Cosmetology
A stylist is discussing a new hairstyle with a client, who describes a style that must use layers. In order to create the layered style, what type of guideline should the stylist use?
Traveling guideline
Why did women in ancient Rome color their hair?
They colored their hair to indicate their social class.
_____, also known as projection or lifting, is the degree at which a subsection of hair is held from the head when cutting.
Elevation
Precision haircutting involves being precise in your haircut and
applying a systematic plan
A client wants bangs long enough to be pulled back. What type of bangs should the stylist create?
Center swept bangs
Cosmetologists may choose to specialize and work in a specific type of facility. Which facility would be least appropriate for a specialist?
massage clinic
In the Zhou dynasty of ancient China, commoners could be punished with death if caught using what cosmetic coloring technique?
tinting their nails gold or silver, which were the royal colors
_____ in haircutting is the amount of pressure applied when combing or holding a subsection during a haircut.
Tension
What haircutting tool is best suited for cutting a clean line around the ears?
trimmers
Your license will unlock countless doors for employment. However, your career must be
fueled with personal dedication and passion
What is the primary reason a stylist should hold haircutting shears with a proper hold?
to avoid ligament damage or muscle strain
Who was an early example of an entrepreneurial female beautician?
Martha Matilda Harper
If a cosmetologist sections a client’s hair into five partings, which basic haircut is being performed?
The uniform-layered haircut
The angle stylists hold their fingers when cutting the line that creates the end shape of the hair
What is the definition of finger angle?
When using the slicing technique to remove weight and add movement through the lengths of the hair, the shears should never be completely _____.
closed
When a cosmetologist combs hair away from its natural falling position before cutting in order to increase a hair design’s length, the cosmetologist is using _______.
What is overdirection?
After it was organized in the 1920s, the Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of America (AMBBA) __________.
Established the National Education Council and the Barber Code of Ethics
What is the best way to maintain control of the subsection when cutting with a vertical or diagonal cutting line?
Palm-to-palm
A haircut with a visual buildup of weight in which the hair ends appear to be stacked is an example of which of the four basic haircuts?
Graduated haircut
Coarse hair sticking out when cut too short is an example of the role ______ plays in the behavior of hair.
texture
In 1985, a hairdresser, _____, led by his passion for his craft and environment, revolutionized the beauty industry by inventing the world’s first ammonia-free haircolor.
Farouk Shami
What innovation in beauty did the Persian alchemist Avicenna introduce around 1000 CE?
the steam distillation process for refining essential oils
An important element in creating a strong foundation and consistency in haircutting and creating shapes is the use of _____.
Angles
In consultation with a stylist, a client explains being unhappy with the way the ends of the hair sit. The client would prefer the hair to have a more feathered appearance. If the client has fine hair, what haircutting tool would be a good choice for the stylist to use on this haircut?
haircutting razor
_____ reduces strain on the index finger and thumb while combing the hair.
palming the shears