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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. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Darker and cooler
Asymmetrical balance
Flattering and appropriate
Closely groomed beard and mustache

2. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
Diagonal
symmetrical
The illusion of more or less volume
close-set eyes

3. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Oval
Line
Curved
Wavy - medium

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

5. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Parallel lines
Form
Diagonal

6. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
Bang area
A strong visual sense
Longer and fuller
Emphasis

7. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
symmetry
Emphasis
Concave
Oval face

8. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
Chemicals
A single line
Unusual
Use bangs with no volume

9. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Volume
Wave pattern
Move forward
curved-line style

10. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
Proportion
Chemicals
small and narrow
Darker and cooler

11. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Unity
Analyzing the whole person
Take calculated risks
proportionate

12. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
Create the illusion of lenght
Concave
Wavy and coarse
Texture and lines

13. The widest silhouette is found in...
Triangular
Extremely curly and mediun
Around the ears
emphasis

14. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Concave
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Flattering and appropriate
Develop height on top

15. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
emphasis
Full and falls below the jaw
Wave pattern
Diagonal

16. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
Wavy - medium
Space
Wave pattern
asymmetrical balance

17. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
Proportion
Oval face
curved-line style
creat volume between the temples and jaw

18. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Space
Form
curved-line style
Unity

19. Color can help define...
Oval
side view
Around the ears
Texture and lines

20. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
Hair texture
Rhythm
Chemicals
Position and prominence of facial bones

21. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Overly busy
Space
Horizontal lines
Longer and fuller

22. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Above or below the chin line
Coarse
Analyzing the whole person
Longer and fuller

23. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
Less volume
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Overly busy
Curl -fine

24. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Volume
Rhythm
Transitional lines
Eyebrows to end of nose

25. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Wavy and coarse
Coarse
Warm
Chemicals

26. 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...
Chemicals
Symmetrical balance
Diagonal
Oval

27. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
Overly busy
Harmony
A round head shape
Proportion

28. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Horizontal lines
Emphasis
Coarse

29. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
1.5
Wavy and coarse
Diagonal
Enhance positive features

30. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Wavy and coarse
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
The illusion of more or less volume
Space

31. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Curly and fine
Flattering and appropriate
Inverted Triangle
Overall outline of a hairstyle

32. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Asymmetrical balance
proportionate
Concave

33. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Unusual
curved-line style
Symmetrical balance
1.5

34. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
Diagonal lines
symmetrical
Harmony
Asymmetrical balance

35. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
A single line of color
Space
Unusual
close-set eyes

36. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Above or below the chin line
Line
Wavy and coarse
Symmetrical balance

37. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Extremely curly
Diagonal lines
Oval face
Chemicals

38. A balding male client may look good with a...
Wavy and coarse
Asymmetrical balance
Soften a design
Closely groomed beard and mustache

39. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Warm
Transitional lines
Flattering and appropriate
small and narrow

40. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Inverted Triangle
Overly busy
Oval
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

41. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Rhythm
A single line of color
Proportion
Develop height on top

42. Once you have a strong foundation in both technique and styling skills - you can...
Curl -fine
The illusion of more or less volume
Take calculated risks
Volume

43. To give the illusion of proportional eyes to a client with wide-set eyes - the hair should be...
Wave pattern
Analyzing the whole person
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Texture and lines

44. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Contrasting lines
1.5
Position and prominence of facial bones
Unity

45. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Hard to curl
Horizontal lines
proportionate
Creates more interest in the design

46. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Harmony
Convex
Horizontal lines
Wavy - medium

47. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Horizontal
Creates more interest in the design
Above or below the chin line
Emphasis

48. If your client has a narrow forehead - it is recommended that you...
Style hair away from the forehead
Triangular
Position and prominence of facial bones
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

49. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Wavy - medium
Harmony
Darker and cooler
Wavy and coarse

50. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
A lighter color
Triangular
Darker and cooler
small and narrow