INK REVIEW: Caran D’Ache – Amazon

Nice!  I love this Amazon from Caran D’Ache. Remember, Caran D’Ache is not a person!
Anyway – the ink is a true green. It wrote beautifully – though a little wet/smudgy – I’m willing to believe (hope) that had something to do with the pen I was using and allow myself to fall in love with the ink. Not too yellow – not too blue – just green. 
Tiny bit of feathering, but again, that could be linked to the pen. I’m willing to take that bet.
A little shading, too. Not loads, but a nice little bonus.
But the biggest bonus is the big in-your-face color – and we all know how I like that.

All of this goodness has to come at a price, hm?  Amazon’s water test is a total fail. The droplet of water test (in the word “from” below) completely took over the ink – and, sadly,  the smudge test didn’t fair much better.

That bloop of ink on the bottom of the water test isn’t Amazon – it’s Invincible Black – but that’s a story for another day!

If there’s another green out there with this sort of color, but more permanency, I wish you’d post a comment and tell me all about it. For now, though, me and Caran – we’re BFFs.

xo

INK REVIEW: Pilot Iroshizuku – Shin Ryoku

Initial Thoughts
Here we have Shin-ryoku from Pilot Iroshizuku. My first ink review! Wooooo!
How pretty!
Maybe a little too blue if one is searching for a pure green ink. Shin-ryoku apparently translates to Forest Green – if this is the case, the color is most definitely not dark or saturated enough.
But really pretty just the same.
Pricing
$28 all over the place.
This was my first experience with a Pilot Iroshizuku ink. Other than not loving the color (purely a matter of my good taste, I assure you), I had no complaints. It wrote wonderfully in my TWSBI Diamond 540. No skipping, not too wet/dry. Saturation was a little light for me, but definitely sufficient. Too bad there wasn’t more shading.
Some feathering when it’s examined very close up on this mid-quality paper. But really – in person, it was barely noticeable. 
Mm…doesn’t really pass the water test, but it’s not the worst I’ve ever seen.
Overall, this is a nice quality ink and it wrote very well in my pen. I didn’t fall in love with it and I won’t be buying a full bottle, but I’m glad I had the opportunity to try it out.  
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