J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune Ink Review

J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune is my first bottle of colored ink (before that, I didn't know colored ink/online stationery store existed) and a start of something that's very exciting: Ink hoarding. It's one of the six bottled-ink I own and I have been getting a lot of use out of it.

As with all J.Herbin, Poussiere de Lune flows very well on all pens, the deep-dusky red purple is neutral (enough for daily note-taking or correspondence) with an interesting twist. The shade is kind of nostalgic, as it looks like a potassium permanganate solution (In China kids call it PP powder/buttock powder, as the strong oxidant is commonly prescribed by doctors to sterilize kid's bums).

In Hero 616 (and on cheap paper), it's super intense and doesn't shade a bit. 

Bleed through was pretty bad (not too much feathering though) but that's to be expected with watery inks.  Anyway, the ink doesn't hold very well with moisture or humidity. Be cautious if you are looking for permanence (as there is none).

Poussiere de Lune in Lamy Safari Fine on Clairefontaine Paper (which always yield glorious shading)

Lastly, the compulsory matching picture (the sky turned light navy blue a few seconds after I snapped it).

Violet - Diamine Ink Review

Violet flowers - I think these are called field pansy

Color/Intensity - Diamine violet is a medium-deep purple with a bit of a blue lean. As it's drying, the ink shifts from a mid-tone purple to a slightly fainter blurple (and stays that way), not unlike the gradation on the field pansy. The color is not too bright, deep enough to be easily legible but it doesn't have inky/blackened quality to it.

Shading- with a medium nib (Sailor Sapporo H-M, which kicked Lamy F out and became my default writer) the shading is noticeable but just not in a mind-blowing way (purple-blue shift doesn't count). 

I suppose everything shades better with broad/wet/italic nib but I personally like using fine-medium for ink review. Not only they happened to be my most-used nib, they are also pickier on the inks.