THANK YOU for this link, Ondina!

Hello from Paris,France

I am more than happy to post about my favourite ink.
personnaly i use the Violet Pensée which was the ink used by all the french pupils during the 40's and 50's in France.

If you want to have more informations about them and about some of their process, just have a look on my web site (www,penandco.com ) wich is also in english.
Beside selling their ink ( free shipping world wide for a minimal order of three inks, possibility of liter selling ); i am thinking of a limited ink serie based on fpn ideas.

Thanks again for this post idea:-)
Have a nice week end, here we will celebrate the Bastille day.
Best regards
Jean Elie
www.penandco.com

Hello Craig,

I recall seeing those ink at my local pen store. I will check next time I go.

Ah ah ah I just missed the post it of Ondina, thank you very much for your kind post.
I try to do my best
a great thank you
jean elie

JFT, many thanks for your offer to check out your pen store for Roi de Soleil. I'll be eager to learn the results!

Many thanks for the link to www.penandco.com. I just downloaded the J. Herbin ink chart and printed it out. Mine came out fairly accurately (for the colors I own and know).

A quick question. Are there any scented inks which are actually waterproof? Other than the MB Season's Greetings.

My first bottle of J Herbin came with a Charles de Gaulle limited edition pen that came from Penandco. It was Violette Pensee, beautiful color. I have since added Blue Nuit also very nice

I checked your website, but have not figured out how to purchae. The software in English does not put the ink I order in the shopping basket! Should I try the French version?

Also, do you give an allowance for VAT when shipping is outside the EU? (I am in the U.S.)

It would be interesting to have offers of several colors with a discount. (The way Diamine does with their monthly specials.)

I just sampled some Perle Noire and can't believe the buttery smoothness of it. No nib creep either. I would agree that it has relatively high water resistance. No, not Noodler's bulletproof, but hold up pretty well under a good soaking. I tried this ink right after Noodler's Polar Black and could not believe the difference in flow in the Sheaffer Heritage Legacy. Tried Aurora. Super dry. Made nib scratchy. It had a sticky/blobby-like factor that worried me a bit. Diamine Jet Black was a total bust and appeared so washed out that I took it out almost immediately. Can't wait to try J. Herbin's Eclat de Saphir.

I'll second this. In a wet medium nib writer, it turned out to be exactly the dark maroon ink I was looking for. In a drier Parker nib, it's a nice plum color. I'm a fan.

I've also tried the Eclat de Saphir, a great blue color that is quite juicy and Perle Noir, a black that has become my favorite. I've got three more Herbin inks to try, but I'm saving them for a bit. I've definitely become a Herbin fan.

I have never tried Herbin inks, but I've read so many good things about the Perle Noire that I think I'm going to have to buy a bottle and see how it works.

The other inks that sound interesting in this thread are the Cacao and the Black Tea.

My main ink color is blue, and, unfortunately, none of the descriptions of any of the Herbin blue inks sound like they fit my preferences for blue ink: dark royal blue similar to Waterman Florida Blue.