Reviews Written by gan...

  I tried this in my Kaweco..., March 30, 2012

I tried this in my Kaweco Sport and it is wonderful. It's a lovely deep red. I highly recommend using Herbin cartridges with the Kaweco. It makes for an excellent writing experience. Do check to see if the international short cartridge will fit your pen. Some brands like Lamy have proprietary cartridges and cannot take the international size.

  This ink is named after..., March 16, 2012

This ink is named after the famous Heian era author, Murasaki Shikibu. The word 'murasaki' refers to a shade of purple, perhaps violet or wisteria. The ink certainly looks very different when wet, as the other reviewer noted. It is much darker, and dries to a slightly lighter shade, similar to J. Herbin's Violette Pensee. I like it.

  This is an amazingly..., March 6, 2012

This is an amazingly good fountain pen, especially considering the price. It writes very smoothly, and feels very comfortable. I use J. Herbin ink cartridges with this pen, and they work perfectly.

  I first tried this in..., February 14, 2012

I first tried this in the cartridge form, and liked it so much I bought the bottled ink. It's a fantastic golden green, just like good quality olive oil.

  This is a really great..., February 14, 2012

This is a really great ink, one of my favourite colours in the Herbin series. It has a lovely warm coffee colour. Unlike the other reviewer's experience, it has behaved beautifully in my Lamy Al-Star. It's a very smooth flowing ink for me.