Ch. 16 Haircutting Flashcards
Surfaces on the head where the head changes, such as the ears, jaw line, and occipital bone, are referred to as:
Reference points
Reference points in a haircut are used to establish
Design lines
The part of the head that is found by placing a comb flat on the side of the head is the
Parietal ridge
Placing a comb flat against the nape of the head and finding where the comb leaves the head and can be used to locate the:
Occipital bone
The location of the four corners signals a change in the:
Head shape
The area of the head that is between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge is the:
Crown
The nape area is defined as the area at the back part of the neck and consists of the hair below the
Occipital bone
The three types of straight lines in haircutting include:
Vertical, diagonal, horizontal
Lines in hair cutting that are parallel to the horizon, or the floor are
Horizontal lines
Elevation creates graduation and layers and is usually described in
Degrees
The guideline where a small slice of previous subsection is moved to the next position and becomes the new guideline is a
Traveling guide
Hair density is usually described as being
Thin, medium, or thick
Describe fine thin hair
Needs weight, limp
Which type of comb is used to detangle the hair
Wide tooth comb
The best overall blade edge for a hairstylist is
Convex
