Here is what the ad says.
Love at first touch, pastels Girault are so versatile that they can be used early in the painting like a hard pastel, and throughout the painting like a softer pastels. Dense but smooth, creamy without being overly soft, they may be the only pastel you need. http://www.pasteletc.com or email [email][email protected][/email]
These have been made for 300 years and were only available in france for the longest time, the little store was only open one day a week and for very few hours, so it was real hard to get them. The web site looked interesting, but I have never used them, I only remember reading that somoene said you could not get them here…
Laura