As Ana shared in her post last week, there’s another contender for Mocha Mousse ink! Monteverde is stepping into the ring with MP1 Mocha Mousse. The pen & ink will be debuting soon, but Yafa gave us a little bit of a sneak peek at the ink in giving Ana a few vials!
Monteverde’s Mocha Mousse is exactly what I think of when I think of Mocha Mousse. It’s rich, velvety chocolate brown with just a hint of red in there. I don’t know if it matches the Pantone color super closely, but it makes my mouth water!
The ink itself is a shader, with no sheen. Just lovely chocolately goodness. I did notice that in heavy ink droplet applications it feathered a bit on my Mnemosyne notebook paper, but I didn’t see the same result on my Crossfield Journal (old Tomoe River).
So how does it stack up? I put it right next to Endless Alchemy’s Mocha Mousse Delight and the two are pretty close. The lighter parts of the Monteverde version are close to the darker parts of Endless Alchemy’s version, although I do think Endless Alchemy’s version is a tad bit yellower.
Are you sick of Mocha Mousse yet? Or jamming along with it?
DISCLAIMER: Special thanks to Yafa Brands who sent us the ink sample for the purposes of review. Other items may have been received for review, or purchased with our own funds. Please see the About page for more details.
- Paper: Crossfield Journal ($24.00) and Maruman Mnemosyne N182A Inspiration Notebook A5 ($10.50)
- Pens: Pilot Iro-Utushi Dip Pen (F, M, $11 each), Komamono Lab Fonte Glass Body Pen ($7.50)
- Swatches: Col-o-Dex Rotary Cards ($15)
- Ink: MP1 Mocha Mousse