contour

Yes, the contour palette is back, though Patrick says “no-makeup makeup” is still very much here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

Sometimes they are used to contour or shape the nose or lips.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

And even that contour was ever-changing, different depending on what form Mansfield took on to please the world.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025

Yeah, the Chinese government is definitely mining my data, but so is Mark Zuckerberg, and Zuckerberg’s Facebook never gave me the perfect step-by-step tutorial of how to contour my face for a truly flawless finish.

From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025

A majority of art is initially conceived in terms of contour line.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

It does not obscure the waterfall but describes it, just as clothing can make the human form beautiful, by emphasizing its lines and contours, and letting us see them more vividly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Cien Años” played on, the elusive contours of its melody floating in the afternoon air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

This is not an earth-shattering example of the mysterious contours of human desire.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

The mountain’s markings suggest not the drapery of clothing, but the contours of land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Inside, his belly was smooth and soft, following the contours of the hills and holding the silence of the snow.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

A towering performance that is also impressively contoured, Lithgow’s portrayal of dyspeptic British author Roald Dahl infuses Mark Rosenblatt’s drama with chilling mystery.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

Boone’s design, patented in 1892, was narrow and curved, rather than wide and flat, allowing garments to be slipped over the board, and making it far easier to iron sleeves and contoured bodices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

This hero was contoured and svelte, wealthy and suave, a Wall Street whiz and owner of land, a man who wore Brioni suits and a Cartier family heirloom watch.

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2023

But the heart of the product remains its flexible, contoured foot bed, produced in Germany.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

Tex pointed at the special contoured one Mr. Caton had reproduced.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

“We started to see a lot more intensive makeup looks, with contouring and heavy eye shadow application.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026

Silicone butt injections continue to grow in popularity in the U.S. despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration warns that injectable silicone for body contouring is not FDA-approved and comes with serious dangers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

There are several kinds of procedures to remove loose skin, collectively known as body contouring, but they are rarely available on the NHS and only if patients meet specific criteria.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025

The procedure became one of the most popular options in the body contouring industry.

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2023

Now she brought out fake eyelashes, green shadow, black liner, base, contouring brushes, eyebrow pencil, coral gloss.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart