I’ve got another stationery review for y’all today. I’m going to be honest and let you know I ordered this pack of markers mainly for the gold one. I’ve officially started my search for the perfect gold marker/pen to use in my journal. SPOILER ALERT: this isn’t it.
But of course I’m not going to just write off this whole set of markers because one pen wasn’t exactly what I wanted. I’m going to go over all the positives and negatives with y’all.
Details
You get 6 brush pens in a pack: gold, silver, red, blue, green, and purple. They have a fude style brush tip. It’s slightly larger than the Tombow Fudenosuke pen and smaller than the Tombow Dual Brush.
Pros
These brush pens write beautifully. They’re super juicy and write smoothly on most paper. Because the ink is so juicy, it can be hard to get a super thin line, but they still produce rather nice brush lettering. I actually really enjoy lettering with them and I think they would be great brush pens for a beginner.
These brush pens are also relatively cheap. At $8.50 for six pens they come to about $1.40 each, compared to Tombow Dual Brush being $1.75-$2.50 each.
Cons
So, probably the most important characteristic of metallic brush pens would be that they’re metallic. Well, these missed the mark. Most of the colors do have a shimmer to them and the silver is metallic, but the gold dries down to a totally flat color. It hardly looks gold. When you first write with them they look a lot more metallic than after they dry down.
Final Thoughts
If you’re looking for the perfect gold brush pen, I would keep looking. This set most likely isn’t going to meet your expectations. If you want a set of brush pens that write well and come in some interesting shimmering colors, these might be a good purchase. Personally, I don’t think they’re worth it. The only one I see myself using on a semi-regular basis is the silver.
