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Hair Design Certification

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The area of a design where the eye is drawn to first before traveling to the rest of the design is called the...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Emphasis
Coarse
Closely groomed beard and mustache

2. Color can help define...
Less volume
Texture and lines
Full and falls below the jaw
Wave pattern

3. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
Proportion
Soften a design
Oval
Longer and fuller

4. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
A round head shape
Less volume
Texture and lines
Overly busy

5. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
Create the illusion of lenght
Form and space
emphasis
curved-line style

6. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
A strong visual sense
Bang area
Wavy and coarse
Diagonal

7. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Volume
small and narrow
Soften a design
Overly busy

8. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Warm
Asymmetrical balance
Line
Volume

9. Facial shape is determined by the...
Receding forehead
Harmony
Enhance positive features
Position and prominence of facial bones

10. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Triangular
Less volume
Parallel lines
Horizontal lines

11. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Wavy and coarse

12. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Darker and cooler
Overall outline of a hairstyle
A single line of color
Rhythm

13. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
The illusion of more or less volume
Around the ears
Design
Bang area

14. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Soften a design
Volume
Form
Unity

15. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Hard to curl
Triangular
Soften a design
Oval

16. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Parallel lines
Line
Closely groomed beard and mustache

17. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
Oval face
Curl -fine
A single line of color
proportionate

18. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
Form
A lighter color
Space
Proportion

19. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Oval
Receding forehead
Oval
Move forward

20. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Analyzing the whole person
Above or below the chin line
Harmony
Wavy - medium

21. The element of form describes...
Coarse
Diagonal
Form
Overall outline of a hairstyle

22. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
asymmetrical balance
Rhythm
A strong visual sense
Triangular

23. The use of a side part helps to...
Space
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Develop height on top
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

24. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Position and prominence of facial bones
Line
Chemicals
1.5

25. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Volume
Line
Position and prominence of facial bones
side view

26. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
Bang area
Analyzing the whole person
Slightly darker at the sides than top
side view

27. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Straight
Form
Unity
small and narrow

28. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Form
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Unity
Chemicals

29. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
small and narrow
Design
Around the ears
Unusual

30. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
A lighter color
proportionate
Longer and fuller
Use bangs with no volume

31. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
Extremely curly and mediun
Concave
Oval face
A strong visual sense

32. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Extremely curly and mediun
Receding forehead
Curved
Curly and fine

33. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Form and space
The illusion of more or less volume
Parallel lines
Texture and lines

34. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
Analyzing the whole person
Enhance positive features
Straight
A single line

35. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
Harmony
A full beard and mustache
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Receding forehead

36. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
Concave
Techniques and skills
Proportion
Curly and fine

37. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Wave pattern
Diagonal
A single line
Curved

38. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Full and falls below the jaw
Extremely curly
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Chemicals

39. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
A single line
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Hair texture
Oval

40. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
symmetrical
Concave
Style hair away from the forehead
Analyzing the whole person

41. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Coarse
Enhance positive features
Soften a design

42. The widest silhouette is found in...
Design
A full beard and mustache
Extremely curly and mediun
Emphasis

43. Once you have a strong foundation in both technique and styling skills - you can...
The illusion of more or less volume
Take calculated risks
side view
curved-line style

44. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Eyebrows to end of nose
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Analyzing the whole person
Full and falls below the jaw

45. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
Curl -fine
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Diagonal
Concave

46. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Flattering and appropriate
small and narrow
Analyzing the whole person

47. When clients wears glasses - it will affect how you design the hair...
Receding forehead
Form
The client's skin tone
Around the ears

48. When choosing a now haircolor - one of the considerations is...

49. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Concave
Darker and cooler
1.5
Warm

50. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Emphasis
Emphasis
Oval face