CHEAP v/s EXPENSIVE Pastel Pencils - Not what I thought...

I'm testing the cheap(er) Carbothello pastel pencils with the expensive Caran D'Ache pastel pencils.
So are the expensive Caran D'Ache pastel pencils really worth it? I was suprised by both brands in this review!

Reference photo credit to Julie Marsh
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Stabilo Carbothello Pencils I used:
Titanium White 100
Ivory 105
Grey White 110
Lamp Black 760
Cold Grey I 720
Paynes Grey 770

Caran D'Ache Pastel Pencils I used:
Greyish Black 008
Light Grey 003
Silver Grey 002
Black 009
Chinese White 901
Bismuth Whit 811

Clairefontaine Pastelmat Paper in Dark Grey

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Favorite brand of pastel pencil? Faber Castell
Favourite paper for pastels? Clairefontaine pastelmat

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