Tono & Lims Standard Inks, Part 1

It’s time to tackle a new-to-me brand, Tono & Lims. They are a South Korean company, and seem to have a wide range of inks. We are going to start off with the first four inks from their Standard collection: No. 1 Why Don’t You Come With Me, No. 2 Sometime, Somewhere, No. 3 Because We Are Here, and No. 4 U & I. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending a sample over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: No. 1 Why Don’t You Come With Me, No. 2 Sometime, Somewhere, No. 3 Because We Are Here, and No. 4 U & I.

Writing samples:

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

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there was some bleeding on Leuchtturm.

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

No. 1 Why Don’t You Come With Me is similar to Sailor Ink Studio 650. No. 2 Sometime, Somewhere is lighter than Monteverde Jade Noir. No. 3 Because We Are Here is a bit darker and more yellow than Montblanc Red Fox. No. 4 U & I is a bit duskier and lighter than Pelikan Edelstein Aquamarine.

I used an A5 Yoseka notebook. All of the inks had an average flow.

Overall, Because We Are Here is my favorite of the set. They are pretty well behaved on most papers (just not Leuchtturm).

Disclaimer: These inks were 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 is not sponsored in any way.