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I have in recent years discovered a fondness for pink inks. This one is really nice, but I'm not sure I prefer it over Kosumosu.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Maruzen/DSC09877_zpsf349a3e6.jpg

 

 

There isn't a lot of shading where the ink pools ...

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Maruzen/DSC09879_zps0880434e.jpg

 

 

... but there is a little when you write text.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Maruzen/DSC09886_zpscd835b77.jpg

 

 

It's great on all the papers I tried.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Maruzen/DSC09881_zpsf9324ca5.jpg

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Maruzen/DSC09882_zps3df05f5c.jpg

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Maruzen/DSC09883_zps1152b2a6.jpg

 

 

Overall, I definitely like this ink. But I wish it had more shading and some sheen.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Maruzen/DSC09888_zps58733252.jpg

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Maruzen/DSC09884_zps1c822b41.jpg

 

 

 

More pictures here.

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I like it too - the orange tones with the pink. Ordered Kosumosu yesterday from your review of it. Thanks!

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I really enjoy your reviews. Just my opinion but could you in the future state the pen and nib you using? I for one would be interested in knowing this.

Thanks and keep up the good work.

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As standard practice, I never use anything with less than a M nib for reviews. I don't think people can see the true colour of an ink unless you use M+. I'll try to remember to write the pen down, but the reviews is not the place I track that information. I have a list I keep that give names of pens, inks, and fill date, so I typically don't bother with the pen I'm using in the reviews.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC09671_zps7386bb94.jpg

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Love your sheets!

 

Have you tried Diamine Flamingo Pink? It's one of my favorites - has a bit of an orange undertone to it.

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I really enjoy your reviews. Just my opinion but could you in the future state the pen and nib you using? I for one would be interested in knowing this.

Thanks and keep up the good work.

Seconded! And I'm going crazy trying to find out the notebook that you use and other paper snippets (which is way cool how you do!) B)

 

Edit: I love the look of this pink too. I'm a big Sailor fan as well, but Sailor Peche wasn't what I expected. Koubai might be the "one".

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I'll try to write what pens I've used going forward. And since you aren't the first person to ask me this, I'm going to post some information in inky thoughts and then maybe link it to my signature.

 

ETA: For inquiring minds, here you go - https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/261536-about-my-reviews/

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Wh... wow. I'm in awe of your sheets. Such a good way to do them.

 

I shall start, and someday, when I grow up, I shall be like you.

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Pentulant - I had a bottle of Flamingo pink, but I gave it away because it had suspect floating particles in it. I'm waiting until I have enough saved to get Deep Dark Purple from Cult Pens, and then I'm going to throw some more pinks and oranges onto the order. :)

 

Masque - those sheets are useful as well as pretty. When I had a mold outbreak, I used those sheets to trace the infection back to a certain pen, and then managed to quarantine all the inks it had touched, and disinfect all the pens that had touched the inks after the infected pen. I think things would have been much worse for my ink stash if I hadn't had these sheets!

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I think I like Kosumosu better! It has a little extra something. Thanks for another lovely review. =)

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