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I may be able to "go shopping" with "She Who Must Be Obeyed" soon, ---- at a shopping center that has a Montblanc "boutique." ----- I would like to buy a bottle of ink while there, but don't know which one. I have all of the "basic colors," so it would have to be an ink that is really unusual.

 

Any thoughts?

 

C. S.

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What is your definition of really unusual? I like Lavender, Irish Green, Toffee Brown, and Corn Poppy Red. Nothing unusual about those colors to me but they are well behaved. You could see what LE inks they have in the cute, small bottles.

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If you have all of the basic colours then hopefully they will have one of the LE's for you to buy. It won't necessarily be a case of choosing one, but getting the one they still have. :)

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My favorites are Irish Green and Oyster Grey. Montblanc inks AND their shoe bottles are great.

"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?" Patrick Henry

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Lavender Purple always makes me smile. I also enjoy Mysterious Black - it has some undertones in the shading that I find interesting.

 

I think Montblanc inks are really good and well behaved. The Royal Blue is a bother though - it fades rather quickly and is too light for my tastes.

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JFK Navy Blue is back on the shelves in some places. Worth a look if you don't already have it.

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Lavender Purple is marvelous! Irish Green has lovely shading and sheen. I also really like JFK for the dark blue color and small amount of red sheen.

 

Have fun!

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Lavender Purple is marvelous! Irish Green has lovely shading and sheen.

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The only ink I actually continue to purchase from MontBlanc.

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Corn Poppy Red seems to be hard to find & is a beautiful color. JFK definitely.

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Is JFK really that good? It looks like a boring blue black...

That is a hard question to answer as everyone sees color differently & everyone likes different colors. I love it & have several back up bottles of it.

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It may be just me, but I believe MB really stepped up its ink quality over the last decade, the competition forced its hand.

 

Grateful for the comp and grateful for the great new inks MB is putting out there.

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Limited Edition inks are worth considering:

Leo Tolstoy, Meisterstuck Blue Hour, JFK Navy Blue, Montblanc for BMW

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Is JFK really that good? It looks like a boring blue black...

Pro: JFK is very similar to Diamine Midnight. A little more of a navy blue, but It's pretty much all blue. No Gray, green or any tints other than blue. Flows better than my other MB inks.

Con: $21. For a 30ml bottle it's not cheap.

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From your post OP, it seems that you are asking the wrong people. None of us can help you if "she who must be obeyed" has any say. Ask her...

 

But on the off chance that she tossed the decision back to you, how about Corn Poppy Red?

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Corn Poppy Red is my all time favorite red. It is excellent.

Toffee Brown is also a much-loved ink and likely also my favorite Brown.

JFK is on my short list of all-time favorite inks ever. I just missed out on another bottle of it and am bummed. I loved it. If they have it get that if you can bear the price.

 

You have all the basic colors? Still I really like MB's Royal Blue. A solid workhorse everyday ink. Looks best in a slightly wet pen.

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Corn Poppy Red is no longer in production, but there are bottles still in inventory with some vendors. You have to search, but they are out there. I just bought a bottle from Montgomery Stationary on eBay. I'm sure there are other less well known vendors that still have some of this really nice red ink.

 

JFK Navy Blue is in stock at the Fountain Pen Hospital @$21.

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