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Sakia_Madding really liked this ink, I was not wowed by it. Call me hard bitten, but I am...hard bitten. I thought it looked a lot like Noodler's Blue and/or Akkerman Shocking Blue and so I wondered why I had gone through all that trouble to obtain it. Oh, well. I thought Akkerman was far higher sheening than Sapphire. So I am selling it and cherishing my bottles of Akkerman and Noodler's. It was fun to find out, though.


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I tried this early on in my Sailor ink journey, and while I still think it is super pretty, it is no longer the reigning blue champ (in my opinion). Having said that, I still like it a lot, and never noticed it to feather. Sorry you had such a bad time with this ink!

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Oh, it wasn't a bad time. I am glad I got to experience it. I suppose that I, like you, have had a good deal of experience with inks and have gotten more discerning and have "seen it all" so something has to be pretty WONDERFUL to make us stop and stare at it. :P


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I tried this early on in my Sailor ink journey, and while I still think it is super pretty, it is no longer the reigning blue champ (in my opinion).

Which ink is your current blue champion? :)

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Yea, what IS your favorite blue now (or set of blues)?


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Yeah, there's a set more than just one reigning champ. Sorry Fabienne, since I know you're not a fan, but I still LOVE yama-dori. It's my top contender and has been since 2010.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00017.jpg

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00026.jpg

 

 

 

 

But under Yama-dori is SankoDo Port Blue and Ozone Blue (which on some papers has a really neat sheen, it's like pink rather than red). This is Port Blue; I haven't yet uploaded the pictures for Ozone Blue.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/SankoDo/DSC00304_zpsd15db6e9.jpg

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00163_zps4c790e44.jpg

 

 

I also love the two Kingdom Note mushroom ones, both are really pretty. But the SankoDo ones are probably the top ones for now.

 

Here's Entoloma virescens. The Trametes Versicolour I haven't finished a review for yet.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Kingdom%20Note/DSC00324_zpsa2e192ff.jpg

 

 

Oops! found a quick shot of just a small amount of both!

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00168_zpsa42bf2d7.jpg

 

 

Onago-iro About To Leave is also super cute.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Pens/DSC09901_zps239a2313.jpg

 

 

 

Still, Bung Box 4B is an old favourite, too. As are Maruzen Eternal Blue and Ishida-bungu Hakodate Twilight.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00071_zps16f36e5f.jpg

 

 

 

I guess it depends on what you want - dark or light, blue-black of closer to turquoise. :)

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I guess it depends on what you want - dark or light, blue-black of closer to turquoise. :)

 

 

I am definitely more into Dark Blues (Blue-Blacks).... but from your list of favorites... I will totally agree to Yamadori and Maruzen Blue. :wub: :wub:

 

Most of the rest have too much purple in them... (not all, but most.. ) ;)

 

 

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You have the knack with Yama Dori. I could not get it to shine, shade, and sheen like you do.


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I just sent you these two sheets.

 

Sheen is (as Saskia warned me) very paper dependent.

 

Here is the ink on Tomoe River.

 

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/2014-Ink_2293.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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But under Yama-dori is SankoDo Port Blue and Ozone Blue (which on some papers has a really neat sheen, it's like pink rather than red). This is Port Blue; I haven't yet uploaded the pictures for Ozone Blue.

After those beautiful photos of the Port Blue, I'm excited to see what the Ozone Blue looks like! :)

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This thread is deeply disappointing. I was looking for a discussion of fish-based ink... :wallbash:

 

... or failing that beef, perhaps some chats on statistics ? :yikes:

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LOL

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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