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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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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!)

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

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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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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.

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