One thing to beware of with the G2 in finer sizes: its thin point allows you to create beautifully thin and close-together characters, but won’t mask any shakiness in your hands.

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However, the Pentel does have a tendency to feather, and it can smear if you touch it right after writing. But while there are a number of youthful-looking gel pens on the market (like the Gelly Roll we tested), there are also plenty of quality, businesslike pens that you may not know use gel ink. After testing, though, it was clear that the G2 was the best pen overall, and by default the best gel pen. A good pen can make the everyday tasks, from taking notes in a meeting to making a grocery list, a little bit more pleasant.The one exception is the Cross rollerball pen, which was mentioned frequently enough in forums that we had to give it a test. Pilot – Precise V5 (ballpoint): Pilot, the makers of our best pen overall, also did a good job with the V5. I thought the clumping might be due to it being a new pen, so I gave it more than the usual half-page test. Ideal for note-taking, journaling, and a variety of other everyday writing activities, these pens feature a super-smooth, smear free, quick drying ink that dries in as little as 5 seconds. The Gelocity wasn’t quite as natural in my hand as the Ink Joy, but it’s a nice gel pen, all around.

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When I ran my finger across my fresh words, the ink smeared 1 second after writing, but not after 3 seconds. Clearpay lends you a fixed amount of credit so you can pay for your purchase over 4 instalments, due every 2 weeks. Sakura – Gelly Roll Classic (gel): Sakura makes many of the fun, glittery gel pens that added color to our childhood, so we were hoping we’d like their office-appropriate black gel pen. You will have the option to opt-out of receiving future e-mails from BIC by using the unsubscribe feature in each e-mail.Those who aim to be more eco-friendly will like that the Onyx is made from 80 percent post-consumer recycled electronics — a fact uni-ball is proud of, as evidenced by the “eco” logo on each pen. Ballpoint is the most popular type of pen, so it’s surprising that our top pick is a somewhat less popular brand. BIC Gel-ocity Original Retractable Gel pens based on average dry times of blue, black and red gel ink. I put my pen in the freezer to make the ink as dark as possible, but it still looks more charcoal than black. BIC Gel-ocity Quick Dry pens provide a super smooth writing experience and they are the perfect pens for school, the office or home.

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It met all the basic requirements of a good pen: no skipping, bleeding or feathering and a smooth and uniform ink flow. mm medium point retractable gel pens that have a comfortable full grip barrel and assorted fashion colors black, turquoise, lime green, purple and pink. When we started our testing, we didn’t know which side of the fence we stood on for the great G2 debate. Regardless of which angle I held the pen or how quickly I wrote, I couldn’t get it to skip, and the ink was dark and crisp. We browsed through the Pen Addict’s blog for inspiration and consulted The Wirecutter’s pen review, too.Zebra – F-701 (ballpoint): Zebra is an esteemed name in the world of writing utensils, and after testing their F-701, we can see why.