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This was one of the first big bottles of ink I ever bought, so it's taken me quite a while to get around to reviewing it. I'm not afraid of using this ink in pens that hold other inks, I'm not afraid of this ink staining, and I'm not afraid of this ink's controversy. To summarize, I love this ink! I love its pop-off-the-page-and-punch-you-in-the-retina vibrancy. I love its flow and behavior. It's a great ink that I think has gotten a rotten reputation from some.

 

The scans lean slightly to violet and don't even begin to illustrate how vibrant the ink is in real life.

 

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Great review! This is the ink I keep in my cheap work pens, a good retina punching keeps people alert :thumbup:

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Your scan is leaning way violet. My sample is basically blue with a slight blue violet tinge.

It's the ink people love to hate, but I really like it, and there is *no* other ink that bright....

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Looks violet on my screen as well. My bottle is very bright blue, with no trace of violet at all.

 

And I LOVE BSB! Thanks for the review. Excellent ink.

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I've really got to start color correcting these before I post. My bottle has very pronounced violet tones while still being a definite blue.

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I don't know about violet ... my screen is showing me a very nice purple. I'd call it a Royal Purple and I wish it was really in a bottle!!

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Your BSB looks more than BSP (baystate Purple)....I like the BSB i own and would like to see if the BSP is as good....

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