{"product_id":"9780008716158-the-price-of-pretty","title":"The Price of Pretty","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Alex Light comes an empowering, incisive new book examining the crushing beauty standards women are subjected to – and how we can learn to fight back.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Alex Light comes an empowering, incisive new book examining the crushing beauty standards women are subjected to – and how we can learn to fight back.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          In a world full of filters, tweakments, and weight-loss drugs, take back control and rewrite the rules of beauty on your own terms.          \u003cp\u003eToday’s unrelenting beauty standards tell women that our worth is conditional; that we aren’t good enough as we are. We fix and filter, tweak and tone, erasing ourselves to reach the ever-shifting goal of perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author and podcaster Alex Light investigates the forces behind today’s beauty dystopia. From the rise of new technologies and treatments framed as ‘self-care’ and the industries profiting from our insecurities, to the toxic messaging passed through generations, and how we can break the cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eWith lunchtime ‘tweakments’ on the high street, endless endorsements for weight-loss drugs, and inescapable AI images and filters, the pressure to be eternally youthful, naturally filtered and flawlessly sculpted has reached breaking point. And women are paying a high price: financially, physically, emotionally and mentally. Interrogating how we got here, Alex exposes the all-consuming cost of beauty and issues a clarion call for all of us to take control and fight back.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eBecause here’s the truth: you were never the problem in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57793950024054,"sku":"9780008716158","price":14.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41145882_e6f9597f-28da-4842-9e38-3b1fe8ef5e65.jpg?v=1778119909","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008716158-the-price-of-pretty","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}