If you wanna see the pencils work with water- check out the gucci video! 😝 Since unfortunately they’re the same exact pencil you can see a more formula based video there! I figured instead of going over the same things for the third time, I’d focus more on why they’re not worth the money instead of the formula. But I shoulda tested them with water, my bad!
According to a German UA-camr, who tested the Gucci pencils, these pencils are a cheaper Caran d'Ache pencils, similar to the SupraColor or the FanColor.
The most annoying thing is they could've got this right so easily by collaborating with a respected pencil brand like Prismacolour or Faber-Castell. 🤦 When I saw the sheen on the swatches I knew it would be trash. I hate seeing people get conned, even if they do have more money than sense.
@@MusingsFromTheDen Seriously, like I get they’re a fashion designer, not an art supply company, but why wouldn’t they work with a respectable brand and put decent pencils in there so they can be proud of their product? It makes no sense to me…
The packaging is really nice. It's so sad they fill it with cheap supplies! They should have done a collab with caran d'arches to make it the ultimate luxurious color pencil pack. It would have been consistant at least. Probably crazy and unnecessarily expensive, but the lack of consistency drives me crazy! How it is logical to make a super expensive pouch and fill it with junk? XDDDDD
Honestly I don't think the people who buy this pencil case actually want it for the art supplies lol. Probably more for carrying pens to sign documents and the like.
Anyways, why would caran dache would collaborate with the Louis Vuitton , carandache is only bothered to make their art supplies , and Louis Vuitton needs to fime brains to make their pigment😎😓😎😎😎🤯🤯😆
Yeah, the packaging is the best I’ve ever seen from LV, and I don’t say that lightly because I normally hate their designs, but still, for that price it’s practically a crime to have such a shoddy product inside. At least include a keychain or something extra!
Well. It's Louis Vuitton (same for Gucci). Their whole brand exists because people want to show off their logo. You don' buy it for the quality, you buy it for flexing ^^' But thank you for throwing away money on that crap for our entertainment. I will light a little candle for your wallet tonight!
people buy their stuff and wear it so the logo shows. who cares about the actual item. i was in hollywood in a mall and i saw a babyphat shirt. this girl whom was obese bought it even though the shirt was for petite short women. just by looking at that shirt in the closet with all the other lesser value crap makes people feel good about themselves. even though they will never be able to wear it or use it. people want expensive things, not nice things.
@@GETBENT1331 I'll never understand that. I just want to look neat and put together, also comfortable. I couldn't give a shlt if my clothes were from thrift stores, so long as I like how they look. Modest, classy and smart casual.
Yeaaa that’s what I’m thinking! Basically they’re just selling the case and decided to throw in some cheap pencils as a bonus. I would not expect LV to make high quality art supplies 😂
You’re in no way paying for the pencils, as evidenced by the fact they found the cheapest most mass produced brand to put in the case. Could you imagine what it would cost if, say, Prismacolor partnered with them? you would be paying for a better quality pencil as well as the case. Their purses wallets easily get into that price range and they don’t send you a purse full of junk as a consolation prize lol. It’s insane that they dropped the pencil count but upped the price that far 🤦♀️
Not gonna lie. That pouch is cool. However, if they could partner with another luxury brand they should have partnered with a high end art supplier. They also should have made them triangle barrel (my personal preference). It would mimic the V in the LV.
Yeah. If they really wanted they could put out some quality pencils because these are a waste of space. If I had these pencils I would just get rid of them and store my nicer pencils in there because it's a cool bag, I just don't understand why bother with these God awful pencils If the main thing they are selling is clearly the piece of expensive leather.
I’m loving the camera angles and editing! I appreciate that you made sure the shades and textures were clearly captured. You can really tell how much work was placed into production, and I’m here for it!
It’s just so crazy $1200 for crap pencils just because they slapped Louis Vuitton on them! 😳🤦🏻♀️ you could get a lot of Caran d’ache colored pencils for that price!
You can basically buy a high end version of your preferred medium in a higher quantity than buying these 12 pencils that are probably worse than crayola pencils.
If I spent $1,220 on colored pencils I’d expect that shit to come wrapped in gold bubble wrap. Those poor pencils were probably all shook up in that packaging. Good way to break them.
The LV case is pretty much equivalent to gold bubble wrap tho........ Like why wouldn't you want a designer case to hold your actual quality art supplies in??
@@godzandheros no, I mean I would want the bubble wrap around the case while being shipped. If you’d ever seen how ups and all the other companies handle the mail you’d understand that.
@@Mustlovebooks15 I've seen it, but I feel like the case the pencils come in is pretty sturdy. Though there probably could have been more padding in the dust box the pouch comes in.
@@godzandheros came here to say the same thing. idk why rae or anyone else is shocked that you’re not actually paying $100 pencil you’re paying $1200 for an LV pencil case. it’s not that far fetched
I’ve been watching ever since the Louis Vuitton vs crayons video! As a fellow artist ( not nearly as gud as u obv) I find ur videos super entertaining AND informative love you Rae❤️✨
It goes to show that when you buy an expensive product, it's not always higher quality. Sometimes something is expensive because it has a well-known brand logo on it.
I was thinking the $1200 price tag is solely for the purse/packaging and not the “place holder” pencils since other bags of that size/ speciality (w/o pencils) are the same price.
I actually love watercolor pencils. Coloring with them is particularly relaxing cuz I like to get the colors down and then see them melt together when I apply the water
I mean I feel like it's kind of a misinterpretation to call it "packaging" because the pouch is actually the product and the pencils seem like place-holders to me. That said, a thousand bucks is still wildly overpriced for a pencil pouch (I think the design is pretty ugly as well) and if they're already going for luxury they could have included pencils that don't suck. But these products aren't necessarily for artists, they're for rich people who need to affirm their sense of importance via designer products because they don't know what else to do with their money so it makes sense for the pencils to be this quality 🤷♀️
Great work exposing this!! Most people seem to not realize the vastly common practice of drop shipping low cost products/rebranding from Alibaba and others
This just proves how dedicated you are to this channel. You spend money in hopes to entertain and you have inspired me to start making my own art. Ilysm rae ❤
UA-cam content and followers are not just for entertainment. It's a job which you get paid. It's the most humane entrepreneur shit that you can do nowadays. Film videos and see your supporters and money grow. That's why it's so important to "follow, subscribe and hit that bell button" to all those youtube artists that you're watching.
What annoys me most is that it was so easy to get this right if they'd just collaborated with a well respected brand like Faber-Castell. 🤦 I hate seeing people get conned, even if they do have more money than sense.
Imagine how good Graf von Faber-Castell or Pelikan Edelstein colored pencils would be. Hell you wouldn't even need a "premium" brand: IMO Koh-i-Noor makes the best colored pencil leads while Staedtler makes the best actual wooden pencils: make it a three-way collab with K-i-N making the leads, Staedtler making the casings for the leads, and Louis Vuitton making the casing for our superpencils.
Faber Castell has cooperated with luxury brands in the watch and home decor/architecture business. Caran d'Ache does it even more: they seem to have collaborated with pretty much every other Swiss luxury company existing.
I'm fascinated by the fact that the brands would rather cut corners than reduce their profit margin. It's obvious that they are charging a lot for the brand but if they keep this up on multiple fronts, then what is the brand really worth? On the other hand, artists aren't their target with this stuff so maybe the rich people really just don't care if what they buy is run of the mill stuff with a certain label on it.
Wow. Just wow. To me, the fact they have such low end pencils in a high end brand bag, makes me feel they have soiled and demeaned the value of such items. As a high end brand they should be ashamed of themselves. As an art lover and amateur artist, for that price I would expect high end color pencils in the bags.
@@chatboulon743 In my mind, if I am buying the brand, I better be getting top grade in everything. Even if I would win the lottery, I don't think I could stomach paying for a name and not quality.
I agree with you. I bet the leather isn't even worth that much. Their brand is a household name so they can sell anything while maximizing their profits.
Seriously….you are always so engaging and help people like me (definitely not an artist but tries her best lol) have an understanding of what I’m looking for/purchasing when I grab art supplies! I’m not usually the person to comment or interact on UA-cam because uhhhhh ✨anxiety✨ but I just felt the need to tell you that you’re really REALLY good at what you do and your passion shows through your art and your videos❤️
I've been binge watching you and my mom kept hearing your voice and started watching you herself. She loves the way your voice sounds and how you make your videos, which is shocking because she hated everyone I watch because they act "weird" ig 😭
I wanted to ask if you could test their watercolor compatibility, you can tell their watercolor cause of the brush on the pencil. I also wondered if you could compare them to the og caradache color pencils, not the luminance. They seem awfully similar, caradache are a luxury swiss brand so maybe thats where they got their inspiration from!
Yeah! I didn’t test them as deeply because they’re the exact same as the other ones. So this would be the third time I would have done it… so I decided to cut to the chase and talk about the new stuff :)
Hey Rae, big fan for a long time now. Would love if you could do a video at the end of the month or something where instead of testing crazy things or expensive things, you just sat down, done some art and chatted to us! Much love and support to you always gal! 🥰
I mention this whenever I watch a video that talks about the lead breaking in coloured pencils - if you microwave your coloured pencils for a few seconds it will melt the broken lead back together! 😁 I accidentally trashed an entire set of prismacolours after keeping them in a wooden pencil case and them getting knocked around in my bag all day (I was devastated 😭) but then I learned this trick and managed to revive the entire set! Generally I’ll do 5-10 seconds, roll them around a bit, then do another 5-10 seconds. Just FYI, if you microwave them for too long the paint on the outside will start to bubble up and get crispy, but even if that happens it’s better than not being able to use the pencil at all.
Actually, that is a bad hack. One, each brand of colour pencil has a different make up so if that hack did work for one it would not work for the other. Two, you cannot actually see inside the pencil to see if it really melted back together. Three, if it did melt the lead of the pencils. Then you would have a mess as the tip of the already sharpened part and (if nothing is on the back of the pencil) flat back part of the colour pencils would melt all over the microwave plate making your colour pencil useless and a mess. In short. That is a fake hack.
Actually, I have done that hack with numerous brands and while it does melt it also starts to poor out the open ends of the colour pencils. I also used 4 different brands of microwaves as each microwave is slightly different. It does not work and just makes a mess. Not to mention if there is any moisture in the pencils they can explode. And yes, I had some explode on me resulting in my neighbors calling the police thinking there were guns going off. The hack only seems to work to some who do not let it in long enough to actually melt the inside of the colour pencils. Kind of like a placebo effect. When you do it makes a mess. Think about how long you have to heat frozen green beans just to get them soft. The wood around the pencil take as long to heat up enough to allow the heat to get to the center of the pencil to melt the wax while the tip and the ends of the pencil exposing the lead are completely melted and all over the plate. Like I said it does not work.
Colored Pencil brands that actually do the bare minimum of quality control don’t need these “hacks”, they just work as intended all the time. 15-20 years ago prismacolors were great, they were one of the best brands on the market and were a very affordable price. Then they moved their factory and stopped doing any kind of quality control. Now there are: leads that are horribly off center, leads that completely slide out of the casing, split casings, casings made with knotty wood that sharpens irregularly, and leads that come out of the factory shattered so all the way down the pencil the sharpened point falls out as soon as you get it sharp enough to color with. Though other brands like caren d’arche and Faber castel are more expensive per pencil, needing to buy a prismacolor pencil 4x as often because of these issues makes the more “expensive” brands a smarter buy. I still use prismacolors for coloring books because they are cheap and have a good pigment load, but that’s all they have going for them. I use brands that are lightfast and actually pay attention to quality control for my actual artwork.
The secret is, that their other items are also not really worth it. We're just used to the brand being this expensive, so we accept it, even if it's not justified.
I recently found you channel and i have watched so many videos, you really have a catchy personality and you show the love you have for art and how you really enjoy making these videos and talking about art products. Thanks to you i have decided that i want to start learning drawing, i just wanted to congratulate you for having such a warm hearted cool channel. Un saludo desde Uruguay!
Meanwhile Me after buying Polychromos (20$) Never Use It because Ita so expensive for me....so I put that in showcase ...and continue using cheap pencil 😂😂
The bag is super cute! Pretty sure that’s why it’s so expensive. I would have expected the colored pencils to be crap because they aren’t an art supply company. They could have at least made them different like multicolored or something 🥴 but if i had the money I’d definitely grab the bag and put my favorite colored pencils in them but then again why’d they downgrade to only 12 pencils 😭😭😭 great video you never disappoint 💃💃💃
I sat down with a cup of tea and a couple of cookies and what do I find? Rae! Rae has made a new video! Now that's a Good Morning! Fun video, thanks for taking the hit for the team. I never even knew that these fashion houses made art supplies and surprise! they don't. They make purses for pencils. I use a $4 pouch from United Art and Education; this is obviously why I'm such a crude artist because our pencils are the same, it's the purse that makes the artist. 🤣 Thanks again for another great video!
And this is how super rae dizzle, the legend, pops back into my recommended after 2+ years of not watching her Thanks UA-cam And you look fab love the hair!
When asking the question as to why just look at the price gap from what LV/Gucci charges to what the manufacturer charges and you'll have your answer. Thanks for a great video, Rae!
Coming late to this but I like how you haven't pulled any punches. The fact that these "high end" (inverted commas because they are just "expensive") can sell for so much when there are far better products for way less money is criminal. Good work!
The reason why the price is so high is because of the case and not the “main” item which is no surprise as they are a luxury clothing brand but to have the colouring pencils be That bad is a absolute joke it’s like they bought cheap pencils and just shoved them in the luxury box
I literally screaaamed when I saw the notif!! Thank you so much for uploading rae, ilysmmm!! ❤️❤️ Also, that was one really expensive second chance to LV💀😭
The Strathmore cotton mixed media paper you're using in the video to swatch is actually great for watercolour pencils and watercolour studies. I use it for waterbased markers and watercolour pencil doodles.
Yes! Can't wait to watch!! It was very informative and yes...I knew they would be crap lol. I will stick to my Polychromos thank you very much! Thanks for reviewing them anyway Rae....As always, you rock! Can't wait for your next upload!
Thank you I used to draw when I was younger but as I got older I kinda drifted away from it but then I came across your channel and it sparked a flame and now I am back to drawing because you inspired me to get better thank you
Your video s inspire me to start drawing and painting again. Haven’t drawn since I was 14 or something, 26 now. I used to do water paint with my grandma when I was really young. Damn miss those days. Thank you 🙏🏻
Hello from Brazil, Rae! Do you know what's been puzzling me since your first Louis Vitton Purchase? Both, Louis Vitton and Gucci have on their barrels the same symbol that identifies them as watercolor as Caran D'Ache does! I have a box of 40 Supracolor Soft Aquarelle Caran D'Ache pencils that look very much like the first Louis Vitton package, including the silver and gold ones. And the little golden brush on the barrel is absolutely the same. I have other watercolor pencils and each brand uses a different symbol, picture, or word to identify them as watercolor. Why don't you make a video comparing your Caran D'Aches to your LVs and Guccis? I would be here with my fingers crossed hoping to learn they not only use low-quality pencils but also copy a traditional brand's symbol. It would be very disappointing, though revealing if they were real Caran D'Aches. Hope you're well and healthy. XOXO 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷 Martha
These pencils are the equivalent of cardboard "credit cards" you get when you buy a new wallet. The case is the product; the pencils aren't worth mentioning at all - it just shows it can fit 12 and what thickness. A review for this product could belong on a fashion channel who would offer more insight about the design, the collaboration and why it's worth more than the roll-up.
lol what BS. If LV is selling pencils they should be the same quality of the pouch. They put their name and logo on the pencils that means they branded them. If you put your brand on something, you need to make sure the quality matches your brand's quality.
@@nyotauhura7412 do you think people who care about quality pencils, would want some random expensive brand, or the one brand they buy, trust, and use all the time? pencils run out, you aren't going to throw the bag out, you'd just replace them anyway if they were selling the pencils as high quality they would sell "refills"
@@germansheph5890 well, that's actually the fault of the creator for leading you on about what the product is. On the LV site this item is described as "FORNASETTI COLOR POUCH" and in the description and details of the product they never state anything about the pencils. So, it's pretty clear the product they want to sell it's the pouch, not the pencils. And the price is similar to their Mark Folder, expect this pouch is smaller and its a collaboration with a brand. Nevertheless, its still totally not worth it, given that luxury brands don't actually use quality materials, and even if they do, like in this case, where they use leather, this product still took less then 20£ to make;*))
So expensive yet the designs by almost all of those expensive brands are hideous lmao🤣 (I'd rather have something good looking (and comfy) that's cheap or affordable instead of expensive stuff that looks ugly but is brag worthy, but that's just my opinion..)
WOW .. you are so articulate and annunciated. I wasn't that bothered about the pencil after 3mins in .. your public speaking is EXCELLENT. Hope you go on to do great things with your channel. Best wishes from the UK
I'm glad you mentioned the barrel, because as someone who LOVES to use color pencils, I immediately thought "cheap" as soon as you revealed the pencils...
Thank you so much you create such great content you inspire me to create better videos I can’t wait till the day that I am able to test out Amazing fancy pencils !
What a surprise. I'm glad you finally got around to testing some designer art supplies. So shocked though to find out that they are just really basic supplies and it's really the container that is the expensive part. Who would have thought! I sure wouldn't have thought because it's not like anyone has tested any of these things before. OMG, lyk ur so awesum. (Is there an emoji that shoots itself in the head?)
We all knew the results and still watched whole video 😂 Have you done a review on Derwent Inktense color blocks? If you haven't I'd love to see. If you have then I'm just stupid 😂
*GASPSSS* I CANNOT BELIEVE I WAS NOT SUBSCRIBED! 😱 I thought I wAs!! But.. NOW I AM ☺️☺️☺️❤️ .. only thing is I really wanted to see you use them as watercolors! Do they work??
I just recently found your channel so I am getting up to date still....that being said, I don't know if you have covered this hack or not but....I do art/junk journaling and I accidentally found that food dye in spray bottles makes wonderful colors for backgrounds and fairly well to just paint with a brush. You have to be careful when layering to not overlap wet dye or you get weird colors. I keep it in some 2 ounce plastic spray bottles that you can get relatively cheap on Amazon...20 bottles for around $10. You have to go heavy on the dye but they last forever! Generic food dye is around $2 from Walmart.
If you wanna see the pencils work with water- check out the gucci video! 😝 Since unfortunately they’re the same exact pencil you can see a more formula based video there! I figured instead of going over the same things for the third time, I’d focus more on why they’re not worth the money instead of the formula. But I shoulda tested them with water, my bad!
Rae u are the best UA-cam pls unbox drawing supplies from india
According to a German UA-camr, who tested the Gucci pencils, these pencils are
a cheaper Caran d'Ache pencils, similar to the SupraColor or the FanColor.
There's this brand called brustro, it's really good and I think you'd like it
The most annoying thing is they could've got this right so easily by collaborating with a respected pencil brand like Prismacolour or Faber-Castell. 🤦
When I saw the sheen on the swatches I knew it would be trash.
I hate seeing people get conned, even if they do have more money than sense.
@@MusingsFromTheDen Seriously, like I get they’re a fashion designer, not an art supply company, but why wouldn’t they work with a respectable brand and put decent pencils in there so they can be proud of their product?
It makes no sense to me…
The packaging is really nice. It's so sad they fill it with cheap supplies! They should have done a collab with caran d'arches to make it the ultimate luxurious color pencil pack. It would have been consistant at least. Probably crazy and unnecessarily expensive, but the lack of consistency drives me crazy! How it is logical to make a super expensive pouch and fill it with junk? XDDDDD
Probably caran d'ache said "no thanks, we don't want our pencil to be sold for 1200$"
Honestly I don't think the people who buy this pencil case actually want it for the art supplies lol. Probably more for carrying pens to sign documents and the like.
Anyways, why would caran dache would collaborate with the Louis Vuitton , carandache is only bothered to make their art supplies , and Louis Vuitton needs to fime brains to make their pigment😎😓😎😎😎🤯🤯😆
When the package is more expensive that what’s inside👀
Yeah, the packaging is the best I’ve ever seen from LV, and I don’t say that lightly because I normally hate their designs, but still, for that price it’s practically a crime to have such a shoddy product inside. At least include a keychain or something extra!
Well. It's Louis Vuitton (same for Gucci). Their whole brand exists because people want to show off their logo. You don' buy it for the quality, you buy it for flexing ^^'
But thank you for throwing away money on that crap for our entertainment. I will light a little candle for your wallet tonight!
Spot on, LMAO 🤣
Make sure it’s a green one or a white one with the intention of a green one for wealth.
And a lot of their signature designs are so ugly and cheap looking.
people buy their stuff and wear it so the logo shows. who cares about the actual item. i was in hollywood in a mall and i saw a babyphat shirt. this girl whom was obese bought it even though the shirt was for petite short women. just by looking at that shirt in the closet with all the other lesser value crap makes people feel good about themselves. even though they will never be able to wear it or use it. people want expensive things, not nice things.
@@GETBENT1331 I'll never understand that. I just want to look neat and put together, also comfortable. I couldn't give a shlt if my clothes were from thrift stores, so long as I like how they look. Modest, classy and smart casual.
it seems like they just didnt think they'd get away with selling a thousand dollar case without putting something in it
Yeaaa that’s what I’m thinking! Basically they’re just selling the case and decided to throw in some cheap pencils as a bonus. I would not expect LV to make high quality art supplies 😂
You’re in no way paying for the pencils, as evidenced by the fact they found the cheapest most mass produced brand to put in the case. Could you imagine what it would cost if, say, Prismacolor partnered with them? you would be paying for a better quality pencil as well as the case. Their purses wallets easily get into that price range and they don’t send you a purse full of junk as a consolation prize lol. It’s insane that they dropped the pencil count but upped the price that far 🤦♀️
@@mrsb050285 oh gosh thatd be an insane price!
But like why not?
It’s Louis vuitton of course they could have sold the bag on its own
Not gonna lie. That pouch is cool. However, if they could partner with another luxury brand they should have partnered with a high end art supplier. They also should have made them triangle barrel (my personal preference). It would mimic the V in the LV.
Yeah. If they really wanted they could put out some quality pencils because these are a waste of space. If I had these pencils I would just get rid of them and store my nicer pencils in there because it's a cool bag, I just don't understand why bother with these God awful pencils If the main thing they are selling is clearly the piece of expensive leather.
@@simona1789 EXACTLY!!
Yeah i totally agree!
They could have collabed with prismacolor or faber castell since they are experienced with art supplies
I love triangle pencils as well. They sit nicer in hands IMO.
This is the second time I've spotted you in a totally foodie beauty unrelated video 🤣 We watch the same stuff
I’m loving the camera angles and editing! I appreciate that you made sure the shades and textures were clearly captured. You can really tell how much work was placed into production, and I’m here for it!
Something that amazes me is how relatively frequent her uploads are, due to the amazing quality and how time consuming these videos are.
It’s just so crazy $1200 for crap pencils just because they slapped Louis Vuitton on them! 😳🤦🏻♀️ you could get a lot of Caran d’ache colored pencils for that price!
I had that exact same thought.
Lol ya. Or seriously the entire set of Copic Sketches, as in every marker they make!
I could buy two sets of the 100 caran dache color pencils for 1200 dollars.. or a few sets of the polychromos
You can basically buy a high end version of your preferred medium in a higher quantity than buying these 12 pencils that are probably worse than crayola pencils.
You aren't paying for the pencils, you're paying for the case
If I spent $1,220 on colored pencils I’d expect that shit to come wrapped in gold bubble wrap. Those poor pencils were probably all shook up in that packaging. Good way to break them.
The LV case is pretty much equivalent to gold bubble wrap tho........ Like why wouldn't you want a designer case to hold your actual quality art supplies in??
@@godzandheros no, I mean I would want the bubble wrap around the case while being shipped. If you’d ever seen how ups and all the other companies handle the mail you’d understand that.
@@Mustlovebooks15 I've seen it, but I feel like the case the pencils come in is pretty sturdy. Though there probably could have been more padding in the dust box the pouch comes in.
@@godzandheros came here to say the same thing. idk why rae or anyone else is shocked that you’re not actually paying $100 pencil you’re paying $1200 for an LV pencil case. it’s not that far fetched
I’ve been watching ever since the Louis Vuitton vs crayons video! As a fellow artist ( not nearly as gud as u obv) I find ur videos super entertaining AND informative love you Rae❤️✨
Same bestieee
Wow i have been watching her for 3 years i think
Same that was my first video watched of rae and she became my fav UA-camr
My first as well, and yes ditto.
I’m sure your art is lovely too❤️
It goes to show that when you buy an expensive product, it's not always higher quality. Sometimes something is expensive because it has a well-known brand logo on it.
I was thinking the $1200 price tag is solely for the purse/packaging and not the “place holder” pencils since other bags of that size/ speciality (w/o pencils) are the same price.
Thank you!
Then they REALLY shouldn't have had their name imprinted on the pencils. It sounds like just putting in sticks would have been a better idea.
@@RudesMom right? lol be careful they might take your stick idea
I actually love watercolor pencils. Coloring with them is particularly relaxing cuz I like to get the colors down and then see them melt together when I apply the water
I mean I feel like it's kind of a misinterpretation to call it "packaging" because the pouch is actually the product and the pencils seem like place-holders to me. That said, a thousand bucks is still wildly overpriced for a pencil pouch (I think the design is pretty ugly as well) and if they're already going for luxury they could have included pencils that don't suck. But these products aren't necessarily for artists, they're for rich people who need to affirm their sense of importance via designer products because they don't know what else to do with their money so it makes sense for the pencils to be this quality 🤷♀️
Why they wouldn't use one of those other pencil cases I don't know those (faux?) leather ones looked much better.
@@drdeesnutts48 the leather pencil case is the actual product.
@@Crazytesseract but it was advertised as a colored pencil set.
The bag or pencil pouch of the color pencils are very slick and I luv them! I luv you Rae
OMG Rae you don't know that how much i wait for your video keep shining and creating your amazing art piece love from India
Great work exposing this!! Most people seem to not realize the vastly common practice of drop shipping low cost products/rebranding from Alibaba and others
This just proves how dedicated you are to this channel. You spend money in hopes to entertain and you have inspired me to start making my own art. Ilysm rae ❤
UA-cam content and followers are not just for entertainment. It's a job which you get paid. It's the most humane entrepreneur shit that you can do nowadays. Film videos and see your supporters and money grow. That's why it's so important to "follow, subscribe and hit that bell button" to all those youtube artists that you're watching.
What annoys me most is that it was so easy to get this right if they'd just collaborated with a well respected brand like Faber-Castell. 🤦
I hate seeing people get conned, even if they do have more money than sense.
Imagine how good Graf von Faber-Castell or Pelikan Edelstein colored pencils would be. Hell you wouldn't even need a "premium" brand: IMO Koh-i-Noor makes the best colored pencil leads while Staedtler makes the best actual wooden pencils: make it a three-way collab with K-i-N making the leads, Staedtler making the casings for the leads, and Louis Vuitton making the casing for our superpencils.
Faber Castell has cooperated with luxury brands in the watch and home decor/architecture business.
Caran d'Ache does it even more: they seem to have collaborated with pretty much every other Swiss luxury company existing.
Hey rae I just wanna say how much I love you and how your videos brighten up my day, tysm for making me feel better, sending lots of love and a hug🥺❤️
I'm fascinated by the fact that the brands would rather cut corners than reduce their profit margin. It's obvious that they are charging a lot for the brand but if they keep this up on multiple fronts, then what is the brand really worth?
On the other hand, artists aren't their target with this stuff so maybe the rich people really just don't care if what they buy is run of the mill stuff with a certain label on it.
The packaging is preety cool! But, the price is cray cray. Love your videos!
Wow. Just wow. To me, the fact they have such low end pencils in a high end brand bag, makes me feel they have soiled and demeaned the value of such items.
As a high end brand they should be ashamed of themselves.
As an art lover and amateur artist, for that price I would expect high end color pencils in the bags.
You're literally buying the brand. If you want high end art supplies, go to a source that is known for that. Lol
@@chatboulon743 In my mind, if I am buying the brand, I better be getting top grade in everything. Even if I would win the lottery, I don't think I could stomach paying for a name and not quality.
I agree with you. I bet the leather isn't even worth that much. Their brand is a household name so they can sell anything while maximizing their profits.
I guess they have to fill it with something. Tissue papers won't work.
@@chatboulon743well it’s kinda bad when even the Walmart alt is beating your product in quality
Seriously….you are always so engaging and help people like me (definitely not an artist but tries her best lol) have an understanding of what I’m looking for/purchasing when I grab art supplies! I’m not usually the person to comment or interact on UA-cam because uhhhhh ✨anxiety✨ but I just felt the need to tell you that you’re really REALLY good at what you do and your passion shows through your art and your videos❤️
I've been binge watching you and my mom kept hearing your voice and started watching you herself. She loves the way your voice sounds and how you make your videos, which is shocking because she hated everyone I watch because they act "weird" ig 😭
I wanted to ask if you could test their watercolor compatibility, you can tell their watercolor cause of the brush on the pencil. I also wondered if you could compare them to the og caradache color pencils, not the luminance. They seem awfully similar, caradache are a luxury swiss brand so maybe thats where they got their inspiration from!
hi sorry i forgot to say thank you :D
Yeah! I didn’t test them as deeply because they’re the exact same as the other ones. So this would be the third time I would have done it… so I decided to cut to the chase and talk about the new stuff :)
Love that you looken up sourcing! I am all about the dets! Love your stuff ❤
I love Rae's videos sooo much!!
Same! She's iconic
been awhile since I watched u Rae! Glad to be back, I forgot how much I loved these vids
you know it’s a good day when Rae posts!
when you held the packaging up next to you, it reminded me of the letter scene from blue’s clues
Hi Rae...I just wanted to say that you inspired me to start drawing with colored pencils! Thank you! Keep going!!
I love your videos! As a new artist I love when I see actual amazing artists making very informative but entertaining videos!
Hey Rae, big fan for a long time now. Would love if you could do a video at the end of the month or something where instead of testing crazy things or expensive things, you just sat down, done some art and chatted to us! Much love and support to you always gal! 🥰
Inside 30 mins lets go!! Btw I love your vids rae.
I mention this whenever I watch a video that talks about the lead breaking in coloured pencils - if you microwave your coloured pencils for a few seconds it will melt the broken lead back together! 😁
I accidentally trashed an entire set of prismacolours after keeping them in a wooden pencil case and them getting knocked around in my bag all day (I was devastated 😭) but then I learned this trick and managed to revive the entire set!
Generally I’ll do 5-10 seconds, roll them around a bit, then do another 5-10 seconds.
Just FYI, if you microwave them for too long the paint on the outside will start to bubble up and get crispy, but even if that happens it’s better than not being able to use the pencil at all.
Does this work with favercastel super soft pencils? Kinda curious 👀
Actually, that is a bad hack.
One, each brand of colour pencil has a different make up so if that hack did work for one it would not work for the other.
Two, you cannot actually see inside the pencil to see if it really melted back together.
Three, if it did melt the lead of the pencils. Then you would have a mess as the tip of the already sharpened part and (if nothing is on the back of the pencil) flat back part of the colour pencils would melt all over the microwave plate making your colour pencil useless and a mess.
In short. That is a fake hack.
@@jessicapearson9479 I believe it would work for most wax based pencils
Actually, I have done that hack with numerous brands and while it does melt it also starts to poor out the open ends of the colour pencils. I also used 4 different brands of microwaves as each microwave is slightly different. It does not work and just makes a mess.
Not to mention if there is any moisture in the pencils they can explode. And yes, I had some explode on me resulting in my neighbors calling the police thinking there were guns going off.
The hack only seems to work to some who do not let it in long enough to actually melt the inside of the colour pencils. Kind of like a placebo effect. When you do it makes a mess. Think about how long you have to heat frozen green beans just to get them soft. The wood around the pencil take as long to heat up enough to allow the heat to get to the center of the pencil to melt the wax while the tip and the ends of the pencil exposing the lead are completely melted and all over the plate.
Like I said it does not work.
Colored Pencil brands that actually do the bare minimum of quality control don’t need these “hacks”, they just work as intended all the time. 15-20 years ago prismacolors were great, they were one of the best brands on the market and were a very affordable price. Then they moved their factory and stopped doing any kind of quality control. Now there are: leads that are horribly off center, leads that completely slide out of the casing, split casings, casings made with knotty wood that sharpens irregularly, and leads that come out of the factory shattered so all the way down the pencil the sharpened point falls out as soon as you get it sharp enough to color with. Though other brands like caren d’arche and Faber castel are more expensive per pencil, needing to buy a prismacolor pencil 4x as often because of these issues makes the more “expensive” brands a smarter buy. I still use prismacolors for coloring books because they are cheap and have a good pigment load, but that’s all they have going for them. I use brands that are lightfast and actually pay attention to quality control for my actual artwork.
I appreciate the video quality and production. Idk if ik is just me, but it felt amped up with all the little sound effects. 😊
The secret is, that their other items are also not really worth it. We're just used to the brand being this expensive, so we accept it, even if it's not justified.
I always thought a lot of their designs were cheap looking.
I don't accept it. I never buy anything from them no matter what it is.
Your makeup is on POINT Rae 🤌❤️
Can we just appreciate the
price she pays for us and our entertainment?
Love you, Rae!
Also, I have never heard of a better way
to explain compressed wood as “the hotdog of woods.” Lol
Ræ
I recently found you channel and i have watched so many videos, you really have a catchy personality and you show the love you have for art and how you really enjoy making these videos and talking about art products. Thanks to you i have decided that i want to start learning drawing, i just wanted to congratulate you for having such a warm hearted cool channel. Un saludo desde Uruguay!
Might buy that just for the packaging👀👀
I had no idea how much I needed this video! Thanks :)
I love these videos 🤩🤩🤩
Same!😮
Nah
can you do the celeb art supplies part 2? would LOVE it
Meanwhile Me after buying Polychromos (20$) Never Use It because Ita so expensive for me....so I put that in showcase ...and continue using cheap pencil 😂😂
You know, I'd rather place the pencils somewhere and use the beautiful pouch for a better set of pencils you can bring on the road! hahahha
The bag is super cute! Pretty sure that’s why it’s so expensive. I would have expected the colored pencils to be crap because they aren’t an art supply company. They could have at least made them different like multicolored or something 🥴 but if i had the money I’d definitely grab the bag and put my favorite colored pencils in them but then again why’d they downgrade to only 12 pencils 😭😭😭 great video you never disappoint 💃💃💃
Your unboxing is just sooo gooood!!
Words can’t express
100000/10 unboxing
When I saw your Instagram story, I knew it was coming and I somehow knew that the pencils would be a mess😂. Btw the video was amazing😊
I sat down with a cup of tea and a couple of cookies and what do I find? Rae! Rae has made a new video! Now that's a Good Morning!
Fun video, thanks for taking the hit for the team. I never even knew that these fashion houses made art supplies and surprise! they don't. They make purses for pencils. I use a $4 pouch from United Art and Education; this is obviously why I'm such a crude artist because our pencils are the same, it's the purse that makes the artist. 🤣
Thanks again for another great video!
Imagine if they partnered with caran d ache and did something with quality. Their leather is wholesale and it's printed leather so they can afford it.
And this is how super rae dizzle, the legend, pops back into my recommended after 2+ years of not watching her
Thanks UA-cam
And you look fab love the hair!
The packaging just got more and more extreme- clearly I’ve never bought Anything that ✨ Fancy ✨
5:55 Faber-Castell Polychromos. I love them.
When asking the question as to why just look at the price gap from what LV/Gucci charges to what the manufacturer charges and you'll have your answer. Thanks for a great video, Rae!
Coming late to this but I like how you haven't pulled any punches. The fact that these "high end" (inverted commas because they are just "expensive") can sell for so much when there are far better products for way less money is criminal. Good work!
The reason why the price is so high is because of the case and not the “main” item which is no surprise as they are a luxury clothing brand but to have the colouring pencils be That bad is a absolute joke it’s like they bought cheap pencils and just shoved them in the luxury box
I literally screaaamed when I saw the notif!! Thank you so much for uploading rae, ilysmmm!! ❤️❤️
Also, that was one really expensive second chance to LV💀😭
with that money you couldove got copics, prisma colors, Or probably the whole art section at dollar tree tbh
Hi Rae I am a new fan and I just can't stop watching your videos. Keep doing what you do!
They went from $24/pencil to $101/pencil...gotta love luxury 🤣
The Strathmore cotton mixed media paper you're using in the video to swatch is actually great for watercolour pencils and watercolour studies. I use it for waterbased markers and watercolour pencil doodles.
Yes! Can't wait to watch!!
It was very informative and yes...I knew they would be crap lol. I will stick to my Polychromos thank you very much!
Thanks for reviewing them anyway Rae....As always, you rock! Can't wait for your next upload!
Not me wholeheartedly singing your transition music 😅 a bop
Unironically the bag looks horrible
Thank you I used to draw when I was younger but as I got older I kinda drifted away from it but then I came across your channel and it sparked a flame and now I am back to drawing because you inspired me to get better thank you
I need the name of this song, please 7:42
I have been searching for hours and i can't find it 😖😤
me toooooooooo😭😭😭
it's Rendez Voodoo ft. Andy Delos Santos - Come Move Your Body
@@rowaboat6019 Thankss :3
Your video s inspire me to start drawing and painting again. Haven’t drawn since I was 14 or something, 26 now. I used to do water paint with my grandma when I was really young. Damn miss those days. Thank you 🙏🏻
Hello from Brazil, Rae! Do you know what's been puzzling me since your first Louis Vitton Purchase? Both, Louis Vitton and Gucci have on their barrels the same symbol that identifies them as watercolor as Caran D'Ache does! I have a box of 40 Supracolor Soft Aquarelle Caran D'Ache pencils that look very much like the first Louis Vitton package, including the silver and gold ones. And the little golden brush on the barrel is absolutely the same. I have other watercolor pencils and each brand uses a different symbol, picture, or word to identify them as watercolor. Why don't you make a video comparing your Caran D'Aches to your LVs and Guccis? I would be here with my fingers crossed hoping to learn they not only use low-quality pencils but also copy a traditional brand's symbol. It would be very disappointing, though revealing if they were real Caran D'Aches.
Hope you're well and healthy.
XOXO 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Martha
You are an amazing artist and a creator here. I wish you all best in the world. Love ya💜
These pencils are the equivalent of cardboard "credit cards" you get when you buy a new wallet. The case is the product; the pencils aren't worth mentioning at all - it just shows it can fit 12 and what thickness. A review for this product could belong on a fashion channel who would offer more insight about the design, the collaboration and why it's worth more than the roll-up.
lol what BS. If LV is selling pencils they should be the same quality of the pouch. They put their name and logo on the pencils that means they branded them. If you put your brand on something, you need to make sure the quality matches your brand's quality.
@@nyotauhura7412 do you think people who care about quality pencils, would want some random expensive brand, or the one brand they buy, trust, and use all the time?
pencils run out, you aren't going to throw the bag out, you'd just replace them anyway if they were selling the pencils as high quality they would sell "refills"
@@germansheph5890 well, that's actually the fault of the creator for leading you on about what the product is. On the LV site this item is described as "FORNASETTI COLOR POUCH" and in the description and details of the product they never state anything about the pencils. So, it's pretty clear the product they want to sell it's the pouch, not the pencils. And the price is similar to their Mark Folder, expect this pouch is smaller and its a collaboration with a brand. Nevertheless, its still totally not worth it, given that luxury brands don't actually use quality materials, and even if they do, like in this case, where they use leather, this product still took less then 20£ to make;*))
I recommend trying the prismacolour scholar pencils, they're surprisingly good quality. And unlike the premiere pencils, they don't break randomly
Personally, I think people only buy it for the experience and the packaging and not the pencils.
Be right there gotta watch the ads first. Every view supports Rae!
Awe thanks! I appreciate you!!!
So expensive yet the designs by almost all of those expensive brands are hideous lmao🤣
(I'd rather have something good looking (and comfy) that's cheap or affordable instead of expensive stuff that looks ugly but is brag worthy, but that's just my opinion..)
WOW .. you are so articulate and annunciated. I wasn't that bothered about the pencil after 3mins in .. your public speaking is EXCELLENT. Hope you go on to do great things with your channel. Best wishes from the UK
First
Can't wait to watch!
You aren't achieving anything special
@@gombocky4939 I never said I was
Yep you ARE the first congrats!
@ 11:41 sorry to go off topic but i just love how they put their rice paddies next to their heavy industry, makes things so much easier.
Gosh I was actually so mad at Rae for buying this crap but then she does it for us only.
QUEEN HAS RETURNED !!
WE REPEAT THE QUEEN HAS RETURNED 👑👸🎨🖌️👩🎨
the eye in the back Wow I love it I kept on looking at it through the whole video lol
FENDI JUST CAME OUT WITH COLORED PENCILS!! Please do a review!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💜💜💜
her playing material girl is was like, "MATERIAL GORL!" cause Rae is one! PERIOT
I only just found you and omg I wish I found you earlier you are so cool and talented and just so cool like OMG YOU MAKE ME SO HAPPY
I'm glad you mentioned the barrel, because as someone who LOVES to use color pencils, I immediately thought "cheap" as soon as you revealed the pencils...
Oh damn Rae, I've been dying to watch your video, you're upgrading to a whole new level. I'm super proud of you :))
Thank you so much you create such great content you inspire me to create better videos I can’t wait till the day that I am able to test out Amazing fancy pencils !
honestly how you rate this makes sense and its true for an artist.
What a surprise. I'm glad you finally got around to testing some designer art supplies. So shocked though to find out that they are just really basic supplies and it's really the container that is the expensive part. Who would have thought! I sure wouldn't have thought because it's not like anyone has tested any of these things before. OMG, lyk ur so awesum. (Is there an emoji that shoots itself in the head?)
Raeee you should review the caran d’ ache colored pencils!!!!!
4:38 DEAD 😭 I think I say anh-va-lope
Smaller pack = price down❌
Smaller pack = price up ✅
Could you make a veidio were you show all of your sketches and sketch books please
We all knew the results and still watched whole video 😂 Have you done a review on Derwent Inktense color blocks? If you haven't I'd love to see. If you have then I'm just stupid 😂
We needed a battle of luxury brands ♥️ but guess that's not possible cos these colors are exact same.
I don’t care so much about these pencils but your vid production rocks! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
*GASPSSS* I CANNOT BELIEVE I WAS NOT SUBSCRIBED! 😱 I thought I wAs!! But.. NOW I AM ☺️☺️☺️❤️ .. only thing is I really wanted to see you use them as watercolors! Do they work??
Amazing video as always!!
I just recently found your channel so I am getting up to date still....that being said, I don't know if you have covered this hack or not but....I do art/junk journaling and I accidentally found that food dye in spray bottles makes wonderful colors for backgrounds and fairly well to just paint with a brush. You have to be careful when layering to not overlap wet dye or you get weird colors. I keep it in some 2 ounce plastic spray bottles that you can get relatively cheap on Amazon...20 bottles for around $10. You have to go heavy on the dye but they last forever! Generic food dye is around $2 from Walmart.
You have to dilute it with water of course.
You are one off may favourite you tubers I remember the original loui vaton video