As a long time reader of this site, I’m honored to share my experience mixing waterproof inks! I’m Thien-Kim, a romance novelist, amateur artist, and coffee addict who refuses to count how many bottles of ink she owns. Thank you, Ana for having me! I blame my cats for my obsession with waterproof fountain pen…
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Ink Review: Sailor 2025 North American Pen Show Exclusive
For the last few years, Sailor North America releases a limited edition ink available exclusively at pen shows where the Sailor North America team is attending. We have tried to review these colors as we acquire them. 2024 2023 This year, the color chosen is a low saturation smoky bluish color with a multichromatic undertone…
Monteverde Shimmers! Dromgoole’s Exclusive Ink
Releasing at the Pacific Northwest Pen Show, Dromgoole’s in unveiling two new shimmer inks. These inks are exclusively created for Dromgoole’s by Monteverde. Ice Queen and Ice Dragon are the same shade of deep blue-teal but Ice Queen features silver shimmer and Ice Dragon features gold shimmer. These inks end up looking like slightly different…
Ink Review: Kobe Ink Felissimo Chocolate Museum Strawberry Chocolate
Kobe Ink Fellisimo Chocolate Museum Strawberry Chocolate ($33 for a 50ml bottle) was a bottle of ink I picked up at the California Pen Show in February with Valentine’s Day in my heart. I mean who doesn’t love chocolate covered strawberries? So I grabbed this ink which was created in combination with the Fellisimo Museum…
Ink Review: Sailor x Dromgoole’s Apricot Jam & Mint Jelly
I don’t know why I waited so longer to pick up the Sailor x Dromgoole’s collaborative inks: Mint Jelly and Apricot Jam ($20 each for 20ml bottles). These were released last year around the holidays inspired by Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner accompaniments. At the last pen show, I grabbed bottles of both and have fallen…
Ink Review: Esterbrook x TheCoffeeMonstersCo Forgotten Iced Coffee
(If at any point in this review, I accidentally call this ink Forgotten Iced Tea, I apologize in advance. The color reminds me more of iced tea than iced coffee so I have it in my brain that that’s what its called.) Along with the release of the much-coveted Esterbrook Estie collab with TheCoffeeMonstersCo, Esterbrook…
Ink Preview: KWZ St. Louis Pen Show 2025 Meet Me in St. Louis – 314 Blues(@stlpenshow)
KWZ 2025 St. Louis Pen Show Meet Me in St. Louis – 314 Blues ($20 for 60ml Bottle) is the limited edition ink available at this year’s St. Louis Pen Show. Each bottle is 60ml and there will only be 200 bottles available. The ink will be sold exclusively at the show (this weekend Friday…