Ink Review #2814: Colorverse Vermont Long Trail

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Let’s take a look at Colorverse Vermont Long Trail from the USA Special Series collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Long Trail is a deep teal.

*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 lots of pink sheen.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 100 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: no shading, monster pink sheen, and no shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Long Trail is close to Organics Studio Walden. Click here to see the teal inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Benu Talisman Cat’s Eye with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average but sticky flow. There were a lot of hard starts and skips.

Overall, I’m not a fan. It takes a whopping 100 seconds to dry, and it has a lot of hard starts and skips. There are better teal inks out there.

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Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2813: Colorverse Massive Storm

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Colorverse Massive Storm is the larger bottle in the Colorverse 94 & 95 Massive Storm & Great Red Spot set. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Massive Storm is a petrol teal.

*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 just a little bit of shading, but not much.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Massive Storm is lighter than KWZ Foggy Green but darker than Diamine Teal. Click here to see the teal inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Leonardo Momento Magico with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I could take or leave this one. It’s a lovely color but it does have some bleeding. I don’t love that it comes as a set, I wish it was available individually.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review: Colorverse Blue Dragon Collection

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Today’s inks are from the Colorverse Blue Dragon Collection from the 2024 Special Series. They are: Blue Dragon Standard, Blue Dragon Glistening Gold, Blue Dragon Glistening Silver and Blue Dragon Glistening Blue. You can purchase these inks at a few retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Blue Dragon Standard, Blue Dragon Glistening Gold, Blue Dragon Glistening Silver and Blue Dragon Glistening Blue.

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: No shading, monster pink sheen, as well as gold, silver and blue shimmers.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was a little bit of feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Blue Dragon Standard is similar to Octopus Fluids Nordsee.

For shimmers, Diamine Serendipity is the closest.

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook with a Brooks Charleston and a medium nib. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I like the non-shimmer version the best. I love the color, but it’s a little too much sheen for me.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review: Colorverse Blue Green Snake Collection

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Today’s inks are from the Colorverse Blue Green Snake Collection from the 2025 Special Series. They are: Blue Green Snake Standard, Blue Green Snake Glistening Silver, Blue Green Snake Glistening Green and Blue Green Snake Glistening Purple Blue. You can purchase these inks at a few retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Blue Green Snake Standard, Blue Green Snake Glistening Silver, Blue Green Snake Glistening Green and Blue Green Snake Glistening Purple Blue.

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 and low red sheen. The shimmers are self-explanatory: Blue Green Snake Glistening Silver has silver shimmer, Blue Green Snake Glistening Green has green shimmer and Blue Green Snake Glistening Purple Blue has purple and blue shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was a little bit of feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Blue Green Snake Standard is closest to Robert Oster Monsoon Sky.

For shimmers, Diamine Garland is the closest.

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook with a Benu Talisman Cat’s Eye with a medium nib. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, these are lovely inks. I prefer the standard over the shimmers simply because that’s the way I prefer most of my ink-without shimmer, but all of them perform well and are a pretty color.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2691: Colorverse Think Pink

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The color:

Think Pink is a medium bubblegum pink.

*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 is a little less vibrant than it is on the Col-o-ring swab.

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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

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 tiny bit of bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Think Pink is a little less saturated and lighter than these other pink inks. Click here to see the pink inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pilot Decimo Pink White with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow.

Overall, I love the color of this ink, but the flow is a little dry for me. I prefer this ink with a drop of White Lightning (ink additive) added to it.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2656: Colorverse a Lib

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Colorverse a Lib is from the Project Volume 5 collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

a Lib is a pale lilac purple.

*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 looks much darker than it does in writing.

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: Low

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 bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

a Lib is closest to Wearingeul Tsukuyomi. 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 dry flow.

Overall, the color is interesting, and I like it in large swabs, but in writing the shading can be too light, which makes it hard to read.

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Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2642: Colorverse Permanent Black

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Colorverse Permanent Black is from the Office collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Permanent Black is more of a medium grey than a black.

*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 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:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: High

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink worked pretty well, just a little bit of feathering but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Permanent Black isn’t close to any of these other black inks-it’s more of a medium grey. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy 2000 Black Amber with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this ink has some pro’s and con’s. Pro’s: it’s water-resistant and it works pretty well on cheap copy paper. Con’s: it’s more of a dark grey than a black and can be too light to be easily read in smaller nib sizes.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Colorverse Korea Inks, Part 4

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Colorverse has a Korea Special Ink Collection, so today we are going to take a look at five of them. Thanks to Luxury Brands for sending these inks over for review! You can finds these inks for sale at a lot of retailers, including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Camellia, Maltijae, Horizon, Do-dong Forest, and Gyeongnyeolbi-yeoldo.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-50 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All have low-medium shading. Maltijae has low green sheen.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Camellia is similar to Franklin-Christoph Sweet Maroon.

Maltijae is similar to Monteverde Mandarin Orange.

Horizon is darker than Van Dieman’s Leatherwood Honey Amber.

Do-dong Forest isn’t super similar to any of these other green inks.

Gyeongnyeolbi-yeoldo is more green than these other teal and blue inks.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. All five had average flows.

Overall, Horizon and Gyeongnyeolbi-yeoldo are my favorites, but all are generally well behaved.

Disclaimer: These products were provided by Luxury Brands for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Colorverse Korea Inks, Part 3

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Colorverse recently released 10 more inks to their Korea Special Ink Collection, so today we are going to take a look at five of them. Thanks to Luxury Brands for sending these inks over for review! You can finds these inks for sale at a lot of retailers, including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Winter of Mudeung, Hwaseong Fortress, Egg Cockle, Humpback Whale and Leodo.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-70 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All have low shading. Winter of Mudeung has blue and pink shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Winter of Mudeung is more grey than Dominant Industry Martin.

Hwaseong Fortress is a little darker than Colorverse Costar.

Egg Cockle is has a similar tone to R&K Sketch Jule, but is much darker.

Humpback Whale is a bit lighter than Kobe Nagata Blue.

Leodo is closest to Sailor Ink Studio 341.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. The last four had average flows, and Winter of Mudeung has a dry flow.

Overall, I enjoyed these inks. Winter of Mudeung is a little dry for me, but I really like the others.

Disclaimer: These products were provided by Luxury Brands for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2490: Colorverse Project Clear Cyan

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Today’s ink is Colorverse Clear Cyan from the Project Collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Clear Cyan is a pale sky 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 the ink has some 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:

Dry time: 20 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 in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Clear Cyan is lighter than Colorverse Solar Wind. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M600 Turquoise with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, I enjoyed the color, it’d be a good color to use in the springtime. I do wish the flow was a bit wetter.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.