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Sailor Epinard Comparison


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Here's a quick scan showing samples of the new Sailor epinard against the limited edition Sailor tokiwa mat green and Montblanc racing green. Sorry for the slight errors in the haikus; I'm in a bit of a rush this morning.

 

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5186/5602896119_2a8992692f_b.jpg

 

To my eye, epinard is very close to the discontinued tokiwa mat green. They both have a yellowish undertone, although it is slightly more pronounced in TMG. Neither of the Sailor inks have the distinct gray component that is visible in MBRG.

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Thank you for posting this! Along with many others, have been curious as to how Epinard compared with MBRG.

 

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Thank you for posting that. I just got Epinard and I now no longer feel "deprived" that I missed out on getting Tokiwa Mat. I never used MBRG, based on the scan, I think I'm better off with the Epinard. :thumbup:

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Thanks for the useful comparison. Yeah, to me, I think between this and the bottle of I forget which LE I have that leans more toward khaki, I think I'll be covered at least mostly when I run out of Racing Green. It's not the same, but it's close enough to the ballpark to me.

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Nice handwriting too and helpful comparison for those of us on the hunt for the MB BRG substitute. Thanks.

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I'm not a lover of green ink but the Sailor Epinard could change that. Sad to say I find the MB Racing Green too flat/dull and even uninspiring though I know there are souls out there that love it.

 

Chris

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Excellent comparison; thanks! If you decide to redo the comparison, you might consider adding J. Herbin Vert Empire to the group.

JN

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Excellent comparison; thanks! If you decide to redo the comparison, you might consider adding J. Herbin Vert Empire to the group.

 

Sorry, but I don't have any Vert Empire remaining.

 

I bought a sample a while back and tried it. I didn't really like it. To my eye, it is more gray than MBRG and just didn't have enough going for it - there are many other dark/muted greens that I prefer. I know a lot of people like Vert Empire, so YMMV.

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I think a halfway dilution of Noodler's Zhivago to water, 1:1, is spot on for that MBRG.... And its still very waterproof!

 

Also, I love Epinard, I hope they keep it around for a while!

Gobblecup ~

 

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