Written review of Noodlers Russian Eternal Bulletproof
Esenin

This is my first ink review, so comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Please excuse the poor writing.

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I also mixed Esenin with Noodlers Nikita and did a water resistance test and comparison to some other reddish inks I had handy.

Again original file can be found here.
Pre soak
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After 30 minute soak.
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Very well done review, superbleu--thanks! I thought it was interesting in your mixes that regardless of whether it was 3 parts Esenin & 1 part Nikita, or the other way around, about the same degree of brightness is apparent (at least on my monitor.) The Esenin does seem to looked much better mixed.

Best, Ann

Nice review! You put a lot of work into this one--thanks! The Esenin seems to really help Nikita's water resistance (though Nikita isn't bad by itself, actually!).

On my monitor, Esenin doesn't look much different from Samsui Red. Does it look different in real life? I haven't really tried the Samsui, but it looked a lot brighter than that on HP 32# Premium Laserjet paper from a Q-tip swatch (I know that Q-tip swatches aren't necessarily representative of the ink in a FP).

Thanks for all the comparisons & the water resistance tests!

Esenin is slightly brighter under black light.



(Second from right)

Ann,
Yes the Nikita is pretty much dominates the color even when only a small amount is added. It also improves the lubrication of the ink too, even when added at a small amount.

Kookychick,
The first page was done with the Esterbrook, I did all the water resistance test samples with a dip pen, so color may be different from a fountain pen, but I think it does a good job of giving a good idea of color.
I went back and looked at the paper I wrote the samples on, the Esenin is lighter and has a pastel pinkish shade to it, the Samsui red is just red without the pastel coloring. On the scans they do look similar, but the difference is more apparent on paper. I can send you a written sample with each via snailmail.
I was surprised by how well Nikita did by itself in the water resistance test. I thought I had tested it before and it washed away.

Deirdre,
What is the ink on the second from the left? Is that Rachmaninov?

No, that's Tchaikovsky. The Rachmaninov is much brighter (2nd from left):



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