COSMETOLOGY CLINICAL EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 100% PASS GRADED A+
⩥ Fashion Layer Haircut. Answer: -180 degree elevation
⩥ Graduated Layer Haircut. Answer: -45 degree elevation
-traveling guideline
⩥ Uniform-Layered Haircut. Answer: -90 degrees
-vertical cutting line
-traveling guide
⩥ Long Layered Haircut. Answer: -180 degrees
-shorter layers at the top and increasingly longer layers toward the
perimeter
⩥ Symmetrical. Answer: same on each side
⩥ Asymmetrical. Answer: not identical on each side
,⩥ palming your shears. Answer: removing the thumb from the thumb
grip, leaving the ring & little fingers in the grip & finger rest
⩥ which finger controls the movable blades. Answer: thumb
⩥ why is texture important in hair cutting. Answer: it's important
because the different hair types respond differently to the same type of
cutting. Some hair types need more layers, and some need more weight.
⩥ stationary guideline. Answer: guideline that does not move
⩥ traveling guideline. Answer: -used when creating layered or graduated
haircuts
-The guideline moves with you as
you work through the haircut.
-you take a small slice of the previous subsection and move it to the next
position, or subsection, where it becomes your new guideline.
⩥ Horizontal lines. Answer: -these are parallel to the horizon or the
floor.
-build weight
-They are used to create one-length and low elevation haircuts and to
add weight
,⩥ Vertical lines. Answer: -these are usually described in terms of up and
down and are perpendicular to the floor
-remove weight to create graduated or layered haircuts and are used with
higher elevations
⩥ Diagonal lines. Answer: -these are between horizontal and vertical.
-They have a slanting or sloping direction
-used to create fullness in a haircut and to blend long layers into short
layers.
⩥ Curved & Straight Lines. Answer: basic lines used in haircutting
⩥ Angles. Answer: 360=full circle
45=less than 90 degrees
90=1/4 circle
180=half circle
⩥ basic rule in cutting curly hair. Answer: -With curly or wavy hair, less
tension is better, because a lot of tension will result in the hair
shrinking even more than usual as it dries.
, -anywhere from ½ to 2 inches or more it shrinks
-always leave the length longer than the desired end result.
⩥ Different types of Texturizing. Answer: Techniques w/ Shears:
~Point cutting
~Notching
~Free-Hand Notching
~Slithering
~Slicing
~Carving
Techniques w/ Razor:
~removing weight
~Free-hand slicing
Texturizing with Thinning Shears and Razor:
~Removing bulk (thinning)
~Removing weight from the ends.
~Scissor-over-comb with thinning shears.
~Free-hand slicing with razor
~Razor-over-comb
~Razor rotation
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 100% PASS GRADED A+
⩥ Fashion Layer Haircut. Answer: -180 degree elevation
⩥ Graduated Layer Haircut. Answer: -45 degree elevation
-traveling guideline
⩥ Uniform-Layered Haircut. Answer: -90 degrees
-vertical cutting line
-traveling guide
⩥ Long Layered Haircut. Answer: -180 degrees
-shorter layers at the top and increasingly longer layers toward the
perimeter
⩥ Symmetrical. Answer: same on each side
⩥ Asymmetrical. Answer: not identical on each side
,⩥ palming your shears. Answer: removing the thumb from the thumb
grip, leaving the ring & little fingers in the grip & finger rest
⩥ which finger controls the movable blades. Answer: thumb
⩥ why is texture important in hair cutting. Answer: it's important
because the different hair types respond differently to the same type of
cutting. Some hair types need more layers, and some need more weight.
⩥ stationary guideline. Answer: guideline that does not move
⩥ traveling guideline. Answer: -used when creating layered or graduated
haircuts
-The guideline moves with you as
you work through the haircut.
-you take a small slice of the previous subsection and move it to the next
position, or subsection, where it becomes your new guideline.
⩥ Horizontal lines. Answer: -these are parallel to the horizon or the
floor.
-build weight
-They are used to create one-length and low elevation haircuts and to
add weight
,⩥ Vertical lines. Answer: -these are usually described in terms of up and
down and are perpendicular to the floor
-remove weight to create graduated or layered haircuts and are used with
higher elevations
⩥ Diagonal lines. Answer: -these are between horizontal and vertical.
-They have a slanting or sloping direction
-used to create fullness in a haircut and to blend long layers into short
layers.
⩥ Curved & Straight Lines. Answer: basic lines used in haircutting
⩥ Angles. Answer: 360=full circle
45=less than 90 degrees
90=1/4 circle
180=half circle
⩥ basic rule in cutting curly hair. Answer: -With curly or wavy hair, less
tension is better, because a lot of tension will result in the hair
shrinking even more than usual as it dries.
, -anywhere from ½ to 2 inches or more it shrinks
-always leave the length longer than the desired end result.
⩥ Different types of Texturizing. Answer: Techniques w/ Shears:
~Point cutting
~Notching
~Free-Hand Notching
~Slithering
~Slicing
~Carving
Techniques w/ Razor:
~removing weight
~Free-hand slicing
Texturizing with Thinning Shears and Razor:
~Removing bulk (thinning)
~Removing weight from the ends.
~Scissor-over-comb with thinning shears.
~Free-hand slicing with razor
~Razor-over-comb
~Razor rotation
