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Journalize Starwave Meadow Ink Review # 210 --- 🧾 Description Journalize is a Hong Kong-based company. Inks are made in Hungary, boxed in France, and stamped in Hong Kong. Ink is lovely sea-glass blue-green colour with gold shimmer. Ink was atrocious with Pilot Kakuno, great with Kaweco Sport, and OK with Kanwrite flex. The amount of shimmer in the feed is frightening. (Check photos) There’s some shading. Dry times are relatively long on Rhodia. Colour is not suited for cream-coloured papers like Midori. It behaves decently on copy paper, though I cannot fathom why anyone would like to write on copy paper with shimmer ink. --- 🧪 Chroma --- ✍️ Writing Samples (scan) Rhodia / Iroful Midori /Tomoe River 68gsm Colour is off. Hammermill 20lb 📸 Photo Rhodia/ Iroful Midori / Tomoe River 68 gsm Shimmer 🔍 Comparison --- 💧 Water Test --- 🎨 Artwork Eternal, in Life and Beyond The brand Journalize was inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night, so I decided to attempt a drawing in his style with my cat and mouse in a psychedelic mood. I took multiple photos to show off the shimmer. Inks: Journalize Starwave Meadow (shimmer) Tintenlabor Basalt (iron gall) Paper: Talens Mixed Media --- - Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Kaweco SPort (EF/F/M/B/ BB/Stub 1.9) Kanwrite with a FPR Flex. - What I Liked: Colour. Ink washes, drops of inks. - What I Did Not Like: Shimmer, clogging. - What Some Might Not Like: Same as above. - Writing Experience: Ok with some pens. So, so with others. - Pros: Lovely colours. - Cons: Shimmer, price. 🧷 Ink Characteristics - Shading: Yes. - Ghosting: Decent u to M nib. - Bleed Through: From BB onward. - Flow Rate: Ok. - Lubrication: Ok. - Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. - Start-up: It can clog. Needs either a water brush or a bit of priming. - Saturation: Nope. - Sheen: Don’t be so greedy. - Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. - Nib Creep / Crud: Shimmer, baby, shimmer. - Staining (Pen): Nope. - Clogging: Yes. - Cleaning: I used pen jacuzzi with this one. - Water Resistance: OK. --- 🛒 Availability - Available in 30ml bottles worldwide. --- 💬 Closing If you like shimmer inks and Van Gogh, this ink is for you. If not it’s not for you. No fountain pens were hurt in preparing this review. Please don’t hesitate to share your experience, writing samples, or any other comments — the more the merrier.