Hair Coloring
What are the three primary colors and the three secondary colors?
Primary: Red, Blue, Yellow
Secondary: Orange, Violet, Green
How do you cross check a haircut?
Check it in the opposite direction than it was cut.
What does the size of a barrel control?
The size of the curl.
What is a pull test for a color or perm strand test?
To test the strength of the hair.
When doing a color retouch for 100% grey coverage, where would you start applying and how long does it process for?
Start in the front quadrants on the part line and hair line. Process for 30 minutes (Natural Natural Series) or 45 minutes (Natural Series).
What are three principles of haircutting?
Proportion, Balance, Rhythm,
What kind of effect will a pincurl with a closed "tight" center provide?
A small, stong, fluffier effect
What are the three levels of decontamination?
Sanitation, Disinfection, Sterilization
What are the eight different color lines that Aveda has?
Deep, Demi, Natural, Natural Natural, Natural Cool, Enlightment, Vibrants, Pure Pigments
What is the pH of hair?
4.5-5.5
What are three benefits of doing a "wet set" on someone?
1. No heat
2. Less likely to result in frizz
3. More likely to last a few days due to your hair drying in the way that it was set
What are seven face shapes?
Square, Oval, Round, Heart, Rectangle, Diamond, Triangle
When and Why would you want to "fill" someone's hair?
When: They're going minimum 2 levels darker than their current level
Why: The hair needs the NRP put back into the hair so it doesn't turn muddy or hollow
What hair textures are not appropriate for razor cutting?
Curly(3A and up), Coarse, and Damaged Hair
What are the five backcombing techniques that Vivian teaches us?
Stack and Pack, Motorcycle, Cotton Candy, Push Pull, Fluff and Puff
What are three examples of upselling a client?
Waxing (eyebrow, lip, chin), Conditioning Treatment, Color Service (accent foil, toner, gloss)
What is the simplest way to identify which color line is being used based off of seeing the formula?
Deep: Double developer (1:2)
Demi: Pure tones are spelled out (1:1)
Vibrants: No developer (1:0)
Natural, Natural Natural, Natural Cool: Everything is "normal" to how you learned it (1:1)
What are the four most common elevations used in haircutting?
0(guideline), 45(triangle), 90(square), 180(round)
What are the five wash and go styles for textured hair?
Bantu Knots, Cornrowing, Twist Outs, Two-Strand Twists, Comb Coils
What year was the first Marcel curling iron made?
1875