Review by Laura Cameron I feel like I made my love of purple clear last year, so I was relatively unsurprised when Jesi sent me some samples of purple inks she has acquired recently. One of these was Rohrer & Klingner’s Limited Edition Aubergine (50mL for $12.95 from Vanness Pens). Aubergine is a deep dark…
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Ink Review: Lamy Crystal Amazonite
Last week, I reviewed my first Lamy Crystal ink color: Rhodonite. While Rhodonite filled a much hoped-for gap in the Lamy ink line-up, it was not exactly breaking new ground, colorwise. Amazonite, is thankfully, a new color altogether from anything I’ve seen previously from Lamy. Lamy Crystal Amazonite comes in the same glass bottle with…
Ink Review: Robert Oster Pen Addict Fire on Fire
By Jessica Coles This newest offering from Robert Oster is also the first ink offering from Brad Dowdy (The Pen Addict). After many long years of being asked to create a Pen Addict ink, Brad finally caved to the cries from his fans. Teaming up with the talented Robert Oster, he has now introduced a…
Ink Review: Birmingham Pen Parcel: January 2019
Oops. So, I said last month that the Birmingham Pen Parcel was supposed to be their new “bright” collection. My mistake. This month is the bright collection. Which, I suppose, makes more sense. Last month was not so bright. I cannot resist the Pen Parcels. The price is right. I love ink. Regardless of whether…
Ink Review: Lamy Crystal Rhodonite
Lamy released a collection of new inks they are calling Crystal inks. They are calling this their premium line of inks and charging accordingly, at least in the US where a 30 ml bottle is costing upwards of $18. Compared to Lamy’s standard ink line which features 50ml bottles for $12. This sort of price-to-volume…
Ink Review: Lamy NeonCoral (and Giveaway)
I will start by saying that this review was not summoned from the past. No time machine was employed. No ouija boards were used. Nor am I torturing you with a review of an ink that no one could ever get their hands on. This review does not break the Zaxxon rule.* Fontoplumo unearthed several…
Ink Review: J. Herbin Corail des Tropiques
Review by Laura Cameron As I said, I thought I ought to give coral a chance this year. So when I placed my last ink order, I went ahead and added J. Herbin Corail des Tropiques (10ml for $5.50) to my cart. The photos I’ve taken really don’t seem to do Corail des Tropiques justice.…