The 'science-based' makeup contouring trend is believed to give perfect results

A New York-based dermatologist has shared a contouring technique that he says is based on science. Photo: AFP

Made popular by Kim Kardashian in the 2010s, contouring has since given rise to a multitude of techniques, each more innovative – and sometimes offbeat – than the next.

This has been seen with viral trends like the high-coverage rainbow contouring technique, the more creative cup contouring trick and the tape contouring hack, which involves using sticky tape.