Haircutting

Question 1

Horizontal Lines

Answer 1

• Create one- length
• For Low elevation haircuts
• Add Weight

Question 2

Vertical Lines

Answer 2

• Remove weight to create graduated/ layered haircuts
• Used with higher elevations

Question 3

Angle

Answer 3

Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point

Question 4

Blunt Haircut

Answer 4

(One length haircut)
Hair comes to hone hanging level , forming a weight line or area
Hair is cut with no elevation or overidrection

Question 5

Carving

Answer 5

Technique done by placing the blade into the hair , sliding shears down through the hair while opening and closing the shears

Question 6

Cast Shears

Answer 6

Shears made by pouring molten steel into a mold

Question 7

Clipper over comb

Answer 7

Clippers move from side to side across the comb rather than bottom to top

Question 8

Cross Checking

Answer 8

Parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut it in order to check for precision line

Question 9

Cutting Line

Answer 9

(Finger angle or finger position)
Angle at which the fingers are held when cutting

Question 10

Diagonal Back

Answer 10

Type of diagonal line that creates movement AWAY from the face

Question 11

Diagonal Foward

Answer 11

Diagonal line that creates movement TOWARD the face

Question 12

Distribution

Answer 12

Where and how hair is moved over the head

Question 13

Effilating

Answer 13

(Slithering)
Process of thinning the hair as graduated lengths with shears
Cutting hair with a sliding movement

Question 14

Elevation

Answer 14

(Projection/ lifting )
The dregree at which a subsection of the hair is held or lifted , from the head when cutting

Question 15

Fade

Answer 15

Fade line blended from short to long with clippers or shears - over - comb technique

Question 16

Finger Angle

Answer 16

(Cutting position )
Using degrees, angle at which the fingers are held when cutting
Can be horizontal, vertical , or diagonal

Question 17

Forged Shears

Answer 17

Made via a process of working metal to a finished shape by hammering or pressing
More durable than casted shears

Question 18

Free Hand Notching

Answer 18

Hair cutting technique in which pieces of hair are snipped out at random intervals

Question 19

Free-hand slicing

Answer 19

Hair cutting technique used to release weight from the subsection, allowing the hair to move more freely

Question 20

Graduated Haircut

Answer 20

Results from cutting the hair with tension , low to medium elevation or over direction

Question 21

Graduation

Answer 21

Elevation that occurs when a section is lifted above 0 degrees

Question 22

Growth pattern

Answer 22

Direction in which the hair grows from the scalp ( Natural Fall )

Question 23

Guideline

Answer 23

(Guide) Section of hair, that determines the length the hair will be cut

Question 24

Hairline

Answer 24

Hair that grows at the outermost perimeter along the face , around the ears, and on the neck

Question 25

Horseshoe Section

Answer 25

Separates the head at the parietal ridge to below the crown , enhances control when layering

Question 26

Interior Guideline

Answer 26

Inner or internal line of haircut

Question 27

Layered Haircut

Answer 27

Cutting hair with elevation or over direction Hair is cut at higher elevations , usually 90 degrees or above Removes Weight

Question 28

Layers

Answer 28

Create movement or volume in hair by releasing weight

Question 29

Line

Answer 29

Continuous mark used as a guide

Question 30

Long - layered Haircut

Answer 30

Hair is cut at 90 degrees elevation , then overdirected to maintain length and weight at perimeter

Question 31

Notching

Answer 31

Hair cutting Technique -> point cutting

Question 32

Overdirection

Answer 32

Combing sections away from its natural falling position toward a guideline ( used to increase length )

Question 33

Palm to Palm

Answer 33

Cutting position in which both palms of hands are facing each other

Question 34

Part / Parting

Answer 34

Line dividing the hair at scalp, separating one section of hair from another , creating subsections

Question 35

Perimeter Guideline

Answer 35

Outer line of a haircut

Question 36

Pivoting Section

Answer 36

Pie - shaped section Used for layering and graduating

Question 37

Point Cutting

Answer 37

Hair cutting technique where the tips of the shears are meant to cut in points into the ends of the hair

Question 38

Profile Section

Answer 38

Center forehead to center nape Divides head into 2 sections ( left & right )

Question 39

Radial Section

Answer 39

Section that is taken ear to ear and divides the head from front to back , starting behind the apex in the crown

Question 40

Razor Over comb

Answer 40

Texturizing technique in which the razor and comb are used on the surface of the hair

Question 41

Razor rotation

Answer 41

Texturizing technique Done with small circular sections

Question 42

Section

Answer 42

To divide the hair by parting into uniform working areas for control

Question 43

Shrinkage

Answer 43

When hair contracts or lifts through the action of moisture loss or drying

Question 44

Slicing

Answer 44

Hair cutting technique that removes weight and adds movement through the lengths of the hair

Question 45

Slide cutting

Answer 45

Method of cutting or layering the hair in which the fingers and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove length

Question 46

Stationary Guideline

Answer 46

Guideline that does not move

Question 47

Subsections

Answer 47

Smaller sections with a larger section of hair

Question 48

Taper

Answer 48

Hair cutting effect where there is an even blend from very short at the hairline to longer lengths as you move up the head

Question 49

Tension

Answer 49

Amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a section Created by pulling

Question 50

Texturizing

Answer 50

Hair cutting technique designed to remove excess bulk without shortening the length

Question 51

Traveling Guideline

Answer 51

Movable Guideline Guideline that moves as hair cutting progresses

Question 52

Uniform Layers

Answer 52

Hair is elevated 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length

Question 53

Weight Line

Answer 53

Visual line in the haircut where the ends of the hair hang together