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Thanks, C. I don't see the blurple though? Again probably the image!

 

 

Really??... You don't see the blue-purple?... What do you see?

 

As reference, what I see is that the Colour Royal is the closest to it..

 

 

 

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Really??... You don't see the blue-purple?... What do you see?

 

As reference, what I see is that the Colour Royal is the closest to it..

 

 

 

C.

Hmm, ok, hint of purple which does give it a lovely tonality. Really enjoying this set. Have you had a chance to play? Which are you drawn to?

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Hmm, ok, hint of purple which does give it a lovely tonality. Really enjoying this set. Have you had a chance to play? Which are you drawn to?

 

 

I see no hint... but really overpowering Purple... on Blue... :lol:

 

Me??.. I am Safari all the way... Terracota a close second. :D

 

 

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I hedged my bets and ordered a sample, not a bottle, of Regency Blue. And I'm disappointed. I tried this ink with a range of nibs on a variety of papers, and with a couple of exceptions using my Phileas's .7mm cursive italic nib, I couldn't make this ink look indistinguishable from black without writing something next to it in black ink. The photos don't tell the whole story, but here they are.

 

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Now, in fairness, I will say that when I wrote in black ink next to Regency Blue, the black looked black and the Regency Blue looked blue.

 

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But on its own, in good light and bad, CFL, sunlight, LED, whatever, Regency Blue looked black to my eyes. As usual with these things, your mileage may vary.

 

I cut it with Diamine Sapphire Blue and overdid it (I think the ratio was closer to 3:1, whereas 2:1 would probably have been sufficient), but I managed to bring out the blue.

 

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I love the smell of fountain pen ink in the morning.

 

 

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I can see this ink looking very dark, blackish, at the broad range of nib sizes. However, your fine nib samples look a lot different than other samples that I have seen posted on fpn. I wonder if it is worth ordering a second sample to see if there is an issue with the sample?

 

FWIW - I haven't ordered Regency Blue but it does have my interest.

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I can see this ink looking very dark, blackish, at the broad range of nib sizes. However, your fine nib samples look a lot different than other samples that I have seen posted on fpn. I wonder if it is worth ordering a second sample to see if there is an issue with the sample?

 

FWIW - I haven't ordered Regency Blue but it does have my interest.

 

I certainly like the look of the ink in the O.P. It's what prompted me to order the sample. As to there possibly being something wrong with the sample, my dealing with Goulet Pens inclines me to believe it unlikely. Yet I'm also inclined to hope against hope. The next time I place an order I'll get another sample and see what happens.

I love the smell of fountain pen ink in the morning.

 

 

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I just received an order from Goulet, when they get Blue Velvet back in stock I will place another order and a sample of Regency Blue as well.

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I just received an order from Goulet, when they get Blue Velvet back in stock I will place another order and a sample of Regency Blue as well.

 

I look forward to your post once you've written with it.

I love the smell of fountain pen ink in the morning.

 

 

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Regency Blue is one of the nicest dark blues I've ever seen. It has none of the teal that contaminates so many blue-blacks these days. I will be using it a lot.

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I don't think you'll be disappointed. There's just something elegant, classy, rich about it. It's what I'd choose to write a letter to the Queen.

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I don't think you'll be disappointed. There's just something elegant, classy, rich about it. It's what I'd choose to write a letter to the Queen.

I will bear that in mind if I get a sample

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I don't think you'll be disappointed. There's just something elegant, classy, rich about it. It's what I'd choose to write a letter to the Queen.

 

What a beautiful way to sum up this Majestic ink!!

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I have just flushed this ink from my Lamy Studio for the first time after approximately four fills since Christmas. It was one of the easiest to clean inks I've ever used especially considering its saturation. (I've been using fountain pens for over 25 years so I've flushed my share of inks).

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