2. Sakura Pigma Micron Fineliners

These are my go to series of pens/fine liners. I use 02 and PN (plastic nib) for most of my writing in my bullet journal, 005 is great for fine details, 02, 05, 08 are all good for titles, lines and boxes. Another great cheaper option is the MUJI gel pens , while I haven’t used these yet I hear great things about them.

3. Steadler WOPEX pencils + Eraser

Okay I know having a favourite pencil is a little extra but these write beautifully and work well for sketching out spreads plus they rarely break (even after dropping them countless times .. oops) and not to mention very budget friendly especially for the quality. The eraser that comes with is super smooth and doesn’t leave any lines. Bonus they are eco-friendly too!

4. Bic Velocity .07 Mechanical pencils

These have been my go to pencil for anything I have to write since I was in grade 2 (not even an exaggeration lol). Unless I am drawing I will always choose a mechanical pencil, I find it so much more convenient, precise and uniform.

5. Brush Markers

We can’t talk about bullet journaling and not mention the most coveted tool, the Tombow Dual Brush pen. If you have never used a brush pen you are missing out. Great for laying down some colour throughout your spread and doing some hand lettering/calligraphy. A smaller tip brush pen that I also use a lot of the Tombow Fudenosuke hard tip and Fudenosuke Color in grey (works great for creating a shadow behind lettering) great for titles and anything you want smaller than the classic dual brush. A couple other options are the Zebra mildliners brush pen (great colour selection) and the Sakura Pigma Micron Brush pens.

6. Sakura Gelly Roll – White

This is great for writing on dark media (and craft paper), doesn’t cause any ghosting and also works great to fix small errors. It works best when you use a light hand, and since it is a gel pen it takes longer for it to dry so be carful.

7. Circle template

If you don’t have one, then you need one. It saves so much time and makes your spreads more crisp and put together. Tbh you don’t need to buy one, just cut circles out of a piece of plastic or cardboard (like from a cereal box).

8. Back Post it & Washi tape

I saw Caitlin Da Silva use these a while back and just recently got my hands on them and I love it! The Sakura Gelly Roll pens work well on both.