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
Four choices make it yours: the leather, the size, the charm on the front, and the paper inside. None of them are permanent, which is the point.
Bordeaux, Obsidian, Midnight, Ochre, Moss, Mocha, Rose, Lacy. Premium leather, stitched by hand, designed in Los Angeles.
This is the decision that sticks, so it is worth a minute. The darker ones stay tidy, the lighter ones show their history sooner.
Pocket is about 4 by 7 inches, the size that actually leaves the house in a coat or a bag. Classic is the desk size, with room for longer entries.
Some people end up with both, running the Pocket for out and the Classic for home.
A small charm clips to the cover. Around twenty live on the site and the list changes: a lucky star, a turtle, a love letter, a tomato vine, a sleeping cat.
It is the part people comment on, and the part you can swap in ten seconds when you feel like it.
Lined, blank, planner, organizer. The cover holds up to three inserts at once on its cords.
Most people run two: one for writing and one for everything else. The mix is easy to change when your year changes.
No monogram or initials. They date, they make the journal awkward to pass on, and they cannot be undone.
Everything in a custom build here can be changed later, which we think is a better definition of custom than a name pressed into a cover once.
The cover you picked, two 76 page inserts, one lined and one blank, the organizer insert, and a linen travel bag.
Refills start at $12 when the paper runs out, which for most people is a few months per insert.
Easy 100-day returns. Colors look different in your hands than on a screen, and three months is enough to know.
The lifetime warranty covers the binding, the cover and the hardware.
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.
The leather from eight colors, the size, the charm on the cover, and which inserts go inside.
Four choices, about a minute, and every one of them reversible later.
No. We do not engrave or monogram, deliberately. A name dates the journal, makes it hard to pass on, and cannot be removed.
A charm does the same job of making it yours and comes off whenever you like.
Pocket is about 4 by 7 inches and leaves the house. Classic is the desk size, for longer entries.
People who write on trains pick one. People who write at a kitchen table at 10pm pick the other.
Lined for writing, blank for drawing and sticking things in, planner if your days run on paper, organizer for cards and receipts.
The cover holds up to three at once, so most people run two and change the mix as the year does.
The color, size and insert mix are part of choosing the journal, not an add on. Charms are priced separately because they are a physical piece of hardware.
Free US shipping either way.
Binding failure, cover failure, and hardware like the grommets. If something structural breaks, we replace it for free immediately, no shipping fee.
Colors look different in your hands than on a screen, so easy 100-day returns exist for exactly this.
Carry it for a few months first. That is the only real test.
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.
