Ink Review #2512: Octopus Fluids Medusa

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Octopus Fluids Medusa is from the Sheening collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Medusa is a medium violet with a ton of green sheen.

*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 a lot of 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:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Medusa has way more sheen than Cross Violet. 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 an average but sticky flow.

Overall, it’s a nice color and it has a ton of sheen. I didn’t have any issues with smearing or long dry times.

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 #2511: Octopus Fluids Sea Serpent

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Octopus Fluids Sea Serpent is from the Sheening collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Sea Serpent is a deep indigo blue with a ton of reddish-copper sheen.

*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 sheen, but even after four days the ink wasn’t completely dry.

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, monster copper sheen, and no shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Sea Serpent is closest to Organics Studio Emerson, but there are a lot of deep blues with sheen. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Leonardo Aloha with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average but sticky flow.

Overall, I love the color but the ink never fully dries in large swabs. I didn’t have a problem with it smearing in writing though, which is great for a super sheeny blue.

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 #2510: Octopus Fluids Unicorn

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Octopus Fluids Unicorn is from the Sheening collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Unicorn is a bright medium blue with a ton of pink sheen.

*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 sheen, but even after four days the ink wasn’t completely dry.

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, monster pink sheen, and no shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

There are a ton of similar bright blue sheeny inks. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pilot Vanishing Point Azure with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average but sticky flow.

Overall, I love the color but the ink never fully dries in large swabs. I didn’t have a problem with it smearing in writing though, which is great for a super sheeny blue.

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 #2095: Vinta Tubbatha

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Let’s take a look at Vinta Tubbatha from Series 3. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Tubbatha is a deep blue with lots of sheen.

*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 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:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

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 just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Tubbatha is closest to Diamine Maureen. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M805 Vibrant Blue with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, just like Dugong Bughaw, this is just another super sheeny blue-there are plenty of them out there now, so there’s nothing unique about this ink.

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

Ink Review #2093: Vinta Dugong Bughaw

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Let’s take a look at Vinta Dugong Bughaw from Series 1. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Dugong Bughaw is a deep blue with lots of sheen.

*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 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:

Dry time: 50 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Dugong Bughaw is closest to Birmingham Tesla Coil. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Transparent Blue with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average but sticky flow.

Overall, this is just another super sheeny blue. There’s plenty of these inks out there already, so there’s nothing about this ink that’s unique to me.

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

Colorverse Extra Dimension & Warped Passages

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Colorverse Extra Dimension & Warped Passages are from the new Colorverse Season 3: Multiverse. Extra Dimension comes in a 65ml bottle and Warped Passages in a 15ml bottle. You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet. Thanks to the reader that sent these inks in for review!

Swabs:

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Left to right: Extra Dimension is a deep blue with some sheen. Warped Passages is a medium blue with some pretty shading.

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In large swabs on Tomoe River paper, Extra Dimension has some nice red 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: 15 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low-medium shading, high red sheen (Warped Passages) 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:

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Extra Dimension is close to Robert Oster Great Southern Ocean, and a little darker than Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo.

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Warped Passages is a little darker than Birmingham Cornflower.

Longer Writing:

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Extra Dimension: I used an Esterbrook Estie Oversize Peacock with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma Notebook. The ink had a wet flow.

Warped Passages: I used a Pelikan M805 Vibrant Blue with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma Notebook. The ink had a wet flow.

Overall, I liked both of these inks! I prefer Warped Passages’s shading over Extra Dimension’s sheen but both are worth a try!

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by a reader for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links but this post is not sponsored in any way.

Colorverse Pillars of Creation & Mystic Mountain

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Colorverse Pillars of Creation & Mystic Mountain are from the new Colorverse Season 7: Eye on the Universe. When I first saw swabs for Season 7 I immediately knew these two were probably going to be my favorite. Pillars of Creation comes in a 65ml bottle and Mystic Mountain in a 15ml bottle. You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet.

Swabs:

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Left to right: Pillars of Creation is a deep grape purple and Mystic Mountain is a light cornflower blue. As soon as I swabbed these myself Pillars of Creation immediately reminded me of Diamine Handel (which I love) so you will see them compared below.

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In large swabs on Tomoe River paper, Pillars of Creation has some gorgeous green sheen, Mystic Mountain has lots of pink shimmer.

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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: 30 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading (both), medium green sheen (Pillars) and pink shimmer (Mystic).

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

Comparison Swabs:

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Pillars of Creation is darker than Diamine Handel, and similar to Diamine Merlot.

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Mystic Mountain is lighter than Tono & Lims Diamond Dust but darker than Vinta Pastel Blue Julio 1991.

Longer Writing:

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Pillars of Creation: I used a Platinum 3776 Nice Lavande with a broad nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.

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Mystic Mountain: I used a TWSBI Eco-T Mint with a broad nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I absolutely love both of these inks. Pillars of Creation is my favorite though-the color is amazing, I love the shading and the green sheen and it performs well. Mystic Mountain can be a bit light in smaller nib sizes so I would stick to the larger nib sizes, but it’s the only blue ink I know of that a has pink shimmer as of right now. This ink set would be a perfect gift for anyone who likes unusual or interesting inks.

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

Colorverse Extreme Deep Field & NGC 1850

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Colorverse Extreme Deep Field and NGC 1850 are from the new Colorverse Season 7: Eye on the Universe. Extreme Deep Field comes in a 65ml bottle and NGC 1850 in a 15ml bottle. You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet.

Swabs:

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Left to right: Extreme Deep Field is a deep blue with sheen and NGC 1850 is a dark teal with sheen and shimmer.

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In large swabs on Tomoe River paper, Extreme Deep Field has some nice 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: 30-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: no shading, monster red sheen (both) and multi-colored shimmer (NGC).

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

Comparison Swabs:

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In longer writing, Deep Field is closest to Organics Studio Emerson.

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NGC is darker than J Herbin Emerald of Chivor but less green than Robert Oster Blue Velvet Storm.

Longer Writing:

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Extreme Deep Field: I used a Franklin-Christoph 46 Blue Diamondcast with a broad nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.

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NGC 1850: I used an Esterbrook Estie Oversize Peacock with a medium nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I enjoyed both of these inks. Both can be smeared if you try, but I didn’t notice any smearing in casual use. These are worth a try if you are looking for fun and interesting inks!

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

Colorverse SM 1 & Costar

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Colorverse recently released their new Season 7: Eye on the Universe. I immediately ordered most of them, so today let’s start with SM 1 & Costar. SM 1 comes in a 65ml bottle and Costar in a 15ml bottle. You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet.

Swabs:

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Left to right: SM 1 is a dark blue and Costar is a grey-brown.

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In large swabs on Tomoe River paper, SM 1 has lots of 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: 30-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading (Costar), monster red sheen (SM 1) 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:

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In longer writing, SM 1 is closest to Troublemaker Blueberry.

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Costar is closest to Montblanc Tobacco Gray.

Longer Writing:

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SM 1: I used a Lamy Al-star Pacific Blue with a medium nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.

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Costar: I used a Pelikan M205 Moonstone with a fine nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I really like both of these inks. I love SM 1’s sheen and dark color and Costar’s grey shading. I’m glad I have full bottles of both because I plan on using them often. Stay tuned for the next few days to see more Colorverse Season 7!

Disclaimer: I purchased these inks 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 #1395: Diamine Bloody Brexit

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Diamine Bloody Brexit is a store exclusive for Seitz Kreuznach. Thanks to the reader that sent this ink in for review! You can sometimes find this ink for sale on Amazon (aff. link).

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The color:

Bloody Brexit is a dark royal blue with a ton of red sheen.

Swabs:

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In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has plenty of 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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

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There are a lot of inks similar to Bloody Brexit: Diamine A Leap of Faith, Organics Studio Emerson, etc. Click here to see the Diamine inks together and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

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I used a TWSBI Eco Transparent Blue with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet but sticky flow. This ink does smear after completely drying.

Overall, while it is generally well behaved during writing, it can be smeared days after completely drying which has become a pet peeve of mine. Anything that smears days later is a no-go for me.

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