Tono & Lims Earth Contact SE

Tono & Lims Earth Contact SE series currently contains 5 shimmer inks. Today we are going to look at the first two: Burma Tourmaline and Phosphophyllite. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending a sample over for review!

Color:

Phosphophyllite is a pale teal with silver shimmer and Burma Tourmaline is a pale pink with gold shimmer.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper you can see plenty of shimmer. Phosphophyllite has a much finer shimmer than the other.

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: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and gold/silver shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Burma Tourmaline is similar to Vinta Pastel Pink Julia 1991 but darker. Phosphophyllite is similar to Diamine Spearmint Diva but much lighter. Click here to see the Tono & Lims inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Platinum 3776 Nice with a broad architect nib and a Pelikan M400 White Tortoise with a medium nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The inks had a slightly dry flow.

Overall, Burma Tourmaline isn’t my favorite-I don’t love gold shimmer, I prefer silver, but other than that it’s rather well behaved. Phosphophyllite is a little on the pale side, but the shimmer is super fine and flows pretty well for a shimmer ink.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by Shigure Inks 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.