Pivot point Cosmetology Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Finger waves - ANSWER✔✔-'C' shapes placed into the hair in alternating directions
using the fingers and a comb
Barrel Curls - ANSWER✔✔-normally consists of a rectangular-shaped base used in
place of a wet roller application or to support a dry design prior to finishing the style;
achieves the same results as a cascade curl but in a larger movement.
Volume - ANSWER✔✔-Creates lift, fullness or height in a design
Skipwave - ANSWER✔✔-Wave pattern that combines fingerwaves and flat pincurls
Indentation - ANSWER✔✔-Creates emptiness or flat areas in a design,brush positioned
on top
Ridge Curls - ANSWER✔✔-flat pincurls following the fingerwave's ridge, producing a
strong wave pattern in a finished design; alternating rows of ridge curls create what is
known as a skip wave
Pushwaves - ANSWER✔✔-Another form of finger waving that is created by using 2
combs instead of the fingers and is a
So known as a scrunchwave
Volume - ANSWER✔✔-Mass or fullness
Indentation - ANSWER✔✔-Hollowness or depression
Unactivated - ANSWER✔✔-Smooth straight hair
Activated - ANSWER✔✔-Rough, wavy, curly hair
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Questions and Answers
Finger waves - ANSWER✔✔-'C' shapes placed into the hair in alternating directions
using the fingers and a comb
Barrel Curls - ANSWER✔✔-normally consists of a rectangular-shaped base used in
place of a wet roller application or to support a dry design prior to finishing the style;
achieves the same results as a cascade curl but in a larger movement.
Volume - ANSWER✔✔-Creates lift, fullness or height in a design
Skipwave - ANSWER✔✔-Wave pattern that combines fingerwaves and flat pincurls
Indentation - ANSWER✔✔-Creates emptiness or flat areas in a design,brush positioned
on top
Ridge Curls - ANSWER✔✔-flat pincurls following the fingerwave's ridge, producing a
strong wave pattern in a finished design; alternating rows of ridge curls create what is
known as a skip wave
Pushwaves - ANSWER✔✔-Another form of finger waving that is created by using 2
combs instead of the fingers and is a
So known as a scrunchwave
Volume - ANSWER✔✔-Mass or fullness
Indentation - ANSWER✔✔-Hollowness or depression
Unactivated - ANSWER✔✔-Smooth straight hair
Activated - ANSWER✔✔-Rough, wavy, curly hair
COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY OLIVIA WEST, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
