Review by Laura Cameron The final ink that I ordered as part of the Monteverdepalooza of the past few weeks is Ruby ($8 for 30ml bottle). Ruby is a bright, almost fire engine red, that leans a bit orange. In heavy inkblots, Ruby sheens a greeny-yellow, but in regular applications it just shades really nicely. It…
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Eye Candy: Colorverse Reviews Coming Soon
Don’t you worry! I haven’t forgotten about the rest of the Colorverse ink reviews I promised. In fact, I got even MORE to review for you. But, as you know, I had to pause for a moment and jet off to LA for the pen show. And I’ve been behind my not-so-well-appointed desk making new…
Ink Review: Robert Oster Spearmint
Review by Laura Cameron So far, I haven’t met a Robert Oster ink that I didn’t like. This is certainly the case with Spearmint, which I ordered recently to try. Spearmint is a beautiful dark green. I was hoping that it would shade towards teal, but mostly I got a good forest green with some mint…
Ink Review: Diamine Shimmering Frosted Orchid Fountain Pen Ink
A few months ago I saw a wonderful review of Diamine Shimmering Frosted Orchid (€9.50 for 50ml bottle) and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Frosted Orchid is part of Diamine’s Shimmer series which now has 32 colors in the collection. Frosted Orchid is fairly true to it’s name — it is…
Ink Review: Monteverde Mandarin Orange
In the last few months, after a lifetime of eschewing the color orange, I’ve been adding more of it to my stash of yarns and inks. Given this, I insisted that The Desk try Monteverde’s Mandarin Orange as part of it’s inkapalooza. Mandarin Orange is a good, solid orange ink. The orange is dark and…
Ink Review: Monteverde Rose Noir
When I learned about Monteverde’s recently released Noir Collection I made a beeline for them. I’ve been concentrating on wine colors and purples this year (2018 is Ultra Violet) so I added Rose Noir to the shopping cart immediately. Rose Noir is a yummy, plummy purple that leans more red than blue. It reminds me…
Ink Review: Monteverde California Teal
Recently Pen Chalet had a half price ink sale on Monteverde inks. The Desk took the opportunity to stock up on inks for review. Today I’ll be reviewing California Teal. As the name suggests, the ink is a beautiful teal that leans toward the green end of the spectrum. In the bottle it appears blue,…