While I am never certain if Pantone’s Color of the Year choices are an accurate predictor of color trends or if, because Pantone says its the color of the year, it just becomes the color trend of the year. Irregardless of this, there is something warm and soothing about a warm neutral brown and it pairs beautifully with lots of other colors. So, no matter how you might feel about the Mocha Mousse color, maybe seeing it in concert with some of your favorite inks and pens might change your mind?
- TWSBI ECO Caffè Bronze Fountain Pen – Medium – Limited Edition (via JetPens)
- LAMY Lx Fountain Pen – Marron – Fine (via JetPens)
- Pilot Custom 823 Fountain Pen in Amber Brown (via JetPens)
- Pantone Color of the Year 2025 Bundle: Notebook, Mug & Keychaiin (via Pantone)
- Kobe Felissimo Museum Bitter Chocolate (via Vanness Pen Shop)
- Nakabayashi Sakutto Cut Hikigiri Scissors with Titanium Coating in Mocha (via JetPens)
- Herbin Café des Îles Ink (Island Coffee Brown) (via JetPens)
- Clairefontaine Recycled Cocoa Shell Notebook A5 (via Vanness Pen Shop)
- Chocolate Chai Supreme – Sachets / Bag of 50 Sachets (via Harney & Sons Fine Teas)
- The Wanderer Hardcover Cloth Journal by Creeping Moon (B6, Dot Grid) (via The Well-Appointed Desk Shop)
- Vintage Academia Argyle Yellow Washi Tape (via The Well-Appointed Desk Shop)
- ILNP Boutique Nail Polish in Chocolate (via ILNP)
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Well, I was unimpressed with the color of the year until your post. I’m more of a caramel girl but some of these make me a little more interested. By the way, I always love when you add a nail polish to the mix. Years ago I bought a taupe Pelikan (at an amazingly inexpensive price) as a result of your post. I think OPI You don’t know Jacques was the polish match. Of course I bought that too!