Customer Reviews

I had heard so much about this ink. It has a large fan base among writers. So I gave it a try and I am surprised that I love the color. I am very pleased that I bought it.

I think Waterman's "Florida Blue" is one of the best blue inks ever made. It is a consistently excellent, safe, smooth-flowing deep blue. As the ink level drops in the bottle, it can be tilted to rest on the angled side so it's still easy to fill most fountain pens.

I bought this ink after reading how much people love it on the fountain pen network and I am so glad that I did. It is a lovely blue ink. I love how it looks when it is dry. And because it is a reasonable price you can spend all day writing with it and not feel guilty about using it.

This is a superb, "old school" ink with a lovely hue: warm without being too reddish, vibrant without turning loud or showy. In my opinion, it is one of the best browns one can find at any price.
It is neither particularly water resistant nor fade proof, but then fountain pen inks of this classic type never pretended to be. It does, as many inks do, become more "permanent' as it cures on the paper: things written a year ago don't wash out as much as those only a week or so old. If you are writing your will, signing a legal document, or penning a manuscript, might I suggest something like Sailor Nano Ultra Black? For everything else, especially if you like brown, this is a lovely, beautifully made and affordable ink. Highly recommended.

Excellent ink for fountain pens, ok for calligraphy pens. A bit too thin for my 1.9mm nib lamy calligraphy pen, it feathers out noticeably on complex letters that require dark, broad strokes. But, it isn't advertised as a calligraphy ink, so I can't ding it for that! Would be great for day to day use in the office or journal.

An extremely well-behaved, low-priced ink. I use this in my Lamy Safari F, and it writes well on many types of paper with fairly little feathering or bleedthrough. However, if you are looking for a DARK, black ink, this may not be the choice for you; from my experience, Waterman black seems to be more of a nice dark grey tone. I also don't think it's waterproof. But it does produce some very pretty shading and is a pleasure to write with!

Along with the other reviewers of this ink I have only praise. I have tried to find all the documentation I can from the company about their inks and have come up with a few different documents. Not a single note in any of them about how their inks are water proof or fade resistant. They do not make those claims about the ink they produce. I bring this to your attention becasue another reviewer docked a star for those issues or lack thereof with this ink. But I think it is of the utmost importance to review a product based on the intentions of which it is designed. Knowing that the company intended on making ink resembling the techniques of times past and therefore getting a much nicer product and far more pleasurable writing experience than many of the modern inks that claim to last a million years with out fading and can last through a white water rafting trip. Anyway, my point is this product is everything it claims to be and even more. I do believe it to be as close to a perfect brown as I have found in any fountain pen ink (which is a lot of different brands I have tried). For less than $9 and a 50ml bottle this is a steal. Five stars all the way.

I was thinking of also writing IMO after all my points of interest in my review. But I realized that I am writing a review of a product which inherently states my opinion. There should never be anything other than my opinion in a review I write (other than facts or other opinions to compare yours to). Am I the only one who finds it strange that many times reviewers will let us know IITO with the cleaver IMO or better yet IMHO. I mean they should really save all of that energy from typing the few letters, they were already saving so much by not typing the full words, thank god... Just sayin!

I must be feeling extra cantankerous tonight. Sorry if I have offended anyone with my silly joking around. And please realize the review part of my ranting is the important part and I was completely serious with the comments I wrote in that regard.

This is my go-to ink at work. It performs well on a range of papers, from low quality, absorbent copy paper to 100% cotton letterhead; no (or minimal) feathering & bleedthrough on the papers I've used. The color is like a deepened and muted teal. I <3 it! It's dark & subtle enough to be business professional but interesting enough to be fun & unique. I also prefer to not use black ink for certain documents so as to show it is an original. I experienced good ink flow with my Kaweco Classic EF.

One of the safest inks around. This would be my go-to ink for daily use, however, it is well known for turning teal as it dries on the page. Otherwise a superb ink: smooth, free-flowing, good drying time, and non-staining.

I have been using this ink with my Lamy Safari pen for several weeks now, and I am very pleased with the color. It's a a very solid dark brown. It's not so dark as to be mistaken for black, but it's not so light as to scream, "She's writing with a non-standard office color pen!"

I don't know if it's the pen or the ink because this I have only used it in one pen, but the ink flows wet and smooth. However, it's not so wet as to create a lot of feathering. It does not blob, either. That being said, it is fountain pen ink. It does not dry the instant it hits the paper. It doesn't take too long to dry, though. As long as I don't immediately run my hand over the writing, I'm fine.

I use this both at the office and at home. The color looks good on my work papers, and it is delightful to journal with because the color isn't hot pink or purple (both are ink colors I enjoy) so it doesn't scream out and detract from my writing. Instead it allows me to feel special.

This is the most brilliant, interesting blue ink I've found, and despite not being "business," it's still my favorite--I use far more of this than any of my others.

This has become my new staple brown ink! A lovely colour with great flow and some nice shading. It is a bit more on the dry side in comparison to some inks IMO. The only thing it does lack, is water resistance and permanence, which is why I am giving only four stars. If water resistance is not important to you, this is a five star ink at a great price!

The ink is very close to injet printer cyan -- just a bit greener. It tends to darken if you pause writing, but that gives the mass of text a lively apperance. I use it in a Platinum Preppy converted to eyedropper fill. This combination is very smooth, fast and fluid. Now I fall back to my old Castell TG .35 technical pen only when tiny writing is needed.

This is a good "basic brown", perhaps more interesting for calligraphy than for daily use, but quite functional all around.

Although I generally prefer inks that just pop off the page at me, I intend to keep a bottle of this around as my default brown. Sometimes you just want brown, right?

I'm new to the fountain pen scene, but I ordered this ink after reading some good reviews. I am so happy I did! I literally make up excuses at work now to write long log notes in each case file. The luscious brown looks so good on the page I can't help myself. It is a beautiful milk chocolate brown that says, "Look at me. I'm special."

I bought two more bottles because I know I will run out soon.