Guest Review by Julia van der Wyk Intro and general comments Bungbox Happiness ($39 per 50ml bottle) ink was made to replicate the color of happiness, in the guise of a cheerful, yet unassuming green. Do we think they succeeded? Well, the bunny fox on the label is so happy it can’t even handle how happy…
Review by Jessica Coles Just before leaving for the San Francisco pen show, I received an item to review: Baron Fig’s newest notebook called the Wander Dream Journal. As this is the first time Baron Fig has tried their hand at adding content to a journal, I was intrigued to see what was inside. The first…
Review by Tina Koyama Sorakuen (“tea green”) is the second ink I’ve tried in the Nagasawa Kobe line. As I mentioned when I reviewed Nagasawa Kobe Sannomiya, choosing from the collection’s 26 hues was a daunting task, but I can never get enough greens – especially greens that fall on the yellow side rather than…
Review by Jessica Coles I don’t know about any of our readers out there, but I can’t resist picking up a sample of new Robert Oster inks when I see them. Like the new Robert Oster Avocado ($17 for a 50mL bottle). All new inks are fairly thrilling in the pen world, especially so to…
Jacques Herbin 1798 Cornaline d’Égypte (MSRP $28) is the second color in the 1798 ink line and the sixth (!?) in the J. Herbin specialty line of metallic-ish (I say “-ish” because I don’t know how to explain Rouge Hematite) fountain pen inks. The ink was officially released this week so it should be available…
Robert Oster Australian Opal Mauve ($17 for 50ml bottle) is one of my favorite, and most recommended ink colors. When people as me for “something different” I recommend either Opal Mauve or Caffe Crema (I still need to do a review of this ink too!). These are two of the non-blue Robert Oster inks that prove…
I have a soft spot for the more unusual Robert Oster ink colors. Most people go straight for his blues like Fire & Ice, Australian Sky, Blue Water Ice, Soda Pop Blue, etc. And don’t get me wrong, those are fantastic colors! But I have the advantage of standing behind an Oster display for hours…
