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Darius
Hello all.

I have bought these inks because of my obsession with scented inks. There are five inks in this range. Each ink has a scent that matches its colour. They come in 30ml bottles or an assortment containing 10ml of each colour.

I used Pelikanos with medium nibs and Elco Prestige paper (80gm2 - smooth surface)

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Inks tested on generic ink-jet paper
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Inks tested on Elco Record paper (80gm2 - rough surface)
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Inks tested on Elco Classic Verge Cream paper (laid 100gm2)
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Water resistance test. The page was left to dry for 2 hours, then put under running water for 10 minutes.
In order on the page from top to bottom; Ambre, Rouge, Violette, Bleue, Verte.
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The Ambre left a faint legible line, the Rouge almost completely disappeared, the Violette left a clear legible line, the Bleue left a very faint line that is not very legible, the Verte completely disappeared.
jbn10161
Darius, thanks! That was an extraordinarily complete review of a series of inks. It was a pleasure to read.
Darius
QUOTE (jbn10161 @ Aug 5 2008, 07:06 PM) *
Darius, thanks! That was an extraordinarily complete review of a series of inks. It was a pleasure to read.

Thank you. I hope you found it useful
limesally
outstanding and beautiful review! I love all the colours - but I dislike the smell of violets! The lavender, though....mmmmmmm. That might be nice.
Darius
QUOTE (limesally @ Aug 5 2008, 09:23 PM) *
outstanding and beautiful review! I love all the colours - but I dislike the smell of violets! The lavender, though....mmmmmmm. That might be nice.

Thank you for your compliments.

If you don't like the smell of violets, then the violet ink is definitely not for you. The scent is very strong, and stays around the longest.
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