Ink Review #1028: Troublemaker Starry Night Blue

Troublemaker Starry Night Blue is from Troublemaker’s shimmer collection. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending a sample over for review!

The color:

Starry Night Blue is a dark blue with a slight green undertone, red sheen and gold shimmer.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper you can see some of the gold shimmer and red 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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Medium

Other properties: medium shading, high sheen, and gold shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Starry Night Blue is similar to Vinta Cosmic Blue Kosmos but has gold shimmer instead of Kosmos’ copper. Click here to see the Troublemaker inks together and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Transparent Green with a medium nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had a dry flow, I think mainly due to the shimmer slowing it down.

Overall, I don’t love how dry it is but other than that it’s performs pretty well. The color is nice, and it’s pretty affordable at 60ml/$12. Shimmer inks aren’t an everyday carry for me, but I would use them for holiday cards and letters.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by 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.