Kaweco Paradise Blue Review

Sometimes ink companies get the name of their ink wrong. Such as Montverde Purple, which is actually a bright pink. I personally feel like Kaweco made an error in the naming of Paradise Blue. This ink does not invoke thoughts of sitting on a beach and staring out into a bright blue ocean, which I feel like is what Kaweco is going for. Instead this ink immediately made me think of winter and ice. I think "Icy Blue" would have made an awesome name for this ink, but that even if the name may be off that doesn't effect the attributes of the ink. The icy blue that this ink is isn't really for me, I much prefer richer blues. Although I don't much love the color, all other attributes seem to be very good. I like this ink, but I wouldn't say I love it. If you like this color than I would highly suggest the ink, but if the winter blue isn't for you then I would stay away. On to the pics!

Noodler's Apache Sunset Review

I'm gonna preface this by saying that I was slightly disappointed by Apache Sunset. I was expecting it to be this crazy high shading ink, with almost unreasonable amounts of color variation. This was not the case; it wasn't even the highest shader in the package I got. Regardless, I really like the ink, and I will probably end up with a bottle of it soon. If you like orange (like you really have to like it), and like a pretty good bit of shading then this ink is good for you. But, I would strongly suggest against this ink if you don't like orange, or are only getting it for it's "massive" shading capabilities. Enjoy the pictures!

Noodler's Golden Brown Ink Review

I figured the next logical move for my fountain pen hobby was to delve into flex pen, which will most likely turn into a very expensive move. With my Ahab, I figured I should get some super shading inks as well. The first up for review is Noodler's Golden Brown. I love brown inks, but usually much darker than this. This is now one of my favorite inks, the shading goes from a yellow to a walnut colored brown (which I would actually say is more drastic than Apache Sunset). The only complaint is that is smudges quite easily, other than that it is awesome!

Ink-sane Sunday #6 Kaweco Summer Purple

DISCLAIMER**** This pen was provided to me by Kaweco, but I was in no way compensated for this review. All views in this review are my own, and are not influenced by anything else.

Does anyone remember the grape Popsicles that we use to get as kids? The ones with two sticks that you could break in half are the ones I am talking about. As soon as I put this ink to paper, I was brought back to simpler days where the only thing that mattered to me was trying not get melted Popsicle all over my shirt (and I was never very successful). Grape was always one of my favorite flavors, and this is one of my favorite inks. The dusty purple brings me back every time I write with it, and it just makes me happy. If I were to come at this from a purely FP related viewpoint then I would say it could use a little more saturation, but with that it would ruin the reminiscent vibe that I love so much. I am happy with all qualities of the ink, and I would implore you to give it a try. Again the price for these Kaweco inks is going to be around 46₵ a ml. On to the pictures!