Today is Winter Solstice, AKA Yule, which means it is the shortest day of the year. It’s a good time to embrace the dark and prepare for longer days, even if, for many of us, we will be facing many more cold, dark days as January will bring snow and cold. I plan to light…
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Inkmas Day 10: Dominant Industry for Wonder Pens (Tuna Grey & Ginger Chicken)
If there’s one thing I love more than fountain pens, it would have to be cats. So, when I heard about the Wonder Pens signature ink collaboration with Dominant Industry to immortalize their beloved cats with ink, I could not resist. (I must paws — pun! — here to admit that these inks are already…
Inkmas Day 9: Diamine Blue Edition Happy Holidays Shimmer & Sheen
When I was perusing inks for potential holiday card candidates this year, I came across Diamine Blue Edition Happy Holidays Shimmer & Sheen ink. (50mL for $22) Originally developed for Diamine’s 2019 Inkvent, this color was popular enough to join the permanent collection. The ink is supposed be a “medium velvety blue fountain pen ink…
Inkmas Day 8: Colorverse Permanent Black
I had a lengthy discussion with Carol at Luxury Brands about good permanent black inks. As the distributor for both Platinum (known for my beloved Carbon Black ink) and Colorverse, she recommended I try Colorverse Permanent Black ($15 for a 30ml bottle) from the Colorverse Office Series. This collection of inks features those everyday staple…
Inkmas Day 7: Colorverse Chi-Town
Two of my favorite things: Colorverse ink and anything featuring my hometown: Chicago… how could I resist? If I were to guess what color someone might create for an ink that embodies Chicago, I am not sure I would guess a dark purple/brown with shimmer particles. I might have thought of the sky blue from…
Inkmas Day 6: Diamine Blue Peppermint
Happy sixth day of Inkmas! I’m bringing back an ink from the Inkvent past – Diamine Blue Peppermint. This was the first ink of the first Inkvent calendar – way back in 2019. Remember that time? Blue Peppermint is a marine blue ink with a bright blue shimmer – every once in a while I…
Inkmas Day 5: Colorverse From Cali
One of the first ink colors I chased when I started collecting fountain pens was dusky purples. At the time, there were no multichromatic inks or the array of shading and shimmer inks that are available today. It’s a good time to be a fountain pen ink connoisseur. Colorverse From Cali ($12.50 for a 15ml…