Jacques Herbin 1798: Kyanite du Nepal Ink Review

Jacques Herbin 1798: Kyanite du Nepal Ink Review   What is it? This new ink from Jacques Herbin (the ink maker formerly known as J. Herbin) is a medium shade of blue with a very fine silver shimmer particulate suspended in the ink.  Notes:  It’s that time of the year again. The weather gets warmer, the […]

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Krishna RC Fountain Pen Ink in Moonview Review

Last incowrimo truly introduced me to world of sheening inks. Until then I had heard about them but never ventured into that world myself. I had no idea one colour of ink could do so many things! When I first heard about Moonview earlier this year and saw some images I thought I would try it myself, and given it runs under $10 for a bottle, it was an easy decision to make.

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J. Herbin Orange Indien – Ink Review

J. Herbin Orange Indien Fountain Pen Ink Review Pen: Lamy 2000 Stainless Steel – Broad Paper: Kyokuto F.O.B. COOP – Dot Grid – B5 Notes: Despite the name, J. Herbin’s Orange Indien is not an india ink, and it will perform just fine in your fountain pen. The ink writes a bit “thin”, which results in […]

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J. Herbin 1670 Bleu Ocean – Ink Review + Video

J. Herbin 1670 Bleu Ocean (New w/ Sheen) Fountain Pen Ink Review Pen: Lamy 2000 Stainless Steel – Broad, Folded Nib Dip Pen Paper: Kyokuto F.O.B. COOP – Dot Grid – B5 Notes: J. Herbin caught some flak when they released a blue 1670 ink a few years back and it had no gold flake. Well, no […]

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Diamine Asa Blue Ink Review

Diamine Asa Blue Fountain Pen Ink Review Pen: Nakaya Neo Standard Medium, Folded Nib Dip Pen Ink: Diamine Asa Blue Paper: Kyokuto F.O.B. COOP B5 Dot Grid Pros: Smooth writing Nice shading Great everyday color Diamine reliability Cons: None! Notes: Jetpens recently started carrying the small bottles of Diamine Ink. I saw them and immediately got to shopping. […]

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