Soft led which makes it easy to blend

According to her, the lead doesn't smear all over her hands with these pencils and the lead is wider.

The only issue I have had is when sharpening sometimes the lead will break off at the base

They are slightly softer lead and lay down more color, making it easier to blend.

The hard lead is easier to use for blended colors and are much less expensive

The lead is so soft and smooth, and the color is beautiful

The tin that they come in is a great way to store them and keeps your pencil lead safe in your backpack or desk

The white border surrounding the picture ends up covered in dots and smears of color from me trying to blow off the excess crumbled lead

The other brand does get streaks sometimes from tiny pieces of hard lead whereas these never ever do

The much softer leads makes it easier to color without using a lot of pressure on my fingers.

She loves the soft leads - they don't break as easily as hard leads - and most of all, the wide range of colors and the many shades between.

The leads broke constantly

You just can't beat the perfect, smooth & creamy leads

The lead can shatter.

The leads are soft and blend beautifully to make your own custom colors or for shading.

delivered in perfect condition even though the pencils are typically fragile by design with soft coloring lead or what ever the material is which tested them out and love the great vivid colors and ability to do different things without much effort as with harder style lead insides.

The leads are soft enough that you get good coverage and color penetration

but you aren't using them correctly if the leads keep breaking

They work great if you have an electric pencil sharpener, if you use a manual one, the leads tend to break off.

They are soft leads and easy to sharpen

Well the soft lead is really easy to work with while coloring, the lads continue to break off after sharpening

(the lead is soft)

Lead is a bit soft, but that's expected with brand

This should soften up the lead enough to make it all fuse back together.

These are wonderful soft lead pencils!

I'd prefer a slightly softer lead for a more blended look, but these are very nice for the price.

I would not qualify the lead as truly soft like professional colored pencils as I was hoping (and led to believe by other reviews), but still useable and a pretty good deal for around $10.

I find that brands like Crayola tend to have more brittle colored leads, so they often break of crack easily

They work great if you have an electric pencil sharpener, if you use a manual one, the leads tend to break off.

Crayola does the same thing except with these pencils, every time I blow the excess lead away, it has a tendency to smear to different areas of the page

Nice pencils but thought they would be a little softer lead

These are really nice colored pencils with a soft lead that is quite good for blending

but, the softer lead is what makes them so great.

The lead is so soft that one extra turn in the sharpener and the point snaps

These are great colored pencils with a nice soft lead that works great for blending

She loves the soft leads - they don't break as easily as hard leads - and most of all, the wide range of colors and the many shades between.

The colors are great but the lead is soft, so be careful with pressure.

The hard lead easily sharpens to a fine point, do not snap when applying moderate pressure, and are perfect for coloring the fine details associated with many of the adult coloring books.

Soft leads and very nice colors

The colors are rich, the lead is soft enough to easily transfer color to paper, firm enough not to break easily while coloring or sharpening

They have softer lead then regular colored pencils so you will use them much faster, but the results are worth it

I wanted something more like regular soft lead pencils

Buttery smooth lead

The hard lead is easier to use for blended colors and are much less expensive

Just remember, the leads of these pencils are soft

I cannot recommend these pencils, the lead breaks off very easily when they are sharpened, I have a hard time trying to keep them sharpened.

They are slightly softer lead and lay down more color, making it easier to blend.

great color but lead breaks to easily and doesn't sharpen with the same brand pencil sharpener.

They can be a bit persnickety to sharpen at times though, but thats the price you pay for soft core blendable leads.

They are soft lead so you should use a decent pencil sharpener to prevent cracking the lead

The lead is soft and the colors are quite vivid

The pigment is so deep, the 'lead' is velvety soft

Amazing, high quality, soft lead, blend well.

Great color selection, soft lead, so

I love the colors, the super soft leads

Soft leads do not require a heavy hand and blend well.

the lead kept falling out.

They are very soft lead so its hard to sharpen with a regular sharpener (it clogs it up

They are very soft lead so its hard to sharpen with a regular sharpener (it clogs it up

Very nice, soft leads, beautiful colors.

But the lead is soft and brilliant

The led is extremely soft which makes for excellent smooth and silky coloring

Buy the prismacolor sharpener it's the only one that works good with these soft lead pencils.

I love the soft lead in these pencils

excellent pencils best pigment but soft lead easy to break

They are soft lead so you should use a decent pencil sharpener to prevent cracking the lead

Was apprehensive about buying these after reading reviews saying the leads sometimes crack or crumble

Great color, haven't broke on me as of

As a result, we had to keep sharpening it, but each time we sharpened it, it broke as soon as she went to use it again.

Excellent A+

I would not qualify the lead as truly soft like professional colored pencils as I was hoping (and led to believe by other reviews), but still useable and a pretty good deal for around $10.