ITEC MAKEUP CORE REVIEWS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔How can cross infection be avoided when using lip liner? - ✔✔Sharpen the pencil
✔✔What colour eyeshadow can makes eyes look tired and sore? - ✔✔Pink & lilac
✔✔Comedones are more commonly known as....? - ✔✔Blackheads
✔✔What effect has fluorescent light on make up? - ✔✔Has a cool effect on the make
up
✔✔What is regarded as the perfect face shape? - ✔✔Oval
✔✔Alcohol based mascara should not be used on...? - ✔✔Clients who use contact
lenses
✔✔Lack of muscle tone is common on which skin type? - ✔✔Mature
✔✔When applying corrective make up for drooping eyes, what do you do? - ✔✔Blend
dark eye shadow upwards and outwards
✔✔What is micronisation? - ✔✔A process in which insoluble substances in face powder
are finely ground to make a powder
✔✔How would you apply blusher to a diamond shaped face? - ✔✔Apply to the fullness
of the cheekbones
✔✔What type of skin disorder do broken capillaries fall under? - ✔✔General
✔✔What is a common emollient added to lipsticks? - ✔✔Almond oil
✔✔Which pigment gives skin its natural colour? - ✔✔Melanin
,✔✔How would you apply corrective make up to a crooked nose? - ✔✔Apply shader
over the crooked side
✔✔How would you disguise puffy eyes? - ✔✔Use a dark shade of foundation on the
bags and a lighter shade on the crease under the bags
✔✔How would you draw attention towards the centre of the face for a client with wide
set eyes? - ✔✔Apply a darker eye shadow to the inner portion of the upper eyelid
✔✔Eczema can be recognised by? - ✔✔Scaly dry patches with bleeding at points
✔✔Mousse foundation is...? - ✔✔Mineral oil based
✔✔Cream contour cosmetics should be applied ....? After face powder / Before
foundation / After blusher / Before face powder - ✔✔Before face powder
✔✔If you have a client with prominent eyes, how should you draw attention away from
them? - ✔✔Apply a dark shade to the upper eyelid, extending it slightly outwards
✔✔Pearlised eye shadows are created by the addition of which chemical? - ✔✔Bismuth
oxychloride
✔✔Cleansing lotions are ...? - ✔✔Oil in water solutions
✔✔When should highlighter be applied? - ✔✔After shader
✔✔What is the main composition of a powder brow colour? - ✔✔Talc & mineral oil
✔✔What is the characteristic of Asian type skin? - ✔✔Often oily but smooth and evenly
coloured
✔✔What colour foundation would be most suitable for sallow skin? - ✔✔Beige with a
pink tint
✔✔What is the effect of short textile filaments in mascara? - ✔✔Thickening and
lengthening
✔✔When should lip liner be applied? - ✔✔Before lipstick
✔✔Which of the following is a congenital skin disorder?: Acne vulgaris / Psoriasis /
Chloasma / Papilloma - ✔✔Psoriasis
, ✔✔What is the effect of pink light on green and blue eye shadows? - ✔✔Dulls the
colour
✔✔How would you create the illusion of length on a round face? - ✔✔Apply highlighter
in a thin band down the central portion of the face
✔✔Make up brushes made of natural hair should be ...? - ✔✔Washed in alcohol
✔✔How would you apply corrective make up to drooping eyes? - ✔✔Apply a lighter eye
shadow on the inside edge of the lid
✔✔What ingredient is added to face powders to mask blemishes? - ✔✔Zinc oxide
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT an effect of oils in lipstick?: Moisturise / Pleasant
taste / Soften / lubricate - ✔✔Pleasant taste
✔✔Hyperplasia causes? - ✔✔Keloids
✔✔Which skin disorder gives skin a flushed reddened appearance? - ✔✔Acne rosacea
✔✔How do you apply corrective make up to a broad nose? - ✔✔Apply shader to the
sides of the nose
✔✔Cream foundations are ...? - ✔✔Oil based
✔✔Which of the following would you NOT do when applying corrective make up for
deep set eyes?: Apply eyeliner to the outer halve of the upper and lower eyelids / Apply
a light eye shadow over the entire eyelid / Apply a dark eye shadow over the entire
eyelid / Apply a slightly darker shade to the outer corners blending upwards and
outwards - ✔✔Apply a dark eye shadow over the entire eyelid
✔✔What is the demarcation line? - ✔✔A line caused when the colour of the foundation
does not match the natural skin colour
✔✔Liver spots are also known as? - ✔✔Lentigo
✔✔What is the composition of Kohl eyeliner? - ✔✔Wax
✔✔How would you apply corrective make up to prominent eyes? - ✔✔Taper the brow
and highlight the brow bone
✔✔Powder eyeshadows are composed of ....? - ✔✔Talc and oil
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔How can cross infection be avoided when using lip liner? - ✔✔Sharpen the pencil
✔✔What colour eyeshadow can makes eyes look tired and sore? - ✔✔Pink & lilac
✔✔Comedones are more commonly known as....? - ✔✔Blackheads
✔✔What effect has fluorescent light on make up? - ✔✔Has a cool effect on the make
up
✔✔What is regarded as the perfect face shape? - ✔✔Oval
✔✔Alcohol based mascara should not be used on...? - ✔✔Clients who use contact
lenses
✔✔Lack of muscle tone is common on which skin type? - ✔✔Mature
✔✔When applying corrective make up for drooping eyes, what do you do? - ✔✔Blend
dark eye shadow upwards and outwards
✔✔What is micronisation? - ✔✔A process in which insoluble substances in face powder
are finely ground to make a powder
✔✔How would you apply blusher to a diamond shaped face? - ✔✔Apply to the fullness
of the cheekbones
✔✔What type of skin disorder do broken capillaries fall under? - ✔✔General
✔✔What is a common emollient added to lipsticks? - ✔✔Almond oil
✔✔Which pigment gives skin its natural colour? - ✔✔Melanin
,✔✔How would you apply corrective make up to a crooked nose? - ✔✔Apply shader
over the crooked side
✔✔How would you disguise puffy eyes? - ✔✔Use a dark shade of foundation on the
bags and a lighter shade on the crease under the bags
✔✔How would you draw attention towards the centre of the face for a client with wide
set eyes? - ✔✔Apply a darker eye shadow to the inner portion of the upper eyelid
✔✔Eczema can be recognised by? - ✔✔Scaly dry patches with bleeding at points
✔✔Mousse foundation is...? - ✔✔Mineral oil based
✔✔Cream contour cosmetics should be applied ....? After face powder / Before
foundation / After blusher / Before face powder - ✔✔Before face powder
✔✔If you have a client with prominent eyes, how should you draw attention away from
them? - ✔✔Apply a dark shade to the upper eyelid, extending it slightly outwards
✔✔Pearlised eye shadows are created by the addition of which chemical? - ✔✔Bismuth
oxychloride
✔✔Cleansing lotions are ...? - ✔✔Oil in water solutions
✔✔When should highlighter be applied? - ✔✔After shader
✔✔What is the main composition of a powder brow colour? - ✔✔Talc & mineral oil
✔✔What is the characteristic of Asian type skin? - ✔✔Often oily but smooth and evenly
coloured
✔✔What colour foundation would be most suitable for sallow skin? - ✔✔Beige with a
pink tint
✔✔What is the effect of short textile filaments in mascara? - ✔✔Thickening and
lengthening
✔✔When should lip liner be applied? - ✔✔Before lipstick
✔✔Which of the following is a congenital skin disorder?: Acne vulgaris / Psoriasis /
Chloasma / Papilloma - ✔✔Psoriasis
, ✔✔What is the effect of pink light on green and blue eye shadows? - ✔✔Dulls the
colour
✔✔How would you create the illusion of length on a round face? - ✔✔Apply highlighter
in a thin band down the central portion of the face
✔✔Make up brushes made of natural hair should be ...? - ✔✔Washed in alcohol
✔✔How would you apply corrective make up to drooping eyes? - ✔✔Apply a lighter eye
shadow on the inside edge of the lid
✔✔What ingredient is added to face powders to mask blemishes? - ✔✔Zinc oxide
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT an effect of oils in lipstick?: Moisturise / Pleasant
taste / Soften / lubricate - ✔✔Pleasant taste
✔✔Hyperplasia causes? - ✔✔Keloids
✔✔Which skin disorder gives skin a flushed reddened appearance? - ✔✔Acne rosacea
✔✔How do you apply corrective make up to a broad nose? - ✔✔Apply shader to the
sides of the nose
✔✔Cream foundations are ...? - ✔✔Oil based
✔✔Which of the following would you NOT do when applying corrective make up for
deep set eyes?: Apply eyeliner to the outer halve of the upper and lower eyelids / Apply
a light eye shadow over the entire eyelid / Apply a dark eye shadow over the entire
eyelid / Apply a slightly darker shade to the outer corners blending upwards and
outwards - ✔✔Apply a dark eye shadow over the entire eyelid
✔✔What is the demarcation line? - ✔✔A line caused when the colour of the foundation
does not match the natural skin colour
✔✔Liver spots are also known as? - ✔✔Lentigo
✔✔What is the composition of Kohl eyeliner? - ✔✔Wax
✔✔How would you apply corrective make up to prominent eyes? - ✔✔Taper the brow
and highlight the brow bone
✔✔Powder eyeshadows are composed of ....? - ✔✔Talc and oil
