Review: Kept Quiera Highlighter Tape (Raymay)

I've reviewed a few tape highlighters and the technology  keeps getting better. 

This one from Raymay's Kept line is my new favourite. 

The Quiera highlighter is a dual sided tape highlighter. 

It's 5mm wide and you get 3m of each colour. 
It also claims to be erasable, which is pretty useful. 

 

The tape is so easy to use unlike a previous tape that I tried, where the highlighter colour would not stick on to the paper easily. 

The Quiera works smooth and adheres properly. 

I also did not expect the colour to be that pigmented but it looks like or even better than a marker type highlighter. 

The colours work well when used on top of writing or even when you've applied the colour before writing. Having the option to use it whenever you need to is a great feature.

You can also layer the colours and create a third colour, i.e blue and yellow makes green and you can create emphasis by layering on several of the same colour. 

This is now my new favourite highlighter and is definitely staying on  my desk from now on. 

What do you think? Does the highlighter tape concept appeal to you? 

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Review: 3Coins Hot Spring Notes

 

Japanese lifestyle brand introduced a series of Hot Springs themed items recently. And amongst the usual towels and bath bags, there is also a Hot Spring Notes!

It is designed to help one keep track of the hot springs they have visited.

It comes with 40 cards inside of it.

One side of the card has a questionnaire for you to fill out and the other has blue ruled lines.

The questionnaire is in Japanese and includes things like date, name of onsen, facility name, cost etc etc.

The card is fairly sturdy so you can easily just bring one card on your trip rather than the whole file. Most ryokans [onsen hotels] have a stamp so you can also use it in the card on the memo page or the back of it.

Measuring around A6 in size [16cm x 12cm x 2cm], it is very portable as a whole as well. The grey elastic keeps everything shut and the gray blue color with white onsen motif makes it very stylish looking.

What do you think? Would you get this?

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Kingjim Minis

 

It's another miniature! 

This time I picked up these Kingjim box file. 

How cute are they?!

They each came with instructions for assembly. 

They are the perfect size for cards. 

I tried it with some photocards and some notecards and I think it works so well. 

I bought 2 colours are they look so cute next to each other. 

Easy storage, mini versions, what's not to like! 

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February 2025 Printable

 Love is in the air! 

Happy February ^^

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January 2025 Printable

 

January 2025 Printable 

Feeling the breeze, go with the flow~

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Review: Zebra Pitan Gel Ink Rollerball Pen with Magnetic Holder

I'm reviewing the Pitan gel ink rollerball pen by Zebra. 

Oh no, another pen I hear you say? 

There's a twist, stay tuned. 

Out of the package, you get a backing card with instructions, a metal piece and a pen. 

The metal piece is a pen holder that you can attach to your notebook. 

It's long and flat because it's magnetic, the pen is meant to snap to it with magnets. 

It reminds of the apple pencil, how cool is that? 

The pen is of course, magnetic, and it's also retractable with a cute little loop on the top.

It also comes in a very aesthetic minimalist white colour, which I'm really into lately. 

 

The holder clips onto your notebook cover, but as I found it, it doesn't work for cloth/leather covers or covers that are too thick. 

On my delfonics notebook, I clipped it to the plastic divider at the back for the notebook and it is very secure. I don't think it would ever come loose or drop out. 

The holder is designed well. The pen snaps onto the holder easily and is secure.

The pen itself is a standard gel pen by Zebra, I like that they chose to make it retractable so I don't have deal with pen covers. It writes nicely and is pigmented, a very good everyday pen. 

I'm going to leave this setup on my notebook and see how it goes, if you would like to an update, let me know in the comments. 

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Review: Paperian Make-a-memo memo pad

I picked up these notepads on my last trip to Seoul from a bookstore at Yongsan station. 

I like little notepads like these, they're easy to pick up and use in my daily life. 

These notepads are by a brand called paperian. 

I picked up 3, Today's expenses, Recipe, and To do list. 

To do list and today's expenses are quite self explanatory and I think the small form factor is great for writing daily lists. 

Recipe is a nice yellow and I've been saving a lot of instagram recipes so having somewhere to jot them down is so useful. 

 The paper is a good thickness, no bleeding and ink dries quickly. 

There were no issues with using highlighters too. 

If you spot these in Korea, I recommend you give them a try!

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December 2024 Printable

 The year is coming to an end so lets get started on getting ready with this printable~

Featuring some holiday colors and neutrals, its bound to work in all layouts!

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Review: Toyo dotdot glue tape

Toyo is a Singapore brand that has been around since 1994. 

They're a staple in all school shops, neighbourhood stationery stores and even supermarkets. 

My favourite glue tape is actually the Tombow Pit Air series but supply of the refills can be a bit spotty so I picked up the dotdot glue tape during a time when I was worried I would run out of glue tape. 

It's 6mm wide and there's 6m of product in a clear tinted plastic body, which makes it easy to see when you've run out. 

 

It's a bit smaller and lighter than the tombow which makes it more portable.

Both glue tapes have a roller mechanism, I found the Toyo felt lighter and a bit flimsy and once you got the hang of it, it was easy to use. Unfortunately, unlike the Tombow, the only indicator that you're using it the right way up is a little bit of grip stopper on one side, so I ended up trying to use the wrong side quite often. 

The most important test, how is the adhesiveness. 

I adhered 2 pieces of paper and then removed them. 

The Toyo was easier to remove and did not remove too much product from the adhered piece. 

So at the end of the day, the Tombow is still the better glue tape, however, the Toyo is a very budget friendly version so if you're a power user, definitely go with the Toyo. 

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Review: DAISO Safety Cutter

About a year ago we reviewed the precision cutter from DAISO featuring a compact stylish pen that had a sharp metal nib for cutting. Recently we found a new updated version from DAISO.

Safety Cutter

Whilst it looks similar in that it is also a pen sized item. There are several key differences.

Unlike the previous version, it features a retractable nib instead of a cap.

And there is no metal tip. Instead there is a ceramic knife tip.

The ceramic knife tip is very sharp despite how it looks and is able to cut very fine details!

It comes in two clear colors [greyish beige or navy]

Being a fan of monotone shades, I picked up the grey.What do you think of this handy item?

Is it better than the version before?

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Review: Stabilo Boss Original Nature Colors

I've got a highlighter collection going on but there was a special reason I purchased the Stabilo Boss Original Nature Colors set. 

The stabilo name is very well known, even the shape of the highlighter is instantly recognisable. 

The nature colours set comes with 3 highlighters in muted natural colours and 1 black. 

Black? you ask. 

That's the reason I picked up this set. 

It's shaped like a highlighter, but the black is in fact, a marker. 

The black marker is ideal for underlining or outlining but stay tuned to find out what I use it for. 

The 3 highlighters are a beautifully muted. They have now all been made into into my most used pen section. 

As with all Stabilo highlighters, they glide on nicely and dry fast so they are the best highlighters to keep around. 

The black marker uses the same flat nib as the highlights but the ink is very pigmented and fully opaque. 

I use it on my to-do lists to help me focus. 

Finished tasks are blacked out completely so I can concentrate on the remaining items. 

Of course there are a lot of other uses for the black marker but a black marker that works like a  highlighter is pretty rare (at least to me). 

My final thoughts. 

I really like this set, I purchased it for the black marker but stayed for the muted colours of the highlighters. Stabilo really hit it out of the park with this set! 

 

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Review: YAMADA Fusen Case

Recently I shared a few different ways to bring small fusen [sticky notes] on the go. So what about larger sticky notes?

Try this fusen case from YAMADA~

Size:

85 x 88 x H44mm [outer]

79 x 78 x H18 [each of the inner compartments]

There is a compartment on either side of the container [2 compartments that do not interconnect].

You can put any fusen with a maximum size of 75mm x 75mm.

Or you can use it to store small items such as I did on one side.

The clear design is reminiscent of things MUJI.

A simplistic style that will match most decor/color scheme.

I find the size very useful as you are able to carry around your larger fusen without worrying about it being damaged. Its also good for memo paper and the fact you get two compartments means you can carry other related items making things quite organized.

What do you think?

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November 2024 Printable

 

November printable! 

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