Workin' It!

In this short and indeed quick read, Mama Ru presents us with his life lessons learnt along his own way, how to embrace and love ourselves a little more as well as how to figure out what clothes look good on us. In theory this can be done without purchasing a Prada suit, as mentioned.

Lots of this book wasn't really relevant to me (how to transform into a drag queen) though but certainly I gained something from it, as there are lots of inspirational quotes or lines I made a note of for future reference, as recently life has been a bit tough!

Not really a self help guide as such, as a lot of ingredients have been added to the brew here so it comes off a little like candy floss - pretty to look at and it gives you a decent enough sugar rush but may not provide you sustenance for what you're looking for.

I got this on my Kindle, so perhaps if I had got a physical copy, the photographs would have entranced me for hours. The book is now nearly ten years old, and I swear RuPaul hasn't aged a day since then.

I used to flip through this at my friend Stacey's apartment and I finally sat down and read it all the way through. Like... obviously I love RuPaul. Obviously. I love his positive attitude and ~realness~ in and out of drag, and my favorite parts of this book revolved around that. (Sometimes it gets borderline The Secret-esque, which I hate, but... whatever.) There were also a ton of gorgeous photos of Ru in drag. I also enjoyed reading, in DETAIL, about all the work Ru puts into her drag. For someone who wanted to start doing drag, this might be a good how-to manual. For a fan, it's a cool behind the scenes look.

Also there is a lot of advice in here that I read and was immediately like, “I am NOT doing that.” Get up at 4:30am to work out? I am NOT doing that. Invest in cashmere sweaters as part of your basic travel wardrobe? I am NOT doing that. Never eat in public? Never eat after the sun goes down? I am NOT doing that. And that's why RuPaul is RuPaul and I am me.

~You're born naked and the rest is drag~