Retrospective: Thursday August 29th

My articles you may have missed:

I’ve had issues with my RSS feed (too many photos and words…) so if this somehow gets through, be sure to check out these posts you may have missed:

• Ink Review: Pennonia Pokoltuz (Pokoltűz)

• Notebook Review: LAMY paper A5 Hard Cover Notebook

• Notebook Review: Pebble Stationery Co. A5 Cahier Tomoe River Notebook

• Ink Comparison: Carpink set of five sheening inks Part One

• Ink Comparison: Carpink set of five sheening inks Part Two

Articles I’ve read:

• review: colorverse spaceward sea of tranquility (inksharks) ✑ An interesting soft green ink! Well worth the look.

• Ways to Use Your Fountain Pens, Inks, and Paper (Rediscover Analog) ✑ It’s always good to find ways to use your collection!

• Quest for Perfect: My Search for the Best Burgundy Ink (The Gentleman Stationer) ✑ A good burgundy without a Sailor ink? I guess the quest isn’t over then!

• review: de atramentis dark reseda (inksharks) ✑ A other interesting green. This time a moody hue. Nice shading!

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• Desk Bandit ✒︎ Recently started stocking some beautiful 3•Oysters inks. Sailor’s 100 Ink Studio inks are available for international sales here! Also the only place I know that stocks Carpink!

• Pen Chalet (10% off with MACCHIATOMAN) ✒︎ Visconti Medici Palladium Trim for a very decent price! check out the sales page! Great range of eclectic brands! From 3•Osters to Taccia inks and from Taccia to Wancher fountain pens! They currently have buy-one-get-one-free for Monteverde inks and a good price on Platinum PTL-5000A Balance!

• Pen Savings (12% off with MACCHIATOMAN) ✒︎ My go to place for US inks such as Organics Studio, Noodler’s, Monteverde, and Private Reserve. My favourites are Noodler’s Black Swan in Australian Roses, Golden Brown, Navy and Turquoise as well as Private Reserve Avocado!