Planning Steps in the Design Process
Elements of Hair Design
Principles & Design Line Concepts
Head Shape & Reference Points
Hair Types, Textures & Face Shapes
100

Which of the five planning steps to bringing a design to life involves a stylist learning and growing from past mistakes?

Try and try again

100

Which element of hair design relates to the mass or general outline of a hairstyle?

Form

100

Which principle of hair design is defined as the comparative relationship of one thing to another?

Proportion

100

Which area of the head is between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge?

Crown

100

Which hair pattern and texture hugs the shape, lacks body, and has marginal elasticity?

Straight, fine

200

Which planning step in bringing an artistic design to life is defined as the stylist deciding which tools and techniques are needed to achieve their design?

Work the plan

200

Which design lines are repeating lines in a hairstyle that can be curved or straight?

Parallel lines

200

The basic design line type that creates length and height in a hairstyle is?

Vertical lines

200

If a cosmetologist is styling the hair below the occipital bone, on which area of the head is the cosmetologist working? 

The nape

200

Which hair pattern and texture tangles easily and benefits from the use of a thermal protecting detangle product before blow-drying?

Curly, fine

300

What are the five planning steps for bringing a design to life?

Seek inspiration, create a plan, work the plan, try and try again, take calculated risks

300

How is the hair design element "space" defined?

The area the hairstyle occupies 

300

How should a cosmetologist determine whether a client has a square facial type?

Look, for facial contours that are wide at the temples, narrow at the middle third of the face, and squared off at the jaw

300

If a cosmetologist places a comb flat against the nape, the location where the comb leaves the head is the?

Occipital bone  

300

What lower face proportions are best complemented by hair that is full and falls below the jaw?

A long jaw

400

What negative outcome could result if a cosmetologist fails to consider emphasis when designing a hairstyle?

The style could have too many points of focus, which keeps the hairstyle from having an area of focus

400

Which design element is the directional wave patterns or illusion of motion in the hair?

Design texture

400

The length of sideburns should be?

Adjusted to appear even in length

400

Where is the nape on the head?

The back part of the neck below the occipital bone

400

If a cosmetologist observes that a client’s face has a wide jaw and chin line with a narrow forehead, which face shape does the client have? 

Triangular

500

To measure symmetry, the stylist should divide the face into how many equal parts?

Four

500

The hair design principle of emphasis is defined as?

The focus that first draws the eye

500

What styling options will best fulfill a client's desire to make an oblong face appear shorter and wider?

Choose a chin-length style that is close on the top of the head with more volume on the sides

500

The standard reference point that is the widest area on the head is?

The parietal ridge

500

What is a problem when trying to style straight, fine hair?

Straight, fine hair lacks body and has limited elasticity, so there are limited styling options if left in its natural state