After seeing this sparkly and compact little notebook for 8 Euro 3 times in different book / stationery stores in Finland, I finally caved in and bought it.

Quick facts

Size: Approx 5.75″ wide x 8.25″ high
Softcover
Sewn bound
Bright white pages
Dot grid
No contents, future log etc.
No pocket folder
No ribbon bookmark
Price = $8 Euro

Let’s take a closer look!

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The Cover

You probably can’t tell in the photo but the covers foil shimmers in different lighting.

Approx 0.28″ (7mm) thick (very thin!)

I liked this notebook’s wide margin on all sides (easier to rule up spreads when the dots aren’t right on the edge of the page).

Once you ‘break’ the spine, the pages lay flat on their own.

The dot grid spacing is slightly less than the usual 5mm in most dot grid notebooks (it’s around 4mm).

Pen Testing

Love the bright white paper… but don’t love how prone it is to ghosting.

Almost everything had bad ghosting and stamps and highlighters bled right through.

Pros of the Planner

Portable size
Very lightweight
Bright white paper
Pretty cover

Cons of the Planner

Dot grid is less than 5mm spacing
Expensive for a small notebook
No contents, future log etc.
No pocket folder
No ribbon bookmark
Paper is way too thin – every pen I tried had ghosting, stamps and highlighters bled through

Would I use this notebook?

It’s a nice notebook, but I wouldn’t buy it again. I wish the dots were 5mm spaced.

I do think the notebook was overpriced at 8 euro (that’s around $14 AUD). Given the price I wasn’t expecting such bad ghosting / thin paper. But if you’re after something compact that’s more of a booklet style notebook rather than a proper sewn bound hardcover notebook, this could be a good option.