Le Pen 18 Color Pen Set (4300S-18pk) 2-Pack

I LOVE these pens! Besides coming in beautiful colors these pens write beautifully (smoothly) and unlike similar sharpie pens do not bleed through thin paper! I definitely prefer this type of marker-pen over a ball point pen, so I may be biased in my opinion. The colors are all beautifully saturated and this set comes with a good number of colors that super usable; for example at work I don't think it is professional to write in Lavender, Periwinkle, Teal, ect, but the set has grey, oriental blue (almost a navy), a mid-tone blue, black, brown, and a dark red (although I'm guessing that would only be useful for grading things). They're great for color coding too! I'm a graduate student and write my assignments in my planner in different colors based on the class they're for, and then use a different color to indicate days I work, another color for social commitments, ect. I have had them for two semesters now, so almost a year, and though a few (only 3/18!) of them aren't usable anymore I'm sure it's just because I use them SO MUCH. The only colors that don't work anymore are oriental blue, black, and grey (my most frequently used colors, by FAR) kind of still work but I think I bent the tips a little and they're running out of ink. I cannot tell you how much I write for school. I have binders and binders and binders full of notes written with these pens, so unless you write as much as I do I'm sure these pens will last you much longer. My husband made fun of me for spending this much money on pens (he's super frugal), but since I started grad school these are ALL I USE, and he's pretty darn impressed with the use I've gotten out of them. I find these pens are also very comfortable to hold even when used for long periods of time. I'm am back on Amazon to purchase more right now, though I'll probably just be buying black because all my pretty colors are still working beautifully. Happy Writing!

I have had these for just over a month and they have become my favorite pens. I was concerned about the tips becoming deformed as other people stated that the small nibs do not stand up with use, I have had no such problem. I don't write very hard, I don't bear down on a pen or pencil. Overall these are my favorite pens, awesome for keeping my planner color coded to the nines. Yes some of the lighter colors are a bit faint, I use those as accent colors drawing boarders around blocks of text and generally accenting the stronger colors. This is okay with me, it's the reason I bought this set instead of a smaller set that just had the brighter or darker colors. While the color is too light to write legibly in, it is easy to see the boarder (boxes in my planner are 2.34cm), so a boarder one row thick is not quite like a broad tip sharpie. Before I got these I was using highlighters for this purpose and it was awful, they were to bright. I have also used the faint colors to make custom dividers for a binder, coloring in the cardstock tabs before applying the labels really makes them stand out without looking like I am entering preschool this year. I made a color key in my day planner, the paper color is an creamy ivory, it's almost like cream of parchment, for color comparison. I also did one of the bic multi-pen, since they are a pretty standard bright ballpoint pen color palette you can have a set of familiar colors to compare to.

I am crazy about these pens. I was given a black one as a gift a while ago and used it until the tip wore all the way down. When I went to go purchase a replacement, I saw that Le Pen makes them in all these gorgeous colors, so of course I had to buy the whole set. And I'm so glad I did! I use them all the time. The color assortment is a bit random- there's no yellow, and several shades of red & pink including one so bright I rarely use it, but besides that one, they all get very regular use. I absolutely love them for taking notes and making mind-maps- they make everything pop and are so fun to use. The tip is very, very fine, which is what makes it so nice to write with. You get such a delicate, precise line, but the color is intense. By far my favorite pens to use. The tips don't last forever and some of the colors I use the most are running down, but that's to be expected with any pen, and the life can be extended by taking care not to bear down too hard when writing. I actually carry the whole set around with me in a little pouch in my purse so I have them with me whenever I need them. The set is a fantastic value at only $20 for 18 pens. I'd actually pay much more. Highly recommended!

Bought these after buying one in a specialty store. I used to love them years ago. This set is fun. They’re all I use at work and I love to trade colors on a whim. I’ve been using them interchangeably for over a month and they haven’t dried out so they’re not “old”. Will be buying more.

These pens worked perfectly for about the 1st 2 months I had them...but then the felt tip got squished down substantially and the ink does not look as neat/nice as when I first got them. The colors are lovely and they write nicely with minimal bleed-through on standard paper.Now, several months after purchase, my black Le Pen from this set is on it's deathbed--the felt tip is almost completely inside the metal holder at the bottom of the pen. I used this pen the most frequently out of all of them, so it was not a complete surprise. These pens are a good price so it's not a huge disappointment.Overall these pens write well and I enjoyed using them for the first few months--the squishing of the felt tips has affected the way my handwriting looks--it looks less neat as it is harder to control its glide over the paper. Would not repurchase