I salivate for these inky gooey gel pens! Anika (
@aisforanika) sent these sweeeet pens for me to test and tinker with. I had won the
pink IKEA sketchbook from
Anika's blog awhile back and I favor it greatly so it is a perfect match for these cutie gel pens!
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| Aren't they pretty and bright? |
Yes, they very much resemble Pilot G-2 pens.
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| I spy...Pilot G-2s. |
The colors are fabulous - though the pen colors are a bit misleading. I am surprisingly taken with the orange and green. Usually I am all over the pink but the green has stolen my heart. Apple green.
These are great to write with - easy flowing ink, and nice and smooth.
The ink is not waterproof, but writing on "normal" paper - i.e. not coated paper, it stays pretty well with just a brushing of water. On the bright side, the ink dries quickly, which means low smearing while writing!
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| Close up. |
Price
IKEA - $2.99 for five
Overall
If IKEA isn't too out of your way, pick up a pack. Or five. Perfect for writing, sketching, doodling, coloring, or even gifting! You can't go wrong with these. Don't miss the chance to stock up yo!!
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5 comments:
they look way similar to the G2s
OMG, they are really cheap!!!
And seems to perform really well!
I need to get my hands on these!!
(over-usage of exclamation marks, lol)
They do. But are super cheap and me loves the colors!
They're quite enjoyable :) :) And really do perform well! Better than more expensive gel pens I have used too!
As I mentioned on twitter I think my favorite part of this post is that your sample writing for the green pen is "gorgeous apples". I'm not even sure why I find it so amusing; it's just so fitting! I agree that the pen colors are misleading. I was perhaps naively disappointed that the grey pen wasn't grey ink. Black ink makes more practical sense, but I was most excited about having a grey ball point pen! Oh well, there were too many good things about these pens for me to stay disappointed for long. :) Glad to know that you enjoy them as well!
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