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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...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Emphasis
Wavy - medium
Develop height on top

2. Natural waves patterns are described as straight - wavy - curly - and...
Extremely curly
Overly busy
Volume
Oval

3. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Horizontal
Extremely curly
Chemicals
Analyzing the whole person

4. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Rhythm
A strong visual sense
Line
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

5. The three basic part for bangs are triangular - curved - and...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Diagonal
Emphasis
Flattering and appropriate

6. To give the illusion of proportional eyes to a client with wide-set eyes - the hair should be...
Hard to curl
Horizontal
Less volume
Slightly darker at the sides than top

7. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Line
Unity
Rhythm
Curly and fine

8. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Diagonal lines
Volume
Warm

9. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Harmony
Curved
curved-line style
Unity

10. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Rhythm
Slightly darker at the sides than top
A strong visual sense

11. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Oval
Texture and lines
Concave
Space

12. Once you have a strong foundation in both technique and styling skills - you can...
Move forward
Techniques and skills
Take calculated risks
Full and falls below the jaw

13. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
asymmetrical balance
Unusual
Create the illusion of lenght
Proportion

14. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Extremely curly and mediun
Space
Unusual
Darker and cooler

15. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
Use bangs with no volume
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Diagonal
Move forward

16. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Above or below the chin line
Curl -fine
Techniques and skills

17. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Above or below the chin line
asymmetrical balance
Wavy and coarse
Proportion

18. 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...
Longer and fuller
symmetrical
Space
Hair texture

19. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Overly busy
Parallel lines
Emphasis
Harmony

20. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Take calculated risks
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Hair texture
Convex

21. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
Extremely curly
1.5
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
A round head shape

22. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
Techniques and skills
Around the ears
1.5
A single line

23. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Wave pattern
Analyzing the whole person
Techniques and skills
Form

24. Facial shape is determined by the...
Take calculated risks
Position and prominence of facial bones
Emphasis
Above or below the chin line

25. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Wavy - medium
Creates more interest in the design
Diagonal
Move forward

26. Straight coarse hair has some volume but is...
Contrasting lines
Hard to curl
Hair texture
Extremely curly

27. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
Bang area
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Take calculated risks

28. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Curly and fine
Unusual
Hard to curl
Enhance positive features

29. In the principles of design - line defines...
Form and space
Use bangs with no volume
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses

30. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Full and falls below the jaw
Style hair away from the forehead
The client's skin tone
Triangular

31. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Creates more interest in the design
Curly and fine
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Unity

32. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Transitional lines
Space
Design
Flattering and appropriate

33. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Oval
Asymmetrical balance
Slightly darker at the sides than top

34. Color can help define...
Full and falls below the jaw
Emphasis
The illusion of more or less volume
Texture and lines

35. The use of a side part helps to...
Around the ears
Curly and fine
Analyzing the whole person
Develop height on top

36. 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...
Form
Symmetrical balance
Oval face
asymmetrical balance

37. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Warm
Position and prominence of facial bones
Full and falls below the jaw
Use bangs with no volume

38. When clients wears glasses - it will affect how you design the hair...
Inverted Triangle
A single line
Around the ears
1.5

39. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
Straight
Wavy and coarse
Style hair away from the forehead
Take calculated risks

40. Among the face shapes is...
Inverted Triangle
Space
A single line of color
Chemicals

41. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Design
A single line of color
Eyebrows to end of nose
Longer and fuller

42. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Coarse
Space
Line
Soften a design

43. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
Less volume
Eyebrows to end of nose
Overly busy
Bang area

44. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
Move forward
Oval face
Longer and fuller
Position and prominence of facial bones

45. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
Straight
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Wavy - medium
Overly busy

46. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Position and prominence of facial bones
Convex
Proportion

47. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Rhythm
Slightly darker at the sides than top
symmetry
Unity

48. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Volume
Rhythm
Wavy and coarse
Extremely curly and mediun

49. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
Analyzing the whole person
Create the illusion of lenght
Space
close-set eyes

50. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Style hair away from the forehead
A full beard and mustache
Wave pattern
Oval face