# WebtoonLib — The Makeup Remover #85

## Series
- title: The Makeup Remover
- slug: the-makeup-remover-72844b

## Chapter
- number: 85
- release_date: 2025-05-13

### Summary
The "Face-off Cinderella" competition has become a battleground of ideals, sharply defined by the opposing trajectories of its main contestants. Heewon Joo has completed her powerful redemption arc, transforming from a superficial model into the story's moral conscience. Her latest performance is a shocking act of artistic protest, using grotesque makeup to condemn the industry's toxic values, a move met with reader excitement and anticipation for the fallout. In stark contrast, protagonist Yeseul Kim has regressed alarmingly under the manipulative influence of her new partner, Seongwoo, abandoning her artistic voice to become a passive, smiling doll for online views. With her original partner, Yuseong Cheon, sidelined by mistrust and harboring his own secrets about his appearance, Yeseul is dangerously isolated. The central tension now hinges on whether Heewon's radical rebellion can penetrate Yeseul's manipulated state and reignite the empowered artist she once was, even as fans express continued worry over Seongwoo's control and the eventual reveal of Yuseong's true face.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The "Face-off Cinderella" competition has become a battleground of ideals, sharply defined by the opposing trajectories of its main contestants.

### Spoiler summary
The "Face-off Cinderella" competition has become a battleground of ideals, sharply defined by the opposing trajectories of its main contestants. Heewon Joo has completed her powerful redemption arc, transforming from a superficial model into the story's moral conscience. Her latest performance is a shocking act of artistic protest, using grotesque makeup to condemn the industry's toxic values, a move met with reader excitement and anticipation for the fallout. In stark contrast, protagonist Yeseul Kim has regressed alarmingly under the manipulative influence of her new partner, Seongwoo, abandoning her artistic voice to become a passive, smiling doll for online views. With her original partner, Yuseong Cheon, sidelined by mistrust and harboring his own secrets about his appearance, Yeseul is dangerously isolated. The central tension now hinges on whether Heewon's radical rebellion can penetrate Yeseul's manipulated state and reignite the empowered artist she once was, even as fans express continued worry over Seongwoo's control and the eventual reveal of Yuseong's true face.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Makeup Remover #85](/series/the-makeup-remover-72844b/chapter-85)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-makeup-remover-72844b

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