I have been using Kaweco Caramel Brown ink almost all year long in my journal and planners. I have refilled the same pen with this deep chocolatey brown repeatedly. The bottle is actually starting to run dry so I wanted to poke around my collection to see if I can find the back-up option. Since…
On a recent perusal of JetPens, one ink in particular caught my eye: Teranishi Guitar Innocent Mauve (40mL for $23). You know I’m a sucker for purples, and this one has all the things I love: deep jewel tones, warm red hues… I’m not sure if this color is entirely what I think of when…
Initially, I was attracted to this ink specifically because I used to live in New Mexico and I knew immediately that the color was inspired by the love for turquoise jewelry in New Mexico. I was too poor to purchase any turquoise jewelry while I was living there so I thought buying the ink would…
I confess I’ve had Wearinguel ink samples but never a full bottle of ink and now that I have Wayfarer, I get the fuss. Wayfarer is a shading, shimmer ink — the base color is a turquoise/teal with purple shimmer. The shimmer particles can be seen in the bottom of the bottle. So pretty. The…
Oblation Papers & Press in Portland, OR released a custom ink for the Pacific Northwest Pen Show in collaboration with Anderillium Inks called Oregon Marionberry. Each bottle comes in a small 15ml brown glass bottle with beautiful letterpress labels. The ink is a burgundy, red-purple with a tiny bit of shading, no sheening and no…
If you’ve been following The Well-Appointed Desk for awhile, you might have noticed that green is my favorite color, particularly chartreuse, yellow-greens. However, over the years, I’ve found that chartreuse colors are challenging in fountain pen inks. They either get too bright or too light. Not dingy enough for me, nor do they hit the…
Dromgoole’s collaborated with Diamine to create two inks: Bleu Horse and Medusa’s Gaze ($24). They are both shimmery jewels but I decided to grab a bottle of Medusa’s Gaze to start because I liked the name. I buy nail polish with the same logic. The shimmer particles can be seen in the bottom of the…
