the other brush i purchased is the classic round blending brush. why did i choose this? well, it looks quite similar to my beloved HG blending brush: Edward Bess Luxury Eye Brush, dense and directional - so i was curious if this could perform as well.
the Tom Ford Eye Shadow Blend Brush (55$) reminds of MAC's 222 and Edward Bess Luxury Eye Brush, it's more dense and resilient than MAC and is more tapered than both. it doesn't blend out eyeshadows as well as my workhorse by Edward Bess, the brush hair is thinner and the tapered shape provides less contact surface. so this is less of a pure blending brush for me but more of a application brush. it's lovely to apply crease colours or to blend out dark lid shades with another colour when you do a smokey eye. this brush also washes well and keeps its shape very nicely.
although i don't use it quite as often as the Eye Shadow Brush, i still think this is an excellent brush. i prefer it over MAC 224 or 222 because it allows better control and precision.