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http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u48/luuuckyclover/IMAG0241.jpg

So here we have J. Herbin Cacao du Bresil. This is technically, I suppose, a "brown" ink, which- if you know me at all- is NOT my thing. I like this ink though, I really do. It is grey enough to not be fecal-looking, and it behaves very well. I have also used this one in a Platinum Preppy 05, but it was much more enjoyable in my Sheaffer.

I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking for me.

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P.S.- I take pictures with several different cameras (well, 2- my real camera and my phone camera), then, I try to pick the shots that showcase the ink color and its properties the best. This is why the colors of the PAPER will look different. I recommend that you average it all out and research other shots of this ink before you decide if it is worth your money.

 

This review is also at my blog, which is linked in my signature.

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Great review!

 

One of my favorite inks: it's blacky-grayesque-brownish and looks totally antique.

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My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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Great review!

 

One of my favorite inks: it's blacky-grayesque-brownish and looks totally antique.

 

It does! I really like it on the cream-colored paper of my Rhodia Webbie.

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It looks similar to Winsor & Newton Sepia calligraphy ink which also looks well on cream paper. I, too, like the antique look.

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Thanks for the review. This looks similar to R & K Sepia which I am currently using with all around positive results.

 

 

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Mine came with problems, so I just dipped a pen in it. It isn't aptly named. Mine looked pretty much like lead (Pb) or maybe pewter. I think I might be able to get the same effect by diluting Noodler's Black 1:4 with water. I'm not inclined to try it again unless it arrived in an Ink Drop. I don't think it is a bad shade, but not my cup of tea.

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Lovely handwriting, too.

"how do I know what I think until I write it down?"

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Thanks so much Joe, though I feel very self conscious about it... :embarrassed_smile:

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Mine came with problems, so I just dipped a pen in it. It isn't aptly named. Mine looked pretty much like lead (Pb) or maybe pewter. I think I might be able to get the same effect by diluting Noodler's Black 1:4 with water. I'm not inclined to try it again unless it arrived in an Ink Drop. I don't think it is a bad shade, but not my cup of tea.

I just got some today too and am very surprised that it's SO gray/pewter colored...and very light at that. I don't see a hint of brown in it at all. A drop on a facial tissue just shows a light black- charcoal gray color.

Very odd. I thought it was going to be a neutral/cool dark brown with maybe a hint of cool pink to it because of it's name and all the samples swabs I've seen online.

 

I'm sure the color is nice to some, if they're looking for a light gray, but it sure isn't a brown, that's for sure. :unsure:

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That said, I'm starting to really love this color! It's soft and reminds me of times gone by. Okay, it might not be dark brown, but it's actually pretty nice!

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Mine is best described as grey-brown. There is some brown to it- and as I don't like brown, I am glad that it is only a bit. This one looks wildly different in different lighting as well.

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