Pelikan M600 Ruby Red with fine nib. Winter weather’s here, with days dark and drear. Perhaps a new ink might bring some good cheer.
Outside Fountain Pen Follies world headquarters, cold and snow have arrived. Which of course means it’s time for the long-awaited limerick contest winter ink colors. Time for the jewel tones, the dark and rich hues, the seasonal shades.
My first choice this year is Graf von Faber-Castell Garnet Red. I originally tried Garnet Red, and wrote a brief review, last winter. Garnet Red on white paper makes me think of red berries silhouetted against snowy ground.
Garnet Red is an attractive, business-appropriate maroon or cranberry. I always love an ink that shades. And Graf von Faber-Castell has a great ink bottle. As a fellow blogger recently pointed out, a bottle of premium ink would make a great Christmas or Hanukkah gift. Start hinting.
I do like my Pelikan M600 Ruby Red with maroon inks. The pen’s acrylic is a mix of the right kind of dark reds.
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I decided that I liked this ink enough to buy a bottle. However, it was reduced in price on Amazon, so that tipped the balance. 🙂
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Delicious looking pen, Laura. I’ve yet to see any kind of Pelikan (I doubt I ever will quite frankly) but they do look intriguing. Lots of depth to that material.
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Either one of those, or one of the Madrid “Cities” pens. I gotta make that happen in 2017. Lovely stuff, hope that snow melts and the surf comes up again…
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Beautiful combo!
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What a great combo! That pen is stunning. I will check out your Garnet Red Review!
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Wow, what a gorgeous Pelikan. The close up photo shows the depth of the marbled flake finish really well. A fabulous ink choice to go with it too. This must be just about as good as it gets!
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