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Very similar, color-wise to BSB from what I can see.

A grey day is really a silver one that needs Your polish!

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amberleadavis Pen Dust

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And Vis, great review and love the ghost.

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Has anybody tried the cartridges? Are they the same shade and formula? I want to try this ink and see its behavior on my preferred papers, but I don't want to spring for a whole bottle.

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Newjelan Collectors Item

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Has anybody tried the cartridges? Are they the same shade and formula? I want to try this ink and see its behavior on my preferred papers, but I don't want to spring for a whole bottle.

My first exposure to Visconti Blue was via the cartridges. I haven't bought them for 10yrs but I'm sure the colour is the same as it was the reason I just had to have a bottle. Visconti cartridges come in a gorgeous little "Bakelite" type container

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I have this ink - two in glass bottles before they disappeared and two in the plastic bottles. The favourite ink of some of FPN's more respected users such as Ghost Plane.

 

The glass bottles I keep in the bottom of their cardboard boxes when I open them, whereas the plastic bottles are stuck to their bases with blue-tak.

 

I've tended to see this ink as touching on purple sometimes, but now I see that it is probably just sheening at me.

 

One of the Essential Inks.

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And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.”


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One of the most beautiful blue inks I've ever seen, but looks pretty saturated.

How careful should I be if I'm gonna use it as my everyday ink in a vintage fountain pen(with a rubber sack)? Did any of you tried it in such circumstances?

Thanks!

 

I use it frequently in my two Esties, the only vintage pens I own. I haven't had any issues. On the other hand, if a saturated ink that I loved caused me to replace a sac prematurely (as opposed to, say, weekly), I'd use it anyway.

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

 

 

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May have to try this one, lovely!

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I love vibrant blues and this one is simply as a blue should be. Enough to be used on daily basis, and enough to be not considered the usual "school blue". I'll buy it definitely the next time I'll come across it.

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I've been looking for a nice crisp bright blue for a while, and this one keeps cropping up as one of the best. Also handy that it is available in the UK. It shall definitely be the next ink I try - I'll see if I can get a UK sample first.

 

Thanks for the review.

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