The House of Beauty

The House of Beauty attends to the multiple dimensions of the beauty industry, including its labors, injuries, hopes, and promises. This dazzling study is wrought through Arabelle Sicardi’s conviction that beauty matters deeply, because it is a balm, because it is a war, because it is a factory, because it is a glimpse of another way of being with one another.–Mimi Thi Nguyen, author of The Promise of BeautyThe House of Beauty is an example of Arabelle Sicardi’s profound ability to understand the many different ways we are interconnected and thus culpable for how we consume, participate in, and self-care in alignment with beauty standards in the capitalist confines of the Global North.–Fariha Róisín, author of Who Is Wellness For?I will read anything the brilliant, unfailingly perceptive, and multitudes-containing Arabelle Sicardi puts into the world. Now their first book is finally here, and hallelujah! The House of Beauty is scintillating, a trove of wisdom and insight.–R. O. Kwon, author of Exhibit

Arabelle Sicardi is a Taiwanese American writer exploring beauty, care, and crisis. They’ve written for Allure, Teen Vogue, and the Cut; run the scent collective Perfumed Pages; and founded the Museum of Nails Foundation. They split their time between Los Angeles, California, and New York City.