Smythson Notebooks

We recognize we advocate fancy notebooks that can be easily transcribed with your iPhone’s camera, but there is still something to be said for picking up a pen and jotting down your thoughts. For those special occasions (and, let’s be honest, when your phone is charging after dying on you last night at 3:30am) you’ll want to get a Smythson Notebook ($80; Buy Here). We’re particularly partial to the “Top Secret” notebook, in a call-up-Nikita-Khrushchev-and-save-the-world red.