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This is part of a post I just put up on my brand spanking new blog. Please visit there to see the full post. I've also uploaded tons of other reviews, so feel free to look at those and comment at will :).

 

In honor of my love of this time of year I have inked up a Laban Mento in Autumn Flake with Private Reserve Orange Crush. If it's Autumn outside it might as well be Autumn in my office, right?

 

About the ink:

 

The color is a fantastic autumn-y burnt orange. The color does change a bit when it comes in contact with air and/or when it sits in the feed for a while. This means that when you first start writing, the ink starts out a bit brown and then changes to the orange-y color as you continue to write. I happen to love this color variance, but I understand that others may not.

 

PR Orange Crush is very well behaved. I've observed no feathering and no bleed through. The flow is generous, but it does give the pen a bit of a dry feel, so the lubrication could be better.

 

Now one major drawback to this ink is the dry time, it is incredibly slow drying on papers that have a slightly glossy finish ie Clairfontaine, Rhodia, Exacompta, etc. If you are using an absorbent paper, like inkjet paper, the drying time is not bad.

 

No Affil.

 

ETA: Photo in the next post.

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PR Orange Crush is my favorite orange ink. I love the amber highlights, the dramatic shading, the slight variation in color. It looks especially nice coming from a cursive or stub italic nib.

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My favorite autumn orange!

 

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PR Orange Crush is a staple for me. I keep it in one of my pens at all times. It's an essential component to the ink-color palette in my journal.

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Nice blog! The pen looks good with the orange ink.

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I'm really enjoying your blog so far! Am bookmarking it now.

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Nice blog! The pen looks good with the orange ink.

 

 

I'm really enjoying your blog so far! Am bookmarking it now.

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yay! Thanks for the complements. I really created it more for my own benefit, but then I thought others might like to have access too. I hope it's useful.

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dizzypen,

 

Love your to the point ink review. Thank you.

 

On a different note, I recently snagged a Laban Mento with a broad nib off eBay at a really good price (less than USD $15 including shipping).

 

Is the nib smooth on your Mento?

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dizzypen,

 

Love your to the point ink review. Thank you.

 

On a different note, I recently snagged a Laban Mento with a broad nib off eBay at a really good price (less than USD $15 including shipping).

 

Is the nib smooth on your Mento?

 

I'm just put up a review of the Laban Mento here. The nib is ok.

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