Bouquet D'antan - J. Herbin

[visvamitra]

Thank you Mishka for sending me this sample:)

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J. Herbin is known to be the oldest name in ink production in the world, and their inks 'l'Encre de la Tete Noire", "Perle des Encres," (The Jewel of Inks) and "l'Encre des Vaisseaux" (The Ink of Ships) were produced as early as 1700.

M. Herbin was a sailor, and from his many journeys to India he brought back to Paris formulas for manufacturing sealing wax. His special lacquer formula improved the quality of the seals in adhesion and neatness, helping him to become famous throughout the kingdom.

J. Herbin is also the oldest name in ink production in the world.

By 1700, the company was producing “l’Encre de la Tete Noire,” followed by “Perle des Encres,” (The Jewel of Inks) and “l’Encre des Vaisseaux” (The Ink of Ships).

J. Herbin made ink for Louis XIV, and a black ink for the sole use of Victor Hugo, author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables. These formulas still reside in our company headquarters in Paris.

At the moment company belongs to Exaclair Inc, that has rights to brands like Clairefontaine, Rhodia, Brause or G. Lalo.

J. Herbin offers 30 standard colors:

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1. Ambre de Birmanie
2. Bleu Azur
3. Bleu Myosotis
4. Bleu Nuit
5. Bleu Pervenche
6. Bouquet d'Antan
7. Bouton d'Or
8. Cacao du Bresil
9. Cafe des Iles
10. Diabolo Menthe
11. Eclat de Saphir
12. Gris Nuage
13. Larmes de Cassis
14. Lie de The
15. Lierre Sauvage
16. Orange Indien
17. Perle Noire
18. Poussiere de Lune
19. Rose Cyclamen
20. Rose Tendresse
21. Rouge Bourgogne
22. Rouge Caroubier
23. Rouge Opera
24. Rouille d'Ancre
25. Terre de Feu
26. Vert Empire
27. Vert Olive
28. Vert Pre
29. Vert Reseda
30. Violette Pensee

I know many people find J. Herbin inks too muted and boring but I enjoy most of them. I believe J. Herbin makes amazing and unique ink, however I don't like some of their colors.

Bouquet d'Antan is strange color. It's sort of subtle, vintage pink. I don't like it but I don't hate it

Ink splash

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Software ID

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Waterproofness

Oxford notebook, Visconti Van Gogh, F

 

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Copy paper, Visconti Van Gogh, F

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Midori, Visconti Van Gogh, F

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CIAK, Visconti van Gogh, F

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[wastelanded]

This is about the only pink ink I like. Easy on the eyes, and very nostalgic looking.

[brunico]

It's old folks' mauve, like the flowers that old people enjoy, according to Herbin.

 

I like Herbin's subtle palette but don't really use any - I think because the Herbin colours I prefer work better on more muted, textured paper than the white copy paper that sees most action.

[Venator]

Your writing samples are nice to look at, but I don't think I would get much use out of an ink like this. I am looking for a nice bright pink that screams off the page. Thank you for the review!

[ScienceChick]

Your writing samples are nice to look at, but I don't think I would get much use out of an ink like this. I am looking for a nice bright pink that screams off the page. Thank you for the review!

B d'A is one of my faves; it has a permanent home in a pink Estie CH with an OM nib.

 

For retina-searing, screaming pinks I recommend Private Reserve Hot Bubble Gum and Rose Rage and Montblanc Pink.

[haruka337]

Looks like it has more mauve tenancies than Sailor Kingdom Note Mycena-pura, but not as dusty.

I like it better than Mycena-pura.

[FatherFP]

I received this ink in a "mystery sample" from Goulet Pens. Pinks are not at all my favorites, but I inked up a Metal Falcon (fine) and a cheap Plumix (1.1 stub). The ink surprised me. It's a very light, but strange, mauve color. Very little shading; again a surprise. Definitely not for me. It seemed to be quite watered down and not as saturated as most inks with which I'm familiar. I love writing with 1.1 italic nibs, my nib of choice as late, but didn't want to swap out any of my nicer pens to try the ink. Again, I filled the Plumix, but it flowed very poorly through the pen. Perhaps its the cheap pen, but other inks have always been well behaved in it. I don't know what it was in the end. Overall, glad to have received the ink and played around with it, though its not one I would ever buy myself.