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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. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Wavy and coarse
Full and falls below the jaw
Diagonal lines
Rhythm

2. If your client has a narrow forehead - it is recommended that you...
A full beard and mustache
Diagonal lines
Style hair away from the forehead
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

3. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Coarse
symmetrical
The illusion of more or less volume
curved-line style

4. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
Line
Volume
symmetry
Around the ears

5. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
A full beard and mustache
Texture and lines
curved-line style
Wavy and coarse

6. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Horizontal lines
Soften a design
asymmetrical balance
Asymmetrical balance

7. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
Darker and cooler
Flattering and appropriate
Proportion
small and narrow

8. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
Triangular
close-set eyes
proportionate
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

9. Facial shape is determined by the...
Oval
Position and prominence of facial bones
Concave
Space

10. The element of form describes...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Curved
Receding forehead
A strong visual sense

11. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
asymmetrical balance
Form
Soften a design
Use bangs with no volume

12. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Design
The illusion of more or less volume
A full beard and mustache
Curved

13. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Texture and lines
Diagonal
Design
Chemicals

14. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
Texture and lines
Create the illusion of lenght
Straight
asymmetrical balance

15. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
A single line
Inverted Triangle
Straight
Curved

16. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
proportionate
A round head shape
Diagonal
Create the illusion of lenght

17. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Hair texture
Contrasting lines
Inverted Triangle
Space

18. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
close-set eyes
Asymmetrical balance
Use bangs with no volume
Form

19. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Warm
Parallel lines
Horizontal lines
Extremely curly and mediun

20. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
The client's skin tone
Enhance positive features
A single line

21. Color can help define...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Techniques and skills
Above or below the chin line
Texture and lines

22. A balding male client may look good with a...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Chemicals
Full and falls below the jaw

23. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
A full beard and mustache
A single line of color
Space
Enhance positive features

24. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
Emphasis
Design
Unity
Diagonal

25. The term space in hair design refers to...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Creates more interest in the design
Volume
Darker and cooler

26. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Transitional lines
Symmetrical balance
emphasis
Line

27. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Analyzing the whole person
Flattering and appropriate
A single line of color
Emphasis

28. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Hair texture
Triangular
emphasis

29. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
Proportion
A single line
Diagonal
Unity

30. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
emphasis
curved-line style
Design
The illusion of more or less volume

31. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
symmetry
Receding forehead
Form and space
Rhythm

32. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Create the illusion of lenght
Texture and lines
Soften a design
The illusion of more or less volume

33. The widest silhouette is found in...
Extremely curly and mediun
Form and space
Hard to curl
Wavy - medium

34. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
Harmony
Wavy - medium
Line
Diagonal

35. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Horizontal lines
The illusion of more or less volume
Oval
Flattering and appropriate

36. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
Symmetrical balance
small and narrow
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
1.5

37. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Chemicals
Volume
The client's skin tone

38. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Analyzing the whole person
Convex
A single line of color
Position and prominence of facial bones

39. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
Analyzing the whole person
Diagonal
asymmetrical balance
Oval face

40. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Style hair away from the forehead
1.5
Rhythm
Move forward

41. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Inverted Triangle
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Wavy - medium
Asymmetrical balance

42. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Proportion
Horizontal lines
Asymmetrical balance
Diagonal

43. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Techniques and skills
Eyebrows to end of nose
Space
Diagonal

44. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
Proportion
Analyzing the whole person
Concave
Diagonal lines

45. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Straight
Oval
Wave pattern
Design

46. Among the face shapes is...
Full and falls below the jaw
Diagonal
Convex
Inverted Triangle

47. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
side view
Inverted Triangle
Curl -fine
Less volume

48. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
Convex
Develop height on top
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Take calculated risks

49. 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...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Triangular
Convex
Symmetrical balance

50. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Concave
Space
Soften a design
close-set eyes