Chapter 16: Haircutting Flashcards
(40 cards)
The reference point that signals a change in head shape from flat to round or vice versa is the ___________.
A. Crown area
B. Occipital corner
C. Four corners
D. Parietal ridge
C. Four corners
The straight lines used to build weight and create one-lenght and low-elevation haircuts are __________.
A. Parallel lines
B. Horizontal lines
C. Weight lines
D. Diagonal lines
B. Horizontal lines
The straight lines used to remove weight to create graduated or layered haircuts are _____________.
A. Cutting lines
B. Diagonal lines
C. Vertical lines
D. Horizontal lines
C. Vertical lines
For control during haircutting, the hair is parted into working areas called __________.
A. Foundations
B. Lines
C. Parts
D. Sections
D. Sections
The angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that creates the end shape is the ____________.
A. Elevation
B. Guidelines
C. Cutting line
D. Perimeter line
C. Cutting line
Which guideline is used when creating layers or a graduated haircut?
A. Traveling guideline
B. Outer guideline
C. Stationary guideline
D. Shape guideline
A. Travel guideline
The technique of combing the hair away from its natural falling position, rather than straight out from the head, is called ___________.
A. Subsectioning
B. Over direction
C. Traveling guidelines
D. Undercutting
B. Overdirection
For a client with a long face, the stylist would recommend a style that adds __________.
A. Volume and height on top
B. Fullness on the sides
C. Weight to the chin and front
D. Fullness in length
B. Fullness on the sides
A stylist will need to use less elevation on curly hair than on straighter texture, or leave the hair but longer because of ___________.
A. Elasticity
B. Growth
C. Porosity
D. Shrinkage
D. Shrinkage
The direction in which the hair grows from the scalp, also referred to as natural fall or natural falling position, is the _______________.
A. Outermost perimeter
B. Fringe area
C. Parallel section
D. Growth pattern
D. Growth pattern
Which type of comb is used for close tapers on the nape and sides when using the scissors-over-comb technique?
A. Wide-toothed comb
B. Barber comb
C. Tail comb
D. Styling comb
B. Barber comb
The technique used to free up the cutting hand to cut a subsection is called ______________.
A. Moving the shears
B. Removing the comb
C. Transferring the comb
D. Working the shears
C. Transferring the comb
The term used to describe the amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a subsection is ____________.
A. Tension
B. Sectioning
C. Elevation
D. Angle
A. Tension
When cutting hair, a general of thumb is to stand or sit ____________.
A. Directly behind the area you are cutting
B. Directly in front of the area you are cutting
C. To the right of the area you are cutting
D. To the left of the area you are cutting
B. Directly in front of the area you are cutting
When cutting a(n) ______________, it is customary to use a horizontal cutting line and cut below your fingers or on the insides of your knuckles.
A. Uniform or an increasing layered haircut.
B. High level layered effect or a bi-level cut
C. Shorter layer haircut or a shag effect
D. Blunt haircut or a heavier graduated haircut
D. Blunt haircut or a heavier graduated haircut
The visual line in a haircut, where the ends of the hair hang together, is the ____________.
A. Guideline
B. Weight line
C. Graduated line
D. Stationary line
B. Weight line
Parting a haircut in the opposite way was cut, at the same elevation, to check for precision of line and shape is called ____________.
A. Cross-checking
B. Consistent tension
C. Mirror elevation
D. Blunt cutting
A. Cross-checking
If using the wide teeth of the comb while cutting a blunt haircut, always comb the section first with the fine teeth, then ____________.
A. Change the position of the comb so it is at an angle
B. Switch the comb to the alternate hand and comb with the fine teeth
C. Turn the comb around and re-comb with the wide teeth
D. Turn the comb on its side and comb again
C. Turn the comb around and re-comb with the wide teeth
It is important to work with ____________, where and how hair is moved over the head, when locating the bang area.
A. The head form
B. The natural distribution
C. The fringe
D. The weight line
B. The natural distribution
A method of cutting or layering the hair in which the fingers and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove length is ______________.
A. Angle cutting
B. Razor cutting
C. Blunt cutting
D. Slide cutting
D. Slide cutting
The process of removing excess bulk without shortening hair length is known as _____________.
A. Blunt cutting
B. Angle cutting
C. Texturizing
D. Compensating
C. Texturizing
The process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths using a sliding movement of the shears with the blades kept partially open is called __________.
A. Slithering
B. Notching
C. Point cutting
D. Angle cutting
A. Slithering
When performing the slicing technique to remove weight or on the surface of the haircut, it is best to work on ___________.
A. Damp hair
B. Soapy hair
C. Wet hair
D. Dry hair
D. Dry hair
When using the clipper-over-comb technique, the amount of hair that is removed is determined by the __________.
A. Apex of the head
B. Angle of the comb
C. Size of the section
D. Type of clipper used
B. Angle of the comb
