Noodler’s Ellis Island Blue Black – Handwritten Ink Review

Noodler’s Ink – Ellis Island Blue Black Handwritten Review Pen: Lamy Al-Star – Graphite – EF nib Ink: Noodler’s Ellis Island Blue Black Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: I should probably stop using EF nibs for ink reviews, but this ink was just so smooth in the Lamy EF that I decided to continue […]

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J. Herbin – Terre de Feu – Handwritten Ink Review

J. Herbin : Terre de Feu Fountain Pen Ink Pen: Pelikan Souveran M605 – Fine nib Ink: J. Herbin Terre de Feu Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Pros: Unique Color Great Shading Good Performance Cons: Unique Color Bottle Shape Notes: If you notice that I put “unique color” as both a pro and […]

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Monteverde Black – Handwritten Ink Review

Pen: Lamy Safari, Fine Nib Ink: Monteverde Black Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: I almost wrote this ink off as another black ink, that I wasn’t overly interested in trying out. I’m really glad I loaded it up though. It may be the combo of pen, nib, and ink that just works, […]

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Diamine Wild Strawberry – Handwritten Ink Review

Pen: Lamy 2000 – Medium Nib Ink: Diamine Wild Strawberry Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: Well, there’s a pretty good chance that if you’re a teacher, and you want to make your students know how bad they did on an exam, nothing says “this is wrong” better than Diamine’s Wild Strawberry. […]

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Diamine Sargasso Sea – Handwritten Ink Review

Pen: Lamy 2000, Medium Nib Ink: Diamine Sargasso Sea Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: More pictures, and more Diamine ink this week. I’ve been looking to try out this ink for some time now, and I’m glad I finally did. It’s a heavily saturated medium blue that really jumps off the page. […]

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