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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...
Form
Oval face
Oval
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

2. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Rhythm
Less volume
Horizontal
Symmetrical balance

3. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
Emphasis
Analyzing the whole person
proportionate
A round head shape

4. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
symmetry
Inverted Triangle
Rhythm
Analyzing the whole person

5. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Convex
Rhythm
Contrasting lines
Less volume

6. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Space
The illusion of more or less volume
Horizontal lines
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

7. In hair design - with every movement - the relationship of form and what other design element chenge?
Curly and fine
Line
Space
Diagonal lines

8. In the principles of design - line defines...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Form and space
Emphasis
Straight

9. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
A round head shape
Chemicals
The client's skin tone
Oval face

10. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
The client's skin tone
Develop height on top
Line
Use bangs with no volume

11. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
Transitional lines
Contrasting lines
Oval
Techniques and skills

12. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
Longer and fuller
symmetry
Rhythm
Receding forehead

13. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Move forward
Flattering and appropriate
Enhance positive features
Wave pattern

14. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
Straight
Extremely curly
Asymmetrical balance
Volume

15. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Diagonal lines
Space
Around the ears
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

16. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Chemicals
Warm
Oval face
Asymmetrical balance

17. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Form
Proportion
close-set eyes
Space

18. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
emphasis
Transitional lines
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Eyebrows to end of nose

19. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
curved-line style
asymmetrical balance
Oval
Harmony

20. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Horizontal
Oval
Analyzing the whole person
Around the ears

21. If your client has a narrow forehead - it is recommended that you...
A round head shape
Style hair away from the forehead
side view
Volume

22. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Triangular
Emphasis
Space
Form

23. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
Extremely curly and mediun
Parallel lines
Form
small and narrow

24. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
Proportion
Curl -fine
Extremely curly and mediun
Emphasis

25. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Less volume
Extremely curly and mediun
Volume
Darker and cooler

26. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Extremely curly and mediun
Triangular
Design
Closely groomed beard and mustache

27. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Creates more interest in the design
small and narrow
Emphasis
Slightly darker at the sides than top

28. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
Straight
Flattering and appropriate
A lighter color
creat volume between the temples and jaw

29. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Coarse
Contrasting lines
Oval
Above or below the chin line

30. 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
Proportion
Proportion
Warm

31. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
A strong visual sense
1.5
Harmony
Bang area

32. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
Diagonal
Bang area
Contrasting lines
Horizontal

33. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Parallel lines
Develop height on top
Space
Take calculated risks

34. The widest silhouette is found in...
Rhythm
symmetrical
Extremely curly and mediun
Above or below the chin line

35. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Take calculated risks
Space
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Analyzing the whole person

36. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
Rhythm
curved-line style
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Curl -fine

37. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Creates more interest in the design
Rhythm
Harmony
Contrasting lines

38. When clients wears glasses - it will affect how you design the hair...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Volume
A round head shape
Around the ears

39. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
Around the ears
A single line
Hard to curl
Curl -fine

40. Straight coarse hair has some volume but is...
Hard to curl
Create the illusion of lenght
side view
Straight

41. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Take calculated risks
Transitional lines
Move forward
symmetry

42. 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...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Wavy and coarse
Asymmetrical balance
symmetrical

43. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Form
Volume
proportionate

44. Facial shape is determined by the...
Flattering and appropriate
Design
A single line of color
Position and prominence of facial bones

45. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
asymmetrical balance
close-set eyes
Above or below the chin line
A full beard and mustache

46. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Contrasting lines
Wavy - medium
Proportion
Receding forehead

47. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Unity
Develop height on top
A round head shape
Line

48. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Warm
The illusion of more or less volume
Move forward
Straight

49. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
Curl -fine
small and narrow
Use bangs with no volume
Wave pattern

50. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Full and falls below the jaw
Unusual
Less volume
Create the illusion of width at the forehead