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Private Reserve Naples Blue: Informal Review

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(This was penned with one of the inexpensive, high performance flex pens I am working on. If this kind of thing interests you, send me a PM, or fill out my poll.)

 

I've always loved this ink for its performance on cheap, thin papers, and for its bright pink sheen. Shading requires a sensitive flex nib, or some kind of broad or italic. I'll say this: I frequently fight with myself over the use of this ink, mainly, not to use it all the time. It's too special to me. But then again, man lebt nur einmal.

 

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Beautiful writing and looks like a really nice ink. What was the flow like?

 

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I also love this ink...the sheen and the shading do indeed make it special!

"Wer schweigt, stimmt zu."

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Not an ink that I am familiar with but this review shows it to be well worth considering. Beautiful colour and a very elegant hand!

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I searched FPN for reviews of this ink. (I had just received a half-bottle in a sampler pack of 4 PR blues.) The first hit led to a review that had it looking like a very middle of the road turquoise. This was the second hit and here it looked much darker. The ink I got looks darker still, yet with a bit more teal. I got very little sheen but then I was using an XF nib, and I don't particularly care about sheen anyway. I did get some nice variation in color. (Flow and smoothness were great in this under $2 Wing Sung 3003.) I really like this ink and it shows up very well on the page in this very narrow nib that leaves some other inks a bit ghostly.

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