random House
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780593184202
- Category
- nonfiction