Does it live up to the hype?
I’ve had my Bullet Journal for a few days now. Before I
bought it, I was overwhelmed with all the options I had. Which journal should
you settle on? The problem I had deciding was that I was a complete newbie to
bullet journaling, so I didn’t know what I even needed. How many gsm do I need?
How many pages? What colour? I just went with the popular choice which was the
Leuchtturm 1917. Now, I’ve never bought a Leuchtturm before and I’m not the
only one so here I am to help out anyone looking to see if it lives up to the
hype.
I got the standard A5 dotted notebook in teal that all the YouTubers
and bloggers had because I wanted to look profesh, of course.
So, I was super excited when I got it in the mail (Amazon Prime
same-day deliveryyy!). I ripped it out of the packaging and examined it.
It’s definitely a teal colour which I’m happy with. It comes
with two ribbons but mine were stuck together so I left them like that because
I was sure if that’s how they’re meant to be.
Don’t worry I’ve cut them now! So, onto the interior. When
you open the journal you have a page to write your name. You could also write
any contact details you have so it can be returned to you.
We have a nice index inside with numbered pages, so you don’t have to write your
own, and we have a pocket!
So how does it hold up ink-wise? Well You’ll be happy to
know that your average ink pen doesn’t bleed through. I haven’t tested out my
brush pens yes but when I do I’ll let you know. Although the paper doesn’t
bleed it can show through as you can see here:
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| Original |
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| The other side. Oops. |
It doesn’t really bother me but I can see why it would be a
problem for some. If you’re looking for more ink-proof paper then I’d recommend
a higher 100gsm notebook like Dingbats which seems to have good reviews. All in
all I’m pretty happy with my purchase and I’m excited to get journaling this
year!
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