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Graf Von Faber Castell Violet Blue, my first ink from this brand.

It doesnt seem to be a very popular colour. I think its because it is unsaturated & slightly dry. However, I love it; the shade of violet is beautiful & it has such a refined vintage appearance. Beautifully subtle. Certainly not in-your-face like many of the high-sheening, shimmery-sparky inks flooding the market right now. Yes, those are popular & do have a place, but Im becoming increasingly fond of quiet, soothing colours that take time to be appreciated.

 

Enjoy your ink when you get it.

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It doesnt seem to be a very popular colour. I think its because it is unsaturated & slightly dry. However, I love it; the shade of violet is beautiful & it has such a refined vintage appearance. Beautifully subtle. Certainly not in-your-face like many of the high-sheening, shimmery-sparky inks flooding the market right now. Yes, those are popular & do have a place, but Im becoming increasingly fond of quiet, soothing colours that take time to be appreciated.

 

Enjoy your ink when you get it.

Thanks, I like the look of it but as I prefer wet inks I hope it’s not too dry. I bought a GVFC Violet Blue FP with an OB nib, so hopefully it will flow ok.

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As of a few minutes ago this day, I’ve Papier Plume’s 11 on order. I am very excited to compare it with their House of the Rising Sun.

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Ordered 2 bottled inks today:

  • Sailor Souboku
  • Colorverse Ham #65.

And a boatload of samples:

  • Robert Oster Heart of Gold
  • Robert Oster African Gold
  • Robert Oster Honey Bee
  • Robert Oster Bass Straight
  • De Atramentis Pearlescent Whisky Brown
  • De Atramentis Document Ink Urban Grey
  • 3 Oysters I.COLOR.U Doldam (grey)
  • 3 Oysters Delicious Cool Gray
  • 3 Oysters I.COLOR.U Hangangmul
  • 3 Oysters I.COLOR.U Hwangto
  • Diamine Indigo
  • Diamine Prussian Blue
  • Rohrer & Klingner SketchINK Emma (green)
  • Rohrer & Klingner SketchINK Frieda (blue)

...Trying to stock up for my EF ink review plans for next year. :D (Forcing myself to commit to the plans.)

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Arriving tomorrow, two staples—Sailor Jentle Blue and Platinum Blue-Black.

I love the smell of fountain pen ink in the morning.

 

 

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I just added another four bottles of ink, to an order for a pen (with Fountain Pen Day discounts and all) so as to qualify for free international shipping, and so now my on-order-yet-to-arrive list of new-to-me ink colours is:

  • Sailor Shikiori shimoyo
  • Diamine Amazing Amethyst
  • Diamine Autumn Oak
  • Diamine Burnt Sienna
  • Diamine Chocolate Brown
  • Diamine Denim
  • Diamine Grape
  • Diamine WES Imperial Blue
  • Diamine Indigo
  • Diamine Imperial Purple
  • Diamine Macassar
  • Diamine Midnight
  • Diamine Monaco Red
  • Diamine Majestic Purple
  • Diamine Marine
  • Diamine Oxford Blue
  • Diamine Ochre
  • Diamine Raw Sienna
  • Diamine Royal Blue
  • Diamine Salamander
  • Diamine Sargasso Sea
  • Diamine Twilight
  • Diamine Tyrian Purple
  • Diamine (Cult Pens Ink) Deep Dark Blue
  • Diamine (Cult Pens Ink) Deep Dark Orange
  • Diamine (Cult Pens Ink) Deep Dark Purple
  • Diamine (Cult Pens Ink) Deep Dark Red
  • Diamine (Cult Pens Iridescink) Robert
  • Diamine Shimmer-tastic Night Sky
  • Diamine Shimmer-tastic Peacock Flare
  • Diamine Shimmer-tastic Starlit Sea
  • KWZ Ink Azure #2
  • KWZ Ink Green Gold
  • KWZ Ink Old Gold
  • KWZ Ink Warsaw Dreaming
  • Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrün
  • Rohrer & Klingner Verdigris
  • Rohrer & Klingner Smaragdgrün
  • Rohrer & Klingner Verdura
  • Rohrer & Klingner Helianthus
  • Rohrer & Klingner Morinda
  • Rohrer & Klingner Alt Bordeaux
  • Rohrer & Klingner Magenta
  • Rohrer & Klingner Solferino
  • Rohrer & Klingner Cassia
  • J.Herbin 1798 Améthyste de l'Oural
  • J.Herbin 1670 Rouge Hématite
  • J.Herbin 1670 Gris Orage

Edit: Just added another few. My bad!

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I just added another four bottles of ink, to an order for a pen (with Fountain Pen Day discounts and all) so as to qualify for free international shipping, and so now my on-order-yet-to-arrive list of new-to-me ink colours is:

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Holy ink collection, Batman! :)

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@LizEF, and those are all in full retail bottles, too; no samples of ≤ 3ml there (even though some of our fellow forum members like to joke that a 15ml or 20ml retail bottle offered in the manufacturer's catalogue is just a sample to them).

 

I certainly won't be reviewing all of those inks, though!

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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@LizEF, and those are all in full retail bottles, too; no samples of ≤ 3ml there (even though some of our fellow forum members like to joke that a 15ml or 20ml retail bottle offered in the manufacturer's catalogue is just a sample to them).

 

I figured as much! Hope you enjoy all those inks. I need to work up to writing that much! :lol: Ink reviews and a new "job" next year may help.

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I need to work up to writing that much! :lol: Ink reviews and a new "job" next year may help.

Right now my writing hand is sorta out of commission from a bad case of tendonitis in the wrist, to the point of having to strap it with tape so I cannot move my thumb (much). :( I certainly hope it gets better by the time the inks arrive!

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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Right now my writing hand is sorta out of commission from a bad case of tendonitis in the wrist, to the point of having to strap it with tape so I cannot move my thumb (much). :( I certainly hope it gets better by the time the inks arrive!

 

Sorry to hear that. :( Hope it heals quickly!

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Right now my writing hand is sorta out of commission from a bad case of tendonitis in the wrist, to the point of having to strap it with tape so I cannot move my thumb (much). :( I certainly hope it gets better by the time the inks arrive!

Oh man... feel better soon! :(

 

Just ordered a couple of bottles of Sailor Souboku from La Couronne Du Comte (code: FPD2018).

 

Had been waiting for info about those from a few indie retailers here in Finland but couldn't pass the FPD sale there... :D

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...seems that I will be waiting for my Souboku for a fair bit more. LCDC only had one bottle so they had to order more from Japan. Patience might be a virtue but like all virtues, it is in short supply these days...

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Three of the inks I ordered from LCdC on the weekend are not in stock; two of them were supposed to be restocked in September but their supplier hasn't come through yet, or so I was told. It's just as well I'm not in a hurry to get my hands on those, but I do want LCdC to send the other seventeen bottles now.

 

What I'm really not happy about, though, is that the pen and the 45-slot pen display case I ordered are not in stock either.

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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Three of the inks I ordered from LCdC on the weekend are not in stock; two of them were supposed to be restocked in September but their supplier hasn't come through yet, or so I was told. It's just as well I'm not in a hurry to get my hands on those, but I do want LCdC to send the other seventeen bottles now.

 

What I'm really not happy about, though, is that the pen and the 45-slot pen display case I ordered are not in stock either.

I wish LCdC would show current stock status before you order. I’ve been caught out a couple of times & ended up cancelling after waiting far too long.

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Just this minute I received an email message from LCdC advising that they will ship the in-stock items tomorrow.

 

They seem a bit iffy about when the remaining items will be available for order fulfilment, though. First they said it's going to be a week and a half (from Monday), then it is the week after, and now it's back to "will arrive next week", even though previously they told me the J.Herbin 1670 inks were supposed to have been restocked in September.

 

Still, I'm glad I was able to lock down a good price (at 20% off) and free shipping on items such as the pen display case. Nobody else will ship such an item to me from overseas for (delivery charges of) less than the effective price I paid for the item itself!

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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Waiting on:

 

3Oysters Navy

Colorverse Gravity Wave

Colorverse Hayabusa

Robert Oster Thunderstorm

Rohrer & Klingner Aubergine

 

Fountain pen day celebratory indulgences!

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Diamine Orange Blaze, on backorder from Pen Boutique.

Rationalizing pen and ink purchases since 1967.

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