Despite the time, money, and specialized skills that go into the habitual upkeep or alteration of one’s appearance, aesthetic labor is societally unrecognized as a form of labor. Aesthetic labor is mystified, particularly by the beauty industry, as a fun, easy, and expressive activity for women. Through satirical representation of this logic, I illuminate that the work of idealized beauty is a form of invisible labor that is unpaid and goes unrecognized.

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