Ink Review #2292: Ferris Wheel Press Definitely Peachy

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Ferris Wheel Press Definitely Peachy was from the Summer 2020 collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Definitely Peachy is a pale peach, right in-between pink and orange. It looks different depending on the paper used.

*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 pink.

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 had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Definitely Peachy is closest to IWI Grain Rain. Click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco-T in Coral with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, the color is interesting but in writing it’s way too pale and dry. It’s a no for me.

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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.

New Dominant Industry Inks

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Today let’s take a look at three new Dominant Industry inks: Evening, November Leaves and Winter Pine. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Evening, November Leaves and Winter Pine.

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

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All three had low shading.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Evening is similar to Vinta Maskara.

November Leaves is just a little brighter than Wearingeul Potato of Spring.

Winter Pine is close to PenBBS Yangzhou.

Longer Writing:

All had dry flows.

Overall, all three were way too pale and dry for me. In longer writing, even in medium and broad nibs, the writing was hard to 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 #2288: Robert Oster Sparkle Fairy

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Robert Oster Sparkle Fairy is a Vancouver Pen Shop Exclusive. You can find this ink for sale at their brick-and-mortar store.

The color:

Sparkle Fairy is a bright sunshine yellow with green 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 quite a bit 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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Sparkle Fairy is closest to Van Dieman’s Hastings Caves. Click here to see the yellow inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Red with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, this is a really interesting color combo with the green shimmer. I didn’t have any clogging issues.

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

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

Wearingeul Kim So Wol Literature

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Today let’s take a look at four inks from the Wearingeul Kim So Wol collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Half Moon, Song of the Reed, Flowers on the Way and Flowing Leaves.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-70 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Three had low shading and Song of the Reed had medium shading. Half Moon had blue shimmer and Flowing Leaves had silver shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size but just a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Half Moon isn’t super close to any of these other grey shimmer inks.

Song of the Reed is a little more yellow than Inkebara Earth.

Flowers on the Way isn’t super close to any of these other pink inks.

Flowing Leaves is a little darker than PenBBS Forgive Green.

Longer Writing:

All had dry flows.

Overall, all four were too dry for me. I don’t think I have a favorite-they were all about the same for me. I could take or leave 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 #2283: Colorverse Under the Shade

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Let’s take a look at Colorverse Under the Shade from the Joy in the Ordinary collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Under the Shade is a medium grey.

*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 shades quite a bit.

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 no shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Under the Shade is darker than Diamine Silver Fox. Click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer Writing:

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

Overall, I enjoyed the color, but the flow is too dry and it can be too light in smaller nib sizes. I think there’s better grey inks out there than this one.

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

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

Wearingeul Natsume Part 1

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Today let’s take a look at three inks from the Wearingeul Natsume collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: I Am A Cat, The Mind and A Watery Star

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-100 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All three had low shading. I Am A Cat had gold shimmer and A Watery Star had blue shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size but just a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

I Am A Cat is closest to Diamine Snow Storm.

The Mind isn’t super close to any of these other greys.

A Watery Star is much lighter than these other blue shimmer inks.

Longer Writing:

All had dry flows.

Overall, all three were too dry for me, and can be too light in smaller nib sizes, so I would stick to medium and broad nibs. I Am A Cat also took way too long to dry for me.

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

Ink Review #2279: Colorverse a UMa

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Let’s take a look at Colorverse a UMa from the Project collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

a UMa is a medium grey.

*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 shades to blue.

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, 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:

a UMa is lighter than Colorverse Photo Black. Click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M205 Moonstone with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, I enjoyed the color, but the flow is too dry and it can be too light in smaller nib sizes.

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

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

PenBBS Season 30 Part 2

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Let’s take a look at four inks from PenBBS Season 30. I purchased my inks from Vanness Pens, but they are no longer carrying the brand so I’m unsure of where you can purchase them.

Swabs:

Left to right: 437 Yangzhou, 438 Snow Night, 439 Dunhuang, and 440 Ginger.

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: Yangzhou and Dunhuang had medium shading. The other two had low shading. Snow Night had low black sheen.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Yangzhou is lighter than Sailor Manyo Ayame.

Snow Night is a little darker than Pure Pens Llanberis.

Dunhuang is a little lighter than PenBBS Magnolia.

Ginger is lighter than Diamine Sand Between.

Longer Writing:

Yangzhou and Ginger had dry flows, the rest were average.

Overall, I think Snow Night is my favorite out of the four. Yangzhou and Ginger can both be light in 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 is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2274: KWZ Maroon

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Let’s take a look at KWZ Maroon from the Standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Maroon is a deep merlot red.

*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 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:

Maroon is similar to Colorverse Dirty Red. Click here to see the red inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Sailor Pro Gear Slim Supernova Red with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely maroon red. I really enjoyed using it-it has a nice flow and color.

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

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

My 10 Favorite Grey Inks

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We’ve been tackling my top ten inks in each color category and today it’s time to have a go at grey inks! So let’s take a look!

Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun is so smooth and pretty. I love the cool-tone.

Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same is like Fuyu-syogun but warmer.

Diamine Moon Dust is my favorite grey shimmer. It’s just pretty.

Sailor Manyo Hinoki has gorgeous shading: from green to grey to purple.

Sailor Ink Studio 224 has similar shading to Hinoki but it leans a bit more toward purple.

Diamine Earl Grey is a fabulous purpley-grey. It reminds me of elephants.

Montblanc Oyster Grey is a good medium grey.

Monteverde Smoke Noir reminds me of graphite.

Rohrer & Klingner Thea is my favorite water-resistant grey.

Diamine Silver Fox is gorgeous and well-behaved.

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