Ink Review #1085: Troublemaker Foxglove

Let’s take a look at Troublemaker Foxglove. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending a sample over for review!

The color:

Foxglove is a medium dusky purple with some shading.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some blue shading.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 40 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 no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Foxglove is warmer in tone than Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki-shikibu. It’s much darker than Pen Saijiki Fujifusa. Click here to see the Troublemaker inks together and click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Transparent Purple with a medium nib on a Leuchtturm notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, I like the color, but the flow is a little too dry for me. There is a little bit of blue shading, but it’s hard to get in writing. After trying some of the other Troublemaker shading inks I was just hoping for a bit more shading. You could call it a dual shader since it shades a different color than the base, but it’s hard to get it outside of large swabs.

Disclaimer: A sample of this ink was provided by a Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.