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Review: Rohrer and Klingner Blu Mare
I do not have much experience with Rohrer and Klingner. Blu Mare is a turquoise ink by Rohrer and Klingner. It’s bright, cheerful colour that pops right off the page. It shades nicely even in a...
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Review: Sailor Jentle Epinard
This is part of an ink series that Sailor has discontinued a while back. Never understood why they decided to do so. Epinard is a dark olive green that shades well. It reminds me of Tokiwa Matsu from...
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Review: Sailor Jentle Rikyu-Cha
This is part of Sailor’s recently re-released of an older 4 Seasons ink series. Rikyu-Cha is an odd blend of green and brown. Like most Sailor inks, it is fairly lubricated. I really enjoy this one of...
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Review: Parker Beta
The Numbers:Weight: 12gLength (capped): 135mmLength (uncapped): 123mmPrice: 144 Indian Rupee from Amazon IndiaBody Material: PlasticNib Material: Stainless steelFilling Mechanism: Cartridge /...
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Singapore Pen Show 2016
We came, we saw, we bought. Today is the first time Singapore has a pen show. This is organised by the admins of the Singapore Fountain Pen Lovers' Facebook group, lovingly known as SFPL. The admins...
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Review: Caran d’Ache Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon is part of the Caran d’Ache Colours of the Earth series which has since been discontinued. I’ve reviewed Sunset previously which was part of the same series. Grand Canyon is a brown ink...
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Review: Robert Oster Signature Jade
My thanks to Robert Oster for sending me this sample. Robert Oster Signature Jade is a nice blend of green and yellow. It looks really good and shades very well. This is one ink I really wish I have a...
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Review: Visconti Van Gogh Mini
The Numbers:Weight: 18gLength (capped): 123mmLength (uncapped): 115mmBody Material: Italian resinNib Material: Stainless steelFilling Mechanism: Cartridge onlyColours: Various Intro:My thanks to Sunny...
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Review: Montblanc JFK Navy Blue
This is one ink sample that I’ve been putting off filling up with it for a long time. For no good reason other than I didn’t feel like it. However, Montblanc JFK Navy Blue is quite a pleasant surprise....
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Review: Sailor Jentle Yuki-Akari
Yuki Akari is one of the newly re-issued inks by Sailor. It’s a light sky blue colour. It isn’t so light that it is hard to read against the white paper. Yuki Akari reminds me of Bungbox June Bride...
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Review: Montblanc Irish Green
This is a true green ink made by Montblanc. It shades nicely even in a Japanese fine nib. In my 1.1mm nib it shades all the better. It goes from a deep dark green where the ink pools to a bright leaf...
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Review: Pelikan M400 Brown Tortoise
The Numbers:Weight: 16gLength (capped): 124mmLength (uncapped): 123mmPrice: USD$380 on Pen ChaletBody Material: Resin and cellulose acetate Nib Material: 14k Gold nibFilling Mechanism: Piston...
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Giveaway winner: Wing Sung 698
Congrats to Maxim Mee! You are the winner of the Wing Sung 698 fountain pen. Please contact me within 7 days (26th January 2017) to claim your prize. You can contact me via the contact form on the blog.
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Review: Robert Oster Signature Turquoise
My thanks to Robert Oster for sending me this sample. Another beautiful ink by Robert Oster. This is one ink maker to watch! The turquoise isn’t the bright blend of blue and green that I expected....
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Culling the herd - Part 1
I’m sure everyone who is into fountain pens and inks will find themselves the owner of too many pens and/or inks and/or paper. Personally, I have been forced to face the realities of my addiction not...
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My Pen and Ink Collection - 2016
I’ve recently do a count of my entire pen and ink collection. So here are the stats. I have 27 fountain pens. There are 11 different brands among the pens. Out of 27 pens, 12 are Pilot pens of varying...
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Ok, some readers have requested I go into the breakdown of my pen and ink collection so here is the breakdown of my pen collection. Pilot Metropolitan White Tiger - F On loanPilot Metropolitan Pop Red...
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Top 5 Favourite Inks - 2016
Another year has come and gone. I’ve posted at least 52 fountain pen inks reviews if not more. It’s time for me to share my top 5 inks of 2016. The criteria to make it onto my top 5 inks list are...
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Photos: Winner Pens Collection
I've recently had a trip to Hong Kong. I didn't went out of my way to go pen shopping but I did drop by Winner Pens Collection. I didn't buy anything but I took some photos. Enjoy them! You can find...
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Top 5 Favourite Pens - 2016
Another year of blogging and another year of pen buying. Like the top 5 inks of 2016 list, the criteria to make it onto the list are simple. Firstly, I must have made the purchase of the pen during...
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