Ink Review #458: J Herbin Corail des Tropiques

I caught pink eye this week, and fell behind my posting schedule, so today I’m playing catch up. Today’s seconds ink is J Herbin Corail des Tropiques. I love coral inks, they aren’t very common, but the color is beautiful. This ink was released this year, and is available in 10ml and 30ml bottles. Thanks to Pen Chalet for sending a bottle over for review.

The color:

Corail des Tropiques is a beautiful coral color. Some corals lean a bit more orange, some a bit more pink. This one is a bit more on the pink side.

Swabs:

In large swabs the ink shows a little bit of the grey undertone.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Pen Saijiki Syurei, J Herbin Corail des Tropiques, and J Herbin Rouille d’Ancre. Syurei is a bit more orange, and Corail is a bit more pink (I love both colors). Click here to see the J Hebin inks together, and click here to see the pink inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a broad Twsbi Eco Pink on an ivory Hippo Noto Notebook. The ink had an average flow, and showed a little bit of shading.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink. Its well behaved, pretty and it’s not a very common color. I’m adding a 30ml bottle to my wish list!

Disclaimer: Thanks to Pen Chalet for providing a bottle for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links, but is not sponsored in any way.