This book was so much fun to read. I loved walking through the history of beauty from so many different cultures and what it means to men, women, and third genders around the world, as well as drag queens, geisha, performers, and generally anyone who needs to put on armor or a persona. She somehow went as far back as Nefertiti and came back to modern day, circling much of the globe along the way, all the while addressing important topics like revolutions, suicide, deportation, homophobia, and cultural appropriation, among others. It was enough to make me want to go back to wearing makeup too (except I hate the nightly cleanup and constantly being afraid of an eye infection, but for a moment, I sure did want to try again 😂).