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February 24, 2020

Erin Condren Personalised Notebook Review (Including Pen Testing)

Erin Condren are known for making pretty things, so was one of the first places I visited searching for a coil bound dot grid notebook. But I ended up getting sidetracked by their productivity layout…

Quick facts

  • Size: 7″ wide x 9″ high (what I chose) or 8.5 x 11″
  • Coil binding
  • You choose the cover design
  • Option to personalise the cover with your choice of text and / or photos
  • 160 perforated pages
  • 4 inside layouts to choose from:
    • Lined with college ruled lined
    • Productivity with College Ruled Lines + Functional Task Lists (this is the layout I chose)
    • Dot Grid (5mm) for a Flexible & Versatile Layout
    • Sketchbook for a Free & Open Layout

Price:

  • $16 USD for the 7 x 9″
  • $21 USD for the 8.5 x 11″
  • Add $10 USD for a rose gold, gold or black coil

I purchased this notebook a few months ago. Since then they’ve increased the number of pages from 124 to 160. They also reduced the price of the 7 x 9″ notebook from $20 to $16.

Let’s take a closer look!

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See the rest of my Erin Condren haul in this post.

The Cover

The usual cover you’ve probably seen from Erin Condren before – laminated cardstock.

I opted for the world map (love the rainbow watercolor effect too!)

erin condren personalised coil bound notebook review pros and cons coil bound rainbow world map laminated cover inside cornell notes pages

Approx 0.5″ thick (with the extra pages if you order this notebook now it’s probably slightly thicker).

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Erin Condren take note notebook personalised review pros and cons paper quality pen testing ghosting bleed through travel map cover medium coiled bound_05

Inside pages

And here is the reason I wanted this notebook! Love this functional layout:

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Some of the pages have quotes or phrases at the top:

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There are various colors included:

  • Light Blue
  • Dark blue
  • Green
  • Light Pink
  • Hot Pink
  • Purple
  • Orange
  • Yellow
  • Teal

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The line spacing is 7mm.

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On the backside of the front and back covers, are dry erase dashboards you can use with whiteboard markers.

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Stickers

There is 1 sheet of rainbow stickers included. Each sticker is 1.5″ wide x 0.5″ high. All of the colors match the colors used throughout the notebook.

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Erin Condren take note notebook personalised review pros and cons paper quality pen testing ghosting bleed through travel map cover medium coiled bound_16

Pen Testing

For all the hype Erin Condren created about the ‘improved’ Mohawk paper… it’s not that great:

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Everything had light ghosting – more for the highlighters than the pens.erin condren personalised notebook pen testing highlighters bleed through ghosting pen swatches paper quality honest review by all about planners

I used marker pens in a weekly spread (see this post) and the page ‘drank’ the marker pen.

Pros of the Notebook

  • Multiple cover colors & patterns to choose from
  • Can personalise the cover with your name
  • Variety of colors throughout (and nice colors too)
  • 2 page sizes to choose from
  • Thanks to the coil binding, the pages lay flat
  • Fast shipping internationally (my order arrived within 5 days)
  • Great price for a personalised notebook of this size
  • 1 sheet of stickers in coordinating colors

Cons of the Notebook

  • Paper is prone to ghosting

Would I use this notebook?

Yes! I love this style similar to Cornell note paper. I think the notebook is a good price plus the line spacing and page size is perfect. I love being able to customise the cover. I do wish the paper was less prone to ghosting.

Update! See how I used the notebook in this post.

More personalised notebook & planner reviews:

  • Bullet Journal Planner by Letter Love Designs
  • Personal Planner Review (affordable, completely customisable weekly planner)
  • Golden Coil Planner Review

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