Ink Review #2143: Dominant Industry Periwinkle Twinkle

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Today’s ink is Dominant Industry Periwinkle Twinkle from the Dominant Industry Pearl collection. Thanks to Yoseka Stationery for sending this ink in for review!

The color:

Periwinkle Twinkle is a medium periwinkle blue 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 has plenty of shimmer.

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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Periwinkle Twinkle is darker than PenBBS Blue Sky. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

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

Overall, I love the color-it’s lovely, interesting and well behaved.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Yoseka 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 #2142: Dominant Industry Fairy Forest

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Today’s ink is Dominant Industry Fairy Forest from the Dominant Industry Pearl collection. Thanks to Yoseka Stationery for sending this ink in for review!

The color:

Fairy Forest is a light blue-green 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 has plenty of shimmer.

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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Fairy Forest is a little less green than Tono & Lims Phosphollite. Click here to see the teal inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 in Vanness Blue with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, I love the color, but it can be too light in the smaller nib sizes. I would stick to medium and broad nibs with this ink.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Yoseka 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.

My 10 Favorite Yellow Inks

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I decided it would be fun to tackle some of my favorite inks based on color so today let’s take a look at my ten favorite yellow inks, in no particular order. Yellow inks can be so hard! Some are too light to be readable and some are rather fluorescent, it’s hard to find the good ones.

Robert Oster Gold Antiqua is a dark gold with shading. I love using this ink in the winter months.

Robert Oster Heart of Gold is the perfect gold shimmer ink. I love using it on holiday cards.

Bungubox Ebizu Gold is perfect for the winter or spring, it’s a great neutral gold.

Franklin-Christoph Honeycomb is right in-between yellow and brown depending on what paper you use it on.

KWZ Honey has gorgeous shading. It really is the color of honey.

Robert Oster Yellow Sunset is bright while still being readable.

KWZ Old Gold is the color of tarnished gold.

Colorverse Adobe makes me think of desert sands.

Robert Oster Yellow Sunrise is bright and cheerful.

Private Reserve Buttercup is a fabulous spring yellow.

What’s your favorite yellow ink? Let me know in the comments below!

Ancient Song Green Inks

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Today’s inks are five Ancient Song (aka Ancient Charm) inks. As far as I know, Ancient Song has recently stopped making ink.

Swabs:

Left to right: Moon of the West River, Song of Sunlight, Song from South Village, Song of the Yan and Water Dragon Chant.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All five had low shading and gold shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Song of Sunlight and West River are both lighter than J Herbin Cornaline d’Egypte.

South Village is closest to Colorverse Brane.

Song of the Yan is a little darker than Robert Oster Fizzy Lime. Water Dragon is more blue than Fizzy Lime.

All five had dry flows.

Overall, I wish all five were wetter. Moon of the West River had some skipping issues and Water Dragon Chant had some flow issues.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2136: Robert Oster New Year New Hue 2023

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Today’s ink is Robert Oster New Year, New Hue! 2023, an EndlessPens exclusive designed by @micahfinds. Thanks to EndlessPens for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

New Year is a bright magenta pink with purple 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 has plenty of shimmer.

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: medium shading, no sheen, and purple shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

New Year is a little darker than Dominant Industry Apple Blossom. Click here to see the pink inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 Pink Marbled with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this ink is gorgeous. I love the color and the unusual purple shimmer.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by EndlessPens 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.

Ferris Wheel Press Shimmer Inks

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Let’s take a look at four Ferris Wheel Press shimmer inks today. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Velvet Ballet, The Land of Shangri-la, Workshop Wishes and Twinkling Tea Party.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-70 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: Velvet Ballet has low shading and silver shimmer. Workshop Wishes has medium shading and rose gold shimmer. Land of Shangri-la has low shading, low green sheen and gold shimmer. Twinkling Tea Party has medium shading and rose gold shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Velvet Ballet is less saturated than PenBBS Danjo.

Workshop Wishes is much lighter than these other brown inks.

Land of Shangri-la is closest to Diamine Inkvent Winter Spice.

Twinkling Tea Party is darker than De Atramentis Heliogen Green Copper and lighter than Diamine Alpine.

All four had dry flows.

Overall, I think Velvet Ballet and Workshop Wishes are my favorites out of the four. I do wish all of them were a bit wetter.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2131: Vinta Bisperas

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Let’s take a look at Vinta Bisperas 1669-Vesper Blue, a Holiday 2022 ink. You can find this ink for sale at Lemur Ink.

The color:

Bisperas is a bright blue with sheen and 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 has plenty of shimmer.

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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Bisperas is a touch more green than Diamine Arctic Blue. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Cyan with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a slightly dry flow.

Overall, I enjoyed this ink. I do wish the flow was a bit wetter, but other than that it’s well behaved.

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

Sailor Yurameku Series 2 Inks

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Let’s take a look at the Sailor Yurameku Series 2 inks. You can find these inks for sale at Goulet Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Zare Gakoro, Hana Gakoro, Kokoro Guma, Date Gakoro and Suki Gakoro.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All five had medium shading and medium sheen.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Hana Gakoro and Zare Gakoro aren’t particularly close to any of these other blue blacks.

Kokoro Guma is closest to Taccia Sharaku-kurocha out of these brown inks.

Date Gakoro isn’t similar to any of these other blues-it’s more violet than they are.

Suki Gakoro is more brown than these other green inks.

All five inks had average flows.

Overall, these inks are super interesting-they are one color when wet and dry to a different color. Out of the five I think Zare Garoko is my favorite. All are well behaved with some nice shading and sheen.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ferris Wheel Press New York

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Let’s take a look at the Ferris Wheel Press New York Collection. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Lights on Broadway, Central Park and Grand Central Skies.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-80 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All three had medium shading. Grand Central Skies had silver shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Lights on Broadway is a little pinker than PenBBS First Love.

Central Park is a little less yellow than Robert Oster Australis Tea, but more yellow than Tono & Lims Kagawa.

Grand Central Skies is lighter than Tono & Lims Phosphophyllite.

All three had dry flows.

Overall, all are lovely colors but are too dry for me. Grand Central Skies is most readable in a broad nib, in smaller nibs it is a bit too light for me to easily read.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2122: Robert Oster Ghost

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Today’s ink is Robert Oster Ghost, an EndlessPens exclusive designed by @micahfinds. Thanks to EndlessPens for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Ghost is a deep pewter grey with silver 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 has plenty of shimmer.

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 silver shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Ghost is a little more pewter than Robert Oster Sterling Silver. Click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M805 Vibrant Blue with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely ink! I love the color, and it’s well behaved. I’m glad I have a full bottle because I think I will use it often-grey is one of my favorite colors.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by EndlessPens 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.