A notebook designed by Ryder Carroll himself. This was exciting, going back to the source of bullet journalling. The next notebook I looked at was the Bullet Journal Edition 2 in Blush. The notebook feels luxurious and comes at a great price - £18 ($24). The paper responded in exactly the same way as the Archer and Olive. In the pen test, there wasn't any wrinkling or warping from the water and no feathering around the fountain pen. At the back there is an envelope for paper or stickers
The journal lies flat and has crisp white pages. There are 38 spaces vertically and 25 horizontally. There aren't any page numbers and the dots are grey and clearly visible. Inside the notebook, there's a page for you to write your name and contact details if you lose it and then it goes straight into the dot grid pages. It has an elastic closure to secure the notebook and one page marker. The journal is the same dimensions as the Archer and Olive journal and it has 160 pages. It feels very special and unique, in combination with the cork cover. There's a good selection of designs to choose from on the website, and I went for a gold wave.Īside from the cork, another thing I loved about this journal are the beautiful golden gilded pages. It's an A5 hardcover notebook that comes with a foil design of your choice, and you can also choose the colour of the foil design too. The cork feels robust but soft and luxurious at the same time.
The cork is a sustainable material that has been stripped from trees as they grow. This one is called The Tree Hugger and the cover is made from cork. I had to include a journal from The Ink Pot again this year, because this one is different to any other I've seen before! The Ink Pot is a UK based company and I first came across them last year while doing my 2020 notebook comparison video. But like with most journals, you will see warping and pilling if you use too much water.įinally there's a pen loop on the side to store your favourite pen. There's hardly any warping or pilling on the page. There was no ghosting or bleeding from the pens I used and no visible feathering from the fountain pen. I also tested how well the pages respond to watercolour. I tested the paper with fineliners, a Tombow Fudenosuke pen, a Tombow brush pen, a Pentel Fude Touch, a Gelly Roll, a fountain pen, an Acrylograph paint pen and an Ohuhu paint pen. There's a pocket at the back to store any stickers or stencils you might use. There are 2 page markers, one with an A&O gem on it.
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My grid spacing ruler is designed for these dimensions, so I can quickly set up rows and columns without having to count up spaces! I have a whole video here, on how to use the ruler if it's something you're interested in. The pages are 160gsm and pure white, with 38 dot spaces down and 26 across. My "go-to" notebook for bullet journalling is an A5, hardcover linen notebook, like this one. I'll do a run through of the key features of an A5 Archer and Olive journal, and use it as reference for the 5 other journals I will test.Īrcher and Olive have a huge selection of front covers to choose from, with many different designs and colours. I currently use a B5 Archer and Olive journal, which i've enjoyed, but for 2022 I'll be returning to the comfort and familiarity of an A5.Īrcher and Olive are a popular choice for bullet journallers, you're probably already familiar with the brand. The cost to you for these products is the same (or discounted with my code), and I earn a small commission that helps to keep my business alive :-) Scroll to the bottom for discount codes! Some links are affiliate links. There's also a video version of this notebook comparison, if you want to see the journals and watch me do the pen tests. Although some of the products were gifted, my opinions are entirely my own. I reached out to brands that I wanted to try out and 3 of them kindly gifted me their notebook to test. This year I tested 5 new notebooks and compared them to an Archer and Olive journal. If you'd like to see me test those, you can find the video on my YouTube channel and the blog post here. I tested an Ink Pot journal, Scribble and Dot, Baron Fig and Maisie Lane. It feels like it was just yesterday that I did my last notebook comparison. It's time to start thinking about which notebook to use for your 2022 bullet journal. Which Notebook to Choose for Your 2022 Bullet Journal
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