Supplies, paper, and empty pockets

Ok so switching my medium to pastel is proving to be an expensive endeavor.  First there's obviously the pastel investment, which at $4+ each adds up.  I'm a Sennelier junkie, which are the pastels invented for Degas.  Oh how the glorious colors just glow when you put them on the paper! And speaking of paper, I've tried a bunch of different types but prefer wallis sanded.  It grabs just the right amount of pastel and it doesn't fall off.  I felt the same with watercolors, the quality of your supplies can make a big difference in the execution of a painting. Anyway, I swore to myself this painting here is the last time I will use inferior paper.  This one here is on Canson Mi Teintes. I sent this to my sister for her birthday- hope she likes it!!