Face Shapes
Lines
Parts of the Head
Elements
Principles
100

What face shape is narrow at the forehead and widens through the cheek bones and jaw?

Triangular

100

What line adds width?

Horizontal lines

100

What is the highest point of the head?

Apex
100

What is color?

Color is the natural color of the hair or the artificial color of the hair

100

What is harmony?

When all elements of the hairstyle come together to create a pleasing, cohesive style

200

What face shape is 1.5 times longer than it is wide?

Oval

200

What line adds height and length?

Vertical lines

200

What bone is above the nape?

The occipital bone

200

What is form?

A hairstyles general outline/silhouette 

200

What is emphasis?

The focal point of the hairstyle

300

What style works best with an oval face?

Any style with consideration of glasses and facial features

300

What line meets vertical and horizontal lines at a 90 degree angle?

Contrasting lines

300

What is the name of the area in between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge?

The crown

300

What is space?

The area surrounding the form or the area the hairstyle takes up

300

What is proportion?

When all elements do not overshadow each other and diminish the appearance of another 

400

What face shape has a narrow forehead and a wide chin and jaw?

Oblong

400

What lines repeat in a hairstyle?

Parallel lines

400

How do you find the 4 corners of the head?

Place one come horizontally against the front of the head and another on the side of the head

400

What is design texture?

The directional wave pattern or illusion of motion

400

What is balance?

When both sides are in proportion with each other

500

What style best suits a diamond face?

Increase fullness at the jaw line and forehead while keeping the hair close to the cheekbone line

500

What 3 lines can be used to create a blunt hairstyle?

Vertical, horizontal, single

500

How do you locate the top of the head?

Part the hair at the parietal ridge and continue around the head

500

What are the types of design lines?

Curved, straight, diagonal back, diagonal forward, horizontal, vertical, straight, transitional, contrasting

500

What is rhythm?

The repeating pattern in the hairstyle