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Ban Mi Macaron Rose Ink Review # 242 --- 🧾 Description Ink: Macaron Rose Brand: Ban Mi Country: China Bottle size: 15 ml Macaron Rose is a pale pink from Ban Mi’s waterproof pastel series. The ink comes in a tiny 15 ml bottle reminiscent of nail polish. Despite the hot pink colour in the converter and bottle, the ink is illegible with most nibs. Lubrication is slightly below average. Cleaning was more or less easy, though I didn’t keep the ink for long in my pens. Because it’s a waterproof ink and uses a pink dye, both notorious clingers, I soaked the feeds in cleaning solution for good measure. I did not enjoy writing with this ink. At times it felt like writing with invisible ink. However, I’m sure someone might find a use for this colour, for example, writing letters to people they don’t like. --- 🧪 Chroma --- ✍️ Writing Samples (photos LED and daylight) - Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ stub 1.1), Jinhao 450 fude nib, Brause dip pen. Translations from language are provided for reference only and may differ from published versions. JEF stands for Japanese Extra Fine. Rhodia dotpad “A little fragrance always clings to the hand that gives the roses.” Chinese proverb Iroful “After one night of wind and showers, / How many are the fallen flowers!” Meng Haoran (689–740), Chinese poet I had a problem with the blotting paper: it leached onto the page. Midori MD Codex “Flower groves have shed their spring red halo;” Li Yu (937–978), Chinese poet and ruler of the Southern Tang Tomoe River 68gsm (Taroko Design Notebook) Note: Tomoe River used here is 68 gsm, not the thinner 52 gsm version commonly referenced in reviews. “At ease and I see osmanthus flowers falling—” Wang Wei (701–761), Chinese poet, painter, and musician Hammermill 20lb copy paper “Just that once you are gone, there is no other flower to follow.” Yuan Zhen (779–831), Chinese poet and prose writer Closeup 🔍 Comparison Col-O-ring swatches. Scans are approximate. --- 💧 Water Test --- 🎨 Artwork Chef Macaron Ban Mi Macaron rose, Jacques Herbin Rouille d'ancre (background), Strathmore watercolour paper. K-Drama Crash! Cat & Mouse crash a K-drama set. Ban Mi Macaron Rose, Robert Oster Smoke Screen (Purple black), Taccia Fukaku Hanada, Canson Mixed Media Paper. --- - Writing Experience: Awful. - What I Liked: It’s waterproof. I would’ve preferred something darker. - What I Did Not Like: I couldn’t see anything while writing. 🧷 Ink Characteristics - Shading: Extreme. - Ghosting: None. - Bleed Through: None. - Flow Rate: Watery. - Lubrication: Below average. - Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. - Start-up: No problems. - Saturation: Non-existent. - Sheen: None. - Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. - Nib Creep / Crud: Did not notice. - Staining (Pen): - Clogging: No. - Cleaning: Ok. It’s a pigment ink. I don’t know how it’ll pan out overtime. - Water Resistance: Excellent. --- 🛒 Availability - Available in 15 ml bottles from Aliexpress or similar outlets. --- 💬 Closing It’s hard to review an ink when it’s too subtle for its own good. No fountain pens were harmed in preparing this review. Please don’t hesitate to share your experience, writing samples, or any other comments — the more the merrier.