A _____ is a conversation between you and your client when you find out what the client is looking for, offer suggestions and professional advice, and come to a joint decision about the most suitable haircut
client consultation
By making a parting or drawing a line from the apex to the back of the ear, you can locate the _____ of the head, which consists of all the hair that falls naturally behind the ear.
Back
Reference points in a haircut are used to establish _____.
Design Lines
The angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that creates the shape is referred to as the _____.
Cutting Line
The three types of straight lines in haircutting include horizontal, vertical, and _____ lines.
Diagonal
A(n) _____ is a basic haircut, cut at a 90-degree elevation and then overdirected to maintain length and weight at the perimeter.
Long-layered cut
Effilating, also known as _____, is the process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears
Slithering
Surfaces on the head where the head changes, such as the ears, jawline, and occipital bone, are referred to as _____.
Reference points
The comb used for close tapers on the nape and sides, and when using a scissor-over-comb technique, is a _____.
Barber comb
What area of the head is located between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge?
Crown
A(n) _____ is a thin, continuous mark, curved or straight, used as a guide while cutting hair.
Line
Electric or battery-operated tools that cut the hair by using two moving blades held in place by a metal plate with teeth are called _____.
Clippers
The _____ area is defined as the area at the back part of the neck and consists of the hair below the occipital bone.
Nape
The location of the four corners signals a change in _____.
Head Shape
What bone protrudes at the base of the skull?
Occipital Bone
A(n) _____ is created when the space between two lines or surfaces intersects at a given point.
Angle
For control during haircutting, the hair is parted into working areas called _____.
Sections
The _____ is the highest point on the top of the head, and can be located easily by placing a comb on top of the head and noticing that the comb is resting on the highest point.
Apex
The process of removing excess bulk without shortening hair length is called _____.
Texturizing
What is the elevation, or degrees, contained in a blunt or one-length haircut?
0
A(n) _____, also know as a guide, is a subsection of hair that determines the length the hair will be cut, and is usually the first section cut when creating a shape.
Guideline
In a _____ haircut, also known as a one-length haircut, all of the hair comes to a single-hanging level forming a weight line.
Blunt
The _____ is the visual line in the haircut where the ends of the hair hang together.
Weight line
The technique used to check a haircut for precision of line and shape is called _____.
Cross-Checking
What is the ideal Rockwell hardness of a shear?
56-57