For my final contribution to Inkmas I wanted to do something fun. When I spotted this duo of Robert Oster inks at Vanness I knew they needed to be an entry.
First off, I just love the names and how playful they are! Santa’s Hangover (50mL for $19) is an orangey red. If I’m honest I’m a bit disappointed in this one, only because it isn’t the rich luxurious red I think of when I think of Santa (and his suit and hat). On the other hand, maybe after criss-crossing the globe all night long, the man is tired and hungover, so he’s a little peaky?
Santa’s Hangover immediately made me link of Papier Plume Heart of Gold, but that is definitely more orange. I think it fits in with some of the more coral inks, and comes closest to either PenBBS #140 Bloom or Kobe Ink #12 Okamoto Pink.
Now Elf’s Cap (50mL for $19) I seriously love. It is a bright, cheerful green with a little bit of blue in it. And I don’t think it matches anything I have in the ink stash! Pennonia Almazold is too light, and Mont Blanc Irish Green and Papier Plume Ivy Green are too dark. I feel very Goldilocks about this ink – it’s JUST right and nothing quite compares to it (side note: Sailor Manyo Ukikusa from earlier Inkmas is WAY too yellow).
I guess when it comes down to it, this pair just means mischief?
In any case, Happy Holidays!
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- Paper: Baron Fig Mastermind Desk Pad ($16)
- Swatches: Col-o-Dex Rotary Cards ($15)
- Pens: Pilot Metropolitan Green ($25.45) and Kaweco Perkeo Infrared ($30.50)
- Inks: Robert Oster Santa’s Hangover (50mL for $19) and Elf’s Cap (50mL for $19)