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What a pleasant surprise. After almost giving up hope of finding a pen Noodler's Periwinkle will work with I tried it in a Platinum Preppy on Apica paper with success.

 

The flow is good--not just, "I'll live with it because I like the clolor," but actually good. I can now use the ink that's been sitting on the shelf for over a year.

 

Yay! What a great day! :bunny01:

 

Shading: None

Dry time: Super fast, under 2 seconds

Bleed through: None

Start up: The worst

Bulletproof: yes

 

For the handwritten review see the attachment.

 

Periwinkle.pdf

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Hi Alexandra,

I gave up on Periwinkle in under a week of buying it! I'm glad you can use yours with this combination. I have been thinking about getting a couple of preppys although I do prefer broader nibs. The closest ink I have to Periwinkle in hue is the cartridge-only Pilot Purple. I keep meaning to post a review...

 

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I had nearly given up hope too and I feared putting it in one of my nicer pens. I've been writing with it a lot today and still get good flow. I'm thinking of ordering a couple more Preppys. If they works with Periwinkle, they'll work with anything.

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I love the color of this ink, but I just didn't want to fight with it. If anyone else is looking for a substitute, try Iroshizuku Ajisai--it's very similar in color, dries fairly quickly, and, most importantly, has excellent flow. See here for a really good scan.

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I had nearly given up hope too and I feared putting it in one of my nicer pens. I've been writing with it a lot today and still get good flow. I'm thinking of ordering a couple more Preppys. If they works with Periwinkle, they'll work with anything.

 

This is great news. It is also still doing very well in my Lamy Joy - nice, wet (really!), and even started up right away after no use for a couple days. Glad to have these options. I may even buy another bottle to celebrate...

 

I love the color of this ink, but I just didn't want to fight with it. If anyone else is looking for a substitute, try Iroshizuku Ajisai--it's very similar in color, dries fairly quickly, and, most importantly, has excellent flow. See here for a really good scan.

 

I also adore ajisai, and have used it as my periwinkle substitute. But mine was always more blue than the Noodlers Periwinkle, so I'm glad to have both options... :D

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I also adore ajisai, and have used it as my periwinkle substitute. But mine was always more blue than the Noodlers Periwinkle, so I'm glad to have both options... :D

 

You're right: Ajisai is a bit bluer. For me, the difference in color is not significant enough for it to be worth the epic battle with Periwinkle. Also, I am just stubborn. :embarrassed_smile:

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Alexandra, your attachment is a very pretty sample. Thanks for this review.

I came here for the pictures and stayed for the conversation.

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Pretty colour, pretty handwriting! Interesting review.

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hi alex. you make the ink look good with your beautiful handwriting!

 

i finally got a bottle of this and it took a lot of testing and trying with different pens til' i got the write combo. it finally found a place in my pilot scholar, F nib. funny too, cus' that's a scratchy nib and this ink is really dry. but it worked out fine. doesn't skip or start late!

 

still, my fav periwinkle looking ink is PR Purple Haze.

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Strangely enough, my Platinum Preppy is still not that great with Periwinkle. I bought a bunch of those things (and use all of them) with other inks and they're great. I even had some trouble with Periwinkle in the Noodlers piston filler pen. Odd.

 

I like the color, but find it maddening that it won't flow in anything I own.

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Just sparked it up a few days ago in a 1911 Sailor Large, M nib.

 

No problem with flow, a unique quick drying experience.

 

Falls into that category of Noodler's Bream or Violet Vote, not as brilliant as posted in the reviews (which I rarely duplicate in the first place.)

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So should we add this to the list of inks that people should consider if they have a fast flowing pen and want to slow it down and get a thinner line?

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So should we add this to the list of inks that people should consider if they have a fast flowing pen and want to slow it down and get a thinner line?

 

I don't know about that. Perhaps it's time to more experimenting. I haven't used Periwinkle in some time and think I may give it another go, see how it does in my wettest nib.

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Thanks for the review.

Damn, that is very nice handwriting!

 

Aww, thanks, you make a girl blushembarrassed_smile.gif

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