Serving Face: Lessons on poise and (dis)grace from the world of drag

by Felix Le Freak

Let the world's most celebrated drag queens transform and empower you with their sick'ning style, wit and wisdom. However you want to werk it - out-there eleganza, easy-breezy realness, and everything in between - Serving Face is like the gentle hand of your Drag Mother guiding you towards a life more fabulous.It has all the inspiring motivational and practical tips, tricks and tutorials you need to jack up your confidence and tease out your own special blend of charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. So dive in, discover your inner diva, and bring joy, love and laughter to life's runway!

Genres: LGBT, Nonfiction

191 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 3, 2020

Reviews

[Petrina Binney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part biography, part life lesson, Serving Face is a series of interviews collected by acclaimed artist and comedian, Felix Le Freak, in which the world of drag culture is explored. What drag itself is seems to depend on who you ask but, from this reader’s perspective, it seems to be the full-throated, unapologetic expression of the highest form of self as art.

Along with tips on contouring and how to treat your wigs, there are plenty of rich and diverse characters in this lovely book, along with a very helpful glossary and some utterly stunning photography of some truly unique and beautiful artists.

Although plenty of us now feel like we understand drag, through shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race, Serving Face highlights and showcases drag kings, drag queens, non binary performers and what it means to find your authentic self on stage.

An excellent reference with intelligence, humour, sass and class, I really enjoyed it.

[I Read, Therefore I Blog · Rating 4 out of 5]

Felix Le Freak is an artist, comedian and winner of Drag Idol UK 2018. This diverse, informative collection of 20 mini biographies on a mix of drag queen and king performers (including contestants from Drag Race and its UK, Canada and Australian spin offs), details on how they got into drag, what they think of it as an art form and tips for those looking to get into it. If you’re interested in drag then this will broaden your horizons about it.

[Kath · Rating 5 out of 5]

What is with the poor reviews? This book was so fun and informative. I really enjoyed listening to the audio, and hearing the Drag Stars share their pageant answers (but also no billionares please)

I learned, learned, reminisced and I loved this audiobook...now I need to find a physical copy to see if it has pictures ....

[Lucy Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s an okay read, certainly not a page turner but interesting in places none the less. Feels a bit more like a reference book than a casual pleasure read.