Colorverse SM 1 & Costar

Colorverse recently released their new Season 7: Eye on the Universe. I immediately ordered most of them, so today let’s start with SM 1 & Costar. SM 1 comes in a 65ml bottle and Costar in a 15ml bottle. You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet.

Swabs:

Left to right: SM 1 is a dark blue and Costar is a grey-brown.

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper, SM 1 has lots of sheen.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading (Costar), monster red sheen (SM 1) and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

In longer writing, SM 1 is closest to Troublemaker Blueberry.

Costar is closest to Montblanc Tobacco Gray.

Longer Writing:

SM 1: I used a Lamy Al-star Pacific Blue with a medium nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.

Costar: I used a Pelikan M205 Moonstone with a fine nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I really like both of these inks. I love SM 1’s sheen and dark color and Costar’s grey shading. I’m glad I have full bottles of both because I plan on using them often. Stay tuned for the next few days to see more Colorverse Season 7!

Disclaimer: I purchased these inks myself and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links but this post is not sponsored in any way.