Ink Review #1464: Aurora Turquoise

Aurora Turquoise is from Aurora’s 100th Anniversary collection. You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet (aff. link) and Vanness Pens.

The color:

Turquoise is a bright turquoise blue.

Swabs:

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

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 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Aurora Turquoise is closest to Diamine Havasu Turquoise. Click here to see the Aurora inks together, and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Al-star Pacific Blue with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a nice basic turquoise. There’s nothing about it that makes it stand out from all the other turquoise inks, so for $30 it is a bit pricey.

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