J Herbin Blues

Today let’s take a look at four blue inks from the J Herbin standard collection. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Bleu Nuit, Bleu Myosotis, Bleu Pervenche and Bleu Azur.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-50 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All have low shading.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Bleu Nuit is closest to Robert Oster Evening Sapphire.

Bleu Myosotis is a little deeper than R&K Konigsblau.

Bleu Pervenche is close to R&K Blu Mare.

Bleu Azur is lighter than these other blue inks.

Longer Writing:

I used a Mabie Todd Swan on a Taroko Enigma notebook. All four had average flows.

Overall, all four of these are lovely and well behaved. I like the first three, but Blu Azur is a little too light for everyday use. They are absolutely worth a try.

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