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Thanks for all of the suggestions. Looks like the PR Tanzanite got a lot of votes... I'll be looking around the Internet to compare colour swatches....

 

I may have to try the "blurple" recipe. :) I have some Waterman Purple lying around. Just gotta conjure up some Waterman Blue from somewhere. :P

 

:) I really do love the Legal Lapis. I got a small sample of it from another forum member and I REALLY like it. I think I ended up using the Sonic Blue more often though, just because I had a full sized bottle and didn't want to waste the LL yet. xD

 

The green isn't so important for me to get. :P Just thought it might be a little fun to use.

 

Thanks again for the suggestions. :) Much appreciated. :D

 

-- Moo

 

 

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There can be only one. . .

 

It is Aurora Blue. Do yourself a favor and buy a bottle; it is a well behaved purplish-blue ink that is well behaved and rapidly grows on you like Kudzu.

 

As a backup, PR Black Magic Blues is interesting, but a bit more purple.

 

As to the green. . . I have yet to find one that I like.

 

 

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I love Diamine Kelly Green!

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Ahh... so many choices! I think I will have to use that ink sample option from PearTreePens (?). :) I can't wait!

 

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If you really want a really bright green, you can't beat Akhmatova from Noodler's Russian series. It really is bright, and fluoresces under UV light. Bring sunglasses.

 

For the purple-blue, I'd second Noodler's Kung Te-cheng, but there are possible issues using it (do a search for details - for me it has worked very well). For a safe ink, have a look at La Couleur Royale. Beautiful rich blue with purple overtones.

 

Yes, I am an unashamed Noodler's fan; no affiliation.

 

[Just changed the font colour for the second "really" above, and it looks pretty close to Akhmatova on my LCD. Must make time to review that ink sometime soon.]

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Effrafax.

 

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My votes are for PR Tanzanite and PR DC Supershow Green

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Th green that most closely matches the Lime Safari's color is Noodler's St. Patty's Eire, but I always use it more for highlighting than writing.

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Reading the thread title my first thought was Waterman FB as it's definitely purplish to my eye. I've replaced it with PR electric DC blue as my primary color. As to green, the PR Spearmint is a fairly bright green. I am mixing PR Spearmint and PR Sherwood 1:1 to get the green I like.

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PR Tanzanite or Aurora Blue for the blue-purple, though the latter's significantly more blue than purple (as you might imagine).

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