The knot size is measured at the base of the knot, so 24mm is how wide it is and the loft size is the hight of the bristles / hairs / fibres from the bottom of the knot , so for example a 24mm knot with 50mm loft. P.I have never given much thought to brushes, and am puzzled by the meaning of ' knot size ' 21m m24m m etc. I am looking for a synthetic, thick head, short length bristles, easy for face lathering.
I have two Maseto brushes, a 24mm 2 band finest and a 30mm 2 band finest fan shape. Both are fantastic brushes, I got the 24mm first and loved it, but the 30mm is superb. Some say a 30mm is too much but I really like the luxury feel of the 30mm, it really is a wall of badger but it works well. The 30mm does eat soap, I can highly recommend both and if you get on with with Omega 49 in my opinion you will get on with the 30mm at least the fan shape finest.Looking at the Masetos, I'm torn between the 24mm and 30mm. I like a big brush, my fave brush is my Omega 49 with 26mm knot, which is boar so might not be directly comparable. Anyone know if the Maseto 24mm knots are sufficiently big for decent face lathering?