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Giveaway Winner: De Atramentis Vineyard Peach
Congrats to Wee How! You have won a bottle of De Atramentis Vineyard Peach. Please contact me within the week to claim your bottle of ink.
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Review: Pilot Myu 701
The Numbers: Weight: 21g Length (capped): 117.72mm Length (uncapped): 103.38mm Length of cap: 76.68mm Price: Various on ebay Body Material: Metal Nib Material: Stainless steel Filling Mechanism:...
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Review: Private Reserve Copper Burst
My thanks to Sunny of Straits Pen for the sample of Private Reserve Copper Burst. Private Reserve Copper Burst is an odd combination of brown with slight green undertones. It rmeinds me of how copper...
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Review: Sheaffer Red
Sheaffer Red is red as the name suggest. It reminds me very much of the teacher’s red pen. This is a bright red ink with slight shading. it goes from salmon to a bright tomato red. Red isn’t a colour I...
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Review: Visconti Red + Giveaway
Visconti Red shades from a dark red-brown colour to a muted pink colour. This isn’t a bright red colour that I would associate with the teacher’s red pen. At times, Visconti Red looks almost brownish....
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Review: Pilot Murex
The Numbers: Weight: 24g Length (capped): 132.57mm Length (uncapped): 117.56mm Length of cap: 58.75mm Price: Various on eBay.com Body Material: Metal Nib Material: Stainless steel Filling Mechanism:...
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Review: De Atramentis Plum + Giveaway
This is the 3rd scented ink from De Atramentis that I’m reviewing. The others are Orange and Vineyard Peach. Plum is a beautiful blend of blue and green. It shades well from a green to a dark blue...
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Giveaway Winner: Visconti Red
Congratulations to Tan YS for winnning a bottle of Vinsconti Red ink. Please contact me within the week to claim your prize.
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Review: Mont Blanc Blue Black
I got a sample of Mont Blanc Blue Black from a local fellow fountain pen lover. That was many many months ago. Now I have finally inked it up. It’s a nice blue black ink. There isn’t too much in the...
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Giveaway Winner: De Atramentis Plum
Congratulations to Joyce, you are the winner! You won a bottle of De Atramentis Plum. Please claim your prize within a week. Otherwise I would be drawing another winner. Random.org is down so I am...
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Review: Lamy Blue Black
This is my first time using a Lamy ink. I must say I enjoy it a lot. The ink is defintely drier than most inks I use. It is on par with the Pelikan 4001 series in terms of dryness. This is just right...
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Review: Visconti Van Gogh Starry Night
The Numbers: Weight: 32g Length (capped): 140mm Length (uncapped): 123.4mm Length of cap: 65.61mm Price: EU$198 from Novelli Body Material: Natural vegetal resin Nib Material: Stainless steel Filling...
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Review: Akkerman Zuiderpark Blauw-Groen
I got a sample of Akkerman Zuiderpark Blauw-Groen when I did an ink sample exchange. Apparently Zuiderpark is a park in the Netherlands. This is a blue green ink, with more green than blue really. It...
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review: J. herbin 1670 inks
J. Herbin celebrated their 340th anniversary of J. Herbin with the launch of the 1670 ink series. They launched the series with Rouge Hematite and the followed with Bleu Ocean, Stormy Grey and Emerald...
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How to buy a Nakaya in 4 simple steps
Step 1: Visit Aesthetic Bay during the Nakaya Pen Clnic where Nakaya’s resident nibmeister Yoshida Shinichi san has flown down to conduct. He adjusted and customised fountain pen nibs from Nakaya and...
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Review: Sailor Kobe Kaigen Grey
This is another Sailor ink made exclusively for another stationary store - Nagasawa. You can buy the Sailor obe ink series directly from them or via their Amazon Japan and Rakuten store. I opted for...
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Review: Lamy Logo
The Numbers: Weight: 20g Length (capped): 135.22mm Length (uncapped): 116.8mm Length of cap: 53.11mm Price: USD$34.99 from Massdrop Body Material: Stainless steel Nib Material: Stainless steel Filling...
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Review: Akkerman Laan van Niew Oost-Indigo
I am doing an AMA organised by Grouphunt. Go over there to drop your questions. The AMA goes live this Saturday 12th September 8pm to 10pm (GMT+8). Thank you for your support! This is the 2nd Akkerman...
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Review: Blank and Write Backpocket Journal Tomoe River Edition
Intro: Here goes nothing, my first paper review. Justin of Blank and Write sent me this note book out of the goodness of his heart. I wasn’t about to let it go to waste by not reviewing it. This is a...
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Review: Lamy Turquoise
I got this sample of Lamy Turquoise a long time ago from Ruby. I’m finally getting around to trying it. Though I have many Lamy pens, I do not have a single bottle of Lamy ink. This is probably the 2nd...
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