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Preface: The elite group of SuperPinks (which I am proud to be part of) has been doing some ink testing over the past month. Our leader, the great Amberleadavis, sent each of us some vials of ink, with obscure labels and asked us to test them objectively. I did reviews of all of them before, in a different place, treating them all as mysteries. The reviews here are copy and pasted, with minor edits, for your enjoyment. If you see any references to "mystery ink," you now will know what I'm talking about.

Well I got my inks today and I'm working on a myriad of reviews for the next few days. 3 pens inked. 3 inks a day. We'll see how fast I go. On top of my normal ink reviews, I am also making an ink journal of the swab and basic characteristics so I don't forget which inks are in my pen! Here is my review of the "T" ink. It will be objective as possible.

This review will follow my normal standard format for reviews, with pictures following a small blurb. The pictures were taken with an iPhone 6, back camera, in artificial lighting. Effort has been made to show the true color, but your milage may vary depending on your monitor. If you would like to see all my ink images, you are free to go to http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews

The review was written with my favorite, the Nemosine Fission, in a B nib. The B nib is quite wide, and some may call it a BB nib.

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Nib.jpg

The review was written on HP 32lb Premium Laser Paper, which can be found at Staples for the whooping price of $19.99, or on Amazon for $15.39. This is my new "standard" paper I will be using for all my reviews, writing, and comparisons. I still have a bit of HP 28lb, which is now discontinued, but I am going to be moving to this one now, as it is much better, IMO.

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Paper.jpg

The swab for the ink will be in the later pictures of my ink journal.

The ink is a bright and flashy purple which is definitely eye-catching. The ink is medium wet and provides a decent amount of lubrication. The nib does not make any sounds on the paper. There is some shading, from a light purple to a more medium colored purple. Nothing too dramatic. There is no spread, feathering, show through or bleed through on this paper at all. The ink is very saturated. I have not experienced any problems with the ink yet.

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Characteristics.jpg

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Characteristics%202.jpg

The ink takes roughly 14 seconds to dry which is not too shabby as most of my inks take around 16 seconds. This isn't a big problem for me as I'm a strong overwriter.

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Dry%20Time.jpg

Here is a poorly drawn ghost to show how the ink looks with sketching, and coloring.

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Ghost.jpg

Here are pictures from the ink journal I have of these mystery inks. They include a writing sample, coloring sample, swab sample, and basic characteristics of the ink from my B nibs.

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Journal.jpg

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Journal%202.jpg

Here is a comparison with my other purple inks, Heart's Oblivion (a self mixed ink. See Inky Recipes for more info) and Sterling Violet, one I think we all received. I actually had similar colors this time so I decided to show it instead of my normal comparison section.

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Comparison.jpg

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Samples/Sterling%20Violet.JPG

Here is a water test. The top grid had drops of water placed for 10 seconds, then vigorously wiped downwards. The bottom text did not receive any drops of water and was only wiped with in the same motion as the grid. The ink did not perform too well in this test. Most of the ink in the grid (where water was) was cleanly lifted off the page, resulting in barely visible lines. There was also a fair amount of wet smear, but nothing too outrageous. Do not use this ink for sensitive documents.

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Water.jpg

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Water%20After.jpg

Lastly, here is a scan of the review. Use the scan to read the rest of the review. I did not intend for it to show color accuracy. This scan is terrible with colors for some strange reason! The pictures are the most accurate representation of the color.

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Mystery%20Inks/T/Scan.jpg

That's all folks! I would give this ink a 8/10. I feel like I would buy this ink, if I knew what it was. It seems like a small niche that I am missing in my collection.

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Great colors to this ink. There's a hint of dual tones --the blue and the red seem to come apart at times (depending on the pen and paper). Like it a lot.

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I do like Tender Purple, enough that I bought a full bottle when my Ink Drop sample ran out.

It is a very work friendly ink, close enough to blue not to draw too many comments from the Bic wielding philistines I work with.

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I do like Tender Purple, enough that I bought a full bottle when my Ink Drop sample ran out.

It is a very work friendly ink, close enough to blue not to draw too many comments from the Bic wielding philistines I work with.

 

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Thanks for the review,

I bought one of these, mostly for my wife (she wanted purple) and because it was quite cheap at penchalet.

 

I'm impressed by the color and the virbrancy of the purple, it became an instant favorite of my daughter!

In the old Parkers that I use; and in my wife's Safari, it flows great and feels good. Dries quickly and didnt bleed noticeably.

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