Diamine Magical Forest is a medium green ink with silver particles. I’m using it here in a Kaweco Sport with broad nib.
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Category: Ink
First Look: Diamine Shimmertastic Sparkling Shadows
First Look: Diamine Shimmertastic Blue Pearl
KWZ Gummiberry: Iron Gall Versus Regular
Ink Review: KWZ Gummiberry Ink
KWZ Gummiberry Ink. This ink color comes in both iron gall and regular versions. The iron gall version is a dark purple with very good water-resistance. The regular Gummiberry discussed here is a dye-based ink in a lighter, cheerful purple.
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Pen of the Day: Lamy Vista
Lamy Vista with extra-fine nib. This is the demonstrator version of the Safari. I use an extra-fine nib by far the most of any nib on my Lamy pens. It’s the best size for my cramped writing.
Despite my love for Safari pens, I resisted the Vista for years. Having a converter in a demonstrator pen seemed to defeat the purpose. But the minute I actually saw one, my opinion turned around. The converter only enhances the industrial syle of the pen, and I really like seeing it in there. Bonus points for the red knob.
The ink is Waterman Purple, since this is, after all, purple week. It’s a nice, easy-to-read purple color. I’ve actually used it a lot this week to mark up documents, and the combination of pen and ink has been perfect for that. Purple has been good luck, as promised.
Ink Review: KWZ Iron Gall Gummiberry
Pen of the Day: Lamy Al-Star Purple
Lamy Al-Star Purple with fine nib. I’m still focusing on purple. This is Lamy’s idea of a purple pen, which is more my idea of a deep burgundy, but it’s a nice color. Sometimes we just have to roll with it.
I think the aluminum body of this Al-Star looks great with the silver clip.
The ink is Sailor Kobe #32 Tamon Purple Grey. I really love this ink. Does it match the pen? Maybe not exactly. But sometimes we just have to roll with it.
Purple Ink
One Minute Ink Review: Pelikan Brilliant Black
Pelikan Brilliant Black. A standard black ink that is a good bet if you have a wet writing pen or have to use poor quality paper. It has the nice quality of writing with a narrow line, which keeps your fine lines fine. It’s dependable, reasonably priced and has very decent water resistance. But it’s also a dry ink, so with a dry pen it can look gray.
An everyday ink? Absolutely, especially with wet pens or challenging paper.
Fountain Pen Follies 