Baystate blue... not too messy

[HenryLouis]

Sorry, Poor lighting.

 

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[oceansportrait]

Great review.

 

I've been using Baystate Blue for a few weeks now, and I absolutely love the color. What I don't love however---as you mentioned in your review, is the major bleedthrough + smell. I use a Fine Nib Pilot Myu90 with my BSB, and when writing on lined paper, there is significant bleedthrough that not only renders the other side unuseable, but sometimes, the bleedthrough will continue on to the next page. Also, this ink isn't something you can use for hours at a time because of the smell. I'd say ten minute-spans if you're really sensitive. I got a major headache the last time I used this ink (I used it to take notes during a 9-hour FoodSafe certification course). But I love the color too much to stop using it

[HenryLouis]

Great review.

 

I've been using Baystate Blue for a few weeks now, and I absolutely love the color. What I don't love however---as you mentioned in your review, is the major bleedthrough + smell. I use a Fine Nib Pilot Myu90 with my BSB, and when writing on lined paper, there is significant bleedthrough that not only renders the other side unuseable, but sometimes, the bleedthrough will continue on to the next page. Also, this ink isn't something you can use for hours at a time because of the smell. I'd say ten minute-spans if you're really sensitive. I got a major headache the last time I used this ink (I used it to take notes during a 9-hour FoodSafe certification course). But I love the color too much to stop using it

 

Agreed, I like to see the ink dry on paper sometimes so go REALLY close to the ink. I'm not that sensitive to the ink, but I can still smell it from the nib. yuck.

 

But compare it to some colognes like axe, some students wear TOO MUCH of that stuff in the hallways and it seriously makes me get a bit dizzy. So it boils down to what really gets you annoyed. I find the colognes more annoying than ink.

Edited June 25, 2009 by HenryLouis

[Thornton]

I keep going back and forth on whether or not to try this ink. I do like the color. However, I'm afraid to let any of my pens near it. I'm not really a fan of cheapos, but I might get a Preppy eyedropper just to try it out. I didn't realize the ink had an odor. Can anyone say how it compares to Noodler's El' Lawrence, Victoria's Royal Mint, or some of the other smelly inks that Noodler's produces? Oh, and that's not to say I don't love those inks because I do. They just smell.

[HenryLouis]

I keep going back and forth on whether or not to try this ink. I do like the color. However, I'm afraid to let any of my pens near it. I'm not really a fan of cheapos, but I might get a Preppy eyedropper just to try it out. I didn't realize the ink had an odor. Can anyone say how it compares to Noodler's El' Lawrence, Victoria's Royal Mint, or some of the other smelly inks that Noodler's produces? Oh, and that's not to say I don't love those inks because I do. They just smell.

 

The only other noodler's ink I've tried is Red. That also has a pungent odour but nothing like BSB. It's like a vinegar... I don't even know.

[MiniMaupassant]

Beautiful review and the ink looks amazing. I can get a sense of how the colour 'pops' off the page.

[Bill Smith]

Great review Henry, The Hero is a good pen for BSB.