A Little Light In A F*cked Up World

I honestly didn’t expect to fall in love with colouring again—but these Calm Over Chaos alcohol markers completely changed that for me.

I picked up the full set along with a couple of their colouring books (Butter the Mouse and Be a Little Light in a F* Up World), and wow… I’m genuinely obsessed. The pens are incredibly smooth to use and so beautifully pigmented. Colours glide onto the page effortlessly, especially on bleedproof paper, which makes such a difference. There’s no streakiness—just clean, vibrant colour that blends really nicely.

Colouring has become such a calming, almost therapeutic part of my routine now. I used to hate it, if I’m honest—but now I actually look forward to it every evening. It’s become my little wind-down ritual, and it genuinely helps me switch off.

One of the nicest surprises was that the pens are double-sided. You get a broad brush tip on one end and a fine liner on the other. I personally prefer the brush side, it’s super smooth and great for filling in larger areas. The fine tip is handy for details, although I do find it slightly scratchy compared to the brush. That said, it’s just a personal preference and doesn’t take away from how lovely these pens are overall.
I’ve also noticed that the colours don’t always match the pen lids exactly, but it’s only a slight difference. I’d definitely recommend doing a swatch sheet—it makes choosing colours so much easier and avoids surprises.

Another huge win: my mum tried them out because she was curious, and she loved them too! That says a lot.

I’ve enjoyed using these so much that I’ve already bought another book (Lost in Time Activity Book) and even gifted a set of pens and a book to my friend for her birthday, I’m genuinely excited for her to experience them.

The books themselves deserve a mention too—the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, and you can tell a lot of care and creativity has gone into both the designs and the pens.

These pens have completely changed my relationship with colouring. They’re high-quality, relaxing to use, and perfect for anyone wanting a creative escape.
You can really tell there’s been a lot of thought and effort put into the product. I personally have the alcohol marker set, so I can only speak for those but based on my experience, you won’t be disappointed.

I never thought I’d say this but I genuinely love colouring now.

I bought this book with bleedproof paper as I also bought the full set of alcohol markers. It is wonderful! I love all the images and phrases/quotes and I am really enjoying colouring whenever I feel like it! Thank you for creating a great colouring book and I can't wait to grab some other ones!

I purchased this book because I wanted to try out the bleedproof paper with the alcohol markers. I have to say I'm impressed with how well it takes the colour and after multiple layers of ink going down on the page, not a single bit has gone through to the other side. Fantastic!

I don't always love slogan colouring books and only picked this one up because Butter was briefly out of stock. Well, I am pleasantly surprised! The word based format of these pictures offers a lot of consistency which makes it feel safe to experiment and practice new techniques in a small space. Every page is unique and interesting, but not too challenging for a beginner like me. The pens go on lovely and I'm just generally having a great time with them. I like that the cover is blank so that I really get to customise my book.

I’m relatively new to colouring and after seeing Millie’s pens, I ended up hyper fixating and wanting to get everything!

I bought this in the bleedproof paper and it is so thick and luxurious. I’ve used the dompamie markers and daydream corner markers, and they’re soo smooth and creamy. Better than a lot of markers I’ve used before.

Love love love, colouring this book brings such a smile to my face. The slogans just make me so happy!