To look their best, one-step acrylic nails should have a weekly:
a. Fill
b. Water manicure
c. Buffing
d. Removal.....
Acrylic nails are dry when gentle tapping with brush handle produces a:
a. Chip
b. Hollow ring
c. Scratch
d. Clicking sound.....
For a natural-looking nail, acrylic application near cuticle, sidewall and free edge should be:
a. 1/16 inch away
b. Moderately thick
c. Extremely thin.....
For the holidays, create packages with different product combinations and sizes priced from:
a. $3 to $5
b. $5 to $15
c. $15 to $20
d. $20 to $25.....
When odorless nails are dry, the surface will feel:
a. Tacky
b. Smooth
c. Rough
d. Oil.....
Acrylic products which do no smell as strongly as traditional acrylic products are called:
a. Old
b. Contaminated
c. Polymer......
Trimming fabric slightly smaller than nail plate prevents fabric from:
a. Shrinking
b. Stretching
c. Raveling
d. Lifting....
The adhesive is applied to all ten nails on the:
a. Free edge
b. Entire surface
c. Lunula
d. Sidewall.....
Nail wrap procedures begin on the:
a. Little finger, right hand
b. Thumb, right hand
c. Little finger, left hand
d. Thumb, left hand.....
A piece of fabric cut to completely cover a crack or break in the nail is called a:
a. Repair patch
b. Fabric wrap
c. Center application
d. Stress strip.....
A strip of fabric cut to 1/8 inch is called a:
a. Repair patch
b. Fabric wrap
c. Center application
d. Stress strip.....
In a four week fabric wrap maintenance visit, the new nail growth is:
a. Covered with fabric
b. Polished
c. Ignored......
Liquid nail wrap is applied to the nail by:
a. Spray
b. Spatula
c. Soaking in it
d. Brush.....
A polish made up of tiny fibers to strengthen and preserve the natural nail is:
a. Nail strengthener
b. Base coat
c. Liquid nail wrap
d. Top coat......
Before applying polish, the paper wrap’s surface should be smoothed by applying:
a. Base coat
b. Ridge filler
c. Mending liquid.....
Buff the nail plate to remove:
a. Soap residue
b. Nail polish
c. Dust
d. Natural oil.....
Before receiving a nail tip application, the client should wash her hands with:
a. Alcohol
b. Antibacterial soap
c. Fungicide
d. Lanolin.....
The artificial nail tip should never cover more than this amount of the natural nail plate:
a. 1/2
b. 1/3
c. 2/3
d. 3/4......
To blend the artificial tip with the natural nail, you should:
a. Use extra adhesive
b. Use trimmers
c. Gently file and buff
d. Cover nail with tip......
Artificial nail tips should not be trimmed straight across, as this will cause the plastic to:
a. Weaken
b. Lift
c. Crack
d. Break.....
A bead of adhesive is applied to the seam between the natural nail plate and the tip to:
a. Add beauty
b. Strengthen stress points
c. Add length......
To remove glue residue from natural nail, use a/an:
a. Fine buffer block
b. Cuticle oil
c. Orangewood stick
d. Cuticle remover.....
After soaking in remover, softened tips are carefully removed using a/a:
a. Steel pusher
b. Emery board
c. Nail clipper
d. Orangewood stick.....
To remove artificial nail tips, use glue remover or:
a. Buffer block
b. Acetone
c. Emery board.....
The purpose of soaking the feet prior to the pedicure procedure is:
a. To remove calluses
b. Sanitation
c. To soften hangnails
d. To relax client.....
When water is spilled during pedicuring, wipe it up immediately to prevent:
a. Falls
b. Bacteria growth
c. Fungus growth
d. Athlete’s foot.....
You may not perform a pedicure on a client with any of the following conditions EXCEPT:
a. Athlete’s foot
b. Fungus
c. Infection
d. Hang nail.....
Pedicure implements must have proper sanitation before use for at least:
a. 5 minutes
b. 20 minutes
c. 30 minutes
d. 60 minutes.....
Following a pedicure service, basins, tables and footrests should be sanitized with:
a. Steam
b. Dry heat
c. A hospital-grade disinfectant
d. Fungicide.....
To maintain the pedicure at home, the client should purchase all the following products EXCEPT:
a. Polish
b. Antibacterial soap
c. Lotion
d. Top coat......
