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

The simple contour of a chapel, its steeple slightly off-center, stands out from the wall about six inches deep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 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

The brain processes pitch information both locally and globally, where local music refers to the intervals between pitches, while global processing refers to the entire contour of the melody.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The problems that could have been anticipated two years ago are now arriving in real time: data center backlash, energy strain, some workforce dislocation, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the early contours of biosecurity risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The National Trust, supported by a long‑term Countryside Stewardship agreement, re‑established the natural contours of the land, replanting native species and reconnecting habitats that had been severed for generations.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

“His transfer came a few months earlier, not a few days earlier. The contours of the relationships between Stagg and Krick and the others are accurate, but they took place in a more compressed timeline.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Both released ads this week that neatly laid out the contours of the expensive contest to come.

From Slate ● May 9, 2026

She glanced from the dress to Tommie, thinking hard about how the contours would match up with her body—and considering what she might change if she were making it from scratch.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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

All around the Rams locker room Sunday evening, players were stretched out on contoured beds, their legs encased in compression sleeves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2023

The quoted language is aimed at the Supreme Court’s requirement that restrictions on speech to protect judicial proceedings be contoured no more broadly than required to meet the threat.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2023

Immaculately groomed and entirely self-possessed, Siobhan bestrides the world of public relations like an expertly contoured colossus.

From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

She posts a lot of selfies with dramatically contoured cheekbones and intricate eyeliner patterns, and now I can’t stop looking through them.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Promoted as sculpting devices, they've built a reputation for lifting and contouring but Aiza says they "do not permanently tighten skin, change skin structure, or remove fat".

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

Selfies were becoming more prevalent as social media grew, and standards of beauty hewed close to celebrity Kim Kardashian’s looks, especially in regards to eye makeup and products used for face contouring.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026

Queer fashion designers, stylists and makeup artists — including contouring drag queens — are responsible for much of what Americans see in movies, magazines and the mirror.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

In a follow-up article in November, the society said that because of the injectable drugs, the well-established link between “weight loss and body contouring is becoming ever more connected.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

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

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart