Ink Review #2848: De Atramentis Apricot

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Today’s ink is De Atramentis Apricot from the Standard collection. This ink is also known as De Atramentis Florence Nightingale and De Atramentis Fragrance Apricot. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers, my sample came from Vanness Pens.

The color:

Apricot is a bright yellow-orange.

*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 is less saturated than on the Col-o-ring swab.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

There are a lot of other similar orange inks. Click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Mango with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice bright orange ink. It’s well behaved, flows well and is a fun color.

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