And finally, I think the Tom Ford Eyeshadow brush can be a little intimidating for those of us with smaller, hooded lids, but I was pleasantly surprised to use it pretty easily. It does apply slightly above my crease, but I like that. Otherwise, for those of you who want a smaller, more precise brush - I'd look at the Tom Ford Eyeshadow Contour brush. It's smaller and denser like the MAC 239 (Eye Shading Brush - $25), but it's got a slight angle on it. I think this angle is slightly more useful for contouring those with larger eye spaces, but I do love the angle for smudging out eyeshadow on the upper and lower lashes - very smoke and sultry looks. Like the MAC 239, it can pack on color to the lids, but it is slightly smaller - which might be great for those with hooded or smaller eyes.
I think both the Tom Ford Eyeshadow and Eyeshadow Contour brushes are great, but for those on a budget, I would say that the MAC 239 brush is a decent hybrid of the two TF brushes. If you have larger eyelid space, though, the TF Eyeshadow brush may be a lot more useful. For us small lids, the MAC 239 works fine as both a shadow packer and (flipped to it's side edge) lash smudger.