Author: Yagan Kiely
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Pen and Notepad Review: Midori MD Fountain Pen, MD A5 Notebook, and MD Paper Notebook Cover
Today is a review of a set of items from Midori that work quite nicely together. These aren’t an official set but I think they could easily be and would be great to buy together. They are the Midori MD Fountain Pen, the Midori MD Lined A5 Notebook with the Paper Notebook Cover. These are…
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Ink Overview: Esterbrook Inks Part 2 (Aqua, Shimmer Aqua, Shimmer Lilac, Tangerine and Shimmer Tangerine)
Recently, Esterbrook released their initial set of inks. This set of nine inks I have split into two overview posts. The first post had a rather traditional set of inks; they have a vintage feel and wouldn’t be out of place in a vintage Esterbrook lineup. That first part had Cobalt Blue, Ebony, Evergreen, and…
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Retrospective: Sunday October 16 (Planner Season)
View fullsize 🄼🄸🄽🄸 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆🅂 On Instagram! Bungubox Omaezaki Sunset 🌅 Diamine Autumn Oak 🍂 Pelikan Edelstein Amber More coming (somewhat periodically)… I definitely need to get back into these! Working on it! It is near or already in the Business-end of planner season with the 2022 Hobonichi launch already well over. I’ve already received my…
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Ink Review: La Couronne du Comte (Diamine) Pain d’Épices
In September 2019 La Couronne du Comte, a stationery store based in Tilburg, Netherlands (and sponsor of this blog) released Comte d’Or (“Count of Gold”), a gold ink made by Diamine exclusively for their store and the first from what will become their Les Couleurs du Comte (“The Colors of the Count“) ink series. La…
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Pen Review: Ferris Wheel Press Brush Fountain Pen (Gold-Plated Sandcastle Clay)
The Brush Fountain Pen, a pen I have been interested in for a while, was Canadian company Ferris Wheel Press’s first product release way back in late 2017 and since then the company has become a very well known brand with dozens of unique inks and, recently, an expansion of the fountain pen line up…
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Ink Overview: Esterbrook Inks Part 1 (Cobalt Blue, Ebony, Evergreen and Scarlet)
Recently, Esterbrook released their initial set of inks. This set of nine inks I have split into two overview posts this first post has a rather traditional set of inks; they have a vintage feel and wouldn’t be out of place in a vintage Esterbrook lineup. This first part has Cobalt Blue, Ebony, Evergreen, and…
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Ink Overview: Ferris Wheel Press Twilight Garden Ink Collection (Dusk in Bloom, Edward’s Gardens, and Main St. Marmalade)
Last month Ferris Wheel Press released a trio of inks, Dusk in Bloom, the shimmery Edward’s Gardens, and Main St. Marmalade. These three inks make up Their ‘Twilight Garden’ Ink Collection. Ferris Wheel Press introduce the inks with: “Bask in the Twilight Garden ink collection this summer with three gorgeous new tones that capture the…
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Pen Review: Esterbrook JR Pocket Pen (Paradise set, Tuxedo and vintage Esterbrook J)
The Esterbrook JR Pocket Pen is part of the modern Esterbrook’s revival of the brand with the pen being a call back to one of vintage Esterbrook’s most popular pens, the Esterbrook J. The modern Esterbrook JR has come in a few colours, Red (‘Carmine’), Black, (‘Tuxedo’), and Blue (‘Capri’) but Esterbrook recently released the…
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Ink Review: La Couronne du Comte (Diamine) Comte d’Or
In September 2019 La Couronne du Comte, a stationery store based in Tilburg, Netherlands (and sponsor of this blog) released Comte d’Or (“Count of Gold”), a gold ink made by Diamine exclusively for their store and the first from what will become their Les Couleurs du Comte (“The Colors of the Count“) ink series. La…
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Pen Review: Esterbrook Estie ‘Gold Rush’ (Prospector Black) with Scribe nib
Earlier in the year I reviewed the Esterbrook Estie in the Limited Honeycomb (with a Journaler nib) and the standard Cobalt Blue (with a standard fine) finish. This is another Esterbrook Estie and while I don’t usually review pens with different finishes (although the material here is decently different) this Estie also comes with a…