Do bulb shaped badger brushes "spread out" with time

[Ed-Belfast]

Hi folks,

I just took delivery of a beautiful 26mm bulb Manchurian brush from Oumo. It looks a lot more "pointed" and narrow at the top than the other 26mm bulb shaped brushes I own.
That said, ALL my badger brushes are preowned, and have already seen some usage from their previous owners.

See image:



Do these brushes tend to "splay out" at the top with usage? Or is that pointed shape how this brush shall stay?
With its current shape, it'll be a little like painting on shaving lather with an artist's brush.

Ed

 

[Rufus]

All my bulb-shaped knots have loosened up, but none has actually splayed. They’ve all retained their bulb-shape after several years of use. I don’t bowl lather so when I lather on my face I exert a fair amount of pressure on the knot as I make a combination of circular strokes and painting strokes, but I don’t mash the knot. The knot in your picture exhibits the classic lightbulb shape, which I expect it will retain with use, but may not remain as tight as it looks.

 

[Boycie83]

It will 'bloom' when it meets water which will reduce the pointiness somewhat. The nature of a bulb shapes knot means that it won't open up as much as a fan shape.

 

[Banjo]

i do have both, the Oumo fan brush and a Oumo Bulb version and indeed the Bulb should open up a bit more then your picture shows but not as much as the fan does. the bulb as result has more backbone and gives a nice bit stiffer scrub then the fan, but like both.

also the face feel of the fan brush is significantly bigger to me. so i would guess my fan knot 26 mm as bigger then 26 compared to the same 26 mm bulb knot

 

[Digimonkey]

In my experience hair type and density are a factor. The shape, over time and use, of a dense Manchurian will slacken far less than best or silvertip knots. Over about ten years of use my Chubby 2 best is virtually unrecognisable from the way it arrived in its red box from Simpson. - I