Try Out Thursday: Souffle White Pen Review

  As promised, here's the close-up photo of the drawing you saw in the last post:

The pattern in the middle was done by Joni. It's called "Diva Dance".

    And of course, I did the typography. Here's the time-lapse video of me creating it:

  The first thought I had after using the souffle pen... "What sort of watery nonsense is this?" whilst making a scowling expression. Because it really was that terrible. I wouldn't have given it a second chance had it not been for the fact that I was testing out other pens along with it. After testing the other pens, I looked back at the test area of the souffle pen. Lo and behold, the ink was now a solid opaque white. I seriously did a double-take, and then promptly went to look at the pen's wrapper.

"Give ample time for ink to dry. Color changes as the ink dries."

  It really does take a while for the ink to dry, but it's so worth it in the end... The ink is very opaque and the pen is now my current favourite white pen alongside my trusty Uni-ball Signo Broad pen. The pen's wrapper said that it was suitable for embossing, so I tried going really *really* slowly to get more ink to pool onto the paper, but that didn't seem to make much difference than if I were to just keep the pen going at a steady pace. You can feel the ink on paper, so it does dry to a slightly raised finish, which I like.

  The set I got has two pens, which, I believe, will last me for quite some time. The only downside is that the shipping costs to Singapore is rather high (I got this pen from Amazon). However, if any of you know where to get this pen in Singapore, do let me know in the comments section below.

The Search for Some Sparkle

  At the 21st CZT Seminar, they gave us some Zentangle® products and also some Sakura products. Amongst the many pens they gave us, I fell in love with one in particular– the Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust. It's not a silver pen. I would describe it as having a clear ink with sparkles suspended in it.

  I quite happily created many art work using the pen... And then one day, someone asked where I had purchased the pen from. (Iwona, this post is dedicated to you.) It was then that I went on a quest to find a place that sold the Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust pen....

  My first stop was of course, Art Friend. Apparently, they just brought in a new line of glitter pens by Kiarina. (The particular line they brought in is the Kiarina Wink line, and I do have the intention of trying them out.) However, I had no luck with finding the Sakura Stardust...

  Next stop; Popular.

  I had no luck, though...
  However, I did find a good alternative.

  Being sold at $1.75, meet the Uni-ball Signo Sparkling:

Top is the Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust. It has a pretty shooting star printed on its cap.
Bottom is the Uni-ball Signo Sparkling.

  I have a Uni-ball Signo in silver, but that's completely different from the Sakura Stardust. The Uni-ball Silver's ink is really bright and solid. Comparison between both pens:

Top: Silver
Bottom: Sparkling
You can tell the difference from the pen's exterior.

  And of course, the obligatory ink test...

The Sparkling has ink that is very much like the Sakura Stardust.
The only difference being that the Stardust's sparkles are of a warm-toned silver. You can even say it has a gold hue. Whereas the Sparkling has a true silver tone.
As you can see, the Silver is opaque and looks nothing like the other two pens.

  So there we go. I haven't found a place that sells the Sakura Stardust, but I do think the Uni-ball Sparkling is a great alternative to it. I would still like to find the Sakura Stardust, though, because the Uni-ball Sparkling's glitter does shed a lot more than the Stardust... But we make do with what we have.

  Hope you found this post informative.
  And if you know a place in Singapore that sells the Sakura Stardust, let me know in the comment section below!