Sailor Yurameku Series 1 Part 1

Sailor Yurameku Series 1 consists of 9 inks. Let’s take a look at five of them today. You can find these inks for sale at Goulet Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Yoi, Kitssune Biyori, Byakuya, Amamoyoi and Kyokuya.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: high shading.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Yoi has shading like Troublemaker Petrichor, but the base color is lighter.

Kitsune Biyori is similar to Inkebara Brown Pink.

Byakuya is lighter than these other purples.

Amamoyoi is lighter than Troublemaker Grand River Sunset. Kyokuya is similar to Sailor Washington.

Longer Writing:

All five had dry flows.

Overall, Yoi is my favorite out of the five. It’s the most readable while still has some awesome shading. Byakuya was very pale and difficult to read. All of them were very dry.

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

Sailor Yurameku Series 2 Inks

Let’s take a look at the Sailor Yurameku Series 2 inks. You can find these inks for sale at Goulet Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Zare Gakoro, Hana Gakoro, Kokoro Guma, Date Gakoro and Suki Gakoro.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All five had medium shading and medium sheen.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Hana Gakoro and Zare Gakoro aren’t particularly close to any of these other blue blacks.

Kokoro Guma is closest to Taccia Sharaku-kurocha out of these brown inks.

Date Gakoro isn’t similar to any of these other blues-it’s more violet than they are.

Suki Gakoro is more brown than these other green inks.

All five inks had average flows.

Overall, these inks are super interesting-they are one color when wet and dry to a different color. Out of the five I think Zare Garoko is my favorite. All are well behaved with some nice shading and sheen.

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

Ink Review #1944: Sailor Blue Moon

Cult Pens recently teamed up with Sailor and created some store exclusive inks. Yesterday we looked at Sailor Iris so today let’s look at Sailor Blue Moon. Thanks to Cult Pens for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Blue Moon is a smokey blue grey.

*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 and has some copper sheen.

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:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Blue Moon is closest to Vinta Lucia. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 74 Teal with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely ink, well behaved and a nice color.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Cult Pens 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.

Ink Review #1943: Sailor Iris

Cult Pens recently teamed up with Sailor and created some store exclusive inks. Let’s take a look at Sailor Iris first. Thanks to Cult Pens for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Iris is a deep blue violet.

*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 copper sheen.

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:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Iris is a little bit lighter than Krishna Winter V-3 and a little less purple than Diamine Night Shade. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Violet with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I really like this ink. It’s super smooth, writes great and is well behaved. It’s also more affordable than other Sailor inks at $17 for 50ml.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Cult Pens 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.

Tinterias Sailor Inks

Recently the Tinterias Podcast teamed up with Sailor to create 2 new inks: Homemade Tortilla and Spicy Chipotle. Thanks to the Tinterias Podcast for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Homemade Tortilla is a medium yellow-brown and Spicy Chipotle is a deep 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: 15 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading on Spicy Chipotle, medium shading on Homemade Tortillas, tiny green sheen on Spicy Chipotle (only visible in large swabs) 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:

Homemade Tortilla is slightly warmer than Graf von Faber-Castell Cognac Brown.

Spicy Chipotle is close to Monteverde Canyon Rust.

Longer Writing:

I used an Odyssey notebook. Both inks had an average flow.

Overall, Homemade Tortillas is my favorite out of the two-I love the shading it has.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by the Tinterias Podcast for the purpose of this review. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Sailor 50 States Part 2

Today let’s take a look at five new inks in the Sailor 50 States collection: Delaware, Maryland, Georgia, Washington and Alaska. Thanks to Pen Chalet for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Delaware, Maryland, Georgia, Washington and Alaska. These inks come in square 20ml bottles.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 15-30 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, low sheen (Delaware) 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:

Maryland is closest to Diamine Sepia.

Delaware is closest in color to Sailor Ink Studio 931.

Washington is similar to Lennon Tool Bar Wenshan Pouchong Tea. Georgia is browner than Robert Oster Astorquiza Olive.

Alaska is close to Pilot Iroshizuku Shimbashi-iro.

Longer Writing:

I used an Odyssey notebook. All of the inks had an average flow.

Overall, out of the five inks Maryland is my favorite but I enjoyed all five of them.

Disclaimer: These products were provided by Pen Chalet 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.

Sailor 50 States

Sailor has been putting out more inks from their 50 States collection. Let’s take a look at Texas, Virginia, Oregon, New York and Illinois. I purchased my bottles of ink from Pen Chalet. Sailor has been naming some inks for this collection on their Instagram page-keep an eye on their Insta stories to vote on names.

Swabs:

Left to right: Texas-inspired by the state’s history of making leather goods, Virginia-inspired by the state bird the cardinal, Oregon-inspired by the state tree the Douglas Fir, New York-inspired by the baseball team, and Illinois-inspired by the Chicago skyline.

These inks come in square 20ml bottles. (My site host is being a bit of a pain right now so I’m having to change up format a bit).

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 15-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, 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:

Texas is closest in color to J Herbin Lie de The.

Virginia is closest in color to Sailor Shikiori Yodaki.

Oregon is a little warmer in tone than Diamine Deep Dark Green.

Illinois is close to Diamine Midnight. New York is a little darker than Colorverse Apollo 11.

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 inks New York is my favorite but I enjoyed all five of them. The only thing I don’t love is the price-$1/ml is rather dear for everyday use.

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.

Ink Review #1352: Sailor Ink Studio 252

The original Sailor Ink Studio collection included 100 inks, but recently they retired three inks and introduced three new ones, including Ink Studio 252. I purchased my bottle of ink from Pen Chalet (aff. link).

The color:

252 is a pale wisteria purple. This ink shades to a teal green.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks a bit brighter and has some gorgeous shading.

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: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and just a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

252 is a little more grey than Sailor Shikiori Yozakura. Click here to see the Sailor inks together, and click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Sailor Pro Gear Lighthouse with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry but watery flow.

Overall, I enjoyed this ink, but it it is a bit dry and can be rather light in smaller nib sizes. It’s more of a play ink for me rather than an everyday ink.

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

Ink Review #1351: Sailor Ink Studio 224

The original Sailor Ink Studio collection included 100 inks, but recently they retired three inks and introduced three new ones, including Ink Studio 224. I purchased my bottle of ink from Pen Chalet (aff. link).

The color:

224 is a light grey base with purple and green shading.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has drool-worthy shading.

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: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and just a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

224 is a little darker than Sailor Ink Studio 123 and very similar to Maruzen Athena Ginkan. Click here to see the Sailor inks together, and click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 74 Teal with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry but watery flow. The ink is dark enough to read easily, but leans more toward the purple shading than the green.

Overall, I love this ink but it’s not perfect. The shading is fabulous, but it’s a bit dry for me, and can benefit from a drop of White Lightning (ink additive) or something similar. It’s also pretty pricey per ml so you probably don’t need both 224 and 123 unless you’re ink addicted like me. Out of 224 and 123 I would choose 224 just because it’s a little easier to read.

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

Ink Review #1327: Sailor Ink Studio 280

The original Sailor Ink Studio collection included 100 inks, but recently they retired three inks and introduced three new ones, including Ink Studio 280. I purchased my bottle of ink from Pen Chalet.

The color:

280 is an unsaturated green-brown that shades yellow, green and brown.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has lots of interesting shading.

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 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and just a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Ink Studio 280 has a lot more green in it than Robert Oster Khakhi. Click here to see the Sailor inks together, and click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Yellow with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I love the high shading, but the green-brown color isn’t my favorite so it’s not a must-have for me.

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