Ink Review: Noodler's La Couleur Royale

[ladyambrosia]

This is another fantastic ink that I fell in love with almost instantly Noodler’s La Couleur Royale is a great very rich and saturated ink that is blue with a hint of purple to it. Now the name color royal makes you think about royal purple and this is not really royal purple however as royal purple is much warmer, but that aside I still love this color.

 

There is very subtle shading to the color and overall it behaves well. There is no feathering and no bleed through at all. There is a little bit of show through on the other side of the paper but it would not stop you from writing on the other side.

 

It dries relatively fast for a Noodler’s but a Lefty would still want to be careful. It does not stand up to water well at all but is not advertised to so that is to be expected. Over all it is a great rich ink that offers a nice wet line and will add some uniqueness to your letters without being “over the top” if you don’t like the “weird” colors.

 

 

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Also posted at the Ink Rack.

[Ed Ronax]

Nice review, thanks.

[Miles S]

Nice one! I like the color quite a bit, too bad about the water issues. That thick line from the M nib is a winner.

[IndigoBOB]

I absolutely love this color . Evocative richness that is a wonderful balance between blue and purple. I am surprised Noodler's came up with this wonderful combination.

 

It's not the most lubricating ink so for my Pilot Prera it is a little drier than Iroshizuku Tsuki-Yo, which is a littler drier than my Diamine Midnight.

 

With my Medium TWSBI Eco it is a little dry despite the richness of the color still being apparent.

 

With my Broad Eco: WOW! Really brings the richness out here and even rekindles my love for writing with broads.

[biancitwo]

I've only used it in very wet Pelikans, all italics. It is currently in a 1940s Pelikan 100N, with a medium italic nib. What a gorgeous line it makes. It is a beautiful ink that always gets a little on my hand. I really like it.

Edited September 1, 2017 by biancitwo