Private Reserve Rose Rage

[shaylenwilliams]

Rose rage is absolutely pink. To me, it lies somewhere in between Pepto and neon pinks. It is much more neon and concentrated from a dip pen than from my Lamy Safari. I assume the exact shade you get will depend on how wet your chosen instrument writes. My scanner isn't capturing colors like I would like it to, so I actually took pictures of these pages in direct sunlight.

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There was no feathering or bleed-through, and the ink flow was excellent. I didn't have any issues getting it to start at all once it was loaded in the pen. I have had to fight with other inks to get them rolling, but this was not the case with Rose Rage. It isn't waterproof, but it held up better than I expected it to. Dry time wasn't great and wasn't terrible. I did the "highlighter test" that some people were curious about seeing with this ink. I just basically scribbled over a black Sharpie pen sample with the Safari, but I think in a highlighter pen this could work well. The writing underneath is legible, and didn't smear, though that may be a credit to the Sharpie pen, not the Rose Rage.

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Here is a list written with a dip pen where you can see Rose Rage with a bunch of other reds and pinks. Do keep in mind that these all look very concentrated (and that my writing with said pen is terrible).

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Overall, I like this ink pretty well. It behaves and is a fun, bright color. I don't think I'll be using it much this time of year, but it will definitely make it into the rotation come Spring and Summer.

 

This review can also be seen Here

[lovemy51]

thx for the review! i hadn't heard of this ink....! i'll make sure i get some when my stomach aches! :embarrassed_smile:

[shaylenwilliams]

LOL!

 

I have noticed in looking at this paper since doing the initial review, the ink seems to get brighter a day or two after writing with it. That, or it just looks a lot different depending on the light. I think this ink definitely falls under the YMMV category. If you're a fan of pinks though, it's worth picking up.

[lovemy51]

no, not a fan of pink... sorrrrryyyy!! ah, what's YMMV? i'm under the influence of half a bottle of NyQuil and can't think right now!!

[shaylenwilliams]

"your mileage may very", I believe... that's how I meant it anyway. I think this ink could look a lot different depending on how wet your pen writes. I like pink a lot, I've even been known to have pink hair on occasion. Honestly though, the best color of pink ink that I have comes from a Varsity.

 

Also, I wish I had some NyQuil... I'm might actually be asleep right now... sigh.

[niccig]

This is an older thread, but I thought I'd add my experience instead of doing a whole new review. 'Your mileage may vary' is a good description for this one. I put this in my Hemisphere first (which is a little on the dry side) and it was way closer to the Pepto end of the spectrum. On the cheap legal pads at my office it was downright nauseating and I thought about trading it. I tried it out in my Rembrandt later (a wetter nib) and it's much closer to the swabs. Looks very nice on good paper, so now I'll be keeping it

[RedSox04]

thx for the review! i hadn't heard of this ink....! i'll make sure i get some when my stomach aches! :embarrassed_smile:

 

:roflmho:

[PacificCoastPen]

I just unearthed a bottle of this ink that hasn't been used for a year? Not my favorite by any means, but it has fairly large white particles of participate in it. Looks like a snow globe. Yikes! Down the drain it goes.