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Review: Titanium Konstrukter Retract Mk. 1
If I carry on like this, my speciality will be titanium pens instead of fountain pens! Today, I'm reviewing the Konstrukter Retract Mk....
KraftyChloé
Jul 15, 20223 min read
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Review: Kunisawa Reporter Notepad
Last in the series of Kunisawa reviews is the Kunisawa Reporter Notepad. I love this style of notepad because it fits into my hand...
KraftyChloé
Jul 13, 20222 min read
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Review: Yak Leather Three Pen Case - Green
Leather pen cases are a valuable addition to any stationery addict's coollection. They're not for everyone as they are made from the hide...
KraftyChloé
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Review: Anderillium Inks Avian Series
It's an ink party this week! This time, I'm trying out five inks from the Avian Series - Green Kingfisher Green, Indigo Bunting Blue,...
KraftyChloé
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Review: Pennonia Inks - Part One
Warning - you will be seeing a lot of these, thirty-two in total! Of course, I'm not going to subject you to the lot of them all at once,...
KraftyChloé
Jul 6, 20223 min read
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Review: Caran D' Ache 849 Gold Bar
Sometimes, a pen surprises you. That's exactly what the Caran D'Ache Gold Bar did. I first saw it on the Gentleman Stationer blog, where...
KraftyChloé
Jul 3, 20223 min read
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Review: Write Notepad and Co. Pocket Notebook - Ledger
Some papers are very nearly indestructible. Write Notepads and Co. have managed to produce a paper that takes anything you throw at it,...
KraftyChloé
Jul 3, 20223 min read
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Review: Monk Paper Lokta Writing Set
When I first started reviewing, I didn't expect to be analysing so much paper! In fact, I didn't think you could really review paper at...
KraftyChloé
Jun 30, 20223 min read
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Review: De Atramentis Columbia Blue
I have a bad relationship with this ink. I can't lay all the blame on the ink itself though. I underestimated the amount of shimmer it...
KraftyChloé
Jun 17, 20222 min read
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Review: Kunisawa Sticky Memo Pad
If I can keep writing reviews like this, you're going to think I'm biased. I feel guilty. I'm a reviewer, I should be ruthlessly picking...
KraftyChloé
Jun 10, 20222 min read
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Review: Anderillium Inks Cephalopod Series
This is my first ink series review! You can expect to see more of these in the future as I sort out my ink-testing setup. I'm not...
KraftyChloé
Jun 9, 20223 min read
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Review: Private Reserve Neon Yellow
It's not my fault! I would never choose to subject my readers to such eye-searing shades of green. Or is it yellow? Whichever one it is,...
KraftyChloé
Jun 5, 20222 min read
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Review: Kunisawa Notebook
Please feel free to judge me as much as you like for owning so many notebooks. When there are such beautiful, functional notebooks as...
KraftyChloé
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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Review: Urban Survival Gear TiScribe Go Dark Titanium - Full Size
What a title. Aaaand it's another ballpoint review! (Ducks to avoid flying objects). I know, I know. I'm supposed to have converted to...
KraftyChloé
May 31, 20223 min read
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Review: Montblanc Royal Blue
Every fountain pen collector needs at least one good blue ink in their collection. The preferred shade varies from person to person -...
KraftyChloé
May 27, 20221 min read
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Review: Lamy Crystal Ink - Azurite
Next in the series of the Izumi Pens shimmer ink reviews is a particularly eye-catching ink, a beautiful combination of 'blurple' and...
KraftyChloé
May 22, 20222 min read
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Review: Scribal Workshop Amethyst Purple
Scribal Workshop are a small family-run business, and among their wares are several fountain-pen-friendly inks, such as a particularly...
KraftyChloé
May 22, 20222 min read
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Review: Penquisition PenSkew Slim
This has got to be one of the best products I've reviewed yet. Why? Look closely. Notice anything? This pen stand actually has the...
KraftyChloé
May 14, 20222 min read
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Review: Diamine Bilberry
The ink reviews are back! I hope you like sheening inks, because you're going to be seeing a lot of them... This review should have been...
KraftyChloé
May 10, 20222 min read
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Review: Scout Books Notebooks
As if I needed any more notebooks... Luckily, the pocket notebooks that Scout Books sell are slim, perfect for jotting down notes or...
KraftyChloé
May 8, 20223 min read
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