So turns out my husband has a wide variety of colored pencils (even though he’s 99.99999% a black and white artist) so I was playing around with some of his brands to try them out.
First up, Caran D’Ache which is really high end. They are firmer vs Prismacolor and hold a sharp tip point much better. They have a good amount of color, but they definitely lack the “buttery” feeling of Prisma.
Second, I tried Faber-Castell Polychromos and oh, I am in trouble. These I LOVED. Now I want more. (And at $180/120 pencils…sigh. It’s going to be awhile before I can feed my new love.) These are oil based pigments vs wax that you get with other brands. They are softer and more buttery than even Prisma and the blend…oh the blend is delightful.
I mean, look at how the colors can just melt into one another…
Ok, so I officially need a color pencil sugar daddy now. 
Because these are simply the most lovely pencils I’ve ever used. And I need more.