Ink Review #2538: Lamy Violet Blackberry

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Lamy Violet Blackberry is one of the limited edition inks for 2024 along with Pink Cliff. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Violet Blackberry is just that-a violet blackberry.

*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 has some gold sheen.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low shading, high gold sheen, and no shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Violet Blackberry has more sheen than De Atramentis Aubergine. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Violet with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly wet flow.

Overall, I love the slightly wet flow and high sheen. I didn’t have any issues with the sheen smearing, which is great.

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