Review: Stabilo Bl@ck Pen

So the gracious JetPens randomly selected me to review this randomly selected pen. I shall not let this go in vain! First off, this is a Stabilo Bl@ck Pen. At first impression it was a neat, kind of futuristic-looking pen because I’ve seen rubber grips but not a WHOLE rubber pen. lol (Please note I’m no expert when it comes to pens but this one definitely intrigued me.) So I immediately went to go test it out on my Rhodia notepad.

The Stabilo Bl@ck Pen is really sleek in my opinion. I really love the design and the rubber material, a nice and non-slip grip. This is great because I tend get my hands wet a lot (I wash my hands often) so I prefer a rubber grip pen so writing with this pen was a breeze. When I write with a non-rubberized pen sometimes my hands slip or I have to tighten my grip, so if you’re like me and write with wet hands, you’d might want to think about getting this pen. It’s a nice firm but not too firm of rubber grip. I’d say comparable to the grip of the Pilot G2 pens, which I know a bunch of you are familiar with. ^_~

The ink is a nice dark royal blue. I find it pleasing because a lot of blue inks I’ve seen (not too many) are lighter blues so this surprisingly came out nicely dark and rich. The writing was very smooth, I loved it, it just glided over my Rhodia paper. The only things I wished was that it was a refillable pen and that I had a smaller nib size. I personally would prefer a finer line compared to this medium but that’s just my opinion. I’ve found they do offer a Fine Stabilo Bl@ack so I may have to go get one myself after I use this up. lol

The ink didn’t dry too fast, I didn’t calculate how long but it probably also was related to the type of paper I was using as well. I don’t usually have problems with dry times because I think a lot before I write but lefty people may not love how fast it dries. Then again it’s a roller ball pen so I just thought I’d mention it.

Some close up shots of the pen. When I first got this pen I wondered, “What is that little nub bump?” (at the top above the word “Medium”) I thought it was to allow the user to be able to get a good grip when pulling off the cap but it didn’t make sense because the cap came off fairly easily. Then when I looked at the website it turns out it’s for “anti-rolling” purposes. XD Maybe it’s just me being OCD but I’d prefer if it had one on the other side to make it symmetrical. It did serve it’s purpose but sometimes rolled a full turn before it stopped. I think the clip of the cap did more to stop it from rolling than the little nub bump.

I write with my caps posted and love the seamless look of the posting on this pen. The reason I post my pens is that I either play with the cap in my non-writing hand or I loose it. I also love the feeling of a securely posted cap. This doesn’t really “click” or “pop” but kind of squeezes on there so you know it’s secure. The weird/fun part for me is popping the cap off. It makes a little “boop” sound because of the rubber and thought it was hilarious and did that a few more times for pure entertainment. Yeah, I’m weird, sorry. >_<;;

Over all I’d recommend it if you like rubberized pens with sleek designs and dark, rich ink. Loved the writing experience and the pen overall. I may have to get a fine version of this pen to compare a little more. Looks like a JetPens order is in the future! 😀

Let me know if you guys have any questions or comments about this pen. 😀