Fountain Pen Revolution - Royal Flush Blue

[Jamerelbe]

This is the third of four reviews I'm posting, to showcase the new line of inks from Fountain Pen Revolution - I trust you'll forgive a little repetition!

A few months ago Fountain Pen Revolution released a new line of inks under their brand - starting with three colours, though it's now expanded to six. These inks, according to their webpage, are made in the US, in partnership with "another small family business". I ordered all three (plus their existing Blue-Black) in late May - then began the lengthy process of waiting for the ink to arrive (via Qatar and Greece!). There was a small amount of leakage along the way (hardly surprising given their circuitous, COVID-affected route) - but apart from a slight discolouration of the labels and packaging, the inks arrived intact.

FPR's inks are very pleasant to write with - bright and colourful, smooth-flowing, and more water resistant than I'd expected. The inks are very reasonably priced - $8.50 for a 30ml bottle - and for those who are interested, the bottles have a wide enough mouth to accommodate the largest of pens.

Royal Flush Blue to my mind doesn't quite live up to its name: it's more of a "Bright Blue" than a "Royal Blue". Superficially, I'd say it resembles Pilot Iroshizuku Kon Peki or Blackstone Lights Blue - but sells for a lot less than the former, and more readily available than the latter.

A photo of the review page:

A copy of the water test:

All four inks on Rhodia paper:

All four inks on Tomoe River paper:

Edited October 12, 2020 by Jamerelbe

[lapis]

Royal Flush Blue to my mind doesn't quite live up to its name: it's more of a "Bright Blue" than a "Royal Blue"....

I'll buy that. It also resembles MB's BMW in that it has a touch of green (instead of a hint of red for royalty). Nice that the bottles have a sufficiently big neck to accommodate an M1000 and/or a 149.

[Jamerelbe]

I'll buy that. It also resembles MB's BMW in that it has a touch of green (instead of a hint of red for royalty). Nice that the bottles have a sufficiently big neck to accommodate an M1000 and/or a 149.

 

I tend to favour blacks and "true" Royal blues for more formal contexts - but if you feel you can use Kon Peki, there's no reason you couldn't use this ink either!

 

Not sure I "see" a touch of green - but it definitely leans a little towards cyan!