Fill in the blank either positive or negative.

...amazed at how quickly it dries compared to some other Noodlers.

...disappointed at how lackluster it is.

Impressed by it's permanence, shrugging off bleach, 91% rubbing alcohol, Formula 409, Xylene, and sulfuric acid exposure

I want a luxury blue that is the same color as PR DC supershow blue

RB

I have to agree with the good Dr. Grace.

wish the pen were my Pilot-Namiki Capless / Vanishing Point instead of my Lamy Safari Fine.

What kind of commonly available paint or other coating would stay on the VP's internal unit for many years of everyday use and also discourage Lux Blue's creeping action? The Safari is the only pen for me for Lux Blue because the nib is coated with something that isn't metallic, and there's almost no other metal that the ink touches. I like my Safari pens very much, and I like the color of Lux Blue, but if only I could put the convenience of the VP together with the strength of Lux Blue, . . . .

Me too!

I like the bulletproof quality very much. Too much spillage of liquid when I am nearby!

surprised at how light in color it is compared to the blues I usually use.

happy as a pig in mud! Looks nice and the bulletproof qualities are great.

......feel like a was suckered into a fade..... can't believe I paid so much for a poor product ......wish I could get my money back ......realized this company is better at making cleaver bottles than a quality ink!

I have to say I agree with Nick1 as far as the Lux Blue is concerned.

The Bullet -Proof Black is not bad.

Me too. The word "luxury" in the name is part of what motivated me to buy it. But this ink is no better than other bulletproof blue inks that Noodler's makes (e.g. Upper Ganges Blue), although it's much more expensive as it comes in the tiny bottle for the same price as a larger bottle of other inks.

... surprised by how many people don't like it.

Doug

Me, three.

Based on the color of the ink in the bottle, it looked perfect - intense, vivid and rich - very much like Winsor & Newton's "French Ultramarine" watercolor pigment. But I have found that Luxury Blue changes to a much different color when on the paper - more of drab denim that's the result of hundreds of washings. And it doesn't matter if I agitate the bottle prior to using or not.

One thing I have noticed with LB is that the nib can really change the color on it. I've seen a few cases where the nib choice makes the color approach that of when it is in the bottle, but LB certainly doesn't do that with any of the italic nibs or papers that I use.

Still, I do keep it on hand from signing checks and other important documents. I just wish the color matched my expectations of what Luxury Blue should be. And that the cost was more in line with what I got...

One thing I like about the small bottle: it can go in my clear 1-quart bag on a plane with all my other goop.

DITTO

I can echo THAT sentiment. It's just so washed out it becomes a "Plain Jane" of inks!

BORED. A yawn color. So many Noodlers colors are sensational and this one was dull. So, I gave it away to someone who thought different and she is enjoying it immensely.

Me, too.

I like the Luxury Blue. It can be a little light, but I like the way it flows and how fast it dries.

… thrown into a comatose state. Thoroughly unexciting hue.

I enjoy it for its own sake. My favorite blue to date is PR DC Supershow, but LB is more towards a tourquoise blue shade...still very lovely and perfect for bulletproof protection in blue.

You speak for many of us. We want an ink that is a deep rich blue color, fadeproof, waterproof, smearproof, fast-drying, and feather-free. If such an ink were to appear on the market, it would immediately become a best seller. However, my specifications probably exceed the state of ink technology....

. . . impressed how nice it lays down on HP 32#.

a little alarmed, given the caking action that happened to it in my antique inkwell.

I'm a Noodler's nut...I've evangelized the product up and down...I also had high expectations for LB. This very morning I opened my antique inkwell (close-fitting, but not screw, top) and discovered that the product, which I hadn't used in a month or so, had evaporated or something. A thick cake of concentrated blue was stuck to the bottom of the inkwell, under a layer of liquid ink. Managed to clean it off, although a very very faint ghostlike blue stain appeared on the interior of the sink, defying my expectation. (Obviously, the sink is not cellulose.) Some Issues my Parker had been having with the color now seemed more understandable. (Lots of nib creep, occasionally gummy or sticky nib, and staining around the seals of the pen, which hadn't happened with other inks.) This one needs a bit of work on flow...it may not behave well in some pens, even more than normal pen variation might lead you to expect...and while I didn't notice the washed-out quality other posters mention, it could yet be bluer.

I want Ottoman Azure that's bulletproof. Or a reliable source of Upper Ganges blue. This is the biggest single hole in the Noodler's lineup, in my opinion.

Also like what I've seen of Manhattan Blue, but a single bottle is $10 to ship from Art Brown, making it a rather less attractive proposition.

...but found it totally impossible. It's so blah. Something named Luxury Blue should exude luxury...deep, rich, colorful, exciting... Not so!

That makes two of us on all counts - I'm wanting both badly but, can't find UGB and am not spending $10 for shipping darn near anything. So, in the cold I'll sit with my PR DC SS and Electric blues... Until the FPN blue makes its much anticipated world wide debut!!

Bump

…in a state of mixed feelings: It has kind of vintage look that grows on you, but it is not bright blue popping up from paper. There are no purple, violet, green or turquoise or other non-blue undertones, but it has some chalkiness in its texture. But Luxury Blue is definitely better than Legal Blue. Legal Blue leans towards green or turquoise. I haven’t tried Upper Ganges Blue, yet.

The most beautiful blue inks I have seen by far are Waterman Florida Blue and Sheaffer Skrip Blue (Made in Slovenia). I really hope Noodler’s Ink will release some bullet-proof blue ink with bright true blue shade and without all that chalkiness we have seen in other bullet-proof inks.

I agree with you 110%

A lot of us really like blues that tend toward green or turquoise. PR Blue Suede is pretty darn close to my favorite color. (Pantone 320)

Not much different...



But I'm waiting to see a review of Noodler's new Baystate Blue. It looks like a bright Private Reserve-like blue, except waterproof.

Doug