I bought some cheap Oil Pastels at Michaels called Art Loft Water-soluble Oil Pastels I figured there had to be something better. I bought these and these are the best pastels  you will ever use at this price. I am surprised they don't charge more for them to be honest. They are so smooth like lipstick that glides clean on your lips. Yes they are that smooth. They don't leave no weird flakes on your work you just glide them on your paper and they work great. I recommend using these on Oil Pastel Paper or Watercolor paper because they are messy and they need a surface that it can grab on too. I used them on Strathmore Mixed Media Paper its great for watercolor or oil pastels its pricey but if you want to create great work with these you will need that type of paper.