Papier Plume Limited Edition Inks

Today let’s take a look at 3 limited edition Papier Plume inks: Cloud Gate, Carolina on My Mind and Irish Channel.

Swabs:

Left to right: Cloud Gate, Carolina on my Mind and Irish Channel.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 15-20 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Low-medium shading and Cloud Gate has gold shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Cloud Gate is similar to Diamine Snow Storm except for its gold shimmer instead of silver.

Carolina on my Mind is close to Birmingham Glassmith.

Irish Channel is lighter than Pure Pens Glens of Antrim.

All three inks had an average flow.

Overall, Carolina on my Mind is my favorite out of the three but I enjoyed all of them.

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

Vinta Limited Edition Inks

Today let’s take a look at 3 exclusive Vinta inks: Monday Sickness, Dream a Dream and Sodalite. Monday Sickness and Dream a Dream can be found at Blue Black and Sodalite is sold at Vanness Pens. Thanks to the reader that sent samples in for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Monday Sickness, Dream a Dream and Sodalite

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-50 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Low-medium shading and Sodalite has blue shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Dream a Dream is similar to Sailor Shimoyo.

Monday Sickness is close to Diamine Ash.

Sodalite is lighter than the other blue shimmer inks I have.

The first two inks had an average flow and Sodalite had a dry flow.

Overall, Dream a Dream is my favorite out of the three. I love the color and how it writes.

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

Robert Oster Arizona Inks

Pen Chalet recently came out with a few Robert Oster exclusive inks based on the Arizona Desert. I have three so far: Sedona Red, Saguaro Green and Monsoon Sky. I purchased my bottles of ink from Pen Chalet.

Swabs:

Left to right: Sedona Red, Saguaro Green and Monsoon Sky.

The bottles:

All three inks come in 50ml plastic bottles.

Ink drops:

Monsoon Sky has some pretty pink sheen.

Dry Time:

All three inks dried in 30 seconds.

Water Resistance:

All had low water resistance.

Writing samples:

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

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, Monsoon Sky has low sheen and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Sedona Red is a little darker than Monteverde Cherry Danish.

Saguaro Green is closest to Vinta Leyte.

Monsoon Sky is closest to Noodler’s Turquoise.

Longer Writing:

I used a Mabie Todd Swan on a Taroko Enigma notebook. All of the inks had an average flow.

Overall, out of the three Monsoon Sky is my favorite-I wasn’t sure about it at first swab but after playing with it I’m quite in love with it, but I enjoyed all three. I’m looking forward to trying the other ink from this collection called Antelope Canyon.

Disclaimer: I purchased these inks myself and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links, but is not sponsored in any way.

Colorverse Apollo 11

The Colorverse Apollo 11 set was a limited edition set to commemorate the first moon landing. This set can still be found at some retailers including Jet Pens. Thanks to the reader that sent these inks in for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: One Small Step, Columbia, Tranquility Base, Eagle and Apollo 11. The first four inks come in 15ml bottles while Apollo 11 comes in a 65ml bottle.

Ink drops:

Columbia is the only ink that shows a little bit of sheen.

Dry Time:

All five inks dried in 30-40 seconds.

Water Resistance:

All have low water resistance.

Writing samples:

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

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low-medium shading, Columbia has tiny sheen and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

One Small Step is closest to Montblanc 90 Year Gray.

Columbia is closest to Sailor Ink Studio 830.

Tranquility Base is lighter than Diamine Emerald.

Eagle is closest to Pure Pens Porthcurno Cove.

Apollo 11 is closest to J Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs.

Longer Writing:

I used a Mabie Todd Swan on a Taroko Enigma notebook. All of the inks had an average flow.

Overall, out of the five Apollo 11 is my favorite so I appreciate that it’s the largest bottle out of the set. They are all generally pretty well behaved and worth a try. Columbia is my least favorite simply because I don’t love reds that lean towards orange.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by a reader 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.