J. Herbin Bleu De Profounders

[visvamitra]

As a huge fan of J. Herbin inks, I was thrilled to learn about five new standard inks introduced in 2018. I've got the bottles and I'll review them shortly.

New inks come in standard J. Herbin glass bottles that contain 30 ml of the writing fluid.

Ink splash

BdP is great. I like bb inks, especially when they're more complex and this one fills the bill. It's saturated, it flows very well and has reasonable amount of lubrication (although it's nowhere near Sailor inks in this regard). Overall, it's a keeper.

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Color ID

Color range

Fabriano, Lamy Al-Star, medium nib

Tomoe River, Lamy Al-Star, medium nib

Copy paper, Lamy Al-Star, medium nib

Maruman, Hero 616, fine (?) nib

Water resistance

[Chrissy]

Thanks.

[Tas]

I saw this in the shop when I bought the Vert de Gris the other week. It must not have wooed me as much then as your review does now otherwise I'm sure I'd have bought a bottle.

Thanks again for another solid, reliable review.

[swanjun]

It looks beautiful on Tomoe River, especially!

[putteringpenman]

I always appreciate your ink reviews visvamitra. The ink looks great too!

[lgsoltek]

I've ignored this ink so far. I think Vis makes it quite attractive, even for me who are not into blue blacks (unlike Tas).

[Sailor Kenshin]

Oooo, so tempted! Blue-blacks are my favorite, and your reviews are always appreciated.

[Driften]

Another great review, but not tempted by the shade.

[Markol]

Very interesting ink and (as usually) a great review. Thanks

BTW where did you buy it?

Edited August 29, 2018 by Markol

[lapis]

Drat! You never can have enough bbs!!

[namrehsnoom]

Drat! You never can have enough bbs!!

I concur!

[lapis]

Very interesting ink and (as usually) a great review. Thanks

BTW where did you buy it?

Well, I'd buy it from Papier & Stift (where I bought other new Herbins (7.95 € for 30 ml or 3.60 € for 10 ml) but I'm not sure you'd weed out 17.50 € for shipment just one country east. (Don't forget that the 30-ml bottle is the usual Herbin "standard bottle" with the ramp up front for laying down a pen plus a box, whereas the small thin, rounded 10-ml bottle is without a box.)

[RoyalBlueNotebooks]

Very nice navy color, and I appreciate the sheen and the water resistance.Thanks for the prompt review!

[jmccarty3]

As I mentioned in a comment on your blog, this could be a great substitute for Montblanc JFK. I will pick a bottle up at the Dallas show next month.

[TheDutchGuy]

Very nice! Thanks!

[inkstainedruth]

Just what I need -- ANOTHER blue-black....

OR:

Just what I need -- ANOTHER blue-black!

Sigh.

I really need to stop reading ink reviews. Thanks Vis (and at the same time no thanks...).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Markol]

Well, I'd buy it from Papier & Stift (where I bought other new Herbins (7.95 € for 30 ml or 3.60 € for 10 ml) but I'm not sure you'd weed out 17.50 € for shipment just one country east. (Don't forget that the 30-ml bottle is the usual Herbin "standard bottle" with the ramp up front for laying down a pen plus a box, whereas the small thin, rounded 10-ml bottle is without a box.)

 

That's why I've asked visvamitra where did he buy it.

I'd rather wait until this ink will be available in Poland.

Thanks for your information lapis

[lgsoltek]

 

That's why I've asked visvamitra where did he buy it.

I'd rather wait until this ink will be available in Poland.

Thanks for your information lapis

 

Have you checked out Fountainfeder.eu?

[Aquaria]

It's a beautiful blue-black, but I think I'm done with that color now, at least for purchases.

[ENewton]

A friend bought a bottle of this at the recent San Francisco Pen Show and put it in a Parker 75 Cisele with an extra fine nib. I had the chance to try it, and it wrote a lovely clear line, with more than adequate lubrication. It is an elegant blue, not bright, not drab. If I needed a blue, it is probably the one I'd buy.