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Review: Lamy CP 1
The Numbers: Weight: 22g Length (capped): 134mm Length (uncapped): 120mm Length of cap: 48mm Price: USD$200 from Pen Chalet Body Material: Metal with platinum finish Nib Material: 14k gold Filling...
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Review: Sailor Bung Box Sapphire
This is Sailor Bung Box Sapphire, this seems to be one of the more popular inks of the mass orders that I’ve organised. Sapphire looks quite similar to Pilot Iroshizuku Kon Peki. It is quite lubricated...
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Review: Sailor Bung Box Piano Mahogany
This is the surprise shoo in of my Bung Box mass order many months ago. This like the other Bung Box inks that I’ve reviewed is a wet and saturated ink. It shades well even in a F nib. As a brown ink,...
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Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki Shikibu
My thanks to Sunny of Straits Pen for the sample of this ink. This is the purple offering of the Pilot Iroshizuku ink series. It’s a nice purple ink but I don’t find it particularly outstanding in...
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Hunting with Grouphunt
I’ve come bearing good news! Grouphunt has given me a 5% coupon code to share. Read on to find out what’s the code. This works for all the hunts that’s live on Grouphunt. I was approached by Grouphunt...
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Review: Delta The Journal
The Numbers: Weight: 24g Length (capped): 138.5mm Length (uncapped): 123.5mm Length of cap: 59.8mm Price: EU$135 from Casa delta Stilografica Body Material: Resin with Rhodium plated trim Nib...
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Review: Akkerman Treves - Turquoise
I’ve finally got myself two bottles of sought after Akkerman inks. The bottles are just beautiful. I had opted for the turquoise and indigo inks when I took part in the mass order months ago. Akkerman...
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Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Yama Guri
Pilot Iroshizuku Yama Guri is a dark almost chocolate like brown ink of the Pilot Iroshizuku series. The earthy tones are muted and not as red as Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi. I found I prefer this over...
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Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Kosumosu
Pilot Iroshizuku Kosumosu is the pink ink of the series. This is very much a pink ink. It doesn’t have too much red in it to push it into salmon or coral’s territory. It shades from a pastel pink to a...
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Review: Sailor Pro Gear Imperial Black
The Numbers: Weight: 25g Length (capped): 128.2mm Length (uncapped): 115.36mm Length of cap: 67.06mm Price: USD$472 from Pen Chalet Body Material: Matte black resin Nib Material: 21k gold nib Filling...
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Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku Rin
I got my mother to get me a bottle of Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku Rin when she visited Japan last year. I am finally getting around to reviewing this ink. This is a blend of yellow and green. It leans...
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Review: Pelikan Edelstein Amethyst
This is Pelikan’s 2015 ink of the year. It is a deep grape purple colour. It shades well from a deep dark purple to a lighter muted lavender colour. Though Pelikan inks have the reputation to be drier...
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Review: J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen
This a magenta ink by J. Herbin that is relatively wet. It is a striking colour that pops right off the page. I enjoy the colour a lot and it reminds me of Sailor Bung Box L’Amant. It shades from a...
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Review: Pilot Metropolitan Pop Collection
The Numbers: Weight: 27g Length (capped): 138mm Length (uncapped): 125.55mm Length of cap: 56.5mm Price: $30 (MSRP) Body Material: Brass Nib Material: Stainless steel Filling Mechanism: Cartridge and...
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Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuyu Kusa
My personal complain of Pilot Iroshizuku ink series is there are too many blues in the series. Tsuyu Kusa is one of these blues. Personally, I’m not a fan of blue inks in general. Tsuyu Kusa as a blue...
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Review: Franklin Christoph Model 66 Stabilis
The Numbers: Weight: 20g Length (capped): 158mm Length (uncapped): 150mm Length of cap: 52mm Price: SGD$259 from Fook Hing Body Material: Acrylic Nib Material: Stainless steel Filling Mechanism:...
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Review: Noodler’s Lexington Gray
Lexington Gray is a nice dark grey ink. I like this level of saturation for grey inks. I cannot abide a grey ink if it is too light. I have always found pure black inks rather boring so grey inks are...
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Review: Faber-Castell Basic leather edition
The Numbers: Weight: 32g Length (capped): 140.4mm Length (uncapped): 135mm Length of cap: 63.3mm Price: USD$45 from Goulet Pens Body Material: Leather and metal Nib Material: Stainless steel Filling...
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Review: Diamine Umber
I got this from a mass order on SFPL many months ago. I picked Diamine Umber on a whim. This is a muted grey-green ink. It shades from a dark green to a muted grey green. It is surprisingly fast...
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Review: FPR Indus
The Numbers: Weight: 15g Length (capped): 132.96mm Length (uncapped): 124.61mm Length of cap: 59.19mm Price: USD$17 from Fountain Pen Revolution Body Material: Plastic Nib Material: Stainless steel...
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