Review by Laura Cameron I don’t have too many oranges in my ink collection, so I’m always pleased to test orange inks. Recently I received a bottle of J. Herbin Orange Indien (Pen Chalet, 10ml for $6.00). Orange Indien is a nice deep orange, the color of pumpkins and fall. It shades, but does not…
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Ink Review: Robert Oster Australian Opal Mauve
UPDATE: It’s come to our attention that this formulation of Australian Opal Mauve was mis-mixed. According to Robert Oster, about 1/3 of the bottles formulated reached retailers and were sold as is. The correct color of Australian Opal Mauve is considerably more blue-purple and is what is currently available. The ink color shown in this…
Ink Review: Diamine Espresso
Review by Laura Cameron I typically don’t use brown ink, so when I got the opportunity to review Diamine’s 150th Anniversary in Espresso (€7.85 via Appelboom), I welcomed the opportunity. Espresso is a dark, dark brown, the color of dark chocolate and espresso beans. Interestingly enough, I liked the ink more wet than dry. When…
Ink Review: Waterman Audacious Red
There are some great inks that overlooked because some new, hot colors/brands, etc just got released. I thought it might be a good time to take a minute to remember one of those tried-and-true classic inks (and brands) that often get overlooked: Waterman. While it drives me absolutely insane that Waterman insist on changing the…
Ink Review: Monteverde Emotions, Kindness
At the LA Pen Show, Vanness Pens debuted the Monteverde Emotions ink line. I was particularly smitten with Kindness (30mL for $8.00) so I was delighted to get the chance to review it. Kindness is a lovely bright pink ink, with a green sheen in heavy applications. It is darker than bubblegum, but lighter than…
Ink Review: L’Artisan Pastellier Encre Classique Carmine
By now most pen folks have probably heard of Callifolio inks, if only because of the frequent mentions of a certain shade of pink ink: Andrinople. The French company that makes that ink, L’Artisan Pastellier also makes another line of fountain pen ink called Encre Classique (Classic Ink). There is not a ton of information about…
Ink Review: Robert Oster Soda Pop Blue
Robert Oster’s blues are pretty notorious but some are more noteworthy than others. Unfortuntately, he often releases so many ink colors at once that some get lost in the shuffle. Last year, in the melée of Fire & Ice and River of Fire and Lake of Fire and all the other fiery ink madness, Soda…