{"product_id":"in-praise-of-cosmetics-9781967751150","title":"In Praise of Cosmetics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Everything beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNature, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a poet, critic, and provocateur who dragged beauty into the modern age. His masterpiece, The Flowers of Evil, scandalized Paris and reshaped poetry with its fusion of decadence, despair, and ecstasy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764043940114,"sku":"9781967751150","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ccdea891-1c7b-4fa3-8e32-fa4c2021b549.jpg?v=1764750961","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-praise-of-cosmetics-9781967751150","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}