No MOJO so lets talk pencils: New Pastel and Metalic Colored Pencils from Brutfuner & Kalor

The new brutfuner metallics were softer and more opaque than the ones in the 520 set but only slightly. I also compared them to the Derwent Metallic pencils which are the best in my opinion for shine and coverage but they are markedly more expensive.

The 50 Brutfuner metallics and 72 macaron pencils were sent to me by Ansdtal Stationary shop on aliexpress. They arrived well-packaged and fairly quickly considering that these were sent overseas. they are made in China.

*I swatched out the Kalor pencils and then compared to the Brutfuner 40 set and most of the color names were different but 49 colors were perfect matches. Brufuner had one more pink and the Kalor had an extra green.

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[mewsli]

Dear Lyndsey I am the evil twin. I have just bought the brutfuhner square pencils (120), hmmmm you can never have enough Macarons, either pencils or pastries . Ooops my finger has just pressed the buy button.

[melissacole]

I love watching you in these videos where I feel like I’m hanging out with you in your studio and you’re showing me your collections. ❤

[cazkiwinz]

Ahhhh, “TheEnablerCrafter Lindsay Weirich” strikes again… lol 💋
You know what? People would think we’re totes cray-cray if we told them we watch a nearly 40 minute YouTube video of someone scribbling with pencils FOR FUN… but here we crazy people are! 😜🙋‍♀️

[cumberlandroadart]

I love it! It's all the same! We've all been there, and you, my brave friend, have saved many people from discovering this too late. As always, thank you for the sacrifice. 😀

[annettefournier]

I have to say: that many pencils of similar colors would drive me crazy. But, it's a short trip.🤪 I needed a few supplies from Jerry's so I got a 24 set of Cezanne colored pencils to try out. The order is in the mail. Finally Mimariblu potters pink was in stock so I treated myself. Also some of the Canson sand grain mixed media paper. Should arrive in a couple days. Thanks Lindsay. Chin up dear girl. The slump can't last forever. Is it spring yet?😉💜

[FaithAnnNB]

I think the pastel pencils are beautiful, but, I’m glad they don’t really tempt me enough to place an order. For Christmas, I received a 120-polychromos set and a set of 12 pastel pencils and I feel that my pencil needs are more than covered. I’m not into metallics at all. I love seeing them all displayed together and on somebody else’s desk though lol.

[waymire]

I adore my brut macarons, if they would come out with a full spectrum set of those pencils I would buy it today. They are not the same as any of the other bruts unfortunately. I mixed mine with my polychromos and they get along like best friends. I will totally buy the expanded set if I need a new batch, but I don't want the extra colors bad enough to do it now. The only other pastels I own are castlearts pasteltint (which do look a lot in pencil style to the metallic set you have here, probably the ones you are thinking of, with the capped ends and white bands). Those moved in with my arteza expert. I use the pastels a lot more in conjunction with the other colors and both sets benefited from the lighter shades as neither is strong in that area. It was a real job sorting them all by color family and recharting them but worth it.

[CreativePhenomenonArt]

When Lindsay’s in the robe…. We listen. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Omg what a great pickle to be in. They all do look beautiful. I would absolutely go for the cheaper of the bunch. As always thanks for being our investigative reporter 😎 Have a good night 🤗💕

[rubberartist]

I started searching these on AlliExpress and Amazon, until Amazon reminded me that I just bought the Arteza 50 metallics after Halloween. I had a 6-pack of the old Derwents that didn't show me any love. I really want to get the Macaron 72 set, but haven't been using my 50 set lately! I love you and the quests. I will have to tell you about my search for Lilac and Lavender backups in PR. I found I have 3 lilacs and 1 lavender already; now I have a variety of stand ins (new & in house from other sets). Thank you, Lindsay!

[yelsyels]

I have a ton of pencils that will out live me! My new year resolution is to use everything I have! AND that includes stamps/dies/pencils/marker pens! I don't need anything!...maybe some quality paper! AND that is my focus this year, experimenting with paper!

[justacatwhocantype]

The Macaron pencils really are good. I was always extremely against buying budget pencils, but seeing constant use of Brutfuners in videos, with great results, I thought that ok, I'll just try them. I first bought the set of 24 and then the set of 50. 😅 I actually liked them so much that I also tried the normal round Brutfuners and the square ones. I think the Macaron ones absolutely have the best formulation, but I also like the square ones, and I actually even find the round ones to be quite okay for what they cost. Brutfuner made it on my list of acceptable budget brands. ☺ And I find that the Macaron ones work really well in combination with both Polychromos and Prismacolor, and also with Colorsoft. They actually feel a lot like Colorsoft to me. Such a nice formulation, I wish they would release a set of regular colors like that.

[mjpete]

Hullo Lindsay, I watch “Amie Howard Art’s” channel and she truly loves her Holbein pastel and regular pencils! She creates amazing color pencil artworks! I know that permanence is very important to color pencil artists. I know that most people are scanning or taking photos of their artworks for reproduction. I have purchased the 50 macron pencils for my wife’s coloring books and if I am so moved I could pick them up without reservations. I do enjoy watching your videos and seeing how you work with the different but same pencils! Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

[eugeniapitts]

I adore you and watched every minute and appreciate how thorough you were either each sets. Thank you

[berolinastrassmann]

These look beautiful, thanks for your review. I got the 120 Brutfrunner set last year after your review. My first large set. I like them and at the same time get overwhelmed when i see so many pencils in the box. Hard to find out the ones I like. They look so pretty altogether, though. Good to see that the sets remain affordable, since there are no open stock pencils for this brand. I look forward to seeing you drawing and colouring something with these. Thanks again.

[Rebecca]

The white writing and white stripe is like it is on the astra pasteltint pencils. It reminded me of them

[erikaleighart]

“All right, buy what you want, they’re all good, that’s it.” 😂 That’s fantastic. I really enjoy these comparisons you do. Actually…I enjoy most of your videos, regardless of the specific topic. You’re a lot of fun and your feedback doesn’t show bias. I appreciate that. Anyway, thank you as always for sharing, and Happy New Year!

[JynDrawz]

Thank you Lindsay for doing these reviews and suffering thru the swatching. I can only imagine how hair pulling it must be after awhile. All just look the same and you begin to wonder which came from which set and if there is any differences anymore. I appreciate your sacrifice for us. 🤪❤

[titanic]

Dear Lindsay, Your drawings are very beautiful! I always thank you for your videos and drawings.❤.

[lisastankiewicz]

Great review. I’m on a buying moratorium. Only one subscription and that’s it! Going to shop my stash for 2023. De-stashed a huge bag of stamps and dies are next. Can’t part with the art supplies though.

[craftergin]

You are too funny. LOL! At least you will use the pastel colored pencils even though they are pretty much ALL THE SAME. I hate having supplies I never use. Acrylic paints just sitting around, drying out because I can't stand acrylics!