Guest Experience
Common reasons for a color change include:
Cover gray
Enhance existing hair color
Create a fashion statement
Hair breakage and discoloration can happen when coloring hair that has been previously colored with what?
Henna
Metallic dyes
Compound dyes
Cream hair colors are generally mixed with a cream developer and are applied with a:
bowl and brush
A color technique popular with clients who request ombré is:
away from the base coloring
Which colors coat only the surface of the cuticle and do not enter the cortex?
temporary
In order to become active, a developer needs to be mixed with ammonia or:
alkaline compounds
A vegetable dye that produces reddish highlights is commonly known as:
henna
True or False:
The Connect service essential includes building rapport and relationships with clients.
True
Varying proportions of blue and yellow create what color?
green
What should be applied when draping for a color service to prevent irritating and staining the hairline?
barrier cream
Which technique is used to add tone or darken the existing color along the entire strand?
base to ends
Which of the following descriptions is NOT a characteristic of semi-permanent colors?
Deposit color
Cannot lighten
Slightly alkaline in pH
Leave a line of demarcation
Leave a line of demarcation
Permanent hair colors are sometimes called:
oxidative tints with ammonia
What may be required if the desired amount of lift is not achieved using a single-process color?
prelightening
Producing a functional, predictable and pleasing result is part of which service essential?
create
Whenever hair colors are applied, the final result is based on the existing or contributing pigment and the:
artificial color applied
Which color tool is used to apply a thick or creamy color consistency?
color brush
A dimensional coloring technique that uses a darker color on selected strands is referred to as:
lowlighting
Why are color molecules able to penetrate the cuticle layer of the hair when using semi-permanent products versus temporary colors?
color molecules are smaller
What does the hairstrand do after the application of oxidative color?
swell
True or False:
Cool colors do not include blue.
False
How often should the client typically schedule a retouch after receiving a lighter result hair service?
every 3 to 6 weeks
What are the three pure colors?
red, yellow, and blue
What color tool is commonly used when highlighting?
Foil
Water bottle
Sculpting comb
Applicator bottle
Foil
In the slicing technique, the size of the slice is referred to as:
fine, medium, thick
Which of the following hair colors do NOT require a patch or predisposition test?
Temporary
Oxidative
Permanent
Demi-permanent
Temporary
An obvious difference between two colors along a hairstrand is called a:
line of demarcation
Hair should never be lightened or decolorized to what color?
white
Regarding hair color services, what may help the school or salon owner avoid retribution as a result of any damage or accidents?
client release statement
All of the following statements are true about color EXCEPT:
Select one:
It is a phenomenon of light
It is a group of electromagnetic waves
It can be seen if wavelengths are reflected off an object
It does not depend on the presence of light
It does not depend on the presence of light
Draping for a color service should include a cape and:
towels
The density pattern of a weave refers to:
amount of weaves in a particular area
Temporary colors are usually applied to what hair condition?
clean, towel dried hair
What size partings are generally used for a double-process technique?
1/8" (.3 cm)
What product comes in powder form and when mixed with hydrogen peroxide becomes a strong lightening product?
Reinforcing the guest's satisfaction is part of which service essential?
complete
What base toner would be used to produce a neutral blond on prelightened pale yellow hair?
Gold
White
Violet
Yellow
Violet
If the hair is more resistant to color, the hair colorist may need to:
pre-soften or pre-lighten the hair
Which of the following color techniques is generally referred to as a retouch application?
Base
Base to ends
Ends to base
Base, then midstrand to ends
Base
True or False:
A semi-permanent haircolor is used with the help of a developer.
False
When applying color to a client with 75% gray, apply a color:
One level darker than the desired shade
One level lighter than the desired shade
Two levels lighter than the desired shade
Three levels lighter than the desired shade
One level darker than the desired shade
Which type of hair colors are capable of lightening natural pigment and depositing artificial pigment in one process?
permanent