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DUDE. Contrary to popular opinion, I don't get all smitten by an ink very easily. I had been really eager to try this based on the swabs I'd seen online, and it did not disappoint AT ALL.

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Callifolio/DSC09885.jpg

I find this ink to be quite unique. I'm going to do an in depth comparison with a few other inks, but so far, I haven't seen anything similar to it.

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Callifolio/DSC09886.jpg

It is a well behaved ink - no feathering or bleed through, and only light shadowing. It's a moderately saturated ink, but it's no Private Reserve. It looks great on dotPad paper ...

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Callifolio/DSC09890.jpg

... AND absorbent paper.

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Callifolio/DSC09889.jpg

The main oddity of note is that when I was writing extremely quickly, there was less shading than when I was either printing or writing cursively at a regular speed. At a regular speed, the shading is quite dramatic, and the difference between the dark and light areas is quite large.

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Callifolio/DSC09892.jpg


More pictures in my photobucket album here.

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Callifolio/DSC09891.jpg

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Ah, the turquoise inks are some of my favorites this summer. I may have to pick this one up.

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Very pretty. I have been wondering about an ink that is like my Iroshizuku Ku Jaku, with just a tiny bit more blue to it. This sort of looks like what I'm after, if the pictures are accurate.

 

Many thanks for sharing!

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Hi,

 

Many thanks for a great review of a really l♡vely ink! :thumbup:

 

Bye,

S1

 

 

 

The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

 

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intersting ink :thumbup: thanks for sharing

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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After reading your review, I now love it too and need to find some. I really enjoy your reviews. Thank you!

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. - Mark Twain

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"Dusky Turquoise" is a perfect description. This is a lovely shade among many from Callifolio. Thanks for showing them so enthusiastically!

With the new FPN rules, now I REALLY don't know what to put in my signature.

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Hmmm, I don't like this ink so much. For me, it shades from a very light sky blue, into a "dirty" turquoise. (And I don't think my pen is too dry either) In this review the ink looks like it shades from "dirty" turquoise into a darker blue.

 

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