Montblanc Miles Davis Jazz Blue (30ml bottle for $19) was one of those inks I picked up on a whim after I had one of those “fear of missing out” moments earlier this year. Its still available several months later so I don’t know if its a color that will be discontinued or will be…
No, that’s not a typo. This morning I thought I’d share with you all the inks I bought at the San Francisco Pen Show. After four pen shows in as many months, I finally lost all control and bought ALL THE INKS! Well, not all the inks but I did buy a lot. Since I…
Everyone at the D.C. Pen Show asked about the upcoming release of Robert Oster Lake of Fire and I had to tell them, “not until San Francisco,” knowing full well I had a whole bottle. The bottle I have is from the new ink.art series which is designed to be improved for art purposes. The…
J. Herbin unveiled its latest specialty ink and I crawled out of bed at the crack of dawn this morning to do a special preview/review of the new sparkly jewel. This new ink is not a 1670 ink, its a 1798 and its no longer just J. Herbin branded, its under Jacques Herbin. The color…
Review by Laura Cameron Several weeks ago Ana posted a photo of Sailor Jentle Four Seasons Inks and I quickly became smitten with the Sakura-Mori (Cherry Blossom). I thought it was a beautiful peachy-pinky color and I wanted it for my new Cross Botannica (more about that one in an upcoming post). The bottle of…
Review by Laura Cameron Up until a few weeks ago, I only owned one bottle of ink. I have been ordering samples of everything; every time I place an order for anything I throw in a few more ink samples. However, several weeks ago I saw the Pen Addict photos of Platinum Classic Lavender…
Every year for the last… maybe eight SIX years now(?) Pelikan has tried to wow us with a new jewel-themed Color of the Year ink color. While Pantone is telling us this year is the year of “Greenery,” Pelikan is trying to convince us its a browner sort of year. Pelikan chose Smoky Quartz ($28 for a…
