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Papier Plume Mardi Gras


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Papier Plume is s stationery shop situated in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans. The company began its business in 2001 however the shop was opened in 2007. From what I see on google maps the shop looks quite nice.

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Some time ago the company started to offer fountain pen inks. They're supposed to be hand poured and bottled right in the shop. The inks are water based and described as french inks (imported? anyone knows french private label maker?). At the moment the inks are available in 15 colors and are sold in three bottles: small (15 ml), medium (30 ml), big (50 ml):

 

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Special edition inks are sold in 1 oz bottles with the cap covered in wax(?)

 

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Mardi Gras Indians Purple is a plesant medium dark purple with no sheen. The flow is average and the ink feels dry. It'll be pleasant to use in wet pens but in dry ones the line lacks charisma.

 

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Software ID

 

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Color range

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Field Notes, Aurora 88, medium nib

 

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Field Notes, Aurora 88, medium nib

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Copy paper, Jinhao x750, medium nib

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Copy paper, Platinum Preppy, 0.3 nib

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Water resistance
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Houses in New Orleans have lovely colorful verandas. Love love love.

 

Anyway. Kind of subdued violet for when you don't want to stab yourself or the correspondent's retina. The name's not a perfect match in my view. "Mardi Gras" reminds me of a bright violet such as R&K Solferino. "The Day After Mardi Gras" would have been a more fitting name for this color IMO.

 

It seems to fare well enough on absorbant paper, that's a point in favor.

 

(By the way, the orange of the Field Notes' squares is eye-searing, oh my goodness. How about no.)

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Nice review! Personally I like the keyed-down colour of this ink. The dryness and subpar lubrication is a recurring problem with the PP inks, especially in non-wet pens and F/M nib sizes. A pity...

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Another nice and informative ink review from you!Thanks!

Looks ok, but it's not my type of violet, sort of greyish to my eyes and on my tablet. Subdued is a good description for it and it may have a wider range of use than a more brilliant colour.

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