My Fountain Pen Collection! (Newbie) | My Journaling Practice Part 3 

Hi Sarah new sub here .enjoyed your video I am also a newbie and this was what I needed when I first started ,still I had a a few take away so thank you .I also love tarot this combo of fpens and tarot is just the best place to be .yay !! Ree 🌻✌️

Love your collection! Maybe I should do a pen and ink video too. Of these, I have the TWSBI Diamond 580 (adore it) and I once had a Pilot Metropolitan but I gifted it away because I hated the converter and didn't like the idea of cartridges (pre- learning how to refill them -- now I'm fine with it, I am just aspiring not to buy single use plastics). My Diamond - which is the light blue aluminum one - is currently full of Sailor Samaura Seaside Blue and it's lovely.

Yay! I’m so here for everything about this. “This is like Emily Gilmore’s every day carry.” Yes! ❤ thanks Sarah.

My favorite ball point size is .5, so im glad to know i need look into the Japanese nibs.

This was actually a lot of fun. 😊 I doubt I will ever get into fountain pens but I really, really enjoyed hearing you talk about them. ❤

Yessss so excited for this installment! I have also admittedly fallen down the fp rabbit hole. As you've seen I've got a penchant for Kawecos, and Twsbi's so far....I'm slightly afraid of how googlie-eyed I get at some of the fancier ones....(Lookin' at you Visconti....) I'm really into inks these days too... the colours in my swatch book just light my heart on fire. Oohhh the Pilot e95 is such a beautiful classy pen, I have yet to try a Pilot pen or nib, they will be added to the list for sure. My biggest struggle is trying to decide how many pens I want to keep inked at once, some people go full hog and ink a load of them, but I feal like I'd have extreme decision overload everyday in that case, so I'm stickin' to six or so inked at once for now. But who knows if that'll change over time. I just got my first Vac filler (the mini as well!), I don't know why I'm so mesmerized with pen mechanics but alas, here I am. Thanks for sharing all your pens and pen thoughts, loved every second of it! xx

Finally got to watch the whole video. A great collection! Inspiring me to make my own pen collection video. I have been avoiding getting into the too expensive end of pens for myself, but I did finally recently get a Platinum 3776 which is close to Sailor money 😂. I do agree 100% with what you say about the Sailor. My wife has one and she loves it but I just don’t like writing with it as much as I do with one of my TWSBIs. I can appreciate its look and feel but not so much it’s utility.

Ok - loved this!!! Was planning on making an “avoiding the fountain pen rabbit hole” video soon. Thanks especially for the feedback (pun intended?) on the Sailor- I’ve been debating whether to add one to rotation, but $$$😢😢😢.

Oh boy you have a beautiful collection!!! You should try your Sailor pen on a Rhodia/Clairefontaine/Exacompta paper, with a wet nib. It should work perfectly together. I often find that paper to be too smooth and slippery for my taste (medium to broad nib writer here), making some pens hard to control. I like using pens with a little feedback with it. Everybody is different with their preferences and experiences and what's wonderful about fountain pens is that everyone can find the pen that best fits their needs. I haven't bought my first Kaweco Sport yet because I feel like the plastic one are surprisingly cheaply made for the price they ask for. I feel like Kaweco Perkeo are better in that regard (same nibs anyways). And yes it baffles me (and sometimes infuriates me) that a company that engineers such smart, practical and beautiful pens as Pilot, could make such terrible, awful, lazy, not good at all converters like that. They are hands down the worst converters on the market!!!! Sorry for the rant, I just have really strong opinions on the subject. Also perhaps you'd be a great candidate for the Lamy 2000 in extra-fine nib. The grip is round so you might like that if you would want to get into the Lamy experience. I can't wait to see your video about inks! I recommend you to film it closer to the paper, as for instance in this video I couldn't tell the difference between the first Iroshizuku ink and the Diamine Oaxblood, even though I know the difference. It made me think of Julie and her "old eyes" and people like us. Just to keep in mind. Thank you for sharing your love.

“Classy lawyer things” 😂😂😂

OMG..... YESSSSSSS 😍😍😍 #sorrynotsorry for the (very) long comment Imma leave while I watch: Kakuno's were my gateway fountain pen too!! They never get any love and they're so EASY to work with! I had a terrible time with Pilot metropolitans.. mine always dribbled ink into the caps and got all messy - got like three different ones and had the same issue with every single one of them! Why did you change out the nib to a kakuno nib? Have you tried the CON-40 converters for Pilot? In general, you'll find that japanese fine is like a western extra-fine (and med is more like fine here etc). Omg when you said "Emily Gilmore's Everyday Carry" I DIED. LOL the best.. nailed that aesthetic with that comment though. LOL That fancy gold nib pilot pen is pretttttty. Okay - so I have a bone to pick with Kaweco. My first/only is a sport al in the limited edition hello kitty - and I LOVE it... but why.. WHY does the cap AND the nib unit both screw on/off in the same direction? So when I go to unscrew the cap sometimes the nib unit comes with it and it's a PAIN. UGH. Not sure why it happens but it annoys the crap out of me. My Kaweco lives in my purse but the number of times i've had issues.... just... 😠 -- but have you ever had that issue with any of your sports? TWSBI's are my favvvvvvve! I love them so much!!! The black rose gold is so pretty! I got a mini white rose gold and my white got discolored from the leather pen loop on my TN (wow i'm just airing all my FP grievances here aren't I?) That rainbow Diamond 580 is soooo tempting! I almost bought that lol. The vac mini pen fascinates me! I was SHOCKED by my first Platinum Preppy - I got some hello kitty ones from ebay and it writes so .. .smooth.... I eyedropper converted one of them (they were so cheap) and kept one with the cartridge. I should try a Plaisir! A sailor!!!! :D Nice!! My first more expensive pen purchase was also a little disappointing (the nib felt really large and it just sat funny in my hand) - so I totally get those mixed feelings! Have you tried a Benu, btw? I have a Benu Mandrake and it's beautiful and wet/juicy but verrrry smooth. My Edison Beaumont Unicorn is also really smooth!! YES PLEASE TO AN INK VIDEO.

Ahhh, I am in the market for a buttery flow-y, non exploding fountain pen. I'm different, I've gone down the ink rabbit hole with only one fountain pen 👀. Earl Grey, or Oxblood anyone? Hahahaha Thank you for sharing your joy! 💖

Omg, your eBay story 🤣🤣 Nope, not being swayed by the shiny, beautiful pens and the oxblood ink and the fun-looking piston-filler mechanisms. NOPE. NO . . .NO DAMMIT