Inkebara Part 2

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Today’s inks are five Inkebara inks from the Standard and Soft Tones collections. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Green, Highlands Green, Melissa, Sea Green and Pastel Violet.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Low-medium shading.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Green is a little darker than Highlands Green.

Melissa is brighter than PenBBS Honeysuckle.

Sea Green is more grey than Kyo-no-oto Urahairo.

Pastel Violet is a lot lighter and less saturated than these other purples.

All had dry flows.

Overall, Highlands Green is my favorite out of the five just because I enjoy the color. Pastel Violet is my least favorite-it’s too pale to read easily.

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

Ink Review #2181: KWZ Grey Plum

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Let’s take a look at KWZ Grey Plum. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Grey Plum is a deep violet.

*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 little 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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Grey Plum is a little bit deeper than Birmingham Violet Starling. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M600 Violet with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice deep violet. It would be perfect for the fall and winter seasons.

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

PenBBS Season 27 Part 2

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Let’s take a look at five inks from PenBBS Season 27 today. I purchased these inks from Vanness Pens, but they recently stopped carrying the brand so I’m unsure where you can buy them.

Swabs:

Left to right: Wisteria, Lily of the Valley, Corn Poppy Flower, Honeysuckle and Hollyhock.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Low-medium shading. Wisteria had low gold sheen.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Wisteria is a little less saturated than these other purple inks.

Lily of the Valley is brighter than Tono & Lims U & I.

Corn Poppy Fields is closest to Colorverse Hubble Zoom.

Honeysuckle is a little ligher than Inkebara Grass Green.

Hollyhock is closest to Ferris Wheel Press Beaver Dam.

Longer Writing:

All had average flows except Honeysuckle, which was dry.

Overall, Lily of the Valley is my favorite just because I like the color the most.

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

Octopus Fluids Write & Draw Pinks

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Let’s take a look at three Octopus Fluids Write & Draw inks today. These inks are pigmented, so I would encourage you to clean them a little more often than your average ink. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Pink Owl, Pink Gazelle and Pink Alpaca.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-30 seconds

Water Resistance: High

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: None

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

Comparison Swabs:

Pink Owl is similar to Pilot Irosizuku Tsutsuji. Pink Gazelle is lighter than Pelikan Edelstein Star Ruby.

Pink Alpaca is lighter than these other pink inks.

Longer Writing:

All three had slightly wet flows.

Overall, I really like Pink Owl and Pink Gazelle. Pink Alpaca is a little too light for me for everyday use. Owl and Gazelle are great options if you are looking for a water-resistant pink ink.

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

Ink Review #2172: Dominant Industry Christmas Red

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Let’s take a look at Dominant Industry Christmas Red. Thanks to Yoseka Stationery for sending this ink over for review.

The color:

Christmas Red is just that-a bright Christmas Red 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 a little 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: 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 had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Christmas Red is closest to Ferris Wheel Press Wondrous Winterberry. Click here to see the red inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used an Esterbrook Estie Maraschino with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely red shimmer ink, perfect for the holiday season. It would be great for Christmas cards.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided 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.

Vanness Inks, Part 1

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Vanness Pens occasionally releases some in-house inks. Let’s take a look at three of them today. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Hissy Fit, Lake Water and Fountain Pen Day 2022.

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: medium shading.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Hissy Fit is similar to Ferris Wheel Press Double Raspberry.

Lake Water is a little more green than Birmingham Glassmith.

FPD 2022 is a little lighter than PenBBS 160.

Longer Writing:

All three had slightly wet flows.

Overall, I enjoyed all three of these. The flows were slightly wet which I love, and I love all three colors. You can’t go wrong with any of them.

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

Ink Review #2168: Dominant Industry Winter Wood

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Let’s take a look at Dominant Industry Winter Wood. Thanks to Yoseka Stationery for sending this ink over for review.

The color:

Winter Wood is a deep coal 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 more black than brown.

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: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Winter Wood is closest to Kobe 03. 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 an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice brown ink. It’s dark enough that it’s almost black on some papers which makes it office appropriate.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided 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.

Sailor Yurameku Series 1 Part 1

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Sailor Yurameku Series 1 consists of 9 inks. Let’s take a look at five of them today. You can find these inks for sale at Goulet Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Yoi, Kitssune Biyori, Byakuya, Amamoyoi and Kyokuya.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: high shading.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Yoi has shading like Troublemaker Petrichor, but the base color is lighter.

Kitsune Biyori is similar to Inkebara Brown Pink.

Byakuya is lighter than these other purples.

Amamoyoi is lighter than Troublemaker Grand River Sunset. Kyokuya is similar to Sailor Washington.

Longer Writing:

All five had dry flows.

Overall, Yoi is my favorite out of the five. It’s the most readable while still has some awesome shading. Byakuya was very pale and difficult to read. All of them were very dry.

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

My 10 Favorite Purple Inks

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Last month we looked at my 10 favorite yellow inks so today it’s time to take a look at my 10 favorite purple inks, in no particular order. There are so many good purple inks out there that it’s hard to narrow them down to ten.

Sailor Manyo Fuji has fabulous shading, but it is very dry.

Colorverse Pillars of Creation has some gorgeous green sheen.

Sailor Manyo Nekoyanagi is another good purple shader.

Diamine Music Handel is gorgeous and has some lovely shading.

Monteverde Blueberry Muffin is a great purple for fall.

Pilot Iroshizuku Ajisai is a lovely blue-violet.

Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-budo is so pretty and bright.

Monteverde Amethyst is a lovely medium purple.

Platinum Lavender Black has some awesome shading and I love watching the color change.

J Herbin 1798 Amethyste de L’Oural is such a pretty purple with silver shimmer.

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