Egoistar Cobalt Violet

[visvamitra]

Egoistar is korean producer of inks. I know little about the company. They oofer good variety of fountain pen friendly inks. Sadly, it seems that ordering these inks is quite difficult due to Korea customs urestricting shipemnt of liquids.

 

 

Fellow pen enthusiats from Poland managed to procure four bottles through family and shared samples witjh me. Didi - thanks a lot! It was fun to test these inks. Also, I have to say I really enjoyed these inks. As samples were small and I used them in very wet pens (my flock of Kawecos with broad and double broad nibs), I won't be able to claim that the inks are problem-free in long term use. In short-term writing, though, I was impressed.

 

I'll start with Cobalt Violet.

 

Cobalt Violet has excellent flow and feels wet, the way J. Herbin inks feel. It offers no water resistance. Drying times are satisfying (5 seconds or less on absorbent papers, 10-15 seconds on Rhodia when the ink is used in very wet nib. Some feathering can be seen on low quality paper. I like this one. I wouldn't mind having a bottle.

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Color ID

Color range

Fabriano, Kaweco Sport, BB

No - name copy paper, Kaweco Sport, BB

Oxford, Kaweco Sport, BB - reversed nib writing vs regular writing

Rhodia, Kaweco Sport, BB

​Midori, Hero 5028, stub 1.9

Water resistance

 

 

[white_lotus]

That is a very nice violet. Lucky for you to have gotten a sample. The bottles in the picture look small. Do you know what size they come in?

[crahptacular]

Never heard of this brand before. Very cool!

[Jan2016]

Thanks for the review!

Now where to get Korean relatives...

[visvamitra]

If you find one, let me know

 

@inkstainedtruth - I think they're 30 ml. Additionally, these inks are available in two types of bottles. Check this link (international shipping isn't available but all / almost all line is presented here).

Edited November 26, 2017 by visvamitra

[Jan2016]

Yes, we can share!

[KellyMcJ]

Wow! I love glowy shades of blue and purple. That's gorgeous!

[Aquaria]

They have some really awesome colors, and they're dirt cheap, to boot!

 

My sister-in-law is Korean, but I'd be banned if I called her the word that best describes her. She wouldn't bring any of this back with her, just to be spiteful. That's the kind of..person...she is.

 

However, I have a Korean pal who goes home on a regular basis. I'll ask her to pick up some of this ink for me. And if she isn't going anytime soon, I will be when I study abroad in Japan. I'll manage to bring some bottles back with me.

[Cyber6]

MY EYES!!.. MY EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... Dude you need dark glasses for this...