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(disclaimer- these are obviously not all the pens/fineliners that exist in the studyblr community, these are just the ones i own and thus am qualified to review. also, this is just my experience with these pens… if you’ve experienced something different, feel free to share and i’ll reblog)
i will be considering the following categories: color, smudging, scratchy or smooth, consistency, design, and overall thoughts.
pilot juice pens
- color: very vibrant colors
- smudging: i’ve experienced smudging with the black ones right after writing, but the colored ones aren’t bad at all about it.
- scratchy or smooth: not very scratchy!
- consistency: very consistent!
- design: solid pen design, i love the spring-loaded clip! it makes clipping them on something much easier and they rarely ever break off.
- overall thoughts: the black pens are my go-to pens for taking notes in class, and i use the colored ones pretty often as well. overall, i love them!
staedtler triplus fineliners
- color: the colors are so cute! if you get a larger pack (36 or 48) it comes with soo many different shades of each color to choose from!
- smudging: haven’t really experienced it as a problem but i’m sure it can happen.
- scratchy or smooth: smoother than some other fineliners, but being that they are fineliners, they are a bit scratchy.
- consistency: very consistent!
- design: i love that they are triangular because they’re super easy to grip. and the silver body looks v nice and sleek!
- overall thoughts: these tend to be a little bit more on the pricey side, but amazon makes them a bit more affordable. that aside, these are by far my favorite fineliners and i use them almost every day!
muji pens
- color: v bright and v cute
- smudging: not very bad at all, but i’ve had the .5mm smudge a bit when being highlighted over.
- scratchy or smooth: honestly smoother than you’d expect thin tipped pens to be
- consistency: can skip, but aren’t very bad about it.
- design: i prefer the spring pens rather than the capped pens because it’s easier to use, but muji has a nice array of options so you can chose ones you prefer! also, i love that you can buy the ink separately so you can save money if one of your pens runs out of ink.
- overall thoughts: a fav of the studyblr community, and rightfully so!
stabilo point 88 fineliners
- color: very nice colors! however, the lighter colors and pastels can be a little hard to read bc they can be so light.
- smudging: not really honestly.
- scratchy or smooth: kinda scratchy, i don’t love the feeling of writing with them.
- consistency: like most fineliners, these don’t skip!
- design: love the hexagonal shape these have, they’re very easy to grip! however, they are really tall and can be hard to store in a pencil pouch the pouch isn’t very long.
- overall thoughts: not my first choice of fineliners because of the way it feels to write with them, but still very good!
pilot g-2 pens
- color: i only really use the black pens, but the colored ones are pretty good too! they’re pretty vibrant and i know a lot of people who love them.
- smudging: similarly to the pilot juice pens,
- scratchy or smooth: .38s are on the scratchy side, .7s are smooth
- consistency: very consistent and rarely skips!
- design: very classic pen design.
- overall thoughts: these were my go-to black pens throughout high school (before i got into pilot juices) and they were very solid. they can also be found at pretty much any store, so they’re super convenient!
thank you all for reading x