"Beauty" is a word a lot of people typically associate with femininity, and traditionally femininity is only acceptable when it applies to women. More and more we can see this hard line between men and beauty being blurred. Enter: "Pretty Boys." This is a book about self-care and how things like makeup, skincare, nail polish, perfume, etc, have a history of being gender-neutral. David Yi talks about why and when a binary was created and how it's only been in recent years that strict gender roles have been seriously questioned, allowing self-expression and men, queer or not, to embrace beauty.
The tone of the writing in this book is casual and colored by David Yi's vibrant personality. It was a light and enjoyable read. The tutorials were hit or miss for me, though, so I could've done without them. Also a little surprised Yi didn't mention that some baseball players (the catchers) paint their nails with bright colors. Even though it's a little thing, a bit of nail polish has become a normal thing in a very straight, male-dominated space, so I was kind of expecting a mention.
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The tone of the writing in this book is casual and colored by David Yi's vibrant personality. It was a light and enjoyable read. The tutorials were hit or miss for me, though, so I could've done without them. Also a little surprised Yi didn't mention that some baseball players (the catchers) paint their nails with bright colors. Even though it's a little thing, a bit of nail polish has become a normal thing in a very straight, male-dominated space, so I was kind of expecting a mention.
*read via NetGalley