They opened theirs. Here’s what they said.
“The quality of my journal is excellent! I absolutely love the charms I added.”
Verified buyer“The delivery was fast and product is beautiful!!!! Love it”
Verified buyer“I’m excited for this to hold my memories... I can look back on when I’m 70.”
Verified buyer
Most leather journals are a nice cover wrapped around a notebook that ends. This one is built the other way round: the cover is the thing you keep, and the paper is the part you replace.
Premium leather, designed in Los Angeles, in eight colors and two sizes. It is built to be the constant: the one piece you are still using when the paper inside has turned over a dozen times.
That is the whole shape of the thing. You buy the cover once and you buy paper as you need it.
Elastic cords hold each insert, so a full one comes off and a fresh one goes on. No glue, no sealed block, no last page.
Your charm swaps, your insert mix changes, your color stays. Most things you buy are finished the day they arrive. This one keeps being adjusted.
Inside the cover, elastic cords hold each insert. Full one comes out, new one goes in, and you carry on in the same journal.
That is the difference between a leather journal and a leather notebook. One of them has a last page.
The Pocket is about 4 by 7 inches and fits a coat pocket or a handbag. The Classic is the desk size, for longer entries and more room per page.
Both take inserts from the same family, so the choice is about habit rather than commitment.
Bordeaux, Obsidian, Midnight, Ochre, Moss, Mocha, Rose and Lacy.
This is the choice you see every time you pick it up, so it is worth a minute. A charm on the front is the other half of it, and that one you can swap whenever you like.
The leather cover, two 76 page inserts, one lined and one blank, an organizer insert for cards and receipts, and a linen travel bag.
Nothing else to buy. Refills start at $12 when the paper eventually runs out.
Easy 100-day returns. Use it properly, write in it, put it through a few months of real life, and if it is not the one then send it back.
The lifetime warranty covers the binding, the cover and the hardware, because a leather journal is only worth buying once if those parts outlast the paper.
The complete starter kit. Your leather cover in the size and color you pick, two 76-page Daolin inserts (one lined, one blank), an organizer insert for cards, stamps, photos, or loose notes, and a linen travel bag. Restock Event adds a complimentary charm. Everything you need to start writing on day one.
Yes. The inserts are smooth Daolin paper, fountain pen friendly with minimal bleed through.
Each one runs about 76 pages, and refills start at $12.
At any page, without being pressed down or broken in, because the inserts sit on cords rather than in a glued spine.
You can write into the gutter, which is a small thing until you have fought a glued notebook on a train.
A notebook has a last page. This holds its paper on elastic cords, so a full insert comes out and a fresh one goes in, and the cover carries on.
That is the whole difference. One of them ends.
Pocket is about 4 by 7 inches and is the one that actually leaves the house in a coat or a bag. Classic is the desk size, with room for longer entries.
Both take inserts from the same family, so this is a question about where you write, not what you commit to.
Eight: Bordeaux, Obsidian, Midnight, Ochre, Moss, Mocha, Rose and Lacy. The darker leathers keep looking tidy for longer. The lighter ones show their history sooner.
Neither is the right answer. It depends which of those you want.
Binding failure, cover failure, and hardware like the grommets. If something structural breaks, we replace it for free immediately, no shipping fee.
Two 76 page inserts, one lined and one blank, plus an organizer insert for cards and receipts and a linen travel bag.
Nothing else to buy. Refills start at $12 when the paper runs out.
Try Momento for 100 days. If you don't fall in love, easy 100-day returns. Just email help@stillarchive.com and we'll take care of it.
Based on a survey of 3,000+ Momento buyers
87%
Stayed consistent longer
94%
Stopped reaching for their phone first
3.2 hrs
Fewer screen time per day
89%
Say it is the first journal they finished
Most of us have three of these already. Most of us stopped using all three within a month.
| Criteria | Momento | Your Notes app | Moleskine | Your last planner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still being used 6 months in | ||||
| Off the cloud. Into your hands. | ||||
| A separate space for each part of your lifeA separate space for each part of life | Sort of | |||
| Runs out? Keep the cover. Replace the pages. | Sort of | |||
| Feels like something you want to hold | ||||
| Backed for life |
This is the one you keep, because it keeps up with you.
