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Papier Plume Garden District Azelea
This is the last of the New Orleans Collection from Papier Plume. Garden District Azelea is a soft pink ink that really captures the pink blossoms of an azelea. Thanks for sending this one out for...
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Franklin-Christoph Urushi Red
 It's another new ink from Franklin-Christoph, and this one has a bunch of shading to it. Urushi Red is a dark reddish ink that shades from a thin pinkish red to a pretty dark brick hue. To my eye, it...
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A Pen by Ryan Krusac
I didn't put this pen's name in the title because this model doesn't really have a name (you'll see one like it at the bottom of this link). It's design that I kept seeing at pen shows and I kept...
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Diamine Magical Forest (Nibs & Nails!)
Ink sample provided by Anderson Pens.Yep, Nibs & Nails are back! It's been a little while since we've done one of these combo posts, but we're back with another ink and nail polish combo....
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Conklin's 2016 DC Pen Show Ink
 So, this is going to be a short review because you probably can't get ahold of this ink very easily. It was the ink that was given away in the swag bag at the DC Show this last August, and it doesn't...
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New Sailor Inks on the Horizon!
So many awesome new inks!I got these samples from Brian and Lisa this weekend, and I couldn't be more excited. We lost a bunch of cool inks when Sailor released the last set, but these are just an...
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Cross Violet
Ink sample provided by Anderson Pens. Check out this purple!As soon as I swatched this one, I knew it was going to be the stand-out of the bunch. (The Cross Blue-Black is really cool, though. Check it...
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TiScribe-HL on Kickstarter now!
And now for something totally different! This is the first highlighter that I've reviewed on this blog, and it's the first machined highlighter that I've seen or used. I don't know what the market is...
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J. Herbin 1670 Bleu Ocean -- Nibs & Nails!
It's another Nibs and Nails ink review! Hooray! So, go over to Right on the Nail to see the nail polish that was inspired by this neat blue ink.The 1670 line of inks has been the perennial favorite in...
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Sailor Kin-Mokusei
This is an ink that I know people are going to be psyched about. Kin-Mokusei is the sweet olive tree, and it's blossoms are supposed to smell like apricots. Yep. Those apricots. There was much...
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Pelikan Edelstein Aquamarine (Ink of the Year 2016)
Hey folks! This ink was distributed at the Pelikan Hub event earlier in the Fall this year. I was really looking forward to it, but it turns out that I don't love it. The color is a little flat, it...
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Sailor Jentle Rikyu-Cha
This new set of Sailor Jentle Inks is really good, but this is my favorite. Rikyu-cha is a pretty odd color. I totally admit that. I really like weird colors. I thought it reminded me of Stipula's Musk...
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Noodler's Colorado Spruce
Happy Thanksgiving, folks!As far as I'm concerned, Thanksgiving is the earliest I can put up my Christmas lights, so it's also the right time to start thinking about Christmas trees. Some of those are...
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Robert Oster School Blue
This is the first of LOTS of RO inks that I have to show you. This is a brand that's very new (like, April?), and it came out in a big way. There are something like 40 of them in the collection, and I...
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A smattering of inks to come!
Hey folks,I've been doing a whole lot of grading recently, and so I've been procrastinating a bit. One of the things that I do when I procrastinate is that I make ink swatches. Yeah. It's weird. It...
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Diamine Golden Sands -- Nibs & Nails!
 It's been a little while since the last Nibs & Nails post, so thanks for being patient. As with the other inks in this series, the sample was provided for review by Anderson Pens, and the nail...
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Montblanc Miles Davis Jazz Blue Limited Edition
Hey folks! Happy New Year!How about we start off the new year with a limited edition Montblanc ink? I hope you said "Yes!" because that's what we're doing. This is the second-newest LE ink from...
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Pen Show Dates!
Hey folks,My buddy Cary has posted all of the pen shows for this year with their dates and links to the various sites. It's a really cool list. Click the image below to go to there.I'll probably be at...
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Franklin-Christoph Ink '17 - Philly Pen Show Limited Edition
It's January, and that means it's time for the first pen show of the year! Hooray!The Philly Pen Show starts today, and that means a special ink (and some other things) from Franklin-Christoph. Hooray...
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