Mertz Lenormand
I'm enjoying this deck, and feel like it was a steal for the cheap price at Book Depository. I love the small size (5.5 cm x 8.5 cm), the smooth, almost waxy (but not sticky!) feel of them, and the way it shuffles. I even like that the symbols are in color while the insets are not, so that it's the quirky mages that jump out the most. Like Le Fanu, I like the heart with the little arteries. I love the plain-as-it-gets key which could be a copy of the one that was in my great grandmother's corner cupboard door. The more elaborate Tower is lovely too. The Mertz seems handsome, which surprised me, because its symbols are bare bones. But it's just so well suited to its purpose, with lots of cream background to keep the spread looking open and uncluttered.