Reviews Written by tamarafox634

  I don't think you can..., May 13, 2012

I don't think you can wrong with a Lamy, particularly the Safari. The problems the reviewer below had are rare. I've purchased 5 different Safaris, including the white model - which I love - and had no trouble. The pen is of solid make and design, durable, fun. With some fountain pen experience, I imagine any trouble with the nib could be easily fixed with just a few tweaks. Don't let an overall review score scare you away from this one. It's a fantastic pen.

  Kon-peki is tied for..., January 20, 2012

Kon-peki is tied for my absolute favorite ink and has been for 2 years now. It will always be in my pen cabinet and in my fountain pens. It's beautiful, well-behaved. The best ink out there, in my opinion.

  Another winner in the..., January 20, 2012

Another winner in the Iroshizuku line. I love this color so much. It's lighter than I usually go for, but it's such a happy color that I can't help but like it...and look for places where I can use it. I have 2 pens inked with it now. In my flex-nibbed gusher, this does show some feathering and bleedthrough on cheap paper. With my Maruman paper (also from Jet Pens) it is beyond incredible, just really beautiful...like new grass growing in the spring :) In my drier-nibbed pens, chiku-rin is as solid as any Iro ink, no feathering, no bleedthrough. This is just a joy to use.

  I LOVE this notebook!..., January 1, 2012

I LOVE this notebook! The paper is very smooth, very clean. The line spacing is perfect. I don't often use the headers at the top, but they're great when you need them. I'm a fountain pen user, and we are always searching for the perfect notebook and paper for our pens. This paper is fantastic - showed no bleedthrough, no feathering, and the ink drying time is great. The pen I've used so far with this paper is a gusher, and bleeds through just about every paper I've used it with - except this. I've already recommended Maruman to several other people, and I doubt I'll go back to those 'other' brands any time soon.

  These pencils are really..., December 3, 2011

These pencils are really beautiful and definitely high quality. The packaging is creative and actually quite functional, as well. The collection is large - 30 pencils - but it's easy to carry when presented in this 'book' format. The hues are by turns rich and subtle, just as advertised. I can easily see myself getting all 3 sets and having a complete set for sketches.