This article provides an introduction to the two most common shapes of
shaving brush lofts: bulb and fan.
Not exact matches
Some
shaving brush bristles are knotted or trimmed so that the
loft is the shape of a light bulb or dome.
Bulb - shaped
shaving brushes have shorter hair on the outside of the
lofts making the inner
loft feel more compact.
The
loft shape is just one more feature of a
shaving brush along with knot size, floppiness / stiffness, density, and grade of hair that affects its overall performance during your morning shave.