Diamine Soft Mint – Handwritten Ink Review

Pen: TWSBI Diamond 540, Medium Nib Ink: Diamine Soft Mint Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: Wow, I took a lot of pictures for this review. I received a sample of Diamine Soft Mint in this month’s Ink Drop, and I figured it would be a good fit for a demonstrator. Into […]

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Parker Quink in Black – Handwritten Fountain Pen Ink Review

Parker Quink – Black Fountain Pen Ink – Handwritten Review – Pen: Lamy 2000, Medium Nib Ink: Parker Quink – Black Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: Parker Quink has been around for decades, which says a lot about a company. Usually when they’ve been making something for so long, that’s a good sign. While […]

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J. Herbin – Vert Empire – Handwritten Ink Review

J. Herbin : Vert Empire Fountain Pen Ink Pen: Sailor Professional Gear Imperial Black, Fine Nib / Lamy Al-Star 1.1mm Stub Ink: J. Herbin Vert Empire Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: Part of being a responsible blogger is being honest. Exaclair was nice enough to supply me with this bottle of J. Herbin, […]

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Iroshizuku Ink Mix – 3:1 Ratio of Fuyu-Syogun and Kon-Peki

I was lucky enough to get an ink mixing kit for Christmas, BUT I was not lucky enough to have two or more inks from the same brand that would mix to make a pleasing color. Something tells me that Diamine Oxblood and Diamine Evergreen wouldn’t make the best of browns…

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Montblanc Mystery Black – Handwritten Fountain Pen Ink Review

    Montblanc Mystery Black Fountain Pen Ink – Handwritten Review – Pen: Montblanc 149, Medium Nib Ink: Montblanc Mystery Black Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound   Notes: First thing’s first, I got the bottle of ink through the TRADING POST (a place to host your list of fountain pen goodies that you would like to […]

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