I have been using a very specific ink for the past few years. The ink is Pen BBS #224 Leo Tolstoy which was released a few years ago never to be seen again. It’s a dark yellow-green that has low saturation but a dark enough ink for a fine Japanese nib. It’s not a bright…
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,…
Over the summer, I kept seeing the little USA Series bottles from Colorverse at various pen shows and when I saw Giant Potato (15ml bottle for $15) I knew I needed to grab a sample of it. I know that making the ink for Idaho a potato brown color is probably a little simplistic view…
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…
If you’re staring down a case of the Mondays, then I’ve got a fun giveaway for you. We recently received a package of Colorspace Size C Hubble cards, plus Colorspace B Swatch and Hubble Cards from Luxury Brands USA to share with you (more details at Colorverse Ink). If you remember, I tried out the…
Guest post by Julia van der Wyk Colorverse “Golden Gate Bridge” is the “Show ink” for SF pen show 2023. I was excited to see how Colorverse would interpret such an iconic color, which can be hard to pin down. Is it orange? Red? Red-orange? As a Bay Area native, I learned early that the…
I’m always fascinated by new entrants to the paper market. For the last few weeks I’ve been reviewing various sheets and swatch cards from Colorverse, but I’m particularly excited about today’s batch because, well, I love coloring! Colorverse Coloring Sheets (16 sheets for $12.00) are a fun new addition to their line. Each package contains…
