Private Reserve Ink: Arabian Rose

[Signum1]

Here's my review of Arabian Rose from Private Reserve Ink. Enjoy fellas.

 

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[dizzypen]

it is rather understated, but i still love it!

[Signum1]

it is rather understated, but i still love it!

 

 

Dizzypen, I read your review of this ink too. It's a good ink for a fine nib. For a broad nib with an edge, it lacks a bit of ...Um to kick it up a notch.

[dizzypen]

it is rather understated, but i still love it!

 

 

Dizzypen, I read your review of this ink too. It's a good ink for a fine nib. For a broad nib with an edge, it lacks a bit of ...Um to kick it up a notch.

 

I don't doubt that. I haven't used it in my broad nib yet

[Peter from Sherwood Park]

Another good argument for broad nibs!

[johntdavis]

I'm trying this ink in a Jinhao i-Ching with a "fine medium" steel nib, and it looks a lot more like line 4 than anything else. Very light/hot pink. Not really purplish at all. The flow is smooth and not dry (but not super-wet either).

 

I'm trying to decide if this is characteristic for the ink with a finer nib, or if I really need to try to figure out how to make the i-Ching wetter...

 

I love your handwriting. Really nice calligraphy.

[PatientType]

I have a bottle of Arabian Rose. I rarely use it. The lavender/purplish hue of it isn't that pleasing to me. I agree with Signum. No Wow factor. I like dramatic colors at times for personal use, browns for journaling, and classic colors for business use. This ink fits none of those catagories. If you like J Herbin pastel hued inks but want a bit more zest, then Private Reserve Arabian Rose could be your ink.

[johntdavis]

While I feel it's a nice ink, it doesn't get me excited. I agree with y'all that it lacks a certain punch.

 

Then again, I'm about halfway through a bottle of Iroshizuku Yama-Budo, which is a very similar color but with a lot more depth and punch. It's got a lot more shading, though it's still very subtle.

 

If I had never used Yama Budo, I'd probably like this ink a lot more.

 

I used some 1mm brass sheet on the i Ching and got a much better flow, but the pen is still too dry--it skips entirely too much. I'm going to get some 2mm sheet, but I'm not sure how I'm going to use it--the i Ching lacks a breather hole and getting the sheet in between the tines might prove difficult...

 

Still, I'm interested to see what this ink would do in a wet, broad nib. I might put some in my Pendleton Point Jinhao 159...

[DanF]

I rather like this ink in about a 1mm cursive italic, it shades some and is neither too light nor too dark for my eyes. I also like Diamine Merlot, but that often strikes me as too saturated, which cuts down on the shading.

 

Dan