Ink Review #1461: Aurora Red

Aurora Red is from Aurora’s 100th Anniversary collection and is available in 55ml bottles. You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet (aff. link) and Vanness Pens.

The color:

Red is a bright tomato red with green-gold sheen.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks pinker than it does on the Col-o-ring swab above.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 15 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low shading, tiny green sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Red is closest to Taccia Aka Red. Click here to see the Aurora inks together, and click here to see the red inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Blossom Red with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely red. I prefer how it looks in writing rather than in swabs. It’s pretty well behaved and a nice medium red, not too orange or pink.

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