Wiktionary
n. 1 the construction of contour lines through a matrix of points each having a known value of some variable 2 a technique in makeup using blush and bronzing powder to define contours on the face 3 the building up of muscles with exercise vb. (present participle of contour English)
Wikipedia
Contouring is a technique using cosmetics to define and enhance facial structure.
Contouring is usually produced by placing a warm or cool toned brown colour in the hollows of the cheeks, on the side of the nose, and on the temples to give a slimming effect on the face. It can be complemented with a highlighter on the apples on the cheeks and the tip of the nose.
Usage examples of "contouring".
Add to this her lipo, her silicone, her trachea shave, her brow shave, her scalp advance, her forehead realignment, her rhino contouring to smooth her nose, her maxomilliary operations to shape her jaw.
Or sit at a vanity, using contouring powder to change the shape of our faces while the faint outline of people watched us from the darkness a few feet away.
We've done the trachea shave, the nose contouring, the jawline contouring, the forehead realignment .
The dwarf trees he had spotted were actually members of ordinary species, mostly white spruce, Picea glauca, which in these harsh conditions miniaturized on their own, contouring into the protected spaces they sprouted in.