Ink Review #1892: Monarca Rey Jaguar

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Monarca Rey Jaguar is Monarca’s first special edition ink. Thanks to Monarca for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Rey Jaguar is a golden yellow with shimmer.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks more brown than gold.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink performed alright, a bit of feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Rey Jaguar is closest to Ferris Wheel Press Sparkling Champagne. Click here to see the yellow inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M200 Gold Marbled with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely ink. I am partial to golden inks but this one is pretty!

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Monarca Stationery 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.

Ink Review #1891: Monarca Arena Blanca

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Monarca Arena Blanca is from Monarca’s Caribe collection. Thanks to Monarca for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Arena Blanca is a sandy brown.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks much darker, almost purple.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink performed well, just a bit of feathering.

Comparison Swabs:

Arena Blanca is lighter than Birmingham Sandstone. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a FWP Carousel with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this ink is well-behaved but it’s very light-too light to be easily read. I would stick to broad or flex nibs with this ink.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Monarca Stationery 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.

Ink Review #1890: Kakimori Toppuri

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Kakimori 06 Toppuri is from Kakimori’s Pigmented collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Toppuri is a deep blue black ink.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink is almost black 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.

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 70 seconds

Water resistance: High

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Toppuri is closest to Sailor Souboku. Click here to see the blue black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Franklin-Christop 46 Blue Diamondcast with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I like that it’s water resistant, but I don’t like the long dry time. This ink falls into a “sometimes” category. I can’t see myself reaching for it often, but there’s nothing outright wrong with it.

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

Ink Review #1889: IWI Beginning of Winter

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IWI Beginning of Winter is from IWI’s standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Beginning of Winter is a medium blue black ink.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has a bit of shading.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 5 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Beginning of Winter is lighter than Sailor Souboku. Click here to see the blue black inks together.

Longer writing:

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

Overall, this ink dries really fast but has too much bleeding and feathering for me to use it often.

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

Ink Review #1888: Diamine Registrar's

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Let’s take a look at Diamine Registrar’s Ink today. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Registrar’s is a deep blue black.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks much darker, almost black in places.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: High

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink performed well, just a little bit of feathering.

Comparison Swabs:

Registrar’s is darker than these other blue black inks. Click here to see the blue black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Mini Rose Gold with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, this is a fabulous ink! It’s nice and dark with high water resistance. It starts out as a medium blue and dries to a deep blue black. A full bottle is on my wish list!

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

Ink Review #1887: Van Dieman's Pepperberry

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Van Dieman’s Autumn Pepperberry is from the Tassie Seasons collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Pepperberry is a medium blue black.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks much darker.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink was about average, some feathering but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Pepperberry is right in-between Bungubox 4B and Cross Blue Black. Click here to see the blue black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 46 Blue Diamondcast with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice ink, but there is a bit of feathering and bleeding. It’s not so bad that it would keep me from using the ink, plus it has a little bit of shading.

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

Ink Review #1886: Kobe 51 Kanocho Midnight

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Nagasawa Kobe 51 Konocho Midnight is from Kobe’s standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Kanocho Midnight is a deep blue black with sheen.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks much darker.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had bleeding and feathering in every nib size.

Comparison Swabs:

Kanocho Midnight is closest to Robert Oster Thunderstorm. Click here to see the blue black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Vanishing Point Galaxy with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow.

Overall, I love this ink. It’s so pretty and I love the wet flow and green and silver sheen. A full bottle is on my wish list!

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

Ink Review #1885: Inkebara Deer Brown

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Inkebara Deer Brown is from Inkebara’s Special Edition collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Deer Brown is a medium khaki brown.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks much darker.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 50 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink did really well-no feathering or bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Deer Brown is closest to Robert Oster Khakhi. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M400 White Tortoise with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink. It’s an interesting color and well-behaved. I would use this ink most often in the autumn season.

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

Ink Review #1884: Inkebara Pale Violet

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Inkebara Pale Violet is from Inkebara’s standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Pale Violet is a pale lilac purple.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

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

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink did really well-no feathering or bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Pale Violet is closest to Tono & Lims Kyoto. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Sport Lilac with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is an interesting ink, but it can be rather pale in the smaller nib sizes so I would stick to medium and broad nibs.

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

Ink Review #1883: Kyo-no-oto 10 Ochiguri-iro

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Today’s ink is Kyo-no-oto 10 Ochiguri-iro. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Ochiguri-iro is a medium brown.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks much darker, almost black.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Ochiguri-iro is a little lighter than Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M800 Renaissance Brown with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, I like the color of this ink but the flow is very dry.

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