Ink Review: J Herbin Terre De Feu (Land Of Fire)

[Chrissy]

I have decided to review some of my many inks. These aren't necessarily in any particular order.

This one is J Herbin Terre de feu

 

Terre de feu (Tierra Del Fuego or Land of Fire): Land of Fire (Tierra del Fuego in Spanish) is the name of an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. Divided between Argentina and Chile, the main island is known as Land of Fire and also composed of a group of smaller islands.

This brown ink has a red tone a reminder of the burnt lands and vast deserts where nothing ever grows.

• This isn't a waterproof or an archival ink
• Bearing in mind the paper I use is very smooth, this ink took 13-16 secs to dry.
• It flows well and lubricates the nib quite well.
• It is currently available in sampling packs of 4 x 10ml mini glass bottles and 30ml D bottles. Each bottle of 30 ml has an integrated pen rest. They are known as “D bottle pen inks. The “D” refers to the old French unit of measure “la Demi Courtine”.
• It's available from many B&M shops and online retailers worldwide.

 

J. Herbin is the oldest name in pen inks in the world. M. Herbin created “The Jewel of Inks” in his shop on the Rue des Fosses Saint-Germain in Paris in 1700.

 

Herbin uses all natural dyes in their fountain pen inks. This natural composition is reflected in the very neutral pH of the inks.

 

From the beginning, J. Herbin distinguished itself from its competitors by offering a wide range of colors for the fountain pen inks. In 2007, 4 new colors were introduced which brought a total of 30 references of various colors. The names chosen for each color are very poetic to preserve the originality of the brand and as a French tradition.

 

[lapis]

Nice review. I have tried it out too and must say that your colour I see on my screen is right on. But I still don't like the colour because it's for me not "really" a brown and not "really" a red. Maybe for some of us it is a perfect "mix".

 

Mike

[VivienR]

Kind of the only brown I like, but I'm wondering that you find it wet. I tried two different pen, with different nib sizes and both times felt dry, compare to other Herbin inks I have.

[jasonchickerson]

One of my favorites. J Herbin makes a few of these enigmatic colors. I find the wetness and lubrication of this ink a 5/10.

[amberleadavis]

Thank you.

[mirosc]

Lovely review of a nice ink. I once bought it because I liked the name and had no idea how it looked on the paper. But I was surprised that it was a really decent ink (what else could we expect from Herbin?); some time ago I used it every day, then my preference changed to darker browns - I guess I still have some of it left somewhere. Maybe I'll take it out again because of this review.

[Frank C]

I bought all the Herbin inks a few years ago. I like the company and I like their inks. This one doesn't get much use. So many brown inks out there.

[Misfit]

This is my brother's favorite ink. It's on my list. I've let their anniversary inks distract me.

Thank you for your reviews.