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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. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
Curly and fine
curved-line style
Extremely curly
Design

2. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
side view
Transitional lines
Oval
Rhythm

3. In hair design - with every movement - the relationship of form and what other design element chenge?
Hard to curl
Emphasis
Eyebrows to end of nose
Space

4. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Analyzing the whole person
Chemicals
A single line

5. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Creates more interest in the design
1.5
Diagonal

6. Facial shape is determined by the...
Straight
Position and prominence of facial bones
Concave
Bang area

7. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Triangular
Volume
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
The client's skin tone

8. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Use bangs with no volume
1.5
Eyebrows to end of nose
emphasis

9. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
Straight
A strong visual sense
Unusual
Warm

10. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Space
Coarse
Techniques and skills
Transitional lines

11. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
Emphasis
Creates more interest in the design
emphasis
A single line

12. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Diagonal lines
Transitional lines
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Hard to curl

13. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Extremely curly and mediun
Rhythm
Oval
Unusual

14. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Volume
Line
Darker and cooler
proportionate

15. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
Curly and fine
Soften a design
Extremely curly and mediun
Create the illusion of lenght

16. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Form and space
Less volume
Diagonal
Form

17. The area of a design where the eye is drawn to first before traveling to the rest of the design is called the...
Flattering and appropriate
Transitional lines
Volume
Emphasis

18. The widest silhouette is found in...
Style hair away from the forehead
small and narrow
Analyzing the whole person
Extremely curly and mediun

19. To give the illusion of proportional eyes to a client with wide-set eyes - the hair should be...
Form and space
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Diagonal lines
Oval

20. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Wavy - medium
Bang area
A full beard and mustache
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

21. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Parallel lines
Use bangs with no volume
A single line of color
proportionate

22. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Horizontal lines
Around the ears
A single line
Wave pattern

23. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
Diagonal lines
close-set eyes
Proportion
Around the ears

24. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Around the ears
Rhythm
Volume
Design

25. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Volume
Space
Eyebrows to end of nose
Line

26. 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...
symmetrical
Texture and lines
Contrasting lines
Concave

27. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
Wavy and coarse
A round head shape
Darker and cooler
Coarse

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

29. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Full and falls below the jaw
Space
Enhance positive features

30. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
Hair texture
Hard to curl
Unusual
Use bangs with no volume

31. Among the face shapes is...
Symmetrical balance
Proportion
Line
Inverted Triangle

32. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Rhythm
Style hair away from the forehead
A lighter color

33. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
curved-line style
close-set eyes
Convex
Form and space

34. In the principles of design - line defines...
Form and space
proportionate
small and narrow
Extremely curly

35. Once you have a strong foundation in both technique and styling skills - you can...
Proportion
Straight
Create the illusion of lenght
Take calculated risks

36. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
The client's skin tone
proportionate
A lighter color
A full beard and mustache

37. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Chemicals
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Straight
The illusion of more or less volume

38. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Style hair away from the forehead
Curved
Curly and fine
symmetrical

39. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Curved
Receding forehead
Around the ears

40. The use of a side part helps to...
A lighter color
Overly busy
Enhance positive features
Develop height on top

41. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
A strong visual sense
Rhythm
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Closely groomed beard and mustache

42. A balding male client may look good with a...
Rhythm
Soften a design
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Enhance positive features

43. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Enhance positive features
Inverted Triangle
Contrasting lines
Convex

44. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
Take calculated risks
Bang area
Chemicals
emphasis

45. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
close-set eyes
Form and space
Eyebrows to end of nose
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

46. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Receding forehead
Oval
Creates more interest in the design
small and narrow

47. The term space in hair design refers to...
Diagonal
Volume
Chemicals
emphasis

48. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Curved
Symmetrical balance
Rhythm
Parallel lines

49. 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...
Symmetrical balance
Parallel lines
Straight
Take calculated risks

50. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Wavy - medium
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Oval
Overly busy