What's the Difference between the Macaron and Pastel Colored Pencil sets by Brutfuner?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- I couple of months ago I tried out the Macaron set of 50 pencils from Brutfuner which was a dupe of the Holbein pastel set. You can see the review here: • Why pay $157 When you ...
TLDR: I recommend the Square Brutfuner and Macaron Brutfuner sets.
Many viewers found the Brutfuner pastel set of 80 and ordered it but I was concerned that it was not the same pencil so today I am comparing the two sets so you can see the difference between the sets.
Both of these sets were sent to me to review from Andstal Stationary shop: andstal.aliexpress.com/store/...
The color palette and formulations are slightly different between all 4 of the Brutfuner sets I have. I suspect this is because these pencils are made at different factories.
The Macaron set of 50 feels the most similar to Prismacolor premier but the colors are copying the Holbein color palette (boldly copying by name and color number, even the font and build is similar!) www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...
The Brutfuner 80 Set has been sold on Amazon with "pastel" in the title and it has caused a lot of confusion although they have removed the word "pastel" from the listing now. I'd call this Tropical because of the neons, teal blues, and a few pastels and sandy tones. It's a really odd palette. The leads are the thinnest of all of the Brutfuner pencils and my least favorite. I mean, they are OK, an average budget pencil: www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...
Amazon: amzn.to/3JGDiXZ
The 520 sets of Brutfuner pencils are decent budget quality pencils falling between the Macaron and the Squares in feel (the squares are much better in my opinion and cheaper by the set) they are fairly well made but if you were considering spending over $100 on a budget set of pencils you would do better (in my opinion create better quality art) putting that money into a smaller set of professional pencils as the pigmentation on these are a bit weak and it takes more colors to form a blend that you could achieve more easily with fewer colors of a pro brand for the same price.
Aliexpress: www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...
Amazon: amzn.to/3I7C3kk
The Brutfuner squares are soft and similar to the Macaron set but less opaque. They blend well and are my pick for a budget set. amzn.to/3p1lKhu
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I have only purchased the bigger name brands of color pencils for many years, color pencils are some of the most fugitive art supplies I have used. You convinced me to purchase the square Brutfuner pencils for my wife’s coloring books and I have even used them a couple of times creating cards! They really are truly amazing for a budget pencil! I am so appreciative of your reviews and how truthful you are. I do like your mantra of use what you have, I did however buy a less expensive pencils for the coloring books that my wife has started doing for relaxation. She did need the activity more because of her job at the Hospital was extremely stressful and even sitting watching the TV was not doing the job! I hope you are doing well after your trip to NY ! I am looking forward to seeing more of your content. Please take care, be safe and enjoy your day!
Thanks, Lindsay, I got the square 120 set and the Macaron set. I think I proclaimed them 'Glorious!' When I plAyed with them. They are now out on my desk, in short Mason jars, and making me happy. I feel slightly guilty, as I have a bunch of older Prismacolor that used to live in a pitcher, but are boxed. Space is always an issue! Hahaha. Thank you for your recent storage videos!!
I think I’m going to get both 😊 I really appreciate you doing these comparison videos - they’re so helpful!
It's always interesting to see product comparisons, thanks for doing this!
Lindsay, I love your honest reniews. Thank you for pulling all the info together for us! Hope your NY trip went well. Hugs from AZ.
Thanks Lindsay. Always appreciate your reviews.
Thanks for always giving a honest review. It's greatly appreciated. Have a great night
Lindsay you are always saving us money, thank you so much.
Thanks for reviewing these. I bought the 50 color set and really liked them. I think now that I've seen the 80 color set I'll try those as well. I think they would be good for botanicals. Great review as always.
Thanks Lindsey. I totally love the Macaroon set I got and the Brutfunner squares I bought based on your recommendation. I took the macaroon set with me when I visited my parents and colored some prestamped images I had brought with me. Have a great day.
I’ve been curious about these so it’s always good to hear what you think! I trust your opinion highly!
Thanks Sarah. I trust yours too!
The biggest issue with the 80 set is that there just aren't enough pastel shades. There's only really one tray of 20 pastel shades. Otherwise, for a ridiculously cheap price, they are OK and lay down a decent colour.
Thank you! I was waiting for this review. I thought the 80 set would be the same just with more colors so I believe I can make this work.
Awesome comparison as always!
Thanks Lindsay! I really like hearing your thoughts on these brands as the pastel colour palette delights me to the core. 😍 I've wanted to get the Macaron 50 but they simply aren't available through Amazon, Dick Blick or Jerrys Artarama, so instead I've been looking at the Indra 36 Macaron C.P. on Amazon. 🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️😂🤣
I hope you had a great time in NYC at the convention!! ❤️😘
Super useful, I was wondering about the 80 set but they’re not what I’m after. Thank you!
I thought I was ordering the Brutfunner macro set from Amazon but it was this 80 set. I obtained the correct 50 set from Etsy. Thanks for describing their qualities. I like the macrons better. The square Brutfuner still my favorite. Appreciate your videos a great deal!🤗
I don’t remember the Crayola Tropical Set when I was a kid -- I remember the Crayola Tropical Set when my kids were kids 😂🤣😅
This review was really helpful, I'm so glad that you switched on black and white paper
Im glad!
Thanks for this video: super usefull for me that have de 80 set and didn't know if it was the same that macarron set. Thank you so much! A kiss from Portugal
Thank you. I was curious about the differences.
Lindsay always brings out the best in her,colored pencils, watercolor pencils,pastel pencils,whatever, she'll give you the best lesson in art,now where's my sharpener.😊😀❤️❤️👍🎨
I totally agree with you I always told people some art supplies are expensive but you don't need expensive brand to create art you use what you have and buy what you can afford. When I was studying art in college we were very thrifty my art teacher had us bring in those trays ( that sometimes carry veggies or fruits) to put our paints on, and those plastic knives as pallet knives
I got my Macaron set on AliExpress and it didn’t take too long to get them. Love ‘em. I found out about them from you 👍☺️
I saw your review bought from Andstal Stationary. They came quicker than I love them. I still love my holbeins but these are awesome
Love this video watching today from Murfreesboro TN after a week off at home with the wife on our farm in Alabama. We’re off and running again hammer down chasing that $$$$
Thank you Lindsay 🥰‼️
I rarely use colored pencils, but I love your discussion of color.
I got the Macaron 50 from Aliexpress. They came in roughly 2 weeks. I was told it would take a month, so I was pleasantly surprised. Honestly, I love them and wish I’d gotten 2 sets. Between those and the squares, I’m quite content. 😁 I would like a harder lead budget set eventually, for fur/hair and texture, but it’s not necessary right now for what I do.
Thanks, this very helpful 💫
Great explanation. Thanks.
Very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you for your review
I Bought the Macarons after seeing Lindsey’s review because why not. I didn’t have any pastel color pencils just had to fill a need. I got them from Hippie Loves website and they were here within two weeks. Nice pencils. Happy with them.
I got my Macaron set from Ali Express and didn’t know what to expect as I’d never ordered from them. They came fast and packaged in bubble wrap so the pencils were protected. I was very pleased how fast the shipping was, I was expecting weeks and weeks but they came in about 10 days or so.
Nice!
I ordered them from Ali Express well and had a very good similar experience in getting mine. They came a whole lot quicker than I expected!
Can either of you tell me the name of the store on Ali Express that you got your Brutfuner’s from?
Thanks Lindsey. I have not purchased the macaroon set but do have the square set. I let the grandkids use those and not my Derwent lightfast, so they don’t get dropped 😳. So much fun to do art with them I think the macaroon set is in my future.
Good idea!
I purchased the 50 Macaroons on Ali Express from Lyoo Art for $15 and free shipping. Even though they said it would take 30 days it only took 11 days to arrive. They were completely wrapped in the strong bubble wrap tubes and were in perfect condition.
That’s good to know! I was thinking about using the new customer discount on these from that same seller.
I ordered both of the sets 🤣😂 I practice coloring flowers, so I couldn't resist them, especially after I saw the video with the Macaron colors. I am glad that I did get them both though. I am going to keep the Macarons with my Brutfuner square set (THANK YOU for that video as well!) I'll probably put part of the set of 80 colors in with my travel case, then I don't need to scramble for colors to take in the car.😊
Good idea, thete are many similar colors.
So glad you did this video! I've seen lots of confusion about these two sets. I have just recently found the Macaron set up on Amazon but for a bit more than Aliexpress.
Really? Cool!
@@thefrugalcrafter yeah, but looks like they're shipping from China too, so sill think better to get from Aliexpress. I have 2 sets!. lol
I bought the pastel set by Karismacolor from Amazon Japan. They’re amazing! It’s a smaller set, and doesn’t have a green, but the quality of the pencils is amazing!
Good to know. I heard those are close to original prismacolor.
Thanks Lindsay 💜
Wow love the colours, I have the brutfuner 120 and a square pencil set in 24 pastel
Holy cow, ticked another box Lindsey 😂. $16 on Ali Express. First purchase, due April 1’ish, could not “not.” Whimper 🤭😇
Interesting! I had been curious about those. I noticed them on Amazon recently as well. I actually decided to take the plunge and order the smallest available set of the Marco Square pencils in the pastel shades off AliExpress. It'll be a while before they get here.
I've tried their (round) metallics before and I wasn't blown away but I'm also not a metallics person. If I'm scanning or photographing for prints I'm better off shading and blending to imply a metal sheen than cutting corners with a metallic pigment and hoping the light catches just right at capture time.
Metallic pencils are tricky. Im rarely impressed 😆
Hello! I received the 50 Macaroons one week ago, and i made the swatch chart, and today I just received the 80 oily pencils, so i m gonna do the swatches too, so I can compare them! 😉 Thanks for the video!🙏 Have a nice day!🌸🦄🌸 PS : i received the 50 metallic ones and the 26 skin tones too so that’s gonna be a full Brutfuner cession 😂
Wonderful!
Hi! Really wondering if the majority of colors contained in the 50 Macaron set are duplicated in Brutfuner 120 Square set (or at least of very close similar colors). Do you feel the opaqueness of the Macaron set is enough of a difference to ideally consider having both these 2 sets? Thanks for your thoughts, & another thoroughly explicit review!! Keep 'em coming - watercolors, pencils, paper et all!!!
I compared them to that set here: th-cam.com/video/ONveLtMduEk/w-d-xo.html there is little overlap. It's justifiable if you want to add pastel tones to the range. If you don't use those colors it's not.
@@thefrugalcrafter Silly me! Of course you've already compared for us! THANKS!!
Struggling to fit the square Brutfuners in a pencil sharpener. Do you have any recommendations? Thanks
I have one from office depot or office max that takes 3 sizes (standard and a bit larger and a bit smaller) you need 9mm hole as the 8mm is too small. Or you can use a knife.
"Oily pencils" always makes me laugh! 😂 I don't have a dedicated set of pastel coloured pencils yet; the macarons look decent (though I'd still love to get the Holbeins).
If I use up any of those I'll replaced with holbein. I don't know if I'll use them that much tho 😆
BTW I trust your reviews over anyone. Thank you
Thank you. I appreciate it!
I received my Macaron set a few das back, I just couldn't keep my hands off them, they were just too damn tempting ^^"
I got my brutfuner macaron pencils from Banggood. The postage from ally express was far too expensive to South Africa.
Thanks for sharing. Happy crafting on a budget 💲. Happy everything on a budget💲. See👁 you in the next 🎥 and on the flipside. 👼🌹
Am I the only one who finds the (number of) different sets sold by Brutfuner utterly confusing?
Honey, so do i! It's really odd. I don't know if they manufacture their own or white label them as they are all a bit different. I think they chase the trends.
I purchased mine for 36 dollars on Wish, although they did take 1 1/2 Months to get here but I love them.
Would you consider a best of all the pencil brand in categories such as, texter, pigment, lasting time and sub categories of color groups (bold, neon, pastel and so on), oil to wax, chalk, water colors and ink? An all in one comprehensive comparison video.
Maybe. I did a comparison video last year. If it was a best of video of those qualities it would be of the more expensive brands.
@@thefrugalcrafter oh you did? I missed it! I am definitely going to check it out. I'm especially interested in pastels and neons in an oil based or water color pencil. However, as I expand my collection of art supplies, I really want to know what's good and maybe try to save some money not buying things that I won't use. Thanks Lindsay. Have a wonderful and blessed evening. 💖🌺
The 80 count has a lot of neons
Are these in the 520 set if I have the 50 macaron would you get these as well
No they are not and the formula is different. I do compare the similar colors in the 520 and this set in this video.
Are the castle arts pastel tint as good as the macaroon?
I don't have those but they don't seem to be as soft and opaque.
Hi Lindsay, I'm a bit surprised to hear you wanting to eventually replace the macarons with open stock Holbeins, as I'm not so certain they're vegan. If I'm remembering correctly, I believe I'd read something about there being animal fat in the oil content. Though I have no idea whether that is pure speculation, or whether it was based on actual fact or knowledge, as it was people's comments that I was reading... (but can't remember where exactly since it was at some point as I was delving down a rabbit hole that'd started with Sarah Renae Clark's video in which she'd mentioned and linked 2 _very_ different, or rather: polar opposite, "reports" regarding Holbein's so-called lightfast ratings, and what had apparently been said about that directly from the horse's mouth, the manufacturer, and with both sources being reliable & trustworthy according to Sarah). But for what it's worth, I'remember having read it in a few different places during that trail down the rabbit hole, which is why it'd struck me as perhaps more than simply speculation or hearsay. So, knowing how important that is to you and many of your viewers, perhaps you might want to see if you can find out any more about that and whether there's any truth to that at all...???
My diet is vegan but my lifestyle is not. I use paper with gelatin sizing for instance. If there is animal fat in the pencil (which I doubt because it could go rancid) it would be a byproduct from the meat industry meaning that the animal was not killed for the fat. If they didnt find a use for it it would go to waste. I'd rather have all the parts get used rather than it go to waste and then have a synthetic chemical made to replace it. Holbein is very secretive about its ingredients so I doubt I could uncover anything.
Is macaron good for drawing realistic drawing because i ordered macaron coloured pencils for realistic arts
It's good in Combination with standard colors. The macaron colors are light but you need darks too for realistic work.
@@thefrugalcrafter oh thank you
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From what I can tell the 50 set is a dull tone, the 80 is a bright tone, the 75 is light tone, and the 520 is a deep tone.
I have always called that mid range hue as “sherbet colors” Not as pale as pastel and not as dark or bold as the ‘normal’ basic primary colors.
I like that!
Do Mararon Gel Pens Exist?
Yes, the milky line us pastel toned
Do they sharpen well. That's important to me
Yes
Can you do a video on doll customizing? You’re really insightful and I love your channel/content.
Doll customizing?
That's not a craft I do but there are channels on it.
I have the 50, 180, and the squares. They're all different.
Are the 180 the black barrel ones? Do the seem the same as any other brand?
@@thefrugalcrafter I'm pretty sure the 180 black barrel ones are white labelled, but I'm not 100%. I've seen too many sets that look exactly like them, so I haven't purchased any of those sets.
@@thefrugalcrafter I just realized that I said "180" in my original comment, but I meant "80". 🙄 lol I don't own the 180 set. My bad.
I bought some last month £4.75 From Aliexpress
Nice An Smooth I Thought
This was strange. I was actually using the 80 set as I clicked on your video. They are OK, but not many actual pastel shades. But they work and they are so cheap in the UK. There are some nice bright shades. But this set can't really be used on it's own. It's a weird colour pallet.
I hope some company will sold this colored pencil in asia,
Andstahl is available on AliExpress