Hello everybody and welcome back to yet another long awaited glass dip pen review!
After some time, I finally reconsidered buying a second glass dip pen as I realized that there are many glass markers creating cute and unique glass designs along with different nib sizes. The first glass dip pen was the Bungubox Synchronicity which I wrote about a while ago (by the time of this post I did sell this to a good friend and finally got the Kakimori glass dip nib).
The second glass dip pen has a cute puddign design which I pruchased from the Etsy seller: KongGirls from the United Kingdom for $221.60. I feel it was a great price considering it is from a Hong Kong glass marker plus it is a stub nib! I wanted a stub nib for the shimmer inks and to use it for calligraphy, especially since I been very interested in Gothic/Blackletter.
The pen was very well protected and came in its own padded box with snap closures. The pudding on top is very simple and super cute which is exactly what I wanted to match my PomPomPurin vibe on my desk. The stub nib is a very interesting experience because it doesn't hold that much ink but I love the thick line it makes on the page. Below will be a writing sample:
After the pudding glass stub I actually got one more glass dip pen which is designed by Wanderlust and crafted by Hanabi Glass Studio, which is the Bubble Tea pen! A few people that found me via Yoseka's video here might remember it, here is the video by the way: Yoseka's Video We talked to 5 Customers in the Store about their favorite stationery items
I preordered this pen December 2023 for $131.63 with shipping cost of $21.70 making the pen cost $153.33. This came very secure in its own snuggly box which was great in making sure it did not break.
The design of this pen is special as it is a thick diameter because it has pigment, liquid and glass balls that look like tapoica encased inside. The pigment does separate when left alone so it is recommended to shake it to get it looking like bubble tea again, I find moving the glass tapoica around very calming as they clink around. This nib is very much more like a Japanese medium which you can see in the writing sample below:
Both of these glass dip pens are now used for my ink swatches which you can now watch on my YouTube Shorts!
Overall I think if you are switching inks constantly and don't want to ink up a fountain pen you can consider a glass dip pen or two if you trust yourself to not drop these. They use a certain type of glass but it doesn't mean it is not immune to beiong chipped and damaged. In most cases you can return the pen to where you bought it but the nib can only be made thinner, just keep that in mind.
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