Wearingeul Yi-sang

Wearingeul is a new-to-me brand I’ve been excited to try out. They are made in Korea, in the same factory as Colorverse. Let’s look at the Yi-sang series. Thanks to Wearingeul for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Me In the Mirror, Taxidermied Genius, Infinite Cube and 13 Children.

*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:

• 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: 40-70 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low-medium shading, low sheen and no shimmer except Me in the Mirror which has silver shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Me in the Mirror is close to Diamine Snow Storm

Infinite Cube is a little darker than Waterman Absolute Brown.

Taxidermied Genius is darker than Kyo-no-oto Cherry Blossom.

13 Children is closest to Sailor 50 States California.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook, most of the inks had an average flow, but Me In the Mirror had a drier flow and had some clogging issues.

Overall, I had some trouble with Me in the Mirror, but I really enjoyed the other three inks. Taxidermied Genius is my favorite out of the four, and is worth a try!

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Wearingeul 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.