It was funny watching a hardened train surfer open his briefcase and reveal hair brushes and a hair dryer.

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Though still classic in design (some have two and three heads to make veins and layers), the length and type of hair for the brushes have been changed to accommodate water-based paint, which the industry has embraced in place of oil-based paint.

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She confirmed that her husband was indeed her father through a DNA test, hair taken from one of his brushes.

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But she does dress and wash, and she brushes her teeth and combs her hair, which has grown back decently, gray around her face and dark at the back, the way it was before.

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Still earnest, even boyish in appearance, the CEO brushes a rebellious lock of reddish-brown hair from his forehead as he outlines the vulnerabilities of the mobile Internet.

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In their bathroom, tubes of hair gel, hair spray bottles, flatirons, blow-dryers, brushes and makeup compacts battled for counter space, with bobby pin casualties scattered on the floor.

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Slicker brush: These flat brushes typically feature fine, stainless steel bristles that help remove dead hair, mats and tangles from a pet's coat.

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