Ink Review #1147: Lamy Turmaline

I’ve gotten a lot of requests for a review of Lamy Turmaline, so today’s the day. I purchased my bottle of ink from Pen Chalet.

The color:

Turmaline is a saturated medium teal.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some pretty dark pink 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: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, low pink 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:

Turmaline is a bit darker than Colorverse Morning Star, but not as dark as Troublemaker Bantayan Turquoise. Click here to see the Lamy inks together, and click here to see the teal inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Al-star Turmaline with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I like this ink. It’s a gorgeous color and performs well. I was worried it might be too close to Lamy Pacific Blue, but after trying them both I think there’s a big enough difference that I need both.

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