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What is the marya hornbacher quote about taking her make-up off?

In the book Wasted, Marya Hornbacher explains taking each layer of her make-up off, and then looking at the blank white nothing that remains. I don't have my book with me and I need to know that full quote.

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1. "Behind the velveteen curtains of the wings, I sat facing my mirror, took the cold white cream and tissues, first wiping away the dark black of the eyes, then the rose blush and white powder of the cheeks, then the blood red of the lips. I sat staring, in silence, at the blank white nothing that remained. The oval absence, framed by wild black hair." pp59-60