Ink Review: Colorverse x Lucky Star Pens “Lucky Cosmos”

Ink Review: Colorverse x Lucky Star Pens “Lucky Cosmos”

If you’ve been around here for awhile, you know that I really like Coloverse inks and I will cut to the ending  by telling you right out of the gate, that Colorverse x Lucky Star Pens Lucky Cosmos (on sale! $16 per 30ml bottle) might be my favorite yet. Lauren, founder of Lucky Star Pens,…

Inkmas Day 2: Colorverse USA Idaho- Giant Potato

Inkmas Day 2: Colorverse USA Idaho- Giant Potato

Over the summer, I kept seeing the little USA Series bottles from Colorverse at various pen shows and when I saw Giant Potato (15ml bottle for $15) I knew I needed to grab a sample of it. I know that making the ink for Idaho a potato brown color is probably a little simplistic view…

Ink Review: Finding my Purrfect Brown Ink

Ink Review: Finding my Purrfect Brown Ink

I have been using Kaweco Caramel Brown ink almost all year long in my journal and planners. I have refilled the same pen with this deep chocolatey brown repeatedly. The bottle is actually starting to run dry so I wanted to poke around my collection to see if I can find the back-up option. Since…

Inkmas Day 8: Colorverse Permanent Black

I had a lengthy discussion with Carol at Luxury Brands about good permanent black inks. As the distributor for both Platinum (known for my beloved Carbon Black ink) and Colorverse, she recommended I try Colorverse Permanent Black ($15 for a 30ml bottle) from the Colorverse Office Series. This collection of inks features those everyday staple…

Inkmas Day 7: Colorverse Chi-Town

Inkmas Day 7: Colorverse Chi-Town

Two of my favorite things: Colorverse ink and anything featuring my hometown: Chicago… how could I resist? If I were to guess what color someone might create for an ink that embodies Chicago, I am not sure I would guess a dark purple/brown with shimmer particles. I might have thought of the sky blue from…