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My favourite shade of blue right now, and Troublemaker Milky Ocean is probably my favourite ink I own.

 

Troublemaker inks can be a bit of a hassle to procure, so I'd say 143 is a pretty decent and convenient dupe. There are definitely some minute differences however. Mainly, Sailor 143 is a slightly bluer version of Milky Ocean. Milky Ocean also has more dynamism in hue shading as it shades a bit more between blue to purple, rather than blue to lighter blue as in Sailor 143. Sailor 143 does get a bit more purpleish when pooling though. If not compared together, they can be hard to tell apart-- heck, they are even hard to tell apart in these photos!

 

Some people say TMKR inks can run dry, but I've not yet found this to be an issue with my bottle. Sailor 143 is obviously a high quality experience as is with other Sailor inks.

 

All writing samples below were done with a Sailor Zoom nib. I tried to colour correct to the best of my ability.

 

There is another Sailor ink (Sailor Nadeshiko) I would really like to try out as it looks to be a slightly more purple version of Milky Ocean, making the gradient as such:

Purple <--> Nadeshiko <--> Milky Ocean <--> 143 <--> Blue

 

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Cosmo Air Light 115GSM (left swatch TMKR, right swatch 143)

 

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Life Bank Paper (left swatch TMKR, right swatch 143)

 

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Midori MD (left swatch TMKR, right swatch 143)

 

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Hobonichi Weeks/Old Tomoe River (left swatch 143, right swatch TMKR)

 

TLDR: Sailor 143 is more blue than Milky Ocean, but they are very similar!

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40 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Thanks for the comparison.... 

The almost look identical..... :)

Yeah, if they're not being used side by side it's really hard to tell the difference. The pictures don't really show the subtle difference at all haha that's how close they are.

 

Thanks for reading :)

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My milky ocean doesn't look like your milky ocean...

 

I find it much more more purple than the 143, which for me is much more definite blue. I wonder if it's a batch thing?

 

I have the Manyo Nadeshiko on order, but it's with something else that won't be shipped for a couple of weeks, so I can't compare it yet! 

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30 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

My milky ocean doesn't look like your milky ocean...

 

I find it much more more purple than the 143, which for me is much more definite blue. I wonder if it's a batch thing?

 

I have the Manyo Nadeshiko on order, but it's with something else that won't be shipped for a couple of weeks, so I can't compare it yet! 

Mine is a little more purple than these photos, but I couldnt get both inks to play nice with colour correction. :( But on paper they're still super similar! Maybe it's a batch thing like you said? I have heard of some bottles of Milky Ocean being very dry, but mine is weirdly not at all either.

 

I can't wait to read your review! I'm addicted to this colour palette and had to remind myself I have tonnes of ink samples last time I made a stationary order so I didn't get Nadeshiko.

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10 minutes ago, aimi said:

I have tonnes of ink samples last time I made a stationary order so I didn't get Nadeshiko.

I wish I could be restrained enough to get samples, but I always think they're such bad value for money, so I won't buy them (I happily give them away and swap them though!). There are so few available here anyway that it's really not worth it. 

 

I love both Haha and Nekoyanagi (and all the other Sailor Manyos) so I figured I couldn't really go wrong with another one!

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Its funny. Not that long ago shading, washed out colours were almost universally despised as everyone flocked to high saturation inks and the search for sheen. I remember posting how much I really liked Fujiyama Blue and almost got lynched.

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21 hours ago, mizgeorge said:

I wish I could be restrained enough to get samples, but I always think they're such bad value for money, so I won't buy them (I happily give them away and swap them though!). There are so few available here anyway that it's really not worth it. 

 

I love both Haha and Nekoyanagi (and all the other Sailor Manyos) so I figured I couldn't really go wrong with another one!

They might be a bit worse value and same with the Iroshizuku 15mL bottles (that Jetpens weirdly no longer seems to carry...?), but I have such a hard time finishing even samples though I'm SO tempted to buy full bottles of inks I like very much. 😅 Haha and Nekoyanagi are both great colours-- have the latter in one of my pens right now.

 

1 hour ago, Uncial said:

Its funny. Not that long ago shading, washed out colours were almost universally despised as everyone flocked to high saturation inks and the search for sheen. I remember posting how much I really liked Fujiyama Blue and almost got lynched.

Yeah I definitely got into the sheen craze at first! But I have to say, I am not a fan of the long dry times. Muted tones are definitely a bit easier on the eyes also. I'm just waiting for muted tones (that aren't too pale for every day writing) + shimmer to come into style 👀

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Thank you for the comparison!

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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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Just the info I needed.
Thank you!

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God scribbled her the sky."

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