Dotted Notebook - Notebook A5 Classic Bullet Journal with Pen Loop, A5 Notebook with Thick Paper, 8.4 x 5.7 inch, Back Pocket + Bookmark + Round Corner Paper + Banded

I love this notebook. The natural Cork cover feels nice in the hand and is very sturdy. The paper is smooth to write on with fountain and rollerball ink pens (I don't use ballpoint, so I can't give an opinion on that) and I've never experienced any bleed through or ghosting. My only complaint is the pen loop, though this applies to all notebooks with it, and isnt specific to this one. I find that when I put a pen into this style loop, it catches on everything and after a few weeks you can see visible fraying where the elastic loop is coming apart. So I don't use them. A pen loop that is sewn into the spine of the notebook is much more practical for me, since I have a notebook with this feature and the pen doesn't catch on anything since it's not hanging free. Overall, it's a great purchase and I will definitely be buying it again. I just won't use the pen loop.

What a beautiful journal!The natural cork cover is not only a welcome eco-friendly alternative to a lot of the plastic covered journals out there, but it also looks like wood bark which greatly aspires to my very hygge and natural-material tastes.The only reason I've deducted a star is because this book is being sold as eco-friendly so will appeal to people who care about the environment, however when I bought mine it was shrink-wrapped in single-use plastic. Not much, but still not necessary with other alternatives out there :) I'd happily pay a little more for plastic-free packaging.I don't know if the pages are made from recycled materials but that would also be something to consider if not.I'm not sure how many pages their are exactly but this made a perfect 6 month bullet journal for me. That included about 4 pages per week, about 4-6 per month (in addition to the weekly ones), and a bunch more at the start and end for a year's time line, photos, and dream journal etc.This journal could probably fit a year with a more minimalist approach, or 6 months for a more detailed journal. And it would suit other purposes as well, such as a general notebook, wedding planner, recipe book, doodle book, all sorts!The dotted design makes it perfect to draw in your own boxes, graphs, drawings & doodles, tick-boxes, and anything else you want :) Even for those less skilled at drawing as the dots help to keep lines straight and help with geographical perspective for drawing.I used the Staedtler '20 Brilliant Colours' triplus fineliner pens and they worked beautifully. No bleeding ink or smudges (after letting the ink dry for a couple of seconds) or fading. I imagine biro pens would work fine too, I'm not sure about felt tips, fountain pens, or pens more prone to bleeding/seeping on the page. It is good quality paper though, thick, sturdy, and slightly off-white in colour.I've even glued in photographs that have mostly held well, but I think those that became unstuck were because of the cheap glue rather than the paper :)Every page has a very subtle perforation line which hardly ever gets accidentally torn by general use (I've never accidentally torn out a page even on my oldest and most used journal), and yet is easy and clean to break when needed, leaving only about 1cm of the page behind.Each page is A5 size, and the back page has a pocket to keep loose items or stickers. The journal even comes with some tab stickers that I think are for dividing the journal into different sections.There is a brown loop of elastic material on the side for keeping a pen, which I've never found to be too loose or small and should stretch to fit large pens. And there is also a thin brown strip of satin-like material for keeping the page, which pokes out by about 2 inches at the bottom so you don't have to hunt for it.I've now bought 4 of these journals over the last 2 years, and they've all been beautiful and have stood the test of time and a lot of regular use! :) I'd recommend them to anyone, and intend to buy many more over the coming years.

Honestly this notebook is a bargain for the amount of pages and the fast that so far it has no bleeding even with my heavier ink pens. Paid almost £18 for another Journal and that one bleeds even though this one is meant to be 100 GSM and that one was "160". Would recommend. This may bleed with alcohol markers or with heavy use but for daily journalling, it's perfect. Please bring back the other colours!!

Really good! But be mindful if you’d like to paint. I used acrylic and it was decent but some spots bleed through to the next page. I definitely recommend for other uses though. The paper is so smooth!

I bought this a long while ago and then never got around to actually using it until the start of this year, so its been sat for a while.It arrived nicely boxed, though, in great condition. The cork cover is a lovely texture, the spine is stitched from what I can see, and there's an elastic to keep it closed, a pen loop and an attached ribbon bookmark as well as a pouch inside the rear cover.It does lie flat when opened (occasionally, I think due to the binding, the odd page will need just a bit of encouragement to flatten as it stands up a little right where they meet for the spine, but it's minor. I have noticed a small handful of pages as I've started filling the book in that have loose threads in the page stitching. None of the pages seem unstable or in any danger of coming out, but I'm pretty sure those thread ends should have been secured off inside the spine rather than left visible. I have just taped the ends flat down when I find them as it doesn't bother me, but I don't know if there's a less obvious way to help with that.The pages are more cream than white, which I personally like a lot and the bullet dots are grey and more visible than I think other brands are. I can't recall the gsm off the top of my head but the pages are thick and very smooth, lovely to write on and i've tested a handful of pens on them (brush tip markers, archival ink fineliners, sakura gelly roll, pentouch and posca paint markers) and none feather or bleed through. I've avoided using glue for the most part, but a standard pritt stick caused very slight typical warping, but nothing really notable.All in all some small flaws but its a lovely book in both appearance and quality for journaling and scrapbooking, and seems more affordable than some of the other popular bullet journaling brands out there. I doubt it's the last one I'll buy.