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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. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Analyzing the whole person
Unity
Volume

2. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
Rhythm
Hard to curl
Create the illusion of lenght
Horizontal

3. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Chemicals
Wavy - medium
Develop height on top
Less volume

4. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Coarse
Position and prominence of facial bones
Oval
Unity

5. The term space in hair design refers to...
Around the ears
Creates more interest in the design
side view
Volume

6. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Curl -fine
asymmetrical balance
Coarse
Convex

7. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Less volume
Harmony
Analyzing the whole person
A round head shape

8. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Darker and cooler
symmetry
Longer and fuller
Enhance positive features

9. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Enhance positive features
Inverted Triangle
small and narrow
Chemicals

10. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
side view
Eyebrows to end of nose
A round head shape
Style hair away from the forehead

11. A balding male client may look good with a...
Hair texture
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Inverted Triangle
asymmetrical balance

12. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Harmony
Receding forehead
Flattering and appropriate
Unity

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

14. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
Form and space
proportionate
close-set eyes
Above or below the chin line

15. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
Form
Harmony
Design
Triangular

16. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Extremely curly
The illusion of more or less volume
Full and falls below the jaw
Transitional lines

17. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
Oval
Wave pattern
Form
1.5

18. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Flattering and appropriate
Rhythm
Full and falls below the jaw
A single line of color

19. In the principles of design - line defines...
Oval
Form and space
A full beard and mustache
A round head shape

20. 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...
Rhythm
symmetrical
Hard to curl
Move forward

21. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Diagonal
Move forward
Form
Wavy - medium

22. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Horizontal
A single line of color
Hard to curl

23. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
Wavy and coarse
Emphasis
asymmetrical balance
Diagonal

24. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
Asymmetrical balance
Hard to curl
Eyebrows to end of nose
Curl -fine

25. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Extremely curly and mediun
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Unity
Transitional lines

26. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Diagonal lines
Receding forehead
A round head shape
emphasis

27. 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...
Create the illusion of lenght
Chemicals
Volume
Symmetrical balance

28. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Parallel lines
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Inverted Triangle
Wavy - medium

29. To give the illusion of proportional eyes to a client with wide-set eyes - the hair should be...
Eyebrows to end of nose
small and narrow
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Asymmetrical balance

30. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Parallel lines
A single line
Curved
Full and falls below the jaw

31. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Asymmetrical balance
Proportion
Space
Transitional lines

32. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Above or below the chin line
Enhance positive features
Darker and cooler
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses

33. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Transitional lines
Move forward
Harmony
Extremely curly and mediun

34. Among the face shapes is...
Contrasting lines
Form and space
Inverted Triangle
Wavy and coarse

35. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
Extremely curly
Soften a design
Horizontal
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

36. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Unusual
Curved
Oval face
Volume

37. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
curved-line style
Asymmetrical balance
A single line
Emphasis

38. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
A full beard and mustache
A round head shape
Extremely curly
asymmetrical balance

39. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Asymmetrical balance
Position and prominence of facial bones
side view
Chemicals

40. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Rhythm
Use bangs with no volume
Style hair away from the forehead
Position and prominence of facial bones

41. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Longer and fuller
Curly and fine
Use bangs with no volume
Chemicals

42. In hair design - with every movement - the relationship of form and what other design element chenge?
Create the illusion of lenght
Analyzing the whole person
Warm
Space

43. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Oval
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Line
Texture and lines

44. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Triangular
Longer and fuller
proportionate

45. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Form
A full beard and mustache
Less volume
Creates more interest in the design

46. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Curved
Diagonal
Asymmetrical balance
Horizontal

47. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
A single line
curved-line style
Volume
Create the illusion of lenght

48. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Unusual
Form
small and narrow
A single line

49. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Diagonal lines
Chemicals
Diagonal
1.5

50. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Darker and cooler
Overly busy
proportionate
Flattering and appropriate