Lipstick

Name: Lipstick
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing (AUS)
Price: 33.75 AUD
Availability: PreOrder

By: Eileen G'Sell

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Paperback | 5 February 2026

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160 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
16.51 x 12.07 x 2.54

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Available: 5th February 2026

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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 â" 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 worldâs most conspicuous â" and contentious â" 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.

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