I got 2.1 pastels from garrick a while back and I got both $75 males and one of them got darker kinda browned out a bit and I didnt like him too much(he was a mouser) so I sold him, I also sold him because the other one I got looks like this



and I think that's just fine...my camera is a piece of junk..he's a lot brighter in person and his blushing is more intense as well..

So really I think it can vary from pastel to pastel...