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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. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Space
Warm
Analyzing the whole person
A full beard and mustache

2. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Wave pattern
Proportion
Hair texture
side view

3. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Above or below the chin line
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Extremely curly

4. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
Harmony
Oval face
Bang area
Design

5. The widest silhouette is found in...
Transitional lines
Texture and lines
Form
Extremely curly and mediun

6. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Hair texture
side view
Unusual

7. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Above or below the chin line
Curl -fine
Bang area
Unusual

8. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
Symmetrical balance
Wavy and coarse
Horizontal
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

9. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
Create the illusion of lenght
Parallel lines
Contrasting lines
symmetry

10. Among the face shapes is...
Line
Inverted Triangle
Bang area
Move forward

11. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Triangular
Rhythm
Unusual
Contrasting lines

12. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Receding forehead
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Darker and cooler
Create the illusion of lenght

13. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
A full beard and mustache
A single line of color
symmetry
Oval

14. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
curved-line style
Straight
asymmetrical balance
Receding forehead

15. Color can help define...
Rhythm
Texture and lines
Emphasis
Space

16. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Use bangs with no volume
A round head shape
Form
Position and prominence of facial bones

17. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
Horizontal
Diagonal
Diagonal lines
close-set eyes

18. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
Proportion
Rhythm
Form
Line

19. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
The illusion of more or less volume
Horizontal lines
Creates more interest in the design
Curl -fine

20. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Slightly darker at the sides than top
A round head shape
Above or below the chin line
Line

21. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
Hair texture
Techniques and skills
Enhance positive features
A round head shape

22. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Triangular
Proportion
symmetry
Analyzing the whole person

23. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Convex
Wavy - medium
Diagonal
Move forward

24. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Chemicals
Design
Less volume
Above or below the chin line

25. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Hair texture
Less volume
Curl -fine
Wave pattern

26. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Chemicals
Emphasis
Move forward
Proportion

27. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
Transitional lines
1.5
Position and prominence of facial bones
Space

28. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Horizontal
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Emphasis
Unity

29. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Move forward
Creates more interest in the design
Texture and lines
Overly busy

30. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
Chemicals
Create the illusion of lenght
Around the ears
Less volume

31. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Coarse
Oval
Triangular
Flattering and appropriate

32. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
Emphasis
A lighter color
Soften a design
Inverted Triangle

33. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Take calculated risks
Transitional lines
A round head shape

34. Which type of lines will soften a design?
A single line of color
Inverted Triangle
Curved
Proportion

35. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Eyebrows to end of nose
small and narrow
Above or below the chin line
1.5

36. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Convex
Wave pattern
Oval
Contrasting lines

37. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
Take calculated risks
small and narrow
A strong visual sense
Less volume

38. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
Move forward
Soften a design
Straight
Curl -fine

39. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Space
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Diagonal lines
Creates more interest in the design

40. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Volume
Analyzing the whole person
symmetrical
Parallel lines

41. 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...
Symmetrical balance
Extremely curly and mediun
Wavy - medium
Chemicals

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...
Form and space
Volume
symmetrical
Extremely curly and mediun

43. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
Transitional lines
proportionate
Triangular
Form and space

44. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Create the illusion of lenght
Longer and fuller
Unity
Concave

45. When clients wears glasses - it will affect how you design the hair...
Wavy and coarse
Extremely curly
Around the ears
Harmony

46. In the principles of design - line defines...
Emphasis
Form and space
Unusual
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

47. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Techniques and skills
Longer and fuller
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Wave pattern

48. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
A round head shape
Warm
Symmetrical balance
Contrasting lines

49. Once you have a strong foundation in both technique and styling skills - you can...
Take calculated risks
Position and prominence of facial bones
A single line
Rhythm

50. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
Emphasis
Convex
Techniques and skills
curved-line style