Pastels in all makes and models!
I wasn't aware of the stark difference in quality between Graziani and "normal" pastels. I'll definitely have to look into that.
I posted because I've been searching the market recently and finding a lot of sub-par pastels and that seems to be the "norm" for the morph nowadays. I find it very unfortunate as pastel really is a foundation morph, and it bothers me that there are so few high-quality examples. I'd love to have "designer" morphs that include pastel, but I believe I'm going to have to make a few of them (for) myself as I want to contribute to the gene pool by using the best of the best, so to speak.
I foolishly hadn't thought of certain lines that have attempted to be kept pure/quality such as the Graziani. However I'd still like to see how certain looks of pastels age, what to look for specifically, and compare the vast difference in qualities.