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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. Natural waves patterns are described as straight - wavy - curly - and...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Extremely curly
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
small and narrow

2. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Receding forehead
Concave
Enhance positive features
symmetrical

3. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Rhythm
Flattering and appropriate
Horizontal lines
Around the ears

4. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Asymmetrical balance
Parallel lines
Analyzing the whole person
A single line

5. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
Curved
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Oval
Oval face

6. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Soften a design
Create the illusion of lenght
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Chemicals

7. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
side view
A lighter color
Above or below the chin line
Full and falls below the jaw

8. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Proportion
Proportion
emphasis
Curved

9. The area of a design where the eye is drawn to first before traveling to the rest of the design is called the...
A single line of color
Use bangs with no volume
Inverted Triangle
Emphasis

10. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Warm
Chemicals

11. A balding male client may look good with a...
symmetry
Closely groomed beard and mustache
A strong visual sense
Extremely curly

12. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Form and space
Curl -fine
A single line
Diagonal lines

13. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Take calculated risks
Above or below the chin line
Creates more interest in the design
Straight

14. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Triangular
Space
A round head shape
Receding forehead

15. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
symmetry
Extremely curly
Concave
Horizontal lines

16. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
side view
Create the illusion of lenght
Rhythm
small and narrow

17. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
A single line
Hard to curl
Straight
Closely groomed beard and mustache

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...
symmetrical
Harmony
Soften a design
Wavy - medium

19. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Develop height on top
Oval
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Inverted Triangle

20. When clients wears glasses - it will affect how you design the hair...
Around the ears
asymmetrical balance
Overly busy
Emphasis

21. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
close-set eyes
Volume
side view
Symmetrical balance

22. The three basic part for bangs are triangular - curved - and...
Creates more interest in the design
Hard to curl
Diagonal
Design

23. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
1.5
Form
Longer and fuller
Concave

24. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
side view
Harmony
Hair texture
Diagonal

25. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Inverted Triangle
A round head shape
Overly busy
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses

26. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Wave pattern
Unusual
Asymmetrical balance
Parallel lines

27. The widest silhouette is found in...
A single line of color
Design
Contrasting lines
Extremely curly and mediun

28. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
Wavy and coarse
Overall outline of a hairstyle
asymmetrical balance
Harmony

29. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
Form and space
Slightly darker at the sides than top
A strong visual sense
asymmetrical balance

30. Color can help define...
Texture and lines
Above or below the chin line
Flattering and appropriate
Position and prominence of facial bones

31. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Form
Symmetrical balance
Develop height on top
Curly and fine

32. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
Above or below the chin line
Parallel lines
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Use bangs with no volume

33. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
Bang area
proportionate
Extremely curly and mediun
Use bangs with no volume

34. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Proportion
Space
Curl -fine
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses

35. The term space in hair design refers to...
Volume
Overly busy
The client's skin tone
Chemicals

36. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Wavy - medium
Parallel lines
Curly and fine

37. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Horizontal lines
Transitional lines
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Wavy and coarse

38. Facial shape is determined by the...
Creates more interest in the design
Position and prominence of facial bones
Use bangs with no volume
Unity

39. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Convex
Transitional lines
Diagonal
Closely groomed beard and mustache

40. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Soften a design
Oval face

41. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
Hair texture
Style hair away from the forehead
Curved
Warm

42. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
Oval face
Emphasis
Wavy and coarse
Move forward

43. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
A strong visual sense
A single line of color
small and narrow
proportionate

44. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Convex
Soften a design
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses

45. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Diagonal
Extremely curly and mediun
A full beard and mustache

46. Straight coarse hair has some volume but is...
A single line
Hard to curl
Space
Space

47. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Form
Design
Around the ears
asymmetrical balance

48. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
Transitional lines
Wave pattern
A round head shape
Overly busy

49. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Full and falls below the jaw
side view
Receding forehead
creat volume between the temples and jaw

50. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Proportion
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
The illusion of more or less volume
Slightly darker at the sides than top