Green is my favorite color, if you haven’t guessed already, and yellow-greens like lime, avocado and olive are my favorite, favorite greens. So, it was only a matter of time until I broke down and purchased the J. Herbin Vert Olive ($9 per bottle or $6 for a tin of six cartridges) which appears to…
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June Ink Drop Reveal?
This month, Goulet Pens decided to trip up the Ink Drop subscribers with a “What’s in a Name?” theme. In other words, they send unlabelled vials and its our chance to guess the colors. If you guess correctly and enter your guess into the contest on Ink Nouveau, you could win a bottle of the…
Ink Drop Reveal for May 2013: Favorites
I am sorry I waited so long to show off the great collection of ink favorites from the Ink Drop for May 2013. This selection is called “Because We Felt Like It” from the Goulet Pens staff as opposed to the trend lately of creating a theme for each month. The colors are all right…
Ink Drop Reveal for April 2013
When I first got interested in fountain pens, I wanted nothing to do with blue or black ink which was so readily available in the average American ballpoint or rollerball pen. I wanted the unique and uncommon colors found in fountain pen inks like greys, browns, purples and pinks. Over time though, I’ve discovered the…
Ink Drop: March 2013
Once again, I am woefully behind on posting the Goulet Pens Ink Drop reveals. At least, I’m not spoiling the surprise for anyone who is waiting for their colors to arrive in the post this way. This month was the darkest of the darks, called Fade to Black, to go along with everyone’s murky feeling…
February Ink Drop 2013
Goulet Pens continues to delight with their monthly themed Ink Drop ink samples. For February, the colors were inspired by Valentine’s Day naturally. There were two pinks (Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo and Diamine Deep Magenta), one shade of red (Sailor Jentle Grenade) — which reminds me of J. Herbin 1670 Rouge Hematite with more of a…
Ink Drop for January 2013 (Aurora Borealis)
I’m a little late to the party with the reveal of the January Ink Drop from Goulet Pens but you’ll forgive me, won’t you? The more I think about this set, the more I like it. The theme for January was the Aurora Borealis which I think is a great idea for January — to…
