If you’ve been around here for awhile, you know that I really like Coloverse inks and I will cut to the ending by telling you right out of the gate, that Colorverse x Lucky Star Pens Lucky Cosmos (on sale! $16 per 30ml bottle) might be my favorite yet.
Lauren, founder of Lucky Star Pens, loves shimmer and makes inks that she wants to use– a product concept that I 100% agree with. Lucky Cosmos is a funky, unique, multi-effect ink. The base color of this ink is a deep reddish black with purple and pink shading, then it sheens green, and it shimmers with multi-pigment purple iridescence! It lives up to its name — it’s out of this world.
What is even more noteworthy is that depending on the application of the ink, the color can look distinctly different. When applied with a wet brush, the purple-red undertones really pop. Drops of ink are so sheeny! When I puddled the ink, the purple shimmer was so vibrant as well as the green sheen. Even with fine nib writing, I got evidence of sheen and shimmer. It’s just a roller coaster of color!
Ink Comparison:
I was surprised that I did actually have a few inks that were a deep color AND had some shimmer. Of course, the base color tone and shimmer colors were different but I figure comparing these might help you decide whether to invest in Lucky Cosmos if you already have a full bottle of one of these other hues.
Diamine Solstice is a black with an iridescent green shimmer. It doesn’t have the level of sheen that Lucky Cosmos has making it feel a little less celestial. Robert Oster Shwarze Rose is a green black with an iridescent reddish shimmer. Its a shading ink, not a sheener, so it creates a little bit different feel overall. My final comparison was Troublemaker Butterfly Dream which has some sheening and shimmer but the shimmer is blue and the ink color overall is more black. Don’t get me wrong, Butterfly Dream is a beautiful ink its just different.
This close-up picture above makes the similarities and differences a little more apparent. They are all lovely, just different.
Final Verdict:
I REALLY like this ink. It’s one of the most unusual, most adventurous inks I’ve seen in awhile. Congrats to Colorverse and Lucky Star Pens for making such a unique ink. Makes me want to try some of their other collaborations!
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