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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 facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
Contrasting lines
Diagonal lines
Oval face
creat volume between the temples and jaw

2. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
A single line
A lighter color
Extremely curly
Straight

3. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Less volume
The illusion of more or less volume
curved-line style
Receding forehead

4. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
A full beard and mustache
Chemicals
Unusual
Parallel lines

5. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
small and narrow
Transitional lines
A single line
Darker and cooler

6. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
small and narrow
Unity
Use bangs with no volume
1.5

7. Among the face shapes is...
A single line of color
Inverted Triangle
Full and falls below the jaw
Analyzing the whole person

8. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Horizontal lines
Asymmetrical balance
Form
Overly busy

9. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Chemicals
A single line of color
Bang area
Design

10. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
Inverted Triangle
Use bangs with no volume
Oval face
curved-line style

11. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
Around the ears
Concave
side view
Create the illusion of lenght

12. When clients wears glasses - it will affect how you design the hair...
Harmony
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Unusual
Around the ears

13. The area of a design where the eye is drawn to first before traveling to the rest of the design is called the...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Concave
Emphasis
Volume

14. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Convex
Parallel lines
A lighter color
Darker and cooler

15. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Curl -fine
A round head shape
asymmetrical balance
Flattering and appropriate

16. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
A lighter color
Space
Techniques and skills
Longer and fuller

17. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Extremely curly
Around the ears
Overly busy
small and narrow

18. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Parallel lines
Coarse
Proportion
Unity

19. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
symmetry
Harmony
Form
Oval

20. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Enhance positive features
Unity
Analyzing the whole person
Diagonal

21. Facial shape is determined by the...
Soften a design
Diagonal lines
Position and prominence of facial bones
The illusion of more or less volume

22. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Wavy and coarse
Warm
Diagonal
A single line of color

23. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Asymmetrical balance
Curved
Rhythm
Eyebrows to end of nose

24. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Parallel lines
Proportion
Full and falls below the jaw
Unusual

25. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Warm
Line
Straight
Closely groomed beard and mustache

26. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Oval
Proportion
The client's skin tone
Slightly darker at the sides than top

27. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Extremely curly
Form

28. Color can help define...
Oval
Texture and lines
Rhythm
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

29. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
A single line of color
emphasis
Triangular
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses

30. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
Coarse
Bang area
A lighter color
Harmony

31. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Creates more interest in the design
Extremely curly and mediun
Space
Chemicals

32. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
asymmetrical balance
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Space
A single line

33. The term space in hair design refers to...
Volume
Take calculated risks
proportionate
Wavy and coarse

34. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
side view
Extremely curly
Analyzing the whole person
Horizontal

35. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Creates more interest in the design
close-set eyes
Diagonal lines
Rhythm

36. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Rhythm
Oval
Wavy - medium
Darker and cooler

37. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
Chemicals
Curl -fine
Soften a design
Straight

38. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Develop height on top
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
small and narrow
Design

39. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
Warm
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
asymmetrical balance
Analyzing the whole person

40. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
Receding forehead
proportionate
Hair texture
A lighter color

41. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Wavy and coarse
Rhythm
Straight
Oval

42. 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
Wave pattern
A single line

43. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
A strong visual sense
Position and prominence of facial bones
Soften a design
Wavy and coarse

44. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Longer and fuller
A round head shape
Eyebrows to end of nose
Full and falls below the jaw

45. The element of form describes...
Volume
Overall outline of a hairstyle
A full beard and mustache
Harmony

46. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Harmony
Create the illusion of lenght
Enhance positive features
Position and prominence of facial bones

47. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
A single line of color
Proportion
close-set eyes
Flattering and appropriate

48. The use of a side part helps to...
Develop height on top
symmetry
Symmetrical balance
Style hair away from the forehead

49. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
Bang area
Extremely curly
Extremely curly and mediun
asymmetrical balance

50. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Analyzing the whole person
Transitional lines
Less volume
Above or below the chin line