I’ve been searching long and hard for how to bring out the most gold in J. Herbin 1670 Caroube de Chypre, and I think I’ve found it. But there’s going to be a “but” in there.
Caroube de Chypre is on the quieter side for inks with gold ink particles. It is a gorgeous dark copper ink, but it doesn’t pop like J. Herbin’s previous 1670 ink, Emerald of Chivor.
That’s actually fine with me. I love the color and how it looks on the page. But what if you want more gold? Can you get it?
Yes! And, no.
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Fountain Pen Follies 
I haven’t tried Golden Sands. I haven’t tried most of these glittery type inks. I do know that Emerald of Chivor is the best looking ink I have on Tomoe River paper. It is stunning.
I will probably be cleaning my pen with Caroube de Chypre in a day or two. I will know then what I think of it. I tend to like reddish brown and cocoa type colors. The very dark browns like Do You do nothing for me. Browns in this range are lovely.
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I enjoyed reading this. I loved the Emerald of Chivor, and bought a bottle last year. It did have a clog in a western fine nib. You could still use the pen. I didn’t know it had a clog until later on. I put in Autumn Oak, and it wasn’t the color I expected. Later I found a teal like color coming out of the pen, while flushing the Autumn Oak out. I don’t have a bottle of the Caroube de Chypre, but I like it very much. I put it in a broad Platinum #3776. The glitter particles seem to clog the feed, but it still writes. The pen has a clear view of the feed, so I know it has an incredible amount of particles in the feed. I won’t know if it is a true clog, until I clean the pen, by just flushing. I did like the color very much. So until I flush it, the jury will still be out for me. I also tried Brandy Dazzle a while back, and liked it. But I like the Caroube de Chypre a bit better.
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I like Caroube de Chypre more than either Brandy Dazzle (which isn’t really me) or Golden Sands (which I liked a lot). The mellowness of Caroube de Chypre really works for me. The fact that it makes me think of cocoa doesn’t hurt either. 🙂
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Those are some really interesting findings. Thank you. 🙂
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