Ink Review #380: Aurora Blue Black

/
ar-blue-black-4.jpg

It's blue black week! Today's ink is Aurora Blue Black, which comes in 45ml bottles. I purchased my samples of ink from Vanness Pens. 

ar-blue-black-3.jpg

The color:

Blue Black is a lovely medium blue black. To me, this is a true blue-black color.

Swabs:

ar-blue-black-1.jpg

In large swabs there is some reddish sheen.

ar-blue-black-2.jpg

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: Low-there is some feathering on Rhodia and Leuchtturm.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering in every nib size, and a little bit of bleeding in the flex nib.

Comparison Swabs:

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Robert Oster Thunderstorm, Aurora Blue Black, and Bungubox 4B. 

KWZ Warsaw Dreaming, Robert Oster Blue Black, and Diamine Blue/Black. Click here to see the blue black inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a broad Pelikan M600 Turquoise on G. Lalo stationery. The ink had an average flow.

I used a broad Pelikan M600 Turquoise on G. Lalo stationery. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it is a lovely true blue black. There was a little bit of feathering, but other than that it's pretty well behaved.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and is not sponsored in any way.