Lamy Safari Scarlet

[Doc Dan]

Lamy has a new regular edition of the Safari named Scarlet. 

 

 

As can be seen, the pen is anything but scarlet. It is a nice plum color, which I think is better on a pen than scarlet. It has a matte finish. The medium nib is black, but I changed it for a 1.5 stub. 

Whoever named this "scarlet" clearly has no idea what the color scarlet is. This is plum colored, like I said before. No Goulet, it isn't purple, either. It is plum. Remember the old Parker 51 Plum? While this isn't as dark, it is the same color range. The pictures don't really show it well, for some reason. 

Anyway, nice pen and writes well. 

[PAKMAN]

Nice! Congrats.

[Glenn-SC]

It’s just a name.

 

[Mercian]

I still think that its colour ought to have been called 'Claret'....
 

Whatever they call it, I likes the photos of it
I am hoping to see one in person to confirm my opinion before ordering one (I already have Safaris in five colours - or six if one includes my Vista).

[Doc Dan]

It is a really good looking pen. The color is definitely more of a plum color and is very nice.

[jchch1950]

Claret can be a good name, and it can be the first of a series with wine names, from tempranillo to some dark Bordeaux old wine.

[Doc Dan]

It is closer to cabernet sauvignon in color, but really plum, but I get your drift. 

[Glenn-SC]

It’s definitely muscadine, unless you are thinking of the green muscadines, then it’s not, it’s the other one. 
Yeah, it’s muscadine. 

[Doc Dan]

You know, not far off at that.

[inkstainedruth]

It would be interesting to see a side-by-side between this and the original (2016) version of Dark Lilac (which is the first Safari I ever bought).  When I realized I *could* get used to the triangular section, I originally planned to go "silly" and get a pink one, but then saw one on a table at a pen show and was going, "Meh...."  Then they came out with the Dark Lilac SE and it was All Over™....  

Now, between Safaris, al-Stars and one LX, I have 11 Lamy pens (all being SE editions except for the LX, and that one I got when their old US distributor was having a closeout sale, so I basically paid about the same amount as for a Safari....  

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Doc Dan]

@inkstainedruth They aren't the same. Here is the comparison from Goulet. 

 

 

One might call this a true maroon instead of scarlet. 

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks!  I was afraid that the Scarlet would be too close in color to the Dark Lilac.  But seeing them side by side, even though they're definitely different, I suspect that I can pass on the new one....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Anne-Sophie]

On 3/26/2025 at 11:30 PM, Doc Dan said:

One might call this a true maroon instead of scarlet. 

 

That is what i was thinking, it is right on the edge of a red burgundy color having too much brown to be considered burgundy.

 

A better color comparison would have been with the Dark Purple regular edition Al Star or the shiny 2 tones Safari with a matte magenta grip.

[jchch1950]

23 minutes ago, Anne-Sophie said:

 

 

A better color comparison would have been with the Dark Purple regular edition Al Star or the shiny 2 tones Safari with a matte magenta grip.

An idea for the next generation of special edition Al-star.

[PBWilson1970]

I love the Scarlet color and have one en route to me right now. 

 

I'm planning on inking it with Diamine Syrah.

[trenchfoot]

I keep one in my notepad wallet. Can't really explain why I think burgundy and olive work together.

[Black16]

I thought about not buying more Lamy fps soon and I tried not to look at these darkish wine ones especially, but now I will certainly write it down into my Must Have Pens massive list...

 

Also @trenchfoot I totally agree with you on this combo! My EDC pens are old Champion made of olive celluloid and Mentmore Diploma with dull olive snakeskin pattern, always filled with maroon/burgundy/wine-tinted inks.