Ink Review #879: Robert Oster Vitstyle Red Bear

Vitstyle is a pen store in Hong Kong. Recently they sent me two of their store exclusive inks to try, Robert Oster Vitstyle Red Bear and KWZ V-Dream. Today we are going to take a look at Red Bear. Thanks to Vitstyle for sending the ink over for review!

The color:

Red Bear is a dark, slightly unsaturated red. This would be a great color for the fall and winter.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks much less saturated, almost red-brown.

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: Low-there was some feathering on Rhodia

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there was a little bit of bleeding on Rhodia.

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering in every nib size, and some bleeding in the flex and broad nibs.

Comparison Swabs:

Red Bear is a little darker than Robert Oster Clay Red and a bit warmer than Franklin-Christoph Sweet Maroon. Click here to see the Robert Oster inks together, and click here to see the red inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a medium Pilot Custom 74 Merlot on a Lochby A5 Lined Refill-Tomoe River 68gsm. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink. It’s well behaved, pretty, different enough from the other Robert Oster reds to keep it interesting, and perfect for the fall and winter seasons.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Vitstyle 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 in any way.