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J. Herbin Cornaline D'egypte


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As a huge fan of J. Herbin inks, I was thrilled to learn about five new standard inks introduced in 2018. Additionally, there's new 1798 ink called Cornaline d'Egypte.



It comes in an elegant glass bottle that contains 50 ml of the writing fluid.



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Ink splash



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The ocher tint of Carnelian of Egypt, inspired by gemstones, is nice. i like this kind of muted oranges. It brings warmth to the writing. Because the ink contains glittering particles it should be approached as a high-mainenance ink. Sounds scary, but if you won't leave a pen filled with it in a drawer for a year I wouldn't expect any trouble.



Drops of ink on kitchen towel



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Color ID




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Color range




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Fabriano, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1



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Copy paper, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1



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Tomoe River, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1



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Water resistance



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Great review, as always. Got my bottle yesterday. Such a nice, calm orange. With a little fancy sparkle.

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Great review... beautiful orange... intriguing name...

I quite like this orange, but was a bit hesitant because of the silver particles (Im not a fan of sparkling inks). But in your writing samples, these are practically invisible ... which is good. Have to compare this one with my other oranges to see whether its worth getting it... for now on the MAYBE list.

 

With your 1.1 stub it looks great. Can you give an idea if it also works with e.g. an F or M nib ? Still saturated enough to be readable ?

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Its intensity calls to mind Apache Sunset and/or Sazerac. Got any of those on hand?

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Great review, looks a really nice ink; looks close to Orange Indien, which I have and enjoy.

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I got my wish last year with the sparkly purple from J Herbin. I'm not a huge fan of orange as it is, and this one is the kind of orange I'm less inclined to buy. I'll get this one, because I've gotten all of them so far, but it will wait.

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I love glitter and I'm excited about this ink. It reminds me of the Diamine Terracotta.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Thank you for this great review.

 

I like J.Herbin's inks too so I bought this ink and I'm not disappointed. The colour is muted without being boring and it suits your handwriting really well.

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Thank you for another great review. The colors looks like a nice rich, saturated orange, the sparkles add to the charisma, but for now the price is a bit daunting for me.

But if it's lubricating like Rouge Hematite, some day I'll put a bottle in my cart for sure. : )

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Well, it's here and I like it.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Seeing the drifts of glitter piling up in the ink window of a nice pen was daunting. Love the color, but I’m reserving it for a c/c filler with a still extant service department.

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I inked up MB Red Fox and JHCdE and the glitter is much better behaved.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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My immediate thought when I first saw this: orange inks have a tendency to crust up if left in a pen for a month or longer. Would this one? And how would the particles affect it?

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It's been in my TWSBI go for a while now with no troubles. However it is sort of boring compared to my usual choices.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ive decided that shimmer inks must go in demonstrators because that will make it easier for me to see if they are truly clean.

 

I have a pen flush product, and found my sonic cleaner. Glad for that. I was amazed at how much Nitrogen Blue was left in a nib and feed after I spent the time to clean it. Finally got clear water.

 

The good thing about using demonstrators is Pilot Plumix pens with calligraphy nibs are super reasonably priced, and show off the sparkle. The section is clear, so easy to see.

 

Edit here, oh yeah the ink. I got Cornaline de Egypte for my birthday, and like it. I think I like the Amethyste a bit better, but Im liking the 1798 J Herbin inks.

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