Test: Advanced Haircutting Techniques

							Test: Advanced Haircutting Techniques

Short Answer:

1. What is the technique in which pieces of hair are snipped out at random intervals from
the interior?

2. Which haircutting technique is described by the tips of the shears being used to cut
“points” into the ends of the hair?

3. Which technique is used to release weight form the subsection, allowing the hair to
move more freely?

4. Which shears have one serrated blade and are used to remove bulk from the hair?

5. Closing the shears in your hand with the blade closed while combing the hair is called
________________.

6. ______________ is done by placing the still blade into the hair and resting it on the
scalp, and then moving the shears through the hair while opening and partially closing the
shears.

Multiple Choice:

1. This technique removes bulk and adds movement through the lengths of the hair; the
shears are not completely closed and only the portion of the blades near the pivot is used.
        a. palming
        b. notching
        c. slithering
        d. slicing

2. The process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears; cutting the hair with
a sliding movement of the shears while keeping the blades partially opened; also called
effilating.
         a. notching
         b. carving
         c. slicing
         d. slithering

3. The technique in which the hair is held in place with the comb while the tips of the
shears are used to remove length.
        a. shears over comb
        b. carving
        c. razor
        d. slithering
4. A version of point cutting in which the tips of the scissors are moved toward the hair
ends rather than into them creating a chunkier effect.
        a. slicing
        b. notching
        c. palming
        d. carving

5. Removing excess bulk without shortening the length; changing the appearance or
behavior of the hair through specific haircutting techniques, using shears, thinning shears
or a razor.
        a. slicing
        b. notching
        c. slithering
        d. texturizing

6. Used to cut hair with a softer edge that shears.
       a. razor
       b. carving
       c. slicing
       d. palming