Self-improvement may be a worthwhile aspiration, but seeking flawlessness — especially when Western beauty standards are touted as the aspirational ideal — has resounding flaws. Join Ling Ling Huang, Elise Hu and moderator Dr. Pooja Lakshmin – author of Real Self-Care – for discussions of toxic wellness and self-improvement practices in both dystopian horror and the real world. Natural Beauty pulls the reader into a wellness company gone wrong as the narrator begins working for Holistik and sees her body morphing into something unfamiliar. Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capitol invites readers into the very real cult of Westernized beauty that grips Korean women, the commodification of the female body, and the prioritization of perfection over self-expression within the beauty industry.

Moderator: Pooja Lakshmin

Book Signing: 1:15 PM at Main Signing TentLing Ling Huang, Elise Hu, Pooja Lakshmin, Natural Beauty, Flawless, Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble-Baths Not Included)Ling Ling Huang, Elise Hu, Pooja Lakshmin, Natural Beauty, Flawless, Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble-Baths Not Included)