Color Theory
A Color that would be used to neutralize Yellow
What is Purple?
Bottom Hairline Section closest to the back of the neck
What is a Nape?
An angle achieved by holding the curling wand or straightener vertically.
What is a 180 Degree Angle?
Hair held and cut at a 0 degree angle. All hairs fall down and are the same length all throughout.
What is a 1 Length Haircut?
A system that colorists use to determine the lightness or darkness of a hair color
What is the The Level System?
Colors that sit directly opposite each other on the color wheel
What is a Complementary Color?
Located at the base and back of the cranium sitting directly above the nape.
What is an OCCIPITAL BONE?
Professional hairstyling technique where heated styling tools shape a section of hair into a curl that is then pinned flat or elevated against the scalp to cool and set. Intended to create a longer lasting curl
What is a Pin Curl?
The subsection of hair that determines the length of the haircut
What is a Guideline?
The Outermost Layer of the hair, 20 % of the Overall Strength, & appears like shingles on a roof
What is the Cuticle?
A Color that is used to neutralize Orange.
What is Blue?
The area of the head located between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge
What is the Crown?
A blowdryer attachment that help define & style curly hair
What is a Diffuser?
Also known as a movable or mobile guideline, this guide moves along with you as the haircut progresses.
What is a Traveling Guideline?
A non-oxidation colors that make only a physical change to the hair shaft, not a chemical change inside of the hair shaft
What is Temporary Haircolor?
When the hair goes through the different stages of color as it lightens.
What is The Decolorizing Process?
The side landmark, where the comb leaves the head
What is a PARIETAL RIDGE?
Is achieved by holding the brush at a 180° angle and pointing the airflow from the blow-dryer upwards
What is a Volume Blowout?
a texturizing hairstyling technique where the tips of the shears are used to cut vertically or diagonally into the ends of the hair, removing bulk and softening blunt lines without changing the overall length
What is Point Cutting?
The hair’s ability to absorb moisture
What is Porosity?
is a system for understanding color relationships.
What is the Law of Color?
Also known as the Fringe Area is a triangular section that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners
Bang Area
A Brush that is made of metal plates that is designed to heat up and smooth the hair for a slightly curled & finished style that lasts.
What is a Round Brush?
The Position of the Client is standing up straight or legs must be uncrossed. The stylist should be centering their weight with their knees slightly bent & feet centered. As the stylists is working in front of their section, they are swiveling the client as needed.
What is Proper Body Positioning?
Are chemical compounds that lighten the hair by dispersing, dissolving, and decolorizing that natural hair pigment.
What is Lighteners?