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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. If your client has a narrow forehead - it is recommended that you...
Form
small and narrow
Style hair away from the forehead
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

2. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Oval
Wavy and coarse
Rhythm
creat volume between the temples and jaw

3. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
emphasis
The client's skin tone
Create the illusion of lenght
Triangular

4. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Coarse
Move forward
Concave
Curly and fine

5. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
proportionate
Transitional lines
Soften a design
Form and space

6. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
Above or below the chin line
small and narrow
A full beard and mustache
Form and space

7. In hair design - with every movement - the relationship of form and what other design element chenge?
Warm
Space
Curly and fine
Harmony

8. The term space in hair design refers to...
Volume
Creates more interest in the design
Parallel lines
side view

9. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Triangular
Convex
Chemicals
Proportion

10. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
Inverted Triangle
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Use bangs with no volume
A single line

11. The area of a design where the eye is drawn to first before traveling to the rest of the design is called the...
close-set eyes
Emphasis
side view
Straight

12. Among the face shapes is...
Wave pattern
Inverted Triangle
Triangular
Create the illusion of lenght

13. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Warm
Diagonal lines
Space
close-set eyes

14. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Extremely curly and mediun
Inverted Triangle
Analyzing the whole person
Create the illusion of lenght

15. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Take calculated risks
Triangular
Space
symmetrical

16. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Emphasis
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Overly busy
Space

17. To give the illusion of proportional eyes to a client with wide-set eyes - the hair should be...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Horizontal lines
side view
Hard to curl

18. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Enhance positive features
Space
Diagonal
Parallel lines

19. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Wavy and coarse
Oval face
Create the illusion of lenght
Oval

20. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Eyebrows to end of nose
Move forward
Unusual
small and narrow

21. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
Full and falls below the jaw
Unity
Oval face
Diagonal

22. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Horizontal lines
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Curl -fine

23. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
Soften a design
A round head shape
Curly and fine
Horizontal lines

24. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Rhythm
Less volume
Symmetrical balance
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

25. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Overly busy
Longer and fuller
Receding forehead
Proportion

26. In designing - when the two sides are the same distance from the center - have the same length and volume - the balance is considered to be...
Less volume
The illusion of more or less volume
Triangular
symmetrical

27. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
A full beard and mustache
Position and prominence of facial bones
Overly busy

28. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Develop height on top
Wave pattern
Move forward
Oval

29. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Coarse
Convex
Create the illusion of lenght
Harmony

30. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Line
Straight
Texture and lines
The client's skin tone

31. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
Darker and cooler
A round head shape
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
The client's skin tone

32. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
Longer and fuller
Space
Slightly darker at the sides than top
A lighter color

33. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
Emphasis
Darker and cooler
Curl -fine
Rhythm

34. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Oval face
Design
Wave pattern
Transitional lines

35. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
proportionate
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Form
Extremely curly

36. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Contrasting lines
Less volume
Position and prominence of facial bones
Form and space

37. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Space
asymmetrical balance
Curl -fine

38. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Chemicals
Wavy - medium
Darker and cooler
symmetrical

39. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
Wavy and coarse
side view
Oval
Less volume

40. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
Unusual
A strong visual sense
Space
symmetry

41. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
Straight
Wavy - medium
symmetrical
Warm

42. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Enhance positive features
Around the ears
Symmetrical balance
Analyzing the whole person

43. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Horizontal lines
Move forward
Asymmetrical balance

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

45. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Unity
The illusion of more or less volume
Form and space
Create the illusion of lenght

46. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
Longer and fuller
Harmony
Curved
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

47. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Volume
Parallel lines
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Curl -fine

48. 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
Texture and lines
Oval face
Warm

49. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Triangular
Creates more interest in the design
Rhythm

50. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Asymmetrical balance
Unity
Form
Oval