contour
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈkɒn.tʊr/
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contorno
- Okay, now before I'm gonna finish off the eyes, I'm gonna do some contour.
It's giving me like contour and I kind of love it.
- It's giving me like contour and I kind of love it.
- This is the Patrick Todd major sculpt cream contour and powder bronzer duo.
- This is my new favorite contour product thing.
- So I always use my bronzer or contour eyeshadow.
- Just it's just a good everything brush, contour, highlight, blusher.
Examples
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So I'm going in with this Hourglass contour shade in Golden Almond.
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Skin: Dewy and creamy (color corrected, if needed) with focus on contour and highlight, flushed cheeks.
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So she says she uses a really dark contour, which we can do.
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This is my new favorite contour product thing.
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I'm doing a full how to contour and highlight video next week.
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I'm using the shades fair for contour and light for bronzer.
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So I'm just going to pop that just in the contours of my cheeks.
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I use their darkest face powder as a contour shade for my NW45 skin.
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So I don't mind amping the bronzer and contour a little bit more than usual.
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To enhance her cheekbones and nose, she skillfully applied a contour to her makeup.
Compounds
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3.5
A map that shows land height and shape using lines that join places at the same height
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4.2
A line on a map joining points of equal height above sea level that shows the land's shape
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A feather that covers a bird's body and forms its smooth outer shape
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A language that uses rising or falling tones within syllables to change word meaning
Surface Forms
Etymology
Contour comes from con- 'with' and a root meaning 'to turn', so think of a line that follows the natural curves of a face. In makeup a contour is the shading you use to shape and emphasise facial features.