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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...
Volume
Design
Oval face
Rhythm

2. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
Emphasis
A lighter color
Space
1.5

3. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Take calculated risks
Receding forehead
Triangular
Create the illusion of lenght

4. In hair design - with every movement - the relationship of form and what other design element chenge?
Space
Move forward
Form
A full beard and mustache

5. Color can help define...
symmetrical
Harmony
Parallel lines
Texture and lines

6. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Transitional lines
Warm
symmetry
Space

7. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
asymmetrical balance
Diagonal
Around the ears
A lighter color

8. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Oval face
Line
Wave pattern
The illusion of more or less volume

9. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Horizontal
Emphasis
Form
Creates more interest in the design

10. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Curly and fine
Triangular
A round head shape
Harmony

11. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Triangular
Full and falls below the jaw
Horizontal lines
Around the ears

12. The widest silhouette is found in...
Analyzing the whole person
Extremely curly and mediun
Concave
Horizontal lines

13. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
Transitional lines
Form and space
small and narrow
symmetry

14. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
A lighter color
Unusual
Diagonal lines
Concave

15. Straight coarse hair has some volume but is...
Enhance positive features
Design
Hard to curl
Unity

16. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Wave pattern
Warm
proportionate
Slightly darker at the sides than top

17. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
symmetry
Oval face
Eyebrows to end of nose
Rhythm

18. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
Oval
symmetrical
Soften a design
Triangular

19. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
The client's skin tone
A lighter color
Harmony
Contrasting lines

20. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Warm
Horizontal lines
Full and falls below the jaw
symmetrical

21. The term space in hair design refers to...
Techniques and skills
symmetry
Volume
Straight

22. Natural waves patterns are described as straight - wavy - curly - and...
A single line of color
Receding forehead
emphasis
Extremely curly

23. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
Use bangs with no volume
Less volume
Take calculated risks
Wavy and coarse

24. Among the face shapes is...
Oval
Inverted Triangle
Horizontal lines
Extremely curly

25. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Horizontal lines
Around the ears
1.5

26. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
Bang area
Extremely curly and mediun
Chemicals
Longer and fuller

27. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Curl -fine
Create the illusion of lenght
Oval

28. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
symmetrical
Chemicals
Space
Wavy and coarse

29. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Above or below the chin line
Enhance positive features
Form
Emphasis

30. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
Create the illusion of lenght
A single line
Analyzing the whole person
Extremely curly

31. The use of a side part helps to...
emphasis
Closely groomed beard and mustache
symmetry
Develop height on top

32. The three basic part for bangs are triangular - curved - and...
Diagonal
Harmony
Develop height on top
Asymmetrical balance

33. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Space
Analyzing the whole person
Wavy - medium
Chemicals

34. 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...
Coarse
Chemicals
symmetrical
Oval face

35. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
The illusion of more or less volume
Develop height on top
Curved
close-set eyes

36. Facial shape is determined by the...
Unity
Wavy - medium
Position and prominence of facial bones
Rhythm

37. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Wavy - medium
Contrasting lines
small and narrow
Convex

38. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Curved
A single line
Line
Contrasting lines

39. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Develop height on top
Move forward
Wave pattern
Unity

40. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Oval
The client's skin tone
Form
Chemicals

41. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
Hair texture
Extremely curly
Horizontal lines
Asymmetrical balance

42. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Convex
close-set eyes
Around the ears
Creates more interest in the design

43. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Triangular
Harmony
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Unity

44. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Curly and fine
Line
Receding forehead
Bang area

45. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
A single line of color
Diagonal lines
Flattering and appropriate
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

46. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Oval
Harmony
Full and falls below the jaw
Bang area

47. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
Straight
Enhance positive features
Oval
Parallel lines

48. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
A single line
Oval face
Texture and lines

49. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Symmetrical balance
Proportion
Less volume
asymmetrical balance

50. A balding male client may look good with a...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Inverted Triangle
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Volume