Ink Review #1489: PenBBS 175 Stendhal

PenBBS 175 Stendhal is from Season 13 and comes in 60ml bottles. I purchased my sample of ink from Vanness Pens. This ink was based on Stendhal, aka Marie-Henri Beyle, a 19th-century French writer.

The color:

Stendhal is a deep wine red.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks less saturated than it does on the previous swab.

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 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Stendhal is closest to Ferris Wheel Press Candy Marsala. Click here to see the PenBBS inks together, and click here to see the red inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Studio Terracotta with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a lovely ink, great for the fall and winter seasons.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.