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Rating every pen I own (100+!) (The pens you need… and the pens you don’t)

Posted on March 24, 2022January 29, 2023 by Rachael

I’ve posted many pen reviews over the years from my favorite gel pens, ballpoint pens, erasable pens, those that come in large rainbow packs, papermate inkjoy dupes and those with yellow ink you can actually see. My opinions of pens have changed over the years as I’ve tried more pens and become more critical with…

Pen Comparison – is there actually a difference in ink color between brands?

Posted on June 4, 2019September 13, 2020 by Rachael

Most pink pens have a similar pink color for the body of the pen. So you’d think they all have much the same ink color… but not necessarily. While some pens look like carbon copies both in appearance and ink color (PaperMate Inkjoy Gel 0.7 and the BLOT Gel pens), some actually come out a…

The best white pens for writing on black paper

Posted on December 7, 2018April 29, 2021 by Rachael

On the quest to find something different than the usual notebooks, I stumbled across the Papicolor which has white, kraft and black paper all in the one notebook. Black paper means I obviously couldn’t use black pen so some pen testing was in order! Which pens write best on black paper Worked Well: Sakura Gelly…

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Ooly pen & highlighters haul (cute rainbow planner supplies)

Posted on February 8, 2018November 18, 2019 by Rachael

I’m always on the hunt for new pens to try and stumbled across Ooly. I’ll admit it, some almost all of my pen purchasing decisions are based on how pretty the pen itself is, which was the case with most of the Ooly pens. I can’t say no to pretty rainbow colors! In the past…

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Favorite pens for writing headings in my planner

Posted on July 14, 2017August 22, 2020 by Rachael

I have a slight addiction to pens and have become rather particular with which pens I use for what, especially when it comes to writing headings / titles where I prefer to use thick / marker style pens so they stand out more. This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclosure policy here. …

Favorite places to buy planner pens (online)

Posted on June 3, 2017December 20, 2017 by Rachael

I’m a massive pen addict. MUST. TRY. THEM. ALL. There are tons of pen brands out there, but not all of them are readily available in stores. So to feed my addiction, I’ve spent many hours shopping…err researching the best places to find planner pens online. This is not a sponsored post. All opinions are my…