Rohrer & Klingner Fernambuk Ink Review

The Sapporo + Fernambuk isn't the best combo out there (ink is too dry for the nib) but I need an excuse to post up this glamour shot so here you go. (One of benefits of stationery-review is that I can always take a gazillion shots after using it, without having to worry about the item looking deflowered. Imagining looking at a close-up of half-used lipsticks...*Shudders* )

Rohrer & Klinger Fernambuk (must have taken me a whole year to learn how to spell this)  is a vibrant Mexican Rose (like the flower worn by Frida Kahlo), it's red and blue (adds up to fuchsia) with a noticeable warm undertone. It looks like a deeper, warmer and more subdued (dusty) take on Diamine Cerise.

Fernambuk is reasonably intense and not that much of a pain-in-the-eyeball. It has a watery consistency that's not at all lubricating with the pen (Sailor Sapporo H-M) so the lines are all dry, Diamine has the same water-yet-doesn't-flow-right-out-of-tine kind of quality but Lamy steel medium nib seem to be more forgiving. Lucikly, the ink doesn't feather much and has tiny bit of water resistance.

Overall: The ink was meh but let's just look at the pretty rose (and bokeh).

Peche - Sailor Jentle Ink Review

I think these are peach blossoms

 Sailor Jentle Ink in Peche is a powdery pink with a lilac undertone. It's reminds me more of magnolia petals than those of peach blossom though. The ink seems to have a watery consistency that's not well-flowing at all (since the slime it formed clogged my fine nibbed Pilot 78G, not sure if it's the ink or the weather here) after switching to a Lamy Safari Broad, it's still not that wet.

Even though the color is romantic and unique, it kind of shocked me how faint the color is, to a degree that it's unreadable unless you use a very wet pen　(I only use broad for drawing). You would think this would be perfect for love letters...But no, your crush will have difficulty reading it. Anyway, the ink doesn't feather and the water resistance is actually pretty good, as only 20% of the pink got washed away after a drip-and-wipe test. 

 Overall: Pretty and pretty useless (for me).

P.S. If you wonder why there is nothing peachy about the color, it's because soft pink is called momo-iro (peach color) in Japanese.

Cerise - Diamine Ink Review

The azaleas are blooming!  

 

Pink ink for spring -  Diamine Cerise is a vivid medium blue-pink that looks like a standard pink highlighter when diluted (I didn't bother to dry the pen completely so there was water in the feed). With thicker/more layered stroke, there is also a bit of flamingo/bright orange tone to it, especially as it dries. I noticed an allover golden/yellow sheen on the surface of the water as I was cleaning off this ink (too bad the sheen is not visible on paper).

 I think this is a wonderful choice for demonstrator pen (the pink Kaweco Ice Sport comes to mind) as it's non-staining and looks like fruit punch as it's sloshing in the ink vial. 

Diamine Cerise has a decent shading with the medium Lamy Al-Star, excellent flow, non-feathering and no perceptible lubrication (but again, I don't need any with the pen). There is tad bit of water resistance, as long as you wipe the spill ASAP, you will still be able to read the writing (but it's helpless with soak).

 

I am not sure if you can tell from the base on the nib (should have taken a picture on the other side...), Cerise leaves a layer of powdery pink deposit allover the tip of the feed, as well as some yellow sheen around the side (since the feed is somewhat blueish, the sheen ends up looking green). It was a little strange since I syringe fill the converter but I guess since it all got wiped away, there was no biggie.

 

Overall:  I really like the color (probably because I love this shade of lipstick/gloss?) even it's a little bit too neon for daily use...And I think I might need a full bottle once I run out my 3ml sample.