I really wanted to title this post “EUREKA – I found it!,” but I understand that’s not the best for anyone to find it later, so I went with our traditional headline. But I’m here to say I think I found an ink that is an amazing match for the Pantone color of the year, Mocha Mousse. Please meet Vinta’s Liquid Sepia Isabela (30ml for $17).
This ink is really kind of amazing. It’s brown, except it’s pink, and it has gold sheen. It looks like that amazing photo of the chocolate mousse in with the light glinting off of it, a bit of a different color every way you look at it.
Of course it’s a bit tamer in writing samples, and I realize I can’t always lay down fat droplets on Tomoe River paper to see that sheen.
And I don’t have anything to compare it to. I pulled out Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi which leans a little red/pink, but it’s not the same at all.
And photos just don’t do this ink justice. Rarely have I been talked into buying a full bottle of an ink this quickly. Trust me. It’s gorgeous!
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- Paper: Crossfield Journal ($24.00) and Maruman Mnemosyne N182A Inspiration Notebook A5 ($10.50)
- Pen: Delike Glass Signature Pen ($37.80)
- Swatches: Col-o-Dex Rotary Cards ($15)
- Ink: Vinta’s Liquid Sepia Isabela (30ml for $17)
