Ink Review #1357: Cross Violet

I purchased a bottle of Cross Violet from a local pen friend a while ago, but never got around to reviewing it so today’s the day. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Violet is a medium saturated violet.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some bright green sheen.

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: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Violet has a little more blue in it than Montblanc Beatles but not as much blue as 3 Oysters Violet. Click here to see the Cross inks together, and click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Platinum 3776 Nice Lavande with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a gorgeous color with a little bit of fun shading and sheen. I enjoy using this ink but it tends to get drowned out by all the new shading and sheening inks.

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