Ch. 1 History & Career Opportunities Flashcards
What is the most effective technique for making each day in school positively impact your future?
Read trade publications cover to cover
What is one thing that is key to your success in the field of cosmetology, regardless of which career path you choose?
Continuing to learn
Which career path requires an aptitude for math and accounting, the ability to read documents such as profit and loss statements, and an understanding of marketing?
Salon Management
In the salon industry, a DSC is known as a:
Distributor Sales Consultant
Today, the beauty industry has entered an age of:
Specialization
The 1970’s saw a new era in highlighting when French hairdressers introduced the art of hair weaving using:
Aluminum Foil
The term____________services is used today to refer to the variety of permanent waving and straightening services available for various types and conditions.
Texture
An alternative to the machine perm was introduced in 1932 when Ralph L. Evans and Everett G. McDonough pioneered a method that used heat generated by:
Chemical Reaction
The first curling iron in 1872 consisted of:
Tongs heated by a gas burner
The make-up of _______was popular with movie stars in the early 1900s because it would not cake or crack, even under hot studio lights.
Max Factor
In the early twentieth century, the invention of the ___________coincided with an abrupt shift in American attitudes.
Motion Picture
During the_______, both men and women took great pride in their physical appearance; wore elaborate, elegant clothing; and used fragrances and cosmetics, although highly colored preparations of the lips, cheeks, and eyes were discouraged.
Renaissance
Women wore colored makeup on their cheeks and lips, but not on their eyes, during the_________
Middle ages
In ancient Rome, middle-class women colored their hair:
Blond
In ancient Rome, noblewomen tinted their hair:
Red
Greek women applied preparations of__________onto their faces.
White lead
In ancient_________, nail tinting was so closely tied to social status that commoners caught wearing a royal nail color faced a punishment of death.
China
In ancient Egypt, Queen Neferrtiti stained her nails red by dipping her fingertips in:
Henna
The earliest images of African people demonstrated that their__________was a pre-eminent reflection of the state of their well-being and existence in the world.
Hair
The definition of cosmetology varies by state. The NYS Department of State Division of Licensing Services defines the practice of “Cosmetology” as that of “providing the services to the__________of a human being.”
hair, head, face, neck, or scalp
Ancient records show that matter made from berries, tree bark, minerals, insects, nuts, herbs, and leaves were used for:
Pigments
Cosmetic implements used during the ______were shaped from sharpened flints, oyster shells, or bone.
Ice Age
The art and science of beautifying and improving the skin, nails, and hair, and the study of cosmetics and their application, is called:
Cosmetology
During the_________, women used beauty masks and packs made from honey, eggs, milk, oatmeal, fruits, vegetables, and other natural ingredients in accordance with the strict social mores of the day.
Victorian Age
