In Praise of Cosmetics

"Everything beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation." Nature, Baudelaire says, is ugly--and art is what saves us from it. This wicked, brilliant fragment defends makeup not as deception but as devotion: a ritual rebellion against decay, chance, and animal life. To paint the face is to reject nature's chaos and choose artifice--freely, proudly, and exquisitely.

• | Author: Charles Baudelaire
• | Publisher: Eris
• | Publication Date: Nov 18, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 12 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1967751153
• | ISBN-13: 9781967751150