Blog - Pen Boutique

As I'm sure you can imagine, working at a pen store can be very dangerous. There's always the possibility you'll spill ink all over yourself, suffer a severe paper cut, get stabbed in the hand wit...

Why Choose Montblanc Inks? This week's topic was actually suggested to me by one of our store regulars, Essandra. We were discussing favorite inks, and she brought up Montblanc and said she though...

This week's article will be a shorter one, but it's a topic I'm extremely enthusiastic about:  Anderillium Inks.  I was given the exciting assignment to try all sixteen inks from Anderillium's cur...

Getting Inspired At first I wasn't sure what to write about this week. I'd stayed up too late finishing my Taccia blog article, so I was tired and in kind of a rebellious mood. Every idea I though...

Ever since I met TACCIA Founder Shu-Jen Lin at the Baltimore/Washington International Pen Show in March, I've been excited about TACCIA and wanted to write about it. TACCIA (pronounced "Ta-ssha") i...

 THE ULTIMATE TWSBI FOUNTAIN PEN GUIDE. TWSBI Passion and TWSBI Trepidation I know this sounds weird, but I have never owned a TWSBI before, and was actually kind of scared of them. It's hard to e...

Discovering Waldmann The moment I found out that Pen Boutique was going to be carrying Waldmann pens, I knew I wanted to write a blog article about them. I had never heard of Waldmann until early ...

I hardly know where to begin this blog article. The Baltimore Pen Show was one of the most wonderful experiences I have had in my entire life. And no, I haven't led a boring life. It was just so, s...

It's been a while since I've written a Staff Picks article (last time, I featured Retro 51's Buzz Tornado), but I've been wanting to focus on the Waterman Carène since summer, and now is the time! ...