Ink Review #2147: Wearingeul Wuthering Heights

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Today’s ink is Wearingeul Wuthering Heights, an EndlessPens exclusive ink. Thanks to EndlessPens for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Wuthering Heights is a pale green grey with shimmer.

*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 plenty of green and silver shimmer.

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 green and silver shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Wuthering Heights is unique among green shimmer inks-I don’t have anything similar. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M805 Ocean Swirl with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow, and had some skipping issues.

Overall, I love the unique color. I did have some skipping issues because the flow is so dry, so I prefer this ink in wetter pens.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by EndlessPens 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 #2136: Robert Oster New Year New Hue 2023

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Today’s ink is Robert Oster New Year, New Hue! 2023, an EndlessPens exclusive designed by @micahfinds. Thanks to EndlessPens for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

New Year is a bright magenta pink with purple shimmer.

*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 plenty of shimmer.

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: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

New Year is a little darker than Dominant Industry Apple Blossom. Click here to see the pink inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 Pink Marbled with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this ink is gorgeous. I love the color and the unusual purple shimmer.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by EndlessPens 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 #2122: Robert Oster Ghost

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Today’s ink is Robert Oster Ghost, an EndlessPens exclusive designed by @micahfinds. Thanks to EndlessPens for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Ghost is a deep pewter grey with silver shimmer.

*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 plenty of shimmer.

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 silver shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Ghost is a little more pewter than Robert Oster Sterling Silver. Click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer Writing:

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

Overall, this is a lovely ink! I love the color, and it’s well behaved. I’m glad I have a full bottle because I think I will use it often-grey is one of my favorite colors.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by EndlessPens 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.

Robert Oster Vanness Exclusive Inks

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Let’s take a look at three Vanness Pens exclusive Robert Oster inks. I purchased my samples from Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Charred Hickory, Hemp and Blue River.

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: All three had medium shading.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Charred Hickory is less vibrant than Diamine Ancient Copper.

Hemp is more olivey than Sailor Ink Studio 967.

Blue River is close to Tono & Lims Wind of Sakura.

Charred Hickory and Hemp had an average flow, Blue River had a dry flow.

Overall, Hemp is my favorite out of the three, but you can’t go wrong with any 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

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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.

Diamine Cult Pens Exclusive Inks

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Cult Pens have done quite a few store exclusive inks with Diamine. Their newest collab is: Louise, Matthew, Herbert and Michael. Thanks to Cult Pens for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Louise, Matthew, Herbert and Michael

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

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: 20-30 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Only Michael had a little bit of bleeding.

Other properties: no-medium shading (Louise had the best shading), no to high sheen (Herbert had high pink sheen and Michael had medium copper sheen) and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was a bit of feathering in every nib size as well as a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Louise is closest to Colorverse Adobe.

Matthew is similar to Birmingham Smoked Iron.

Michael is close to Diamine Regency Blue. Herbert is darker than Michael.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook, three of the inks had a dry flow and Matthew had an average flow.

Overall, Louise is my favorite-I love how it looks in the Schon Design Ultem pen, and it flows pretty well in a broad nib.

Disclaimer: These inks were 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 #879: Robert Oster Vitstyle Red Bear

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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!

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The color:

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

Swabs:

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

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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: 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:

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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:

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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.