Ink Review #1903: Monarca Cielo Cruel

Monarca Cielo Cruel is from the Monarca Semideserto collection. Thanks to Monarca for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Cielo Cruel is a dusky cornflower blue.

*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 there is a little bit of shading.

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:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Cielo Cruel is duskier than Aurora Blue. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Laban Ocean with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice ink. It’s well behaved and I like the color.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Monarca for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.