A Spanish maker's crayon in a pencil's shape. The box is printed MILAN, since 1918, Plastipastel, TRIANGULAR, with a fox illustration and a cut-out window that shows the triangular section of the barrel. Three sizes are stocked and each carries its own code on the front — Cod.022T12, Cod.022T24 and Cod.022T30.

Triangular is not styling. The flash on the box says it in two languages — NO RUEDAN, ANTI-ROLL — and anyone who has watched a round crayon leave a sloping desk, hit the floor and snap knows exactly what problem that solves. The three flats also give three fixed places for the fingers, which is the same reason triangular pencils are recommended for children still settling a grip.

Plastipastel is the maker's own name for what is inside, and it sits between two things you already know. A wax crayon is hard and waxy; a soft pastel crumbles. The box calls this smoother and creamier with a covering stroke, and it is sold as a crayon that lays down like a pastel without the dust. We quote the box on this rather than testing it ourselves.

Here is the detail worth reading before you choose a size, because it is not just more of the same colours. The 12-box is flashed 2 FLUO. The 24 and the 30 are both flashed 3 FLUO, 2 METAL. So the metallics only arrive at 24 — if a child wants gold and silver in the box, the twelve will not have them however many other shades it holds.

Prices step Rs. 780 for twelve, Rs. 1,625 for twenty-four and Rs. 1,945 for thirty. That works out around Rs. 65, Rs. 68 and Rs. 65 a stick, so the boxes are priced almost flat per crayon — buy the size for the colours you want rather than hunting a bulk discount that is not really there.

Rs. 780, Rs. 1,625 or Rs. 1,945. Tell us the box on WhatsApp when you order. Cash on Delivery is available across Pakistan, and stock, your city and delivery charges are confirmed before dispatch.

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