Big vs Little Fan vs Bulb

[fatnash]

30mm silvertip bulb beside a 16mm fan
What do you prefer and why

I like a big floppy 26-30mm fan for hard soap and a smaller bulb for creams
The bigger fans seem to lather the back and top of my head a lot better then
the bulbs

 

[Comet]

That big one must need a serious amount of soap to load up! What a beast!

 

[Yuritau]

For some reason, I just can't enjoy bulb-shaped knots. The middle of the knot always feels wrong to me, either too scritchy if it has strong backbone, or too floppy if it has low backbone.

 

[chuckr9]

I prefer the bulb shape more than Fan and like the variation of brush size (from Wee Scot to a 32mm custom I have).

 

[ridnovir]

Bulb or hybrid bulb for me. perfect knot size 25-28 x by 2 for loft

 

[celestino]

Bulb in 23/ 48mm

 

[johnh]

I like the look of fans but a bulb seems better on the face. OTH I have both small and large fans and love them all.

 

[Loric]

If the brush is tuned properly I dont care about the shape. That said, I have way more bulbs than fans, simply because fans need lofts set lower than most makers will go. Plus most loose knots are in bulb shapes.

I love bigger knots though, especially with low lofts. Give me a 28~34+ knot at 50 or 55mm loft any day and I'm a happy camper... I even have a very very floppy 30mm knot set under 40mm loft

 

[Danricgro]

Fan for me. Bulb knots feel weird.

 

[ThePlainsman]

I preferfans with a 24mm loft. When I first started I liked stiff brushes. But as timegoes by, I prefer floppier brushes. But the 24mm fan has always been the sweetspot for me.

 

[alex2363]

The bigger ones seem to waste a lot of product, i prefer smaller ones.