This rope of yak hair, nearly 6m (20ft) long was hand woven by Afghan people from the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. I received it for Christmas 2009 from my son Chris Philipson. He bought it ...

I’m not alone in this tendency, of course. In the geek world, this is known as “yak shaving“. The phrase comes obliquely from a Ren and Stimpy episode, and refers to common phenomenon where ...

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They spend most of the year in their black yak hair tents, but also possess dry-stone walled houses, where they spend the coldest months of the year and which are used to store their goods.

Because this particular hair type consists of such tiny, fragile strands, it can be susceptible to breakage when styling or even plain brushing. However, there are some brushes for fine hair out ...

Say goodbye to tangles and hello to bouncy, beautiful curls. Before joining Dotdash, she worked as a reporter for a local newspaper in Nanuet, New York, as well as a beauty writer for Exhibit A ...

From the right nozzle or attachment to the brush you choose, little mistakes can mean the difference between smooth strands and lustrous shine or fluffy, frazzled, stressed hair. A lesson I’ve ...

Performing a somewhat trivial or meaningless task. Programmers may have to "shave a yak" along with coding, which is what they love to do. For example, creating test data for a new application may ...

That’s why Phoebe Song, Founder and Concept Developer of Snow Fox Skincare, wanted to bring the Snow Fox Skincare Gua Sha Hair & Scalp Revival Brush to her customers. Every element of the ...

This heated round brush came on the scene just a few months ago, but it’s already gained a cult following. Because it’s so lightweight, your arms won’t feel fatigued while using it, and the ...