Ink Review #365: Robert Oster Blue Moon

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It's reader request week! Today's ink review request is Robert Oster Blue Moon. Thanks to Pen Chalet for providing a sample for review. If there's an ink you would like to see reviewed, shoot me a message using the contact page and I will add it to the list! 

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The color:

Blue Moon is a gorgeous medium blue with lots of silver shimmer.

Swabs:

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In large swabs there is lots of shimmer and some beautiful pink sheen.

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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, low sheen, and silver shimmer. 

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding, so it's not one I would use on super cheap paper.

Comparison Swabs:

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Diamine Arctic Blue, Robert Oster Blue Moon, and Robert Oster Silver Fire and Ice. Blue Moon is just a bit darker than Arctic Blue. Click here to see the Robert Oster inks together.

Lamy Pacific Blue, Montblanc Unicef, and Robert Oster Blue Water Ice. Click here to see the blue inks together. Blue Water Ice is the closest non-shimmer ink to Blue Moon.

Longer Writing:

I used a broad Pelikan M805 Ocean Swirl on Midori MD paper. The ink had an average flow. I didn't have any issues with clogging, but I did rotate the pen after every paragraph to keep the shimmer in suspension.

I used a broad Pelikan M805 Ocean Swirl on Midori MD paper. The ink had an average flow. I didn't have any issues with clogging, but I did rotate the pen after every paragraph to keep the shimmer in suspension.

Overall, it's a great color and well behaved. I love Blue Water Ice, and Blue Moon feels like the shimmer version.

Disclaimer: Pen Chalet provided a sample for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links, but is not sponsored in any way.