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Hair Design Certification

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
Horizontal lines
Curved
Take calculated risks
Create the illusion of lenght

2. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Wavy and coarse
Convex
Flattering and appropriate

3. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Above or below the chin line
Concave
A strong visual sense
Unity

4. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
A round head shape
Triangular
Asymmetrical balance

5. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Curly and fine
Move forward
Curved
Emphasis

6. The use of a side part helps to...
Horizontal
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Space
Develop height on top

7. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
symmetry
Concave
Wavy and coarse
Warm

8. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Line
Design
Move forward
Slightly darker at the sides than top

9. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
Symmetrical balance
A strong visual sense
Proportion
Soften a design

10. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
Enhance positive features
Proportion
Design
1.5

11. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Chemicals
Transitional lines
curved-line style
Position and prominence of facial bones

12. When both sides of a hair style are the same distance from the center - the same length - and have the same volume when viewed from the front - it is known to have...
Less volume
Rhythm
Symmetrical balance
Curved

13. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Curly and fine
Proportion
Form and space

14. 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
Unusual
Wave pattern
Move forward

15. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Soften a design
Space
Diagonal lines
Less volume

16. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
Wavy and coarse
Warm
Curl -fine
Curly and fine

17. Natural waves patterns are described as straight - wavy - curly - and...
Curl -fine
Analyzing the whole person
Wavy - medium
Extremely curly

18. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Rhythm
Wavy - medium
Diagonal
Symmetrical balance

19. Once you have a strong foundation in both technique and styling skills - you can...
Around the ears
Take calculated risks
Form and space
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

20. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
Harmony
side view
Emphasis
Creates more interest in the design

21. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
Analyzing the whole person
Move forward
Longer and fuller
creat volume between the temples and jaw

22. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Horizontal
Texture and lines
Analyzing the whole person
The illusion of more or less volume

23. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Develop height on top
Wave pattern
Hard to curl
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

24. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Rhythm
Volume
A lighter color
The illusion of more or less volume

25. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Extremely curly
Analyzing the whole person
Rhythm
Wave pattern

26. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Darker and cooler
Curved
Wavy and coarse
Oval

27. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Chemicals
curved-line style
Space

28. The term space in hair design refers to...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Diagonal
Volume
Design

29. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
Position and prominence of facial bones
A round head shape
Darker and cooler
Bang area

30. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
side view
Harmony
Extremely curly and mediun
The client's skin tone

31. A balding male client may look good with a...
Chemicals
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Enhance positive features

32. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Analyzing the whole person
The illusion of more or less volume
Warm
Develop height on top

33. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Harmony
Wavy and coarse
curved-line style

34. In the principles of design - line defines...
Above or below the chin line
close-set eyes
Longer and fuller
Form and space

35. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Curly and fine
Rhythm
Harmony
Oval face

36. If your client has a narrow forehead - it is recommended that you...
Style hair away from the forehead
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Transitional lines
The illusion of more or less volume

37. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
A strong visual sense
Analyzing the whole person
Move forward
A full beard and mustache

38. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Harmony
Overly busy
Form

39. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
small and narrow
Volume
Space
Warm

40. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Creates more interest in the design
Horizontal lines
Volume
Inverted Triangle

41. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
The illusion of more or less volume
asymmetrical balance
Convex
Form

42. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Warm
Concave
Use bangs with no volume
Creates more interest in the design

43. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Unusual
emphasis
Diagonal lines
Chemicals

44. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
Techniques and skills
1.5
Diagonal
close-set eyes

45. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
proportionate
Hair texture
Diagonal
Use bangs with no volume

46. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Receding forehead
Above or below the chin line
Proportion
Parallel lines

47. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Move forward
A single line of color
curved-line style
Chemicals

48. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Form
curved-line style
Transitional lines
asymmetrical balance

49. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Proportion
A single line
symmetry
Techniques and skills

50. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Form and space
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Space
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses