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Review: Cross Black + Giveaway
I got this as a prize from one of the monthly local pen meet. Cross Black came in a bottle that resembles the Pelikan 4001 bottles. That made me wonder if these were manufactured by Pelikan. In any...
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Review: Jinhao X750
The Numbers: Weight: 37g Length (capped): 141.4mm Length (uncapped): 125.3mm Length of cap: 60.9mm Price: RM$20 / SGD$6.67 Body Material: Brass Nib Material: Stainless steel Filling Mechanism:...
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Review: Mont Blanc Blue Hour
Mont Blanc Blue Hour is a strange ink. it goes down a grey sort of blue but after a while it changes to a green, maybe a sort of teal. I actually did enjoy the blue it goes down as but I was in for a...
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Giveaway Winner: Cross Black
Congrats! Jasmine T you are the winner of the Cross Black giveaway. Please contact me within a week of this post to sarrange prize collection. Otherwise I would have to pick another winner. Hope to...
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Review: Graf von Faber Castell Stone Grey
I got this ink in early November 2015. This is my first bottle of Graf von Faber-Castell ink. It came in an impressive looking bottle with a generous 75ml in it. It’s going to take me a long time to...
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Review: Diamine SBRE Brown
This is an ink that is customised by Diamine for SBRE Brown. It’s a fairly lubricated ink. It’s a reddish-brown ink with some nice shading properties. It this was my ink to customise, I would have...
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Review: Pelikan M600
The Numbers:Weight: 19gLength (capped): 132mmLength (uncapped): 122mmPrice: USD$404 from Pen ChaletBody Material: ResinNib Material: 14k goldFilling Mechanism: Piston fillerColours: Various Intro:I...
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Review: Diamine Eclipse
Diamine Eclipse is a surprisingly nice black ink. It’s a relatively wet ink which pairs well with my Japanese F nib. Diamine Eclipse isn’t a very dark black, it’s rather noticeably blue-purple on the...
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Review: Hieronymus Brown 03
Hieronymus is a Swiss company that specialise in bespoke stationary from notebooks to writing instruments and inks. Hieronymus has kindly sent me 3 ink samples. The samples came in glass bottles. They...
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Review: Hieronymus Blue 01
My thanks to Hieronymus for send me the ink samples. This is ink 2 out of 3 reviewed. You can find the review of Hieronymus Brown 03. Hieronymus Blue 01 is very much a dusty blue ink. It shades nicely...
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Giveaway Winner: Hieronymus Brown 03
Congrats to Seah San Yong, you won the sample of Hieronymus Brown 03. Please contact me within the week to claim your prize. Otherwise I would have to pick another winner.
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Review: Faber-Castell Ondoro - Smoked Oak
The Numbers:Weight: 45gLength (capped): 133cmLength (uncapped): 123cmBody Material: WoodNib Material: Stainless steelFilling Mechanism: Cartridge and converterColours: (resin) black, grey brown and...
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Review: Hieronymus Violet 02
My thanks to Hieronymus for send me the ink samples. This is ink 3 out of 3 reviewed. You can find the review of Hieronymus Brown 03 and Hieronymus Blue 01 here. This is a dusty purple sort of colour....
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Giveaway Winner: Hieronymus Blue 01
Congrats to Jeffrey Kang! You are the winner of the sample of Hieronymus Blue 01. You have one week to claim your prize, otherwise I would be picking another winner.
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Review: Diamine Blue Pearl
The problem with the inks with gold or silver dust in them is the need to give your pen a little shake before writing. Otherwise you will not get the full glitter effect. Diamine Blue Pearl is...
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Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Ajisai
My thanks to Sunny of Straits Pen for the ink sample. Pilot Iroshizuku Ajisai is a purple - blue ink. Like other Pilot Iroshizuku inks, it is well behaved. It shades well. In terms of colour, there are...
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Giveaway Winner: Hieronymus Violet 02
Congrats JJ, you won the sample of Hieronymus Violet 02. Please contact me within the week to claim your price, otherwise I have to pick another winner.
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Review: OMAS Arte Italiana Art 2015 Liquid Green
The Numbers:Weight: 33gLength (capped): 143mmLength (uncapped): 131mmBody Material: Cotton ResinNib Material: 18K goldFilling Mechanism: Piston fillerColours: Liquid blue and Liquid green Intro:OMAS...
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Review: Mont Blanc Lavender Purple
Mont Blanc Lavender Purple is a dark purple / red colour that I enjoy a lot. It doesn’t shade very much but still subtly visible on a M nib and wider nibs sizes. This is a saturated ink. I almost wish...
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Review: Wahl Eversharp Everberry
This is a free bottle of ink I got from a pen meet last year. The ink came in a bottle that really reminded me of a bottle of jam. Especially when you see the colour of deep blue in the bottle. It...
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