J Herbin Rose Cyclamen

[withoutink]

The full review can be found on my blog, here is a direct link to the review: J Herbin Rose Cyclamen Ink Review

 

The nitty gritty:

 

Fabulous ink, amazing color, it screams to be used. Not a ink I would have thought about using at first, but I am now in love with it. Cant wait to see it in a broader nibed fountain pen.

 

I highly recommend this ink!

 

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2629/4178171778_966bfd8b52_b.jpg

 

I purchased this ink from: Peartreepens.com (Fountain Pen Ink Samples Program)

Edited December 12, 2009 by withoutink

[reprieve]

Great review! The color in your scan is very accurate. It's one of my favorite bright inks.

[withoutink]

Thanks I scanned it at very high DPI as a TIFF, resized & converted it to a PNG24 in Photoshop. It seemed to keep the colors very real and true. Glad you enjoyed the review I have at least 15 or so to go =)

[limesally]

very nice review and I agree, your scan looks very accurate on my monitor.

 

I like this ink, but it runs wetter than I really like and gets a bit feathery. I think I need to try it in some drier pens. It certainly does liven up a page.

[withoutink]

Thanks! I would agree it does run a little wet. Sorry I missed that Im, still a novice at the review process

[GouletPens]

Wow, that is a nice color! That's the first I've seen it in a review, love it!!

[indigirl]

I have this ink & love writing with it, but I must say that it takes for-freakin-ever to flush out of a pen! More pink just keeps coming out...

 

Ironically (or not) my inspiration for buying it was a garment of the same color, worn by an acquaintance who happens to be both beautiful & a bit clingy, just like the ink

[LexieS]

This is one of my favorite inks. I love the bright color, it is not as harsh as a red, but it is most definitely not a dull color. I agree that it is a bit of a pain to flush out, I have noticed that a lot with my more saturated inks.

[kushbaby]

I LOVE this ink - I keep it in a nice wet M nibbed Lamy Safari (Pink, of course). I didn't know about the flushing issue (I've kept it in this pen as a sort of dedicated thing) - that's good to know.

 

Of course, I have that some problem with my other pink/red inks (it took FOREVER to get one of the pink Iroshizugu inks out of a pen), so I guess it's not a surprise...

 

I think I'll go play with that Pink Safari now...

[chromantic]

I bought this based mostly on your review and, YES! The ink is exactly the color of your scan on my monitor.

 

I tried it first by dipping the nib of a fine Baoer and writing a few lines on 2 different papers. Satisfied with the color, I filled a cart and put it in an Herbin rollerball. The line from the rollerball is a bit thicker, making the color a teeny tiny bit darker and so even more in-your-face intense. I like it!

 

The only thing I'm not sure about the descriptor 'pink' - when I think 'pink', I think carnation or shell, something delicate. I'm not sure what else you'd call it, though, so I guess pink will have to do.