So, I met John and Carol (of Luxury Brands USA) at the DC Pen Show, and they very graciously sent me a couple of inks to review. The first one is this Noodler's ink that I hadn't heard of previously. That might seem surprising unless you consider the sheer number of inks that Nathan at Noodler's creates. Is "gazillion" a real number? I kinda hope so.
Dostoyevsky is a light blue ink that is really close to being a turquoise, I think. It flows just fine, doesn't dry out in the nib, and the color is interesting. It's just a little too light for me, I think. If it were more saturated I might be all over it.
Written Review
If the written parts were more like the ink smear, I'd really like this one, I think. It looks more complicated there then it does from the nib.
You'll see that it looks different from the Lamy nib than it does from the Ondoro's nib. I think the Lamy had some other ink in there, and it contaminated that writing sample. The rest of the review was written with the Ondoro.
Ink Swatch
Why not show it again? This seems to be how it looks best.
Another writing sample:
The Bottle
Copy Paper Test
Chromatography
Water Drop Test and Video Review
This ink actually seems a little hard to find. Jet Pens lists it as a part of the Russian series, and they list it as an Eternal ink. That might be incorrect, though, as the ink doesn't do well with exposure to water. Goulet doesn't seem to have it. Anderson Pens doesn't seem to have it. Weird. You may have to do a little work to find this one if you're looking for it.
Disclaimer: This ink was sent to me as a "press sample" by Luxury Branks USA. They distribute Noodler's ink, but they don't sell it to the public (as far as I know). No