Thankfully, beauty is easier to remove than apply, and a swipe of demaquillage in the right direction and you are you once again.

Cho’s line plays with the idea of “beauty” as something applied—cosmetics, styling, and the performed persona that can accompany them—rather than an innate essence. By emphasizing how easily it can be removed with demaquillage (makeup remover), she suggests that the self underneath remains intact and recoverable: a single deliberate gesture restores “you once again.” The phrasing also carries a satirical edge typical of Cho’s commentary on image, gender expectations, and public performance, implying that what society calls beauty can be a reversible mask. The quote ultimately affirms agency: you can put on a look, but you can also choose to take it off and return to yourself.