Fountain Pens
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Review: Platinum #3776 Century Nice Lavande Fountain Pen
In the six months since I first got into fountain pens, I’ve tried a lot of pens. Probably too many, as I’ve been constantly buying them since then. All of my pens have been relatively inexpensive so far though, running from £3 Jinhao 82s and £5 Platinum Preppys, to £25 Kaweco Sports, and £35 TWSBI… Read more
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Review: Majohn A1 Fountain Pen
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed my first retractable fountain pen, the Majohn A2. I loved it so much I immediately bought the Majohn A1, and was excited to try it out. Like the Majohn A2, the A1 is a retractable fountain pen that clearly takes a lot of inspiration from the Pilot Vanishing… Read more
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My Kaweco Collection
My fountain pen journey all started with the Kaweco Sport in Light Lavender. I can’t even fully remember how I stumbled upon this pen, I just thought it looked cute, ordered it, and fell in love. After that, I fell hard into the fountain pen hobby as a whole, but one area of my collection… Read more
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Review: Majohn A2 Fountain Pen
When I first became interested in fountain pens, I didn’t really ‘get’ retractable fountain pens. I felt that if I wanted a pen that I could easily click and use, surely I would just use a ballpoint pen? It’s only as my love of fountain pens has grown that they’ve started to pique my interest,… Read more
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My Favourite Thing About Jinhao 82s
I’ve spoken before about how much I like Jinhao 82s as inexpensive starter pens. But my absolute favourite thing about them is that you can completely disassemble them and put them back together, meaning that if you have a few of them, you can mix and match the parts, and create your own custom pen. … Read more
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Review: Jinhao 82 Mini Guava Fountain Pen
Some of the most frequently used pens in my collection are my many Jinhao 82s. For such inexpensive pens they’re really reliable writers, and they come in a seemingly endless variety of fun colours (not to mention, that all the pieces are interchangeable, so you can even build your own pen if you have a… Read more
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Review: Kaweco Perkeo Calligraphy Set
Last week I reviewed the Kaweco Perkeo in the All Clear colour and concluded that it was a great entry-level fountain. The same day I posted that review, I took a trip into Manchester with my fiancé, and we stumbled upon a really cool craft and stationery store called Fred Aldous. Across the three floors… Read more
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How do you match your fountain pens and inks?
One of the things I’ve enjoyed most since getting into fountain pens is searching for those perfect pen and ink combinations. There’s nothing more satisfying than inking up a pen with a different ink, starting to write and finding that it just feels right! Unfortunately, I’ve also had the opposite happen, where I’ve inked up… Read more
