{"product_id":"lipstick-eileen-gsell-9798765135587","title":"Lipstick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Revlon to Glossier, from Marilyn to Gaga, lipstick is as shape-shifting and unwieldy as femininity itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho 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? \u003ci\u003eLipstick\u003c\/i\u003e reconsiders the beauty world's most conspicuous - and contentious - tool of artifice. Tossing expired ideas about femininity like so many tubes of melting wax, \u003ci\u003eLipstick\u003c\/i\u003e explores how self-adornment can be a source of play, pleasure, and transformation, as well as how lipstick can knock gender norms off balance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eileen G'Sell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765135587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 4.75w x 1.00d","brand":"Eileen G'Sell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47580003008767,"sku":"9798765135587","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91cf84d1-27ef-40fe-983d-2f4a647aba26.jpg?v=1763878119","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lipstick-eileen-gsell-9798765135587","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}