AEON Pure Pencil (Aluminium) x Essentials Set

First let me say that the build quality of this pencil is wonderful. It feels great in your hand, and it neither slips nor rolls. It feels like a high quality pen might feel. It is just how I want a pencil to be.

If only it wrote as well as it feels. I have tried both the regular and "eternal" tip (the latter of which I was looking forward to) only to find they write extremely light compared to any other pencil I have tried. This is especially true on simple white sticky notes I have. You can see the difference in the photo I have provided. Compared to a very inexpensive standard #2 pencil from BIC, the writing is hardly visible. It does better on some other papers, but you need to apply much more pressure to get a decent line,

That leads to the second issue, which is that I have torn multiple pieces of paper with it, especially with the Eternal tip. The tip remaining sharp is a a huge plus, but that combined with the pressure to get a decently dark line has torn even Karst Stone paper, which is some of the most resilient paper I know of (given that it is actually made of stone).

I am unsure if perhaps I am doing something wrong, but I have to admit I am disappointed in the product overall. While the build quality itself is wonderful, given the issues actually writing with it, I find it difficult to recommend or justify the price for it.