Ink Review #1140: Lamy Mango

Each time Lamy releases a new ink I get excited to try it out. They’ve had some hits and misses with their limited edition inks, so let’s take a look at the newest one: Lamy Mango. I purchased my bottle of ink from Vanness Pens.

The color:

Mango is right in-between yellow and orange. If I had to pick one I think it leans a bit more toward yellow.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks more orange, and even shades to red.

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 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Mango is closer to the yellow inks I have rather than the oranges. It’s similar to Diamine Amber, Bungubox Sweet Potato Yellow and Diamine Sunshine Yellow, but much less saturated and with a bit more red in it. Click here to see the Lamy inks together, and click here to see the yellow inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Transparent Orange with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow. You can see that it’s darker in the first paragraph where the feed was more saturated and gets lighter as you continue writing and the dry flow is more apparent.

Overall, it’s a bit light and dry, so I would keep this ink in broad or flex nibs. I’m not in love with it by any means, but it’s one I think I would use occasionally.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.