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Hair Design Certification

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Asymmetrical balance
Full and falls below the jaw
Space
Flattering and appropriate

2. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Wavy - medium
proportionate
Overly busy
Inverted Triangle

3. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
A strong visual sense
1.5
Curved
Receding forehead

4. When clients wears glasses - it will affect how you design the hair...
close-set eyes
Curved
Form and space
Around the ears

5. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
emphasis
Design
A full beard and mustache
Parallel lines

6. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Texture and lines
Form and space
Analyzing the whole person
Longer and fuller

7. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Move forward
Diagonal
Full and falls below the jaw
emphasis

8. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Triangular
Hard to curl
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses

9. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Coarse
Rhythm
Analyzing the whole person
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

10. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
A single line
Form and space
A strong visual sense
Rhythm

11. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
Design
Hair texture
Horizontal lines
curved-line style

12. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Oval
Eyebrows to end of nose
Warm
Techniques and skills

13. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
Flattering and appropriate
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Design
small and narrow

14. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Soften a design
Oval
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Rhythm

15. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
Convex
Hair texture
close-set eyes
Concave

16. The use of a side part helps to...
Form
Develop height on top
proportionate
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

17. 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...
Space
Closely groomed beard and mustache
A lighter color
Symmetrical balance

18. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Diagonal lines
Receding forehead
Emphasis
Creates more interest in the design

19. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Eyebrows to end of nose
Full and falls below the jaw
Unusual
Develop height on top

20. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Unusual
Inverted Triangle
Receding forehead
Asymmetrical balance

21. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
Oval face
Take calculated risks
Curved
Form

22. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Horizontal
Unity
Convex
A lighter color

23. Among the face shapes is...
Texture and lines
Inverted Triangle
Line
Wavy - medium

24. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Emphasis
Curved
Unity
proportionate

25. When choosing a now haircolor - one of the considerations is...

26. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
Harmony
Develop height on top
curved-line style
Form

27. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Bang area
The client's skin tone
Rhythm

28. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
Space
Harmony
1.5
Rhythm

29. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Flattering and appropriate
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Use bangs with no volume
Rhythm

30. In hair design - with every movement - the relationship of form and what other design element chenge?
asymmetrical balance
Space
Oval
Harmony

31. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
Warm
Longer and fuller
Wavy - medium
Proportion

32. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Straight
Unusual
Transitional lines
Extremely curly

33. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
Wave pattern
Curl -fine
Style hair away from the forehead
Emphasis

34. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
close-set eyes
Wave pattern
small and narrow
Space

35. 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...
Harmony
The client's skin tone
Wavy and coarse
symmetrical

36. The term space in hair design refers to...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Volume
Wave pattern
Wavy and coarse

37. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Diagonal lines
Develop height on top
Form
Horizontal lines

38. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
small and narrow
Diagonal
Rhythm
Slightly darker at the sides than top

39. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
Around the ears
Wavy and coarse
side view
Convex

40. In the principles of design - line defines...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Form and space
Curl -fine
Extremely curly

41. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
Parallel lines
The illusion of more or less volume
Soften a design
Rhythm

42. The widest silhouette is found in...
A strong visual sense
Darker and cooler
Flattering and appropriate
Extremely curly and mediun

43. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Diagonal lines
Horizontal lines
Symmetrical balance
Hair texture

44. Natural waves patterns are described as straight - wavy - curly - and...
Less volume
curved-line style
Extremely curly
close-set eyes

45. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
Horizontal
Design
Rhythm
symmetry

46. If your client has a narrow forehead - it is recommended that you...
asymmetrical balance
Design
Space
Style hair away from the forehead

47. The three basic part for bangs are triangular - curved - and...
Form
Volume
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Diagonal

48. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Take calculated risks
Flattering and appropriate
Use bangs with no volume
Curly and fine

49. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Bang area
Contrasting lines
Line
Develop height on top

50. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Volume
Techniques and skills
Less volume
Overly busy