I decided I waatned to try some of the more unusual Japanese markers and pens. My first purchase was the Sun-Star Dot é Pen Square Markers ($2.45 each, also available in sets). These pens are a cube-shaped tip on one end and a fineliner one the other. I purchased colors I specifically thought I’d like…
The Tom’s Studio Lumos Duo Pro ($121) is a refillable pen with eleven nib options and TWO different pens in one pen body. I got the Ivy color which is a lovely green color but there are other colors available. Can I just say I hate this packaging? The pen does not stay in the…
Laban is Taiwanese-based pen company that I’ve had a lot of experience with using so I was quite excited to get a chance to test one of their fountain pens. The Laban Rosa Fountain Pen ($140) in Lilac with the Medium nib is an acrylic resin pen with gold tone hardware. The Rosa line includes…
The Pilot Prera is one of the first pens I purchased when I got into the fountain pen hobby almost 15 years ago. It wasn’t until recently that I realized that the Clear Preras ($41.50) are available with the rare CM (Medium Italic) nib. I’ve taken to signing my invoices with a TWSBI Eco with a…
I am relying more and more on Mildliners for my notebook annotation and illumination (i.e. writing the day of the week ll fancy-like) so when I saw the set of three Mildliner pens with the Mildliner no Moto ink refill, I had to try it out. Zebra Mildliner No Moto Mild Blue Ink Set ($17)…
OMG! Did you know that Zebra made BRUSH Mildliners?!??! I didn’t. When someone mentioned them, I couldn’t order them fast enough. I love felt tip style brush pens and the colors for the Mildliners are great so this is a match made in heaven. There are some sets available but I’ve decided I am better…
Sometimes I like to go back and check out pens that I may have missed along the way. This is particularly the case for introductory pens, and often when I need to fill my cart for free shipping at JetPens! So this past week I ordered myself a Faber-Castell Grip Fountain Pen in Glam Violet…
