Saturation: ⭐️✮✩✩✩⠀
Tomoe River FP Notebook, 5.85" x 8.27", 368 pages (184-Sheet), Hard Cover, Dot Grid, White (TMR-A5NDW) Some inks, Montblanc in particular in my experience, lose a bit of saturation on Tomoe River paper and can look a little sad, by contrast some Noodler’s inks often look sad and unsaturated on Rhodia but really come to life on Tomoe River. Lubrication: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✩⠀
It’s unflashy, has appropriate information which suits the rest of the minimalistic design.The cover is a grey subtle canvas-like texture. Took a bit of a break here on Instagram but I'm back at it! ⠀⠀ ✑ They'll weather anything you can throw at them, day in and day out. The 2B does make a dark enough line on Tomoe River though so I don’t think there is an objective issue with this pencil on this paper. Flow: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✮✩⠀ How about a notebook that uses Tomoe River paper? Kingdom Note Hitamuki is another ink I bought when I was in Japan in 2018 - it was the first ink I bought there (I think)! Iris is a rich neutral purple similar to Royal Purple that is quite wet but with ✨ limited gold sheen (only a little visible on the writing with more on the swatches) and also⛱ limited shading.⠀
Bleeding: ⠀ After that is a content section and then a location.
⠀ It feels mostly smooth with a slight unevenness to the touch. One A5 Cahier Tomoe River Notebook. Brightness: ⭐️✩✩✩✩⠀ I think it is well designed and well constructed. ⠀⠀ #sailorink #sailorinkstudio #sailor450 #sailorinkstudio450 ➡️ for photos ⬇️ for words! Saturation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✩⠀
Not the highest shader!⠀
Sailor Ink Studio 450 is a Séance-like magenta leaning purple with a little dustiness to it. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Tomoe River FP Notebook, 5.85" x 8.27", 96 pages (48-Sheet), Dot Grid, White (TMR-A5NB-DW) ⠀⠀ The paper is Tomoe River Notebooks (standard Traveler's Notebook size) and a variety of Lamy (@lamyshopau) Fountain Pens with interchangable nibs for these minireviews.⠀ Diamine Iris is from Diamine's Flower Set and is the second of two purples in the set (the other, Pansy, being a decent but not perfect alternative to Lamy Dark Lilac). Lubrication: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✮✩⠀
Revolutionary new way of journalling. Maruzen Athena Hatobanezu Grey is a bluer and darker ink with a decent amount of brass sheen! Brightness: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✮✩⠀ It is very thin - 52 gsm - … ⠀⠀ The chromatography is a little boring with a blue-grey start, then a magenta gradient and ending with a neutral grey.⠀ The shading⛱ has a smooth gradient and OK contrast. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Brightness: ⭐️⭐️✮✩✩⠀
Shading: ⭐️⭐️✮✩✩⠀
Japan is a nation famous for their intricate details and impeccable taste in design. Bungubox Sakanamachi Horoyoi Grey (also called "Tipsy").
⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ Many other notebooks do not have an end paper and have the binding visible on the outside.
Rohrer & Klingner Aubergine is yellower and more magenta with more contrast and a slightly stronger copper sheen. ⠀⠀ De Atramentis Charles Dickens is a rebottle of De Atramentis Cement Grey. Firstly is name and contact (in case the notebook gets lost). These make the perfect everyday book for note-taking at work, school or just general journaling.
There is some water resistance; it isn't great but the line is definitely visible.
RESTOCK expected mid-July Rindou is a blue leaning purple that is decently saturated and a flatter colour. The fountain pen ink, ballpoint ink and (obviously) pencil do not bleed through but the Sharpie does bleed through (which it does on most paper). Shading: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✮✩⠀ This is simply part of the paper. There is no water resistance and the ink has the typical chromatography for a sailor ink of this colour family with a neutral grey-ish blue leaning to a magenta that gets darker before breaking into a brilliant azure blue.⠀ For me the benefits outweighs the negatives and as I said 52gsm Tomoe River is my preferred and go-to paper.To review this properly I wanted to get to know this notebook in a real situation. This pencil write well, erases easily and I haven’t found an issue with it.This is a notebook a received for free but I have subsequently backed the Kickstarter project and I have invested in a pricy cover for it and intend on it being my EDC notebook moving forward.
It is quite wet indeed ✨ this an insignificant amount flat copper sheen in the swatch. The stitching on the alternative uses a much thicker thread and also only less tight stitching with it only stitched through in three places (compared to 27 on the Pebble Stationery notebook) it is also very visible on the outside of the cover. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #inkreview #inkcomparison #travelersnotebook #lamyalstar #lamy #minireview #inksplatter #fountainpenink #inkygoodness #fountainpeninks #fpink #fountainpen #fpgeeks #fountainpenaddict #fountainpenday #fountainpenlove #fountainpennerd #fountainpennetwork #penandink #pennerd #fountainpens #penporn #stationeryaddict #macchiatomanblog #macchiatoman #fpaus #diamineflowerset #diamineink #diamineiris ➡️ for photos ⬇️ for words! learn more. ⠀⠀
Sheen: ✮✩✩✩✩⠀ It’s a case by case matter.Overall Tomoe River 52gsm has it’s benefits and it’s negatives and it’s a balance issue for what you consider important. The paper is Tomoe River Notebooks (standard Traveler's Notebook size) and a variety of Lamy (@lamyshopau) Fountain Pens with interchangable nibs for these minireviews.⠀