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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 use of a side part helps to...
Convex
Techniques and skills
Develop height on top
Design

2. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Wavy - medium
Eyebrows to end of nose
Texture and lines
curved-line style

3. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
curved-line style
A round head shape
Curly and fine
The illusion of more or less volume

4. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
side view
Concave
Flattering and appropriate
Create the illusion of lenght

5. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Wavy - medium
Parallel lines
Curly and fine

6. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
Emphasis
Straight
1.5
proportionate

7. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Transitional lines
Curly and fine
Concave
Form and space

8. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Curved
Wave pattern

9. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Straight
Diagonal lines
Take calculated risks

10. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Line
Space
Volume

11. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
emphasis
Soften a design
Curl -fine
Creates more interest in the design

12. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
Volume
Curved
Techniques and skills
Asymmetrical balance

13. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
Wave pattern
creat volume between the temples and jaw
proportionate
Rhythm

14. The term space in hair design refers to...
Asymmetrical balance
Curl -fine
proportionate
Volume

15. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Horizontal lines
Space
Parallel lines
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

16. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
A single line
Emphasis
Longer and fuller
Position and prominence of facial bones

17. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Form
Chemicals
Asymmetrical balance
Horizontal lines

18. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
1.5
small and narrow
Analyzing the whole person
Unity

19. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Analyzing the whole person
Parallel lines
Receding forehead
Create the illusion of lenght

20. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
Concave
small and narrow
Bang area
Wave pattern

21. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Symmetrical balance
small and narrow
Curved
Horizontal lines

22. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Move forward
Convex
Above or below the chin line
Symmetrical balance

23. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
Longer and fuller
A full beard and mustache
Use bangs with no volume
Curved

24. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
Darker and cooler
Around the ears
Extremely curly and mediun
Emphasis

25. In hair design - with every movement - the relationship of form and what other design element chenge?
Diagonal
Space
Form
Techniques and skills

26. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Volume
Form and space
Move forward
A strong visual sense

27. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
Space
1.5
The illusion of more or less volume
asymmetrical balance

28. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Move forward
Creates more interest in the design
Techniques and skills

29. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
Space
close-set eyes
Symmetrical balance
Take calculated risks

30. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
Horizontal lines
Wavy and coarse
The illusion of more or less volume
Proportion

31. Color can help define...
Texture and lines
The illusion of more or less volume
Rhythm
Oval face

32. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Analyzing the whole person
Closely groomed beard and mustache
A full beard and mustache
Form and space

33. A balding male client may look good with a...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Form
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Space

34. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Space
A full beard and mustache
Flattering and appropriate
Wave pattern

35. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
A full beard and mustache
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Space
Texture and lines

36. In the principles of design - line defines...
Triangular
Form and space
Position and prominence of facial bones
Transitional lines

37. The three basic part for bangs are triangular - curved - and...
Soften a design
Convex
Diagonal
Design

38. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
The client's skin tone
A single line
Emphasis
Warm

39. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Chemicals
Harmony
A single line of color
Form

40. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
symmetry
Oval face
emphasis
A single line

41. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Overly busy
1.5
curved-line style
emphasis

42. The element of form describes...
Coarse
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Wavy and coarse
Oval

43. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Volume
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Emphasis
Darker and cooler

44. 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...
A round head shape
Symmetrical balance
Warm
Use bangs with no volume

45. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Hair texture
Style hair away from the forehead
Emphasis
Above or below the chin line

46. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Proportion
Harmony
Position and prominence of facial bones
Creates more interest in the design

47. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Triangular
Diagonal
Space
Chemicals

48. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Straight
Full and falls below the jaw
Diagonal lines
Take calculated risks

49. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Analyzing the whole person
Curved
Harmony
Line

50. 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
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Texture and lines
symmetry