on saleClairefontaine Triomphe A5 Notebook - Blank White Paper

The paper doesn't bring out the colour of the ink at all. The ink looks pale and dull. The feedback of the paper is too much and it's not an enjoyable writing experience to me.

It's unlike the cream-colored paper used in the notebooks of Clairefontaine itself. And it's no comparison to Tomoe River paper.

This is a fantastic book. The paper is good quality and I like how it is bound. My fountain pens feel great when writing. Highly recommend.

A few months ago, I gave the Clairefontaine Classic notebook in this size 4 stars. It fits my beloved journal cover, takes fountain pen ink well, and was a pleasure to write in. The one detraction from my experience was that I could not easily write at the inner margin, as the pages did not lie flat. I feel like someone was listening! Soon after my review, this notebook appeared. Thank you, Goulet Pens. This notebook has all the advantages I noticed in the Classic, plus it lies flat. I can journal across the entire page, without the minor but constant nuisance of the rise from the center binding that the Classic has. The Triomphe version also features a better surface, so that my pens glide even more smoothly across the page. I'm enchanted. The Clairfontaine Triomphe blank journal gives me exactly the frictionless, indulgent daily writing experience I was looking for.