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Giveaway Winner: Sailor Jentle Grenade
The true random number generator gods have spoken and the winners for the giveaway of Sailor Jentle Grenade 5ml samples. Thanks to the generosity of a fellow local fountain pen lover there are 3...
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Review: Noodler's FPN Van Gogh Starry Night Blue
This is an ink exclusive to the Fountain Pen Network by Noodler's. This is a deep dark blue black ink that reminds me of the night sky. This is a very wet ink which spells bad news for me. There is...
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Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi + Giveaway
My thanks to Sunny of Straits Pen for a sample of the ink. My thanks to Fook Hing for the bottle of mini Pilot Iroshizuku bottle for the giveaway. Details for the giveaway is at the end of the review....
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Review: Platinum 3776 Music nib
The Numbers: Weight: 21g Length (capped): 136.77mm Length (uncapped): 117.55mm Length of cap: 65.62mm Body Material: Resin Nib Material: 14k Gold Filling Mechanism: Cartridge and converter Colours:...
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Pens buying in Italy
My stash from my trip to Italy Recently I’ve visited Italy. I took the opportunity to visit a few fountain pen shops along the way. I flew into Europe via Frankfurt. I met my friend and she took me to...
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Review: Sailor Jentle Tokiwa Matsu
Tokiwa Matsu is a regular offering in Sailor's ink line up. It is a great shading ink, it shades from a dark green to a mossy dull green. I love the ink, it is really really beautiful, understated but...
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Giveaway Winner: Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi
Congratulations to Yan. You are the winner for the giveaway of the 15ml bottle of Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi. You have one week to contact me to claim your prize.
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Review: Mont Blanc Permanent Grey
This is my first experience with Mont Blanc inks. I purchased this ink on a whim from Fook Hing when I dropped by to pick up a couple of converters. I don't remember how much I paid for this but I...
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Review: Sailor Bung Box Dandyism
This is an ink I have I got as part of a mass order that I have orgnaised back in January. Bung Box is a stationary shop in Japan and their Bung Box inks are made by Sailor so technically these are...
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Review: TWSBI Diamond 580 RB edition
TWSBI Diamond 580 RB edition The Numbers: Weight: 28g Length (capped): 142.7mm Length (uncapped): 130.3mm Length of cap: 60.4mm Material: Plastic Price: SGD$65 from Straits Pen Colours: Demonstrator /...
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Review: Magna Carta Falmouth
The Numbers: Weight: 60g Length (capped): 142mm Length (uncapped): 131mm Length of cap: 61mm Body Material: Brass Nib Material: Stainless steel Filling Mechanism: Standard international converter /...
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Giveaway Winner: Visconti Brown
Congratulations to Andy P. you are the winner of the Visconti Brown giveaway! You have one week to claim your prize by contacting me.
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Review: Visconti Green
This is Visconti’s green offering in their ink line up. These came in their narrow bottom, wide body plastic ink bottle. Visconti Green is an ink that’s on the dry side, not as bad as Pelikan 4001...
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Review: Faber Castell Single Pen Sleeve
I was lucky enough to win a Faber Castell single pen sleeve months ago during one of our local pen meet’s lucky draw. That was way back in March. I didn’t have much use for a single pen sleeve since I...
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Review: Sailor Bung Box L'Amant
This is the ink that I had ended up organising 3 mass orders for. I was bitten by the bug when I was given a sample of Sailor Bung Box L’Amant by a friend. This is just a stunning purple ink. It’s...
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Giveaway Winner: Visconti Green
Congrats to Tan E-Shin! You are the winner for the Visconti Green giveaway. Please contact me to claim your prize. You have one week to contact me otherwise I would have to re-draw another winner.
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Review: Pilot Custom Heritage 91
I have added a review index to the menubar (Found at the top of the page) at the behest of a reader. I hope the index would be useful for people browsing the site. I will be keeping it up to date. Now...
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Review: De Atramentis Vineyard Peach (Scented)
This is a very odd red colour. It isn’t a dark maroon like Sailor Oku Yama, it isn’t a bright red like Pelikan 4001 Brillant Red. It is something in between. It shades from a dark red to a pastel pink...
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Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Shin Ryoku
I got this bottle of ink when my mother visited Japan last year. Finally I am getting around to reviewing it. This is the dark green of the Pilot Iroshizuku ink line up. There is also a light green...
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Review: Maruzen Athena Sepia
Maruzen is a big brand department store in Japan. They carry their own line of pens and inks named Century and Athena is respectively. However their inks are actually made by Sailor. Brown inks are...
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