These Platinum samples were sourced from Rachel and Brian at Goulet Pens. 15 have been put to the test in total. The 9 you can see as a block are mostly from the Mix Free […]
These Platinum samples were sourced from Rachel and Brian at Goulet Pens. 15 have been put to the test in total. The 9 you can see as a block are mostly from the Mix Free […]
I sourced these Faber-Castell samples from Rachel and Brian at Goulet Pens and they’re quite lovely. Carbon Black – a proper rich black ink. Mixes with water readily with a hint of purple at the swatch edge. A […]
One of my favourite images from a truly wonderful album, Transformer. The Parker black and red inks just blend beautifully and their reaction with the bleach is always pure gold. I just hope it does […]
For those of you who are regular followers, I tend to review inks by brand and in clusters by colour. I have already reviewed a handful of Noodlers ink products and you can access these by […]
Noodlers EL Lawrence, Rome Burning (fantastic name!), Walnut and No41 Brown are a clutch of 4 inks that fit neatly together. They all behave in a similar way too. They hardly react to bleach but when […]
By way of introduction, Maybelline Tan, who is based in Singapore and very supportive of my project, has very kindly sent me samples of the complete R&K writing ink range. She is a fanatical pen and ink reviewer and her excellent […]
There are currently 30 colours in the J.Herbin fountain pen inks range and having tested the 1670 inks, you can understand my eagerness to have a crack as these. I could only source 11 vial […]
Lemmy was as much a collection of myths and legends as a man. In the popular imagination, he was made up of equal parts Jack Daniel’s, amphetamine sulphate, Nazi memorabilia and extreme-velocity noise. The myths and legends cloak […]
Lamy are better known for their affordable and contemporary looking fountain pens. So want about their inks? Red – A very bright orange red colour – almost fluorescent – that surprisingly breaks down with water to reveal pinks with purple […]
Madigan Milford of Goulet Pens kindly sent me 8 inks to test and they are the inks that the alphabets have been supplied for (see below). The other 4 inks I had as samples so thought it […]