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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. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Wave pattern
Proportion
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Analyzing the whole person

2. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Line
Diagonal
Form
Transitional lines

3. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Asymmetrical balance
Curl -fine
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Design

4. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Form and space
Design
Warm
Full and falls below the jaw

5. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Analyzing the whole person
Develop height on top
Emphasis
Curly and fine

6. 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
Form
Enhance positive features
Closely groomed beard and mustache

7. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Analyzing the whole person
A strong visual sense
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Coarse

8. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Volume
Design
close-set eyes
Horizontal lines

9. The term space in hair design refers to...
Rhythm
Less volume
Volume
Horizontal lines

10. Natural waves patterns are described as straight - wavy - curly - and...
Diagonal lines
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Extremely curly

11. The three basic part for bangs are triangular - curved - and...
Rhythm
Curly and fine
Extremely curly
Diagonal

12. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
Proportion
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Inverted Triangle
Harmony

13. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
A single line
A lighter color
Form
close-set eyes

14. 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...
Volume
Develop height on top
Extremely curly
symmetrical

15. Among the face shapes is...
Hair texture
close-set eyes
Develop height on top
Inverted Triangle

16. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Position and prominence of facial bones
Coarse
Darker and cooler
curved-line style

17. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Diagonal
Bang area
Space
Analyzing the whole person

18. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Soften a design
Longer and fuller
Creates more interest in the design
Harmony

19. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Analyzing the whole person
Hard to curl
Transitional lines
Unusual

20. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Asymmetrical balance
Horizontal lines
A single line of color
Enhance positive features

21. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
Straight
Wavy and coarse
Oval face
Coarse

22. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Emphasis
Proportion
Unity
Proportion

23. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Curl -fine
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Rhythm
asymmetrical balance

24. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Form
Oval
Use bangs with no volume
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

25. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
Longer and fuller
The client's skin tone
Extremely curly
symmetry

26. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Space
A single line
Less volume
Wave pattern

27. Facial shape is determined by the...
Wavy - medium
asymmetrical balance
Position and prominence of facial bones
Line

28. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Flattering and appropriate
A strong visual sense
Take calculated risks
Form

29. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Space
Rhythm
Form and space
Longer and fuller

30. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Triangular
Proportion
Convex
side view

31. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
A full beard and mustache
Rhythm
Eyebrows to end of nose
Symmetrical balance

32. The area of a design where the eye is drawn to first before traveling to the rest of the design is called the...
The illusion of more or less volume
Horizontal lines
Emphasis
side view

33. Color can help define...
curved-line style
Unity
Texture and lines
Space

34. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
Use bangs with no volume
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
asymmetrical balance
side view

35. The widest silhouette is found in...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Hair texture
Extremely curly
Extremely curly and mediun

36. Once you have a strong foundation in both technique and styling skills - you can...
Take calculated risks
Form and space
emphasis
Chemicals

37. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Chemicals
proportionate
Analyzing the whole person
Closely groomed beard and mustache

38. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Extremely curly and mediun
Enhance positive features
Diagonal
Chemicals

39. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
close-set eyes
A full beard and mustache
Take calculated risks
Chemicals

40. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Curved
proportionate
Develop height on top
symmetry

41. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
Techniques and skills
symmetrical
Diagonal lines
Chemicals

42. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
A lighter color
Overly busy
Horizontal lines

43. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
Design
Curl -fine
Diagonal lines
Position and prominence of facial bones

44. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Oval
Creates more interest in the design
Coarse
Unusual

45. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Emphasis
Horizontal lines
Form

46. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Bang area
emphasis
Concave
Wavy - medium

47. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Around the ears
Texture and lines
Oval
emphasis

48. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
Oval
A lighter color
emphasis
small and narrow

49. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Contrasting lines
Emphasis
Take calculated risks
Chemicals

50. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Full and falls below the jaw
Curly and fine
Form and space
Volume