Ink Review #1398: PenBBS 178 Rose Quartz

PenBBS 178 Rose Quartz is from PenBBS season 13. This ink is based on the Pantone 2016 Ink of the Year-Rose Quartz. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Rose Quartz starts as a pale beige when wet and dries to a pale rosy pink.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink is very light, even where it pooled.

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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Rose Quartz is right in-between PenBBS Xu-Zhimo and Ferris Wheel Press Lady Rose. Click here to see the PenBBS inks together, and click here to see the pink inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Sailor Pro Gear Sparkling Pink with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this ink is a gorgeous color but it is very pale. It worked well in a broad nib but I wouldn’t use it in anything smaller.

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