Review by Laura Cameron Earlier this year I had occasion to look for a warm brown to match a pen (of course!) and I stumbled on Robert Oster’s Toffee (50mL, $17.00). Toffee is a warm, rich, golden brown that shades beautifully. I picked it up because it reminded me of toasted marshmallows and matched a…
Showing all posts in Ink Review
Ink Review: Waterman Harmonious Green
Review by Laura Cameron Every so often I pick up a bottle of a classic ink and decide to review it here. I have a few vintage pens, so I’m always looking for good colors of tried and true inks. This time it’s Waterman Harmonious Green and, as always, I’m impressed with it! Waterman Harmonious…
Ink Review: Franklin-Christoph Graphite 4B
By Jessica Coles Franklin-Christoph. New Ink. How on Earth did I miss two of my favorite things intersecting? I was only able to attend the first few hours of the Raleigh Pen Show this year, although it was long enough to see the prototype tray set out and find an amazing 45L pen in a…
Ink Review: Colorverse #69 Opportunity
Review by Laura Cameron We haven’t really delved into the new season of Colorverse Inks at the Desk yet, but when I saw there was a purple you know I had to try it right? I managed to get a small sample of Colorverse #69 Opportunity ($3.00) to test it out. (Colorverse #69 Opportunity comes with…
Ink Review: Lamy Crystal Obsidian
By Jessica Coles When I first heard about Lamy’s new Crystal ink line I was excited because, hey, new ink! Even when the Lamy showed the colors of the ink line in their advertising, I remained excited. But when I started to see swabs of the colors, my enthusiasm started to wane since the colors…
Ink Review: ColorVerse Pen Chalet Special Edition
By Jessica Coles In the latest newsletter from Pen Chalet, I caught a glimpse of their newest ink. However, this ink had a special twist – it is a collaboration between Pen Chalet and ColorVerse and a limited edition as well. Only 300 boxes of the ink duo will be available and only from Pen…
Ink Review: Robert Oster Dusty Pink
Review by Laura Cameron I returned from the Chicago Pen Show last week with tons of new items to review. Let’s kickstart that today with a sample of one of the new colors from Robert Oster this season, Dusky Pink (50mL for $17.00). Ed. Note: Silly me… I spent the whole review thinking it was…