Ink Review #2636: Private Reserve Pearlescent Black Silver
/Private Reserve Black Silver is from the Pearlescent collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Dromgoole’s, who has it on sale for half off right now.
*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 sooo much shimmer!
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:
Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)
Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)
Dry time: 20 seconds
Water resistance: High
Feathering: Medium
Show through: Medium
Bleeding: Medium
Other properties: no shading, no sheen, and silver shimmer.
On 20 lb copy paper the ink had lots of feathering and some bleeding.
Comparison Swabs:
Black Silver is closest to De Atramentis Velvet Black. Click here to see the black inks together.
Longer Writing:
I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 in Charcoal with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a wet flow.
Overall, I really don’t like this ink. It has a lot of feathering and bleeding and the shimmer clogs and gets everywhere. It wipes off so easy, even onto the opposite page. I can see why this ink is on sale everywhere, because it’s not a good performer.
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