Imagine my delight when I found the package containing this J. Herbin Orange Indien ink from Karen at Exaclair! I only have a few bottles of ink (2 Levenger and 1 Private Reserve) so I don't have a lot to compare it to, but I must say that I was impressed. I have been wanting an orange ink for a few months, but never took the time to place an order. I don't know that I would have ordered J. Herbin as I was kind of looking at getting a Noodler brand this time. This was the perfect color- a burnt orange. Not too bright and not too brown.I decided to use my black Levenger True Writer (fine) with this ink and was pleased at the regular flow and the consistency of color. Usually when I write with fountain pens and ink, the color changes from light to dark as I adjust to the flow of ink in the pen. Maybe I'm just getting better but the consistency was very good. There was no bleed-through on the notebook paper I used (sorry, this new journal was a gift and there is no brand name on it. All it says is 'World of Journals' on the inside back cover. But I can tell you it is a smooth lined ivory colored paper not exceptionally thick or thin).
I recently read the review on another of J. Herbin's inks over at Inkophile's blog. This is the new 1670 ink and I just love the package and the bottle. Inkophile gave it a very good review and I am sold!
2 comments:
I adore orange inks, and have far too many as it stands currently, this one looks lovely though, very welcoming.
I received a free bottle from Karen's giveaway too.
I had tried OI in the past, and found it too washed out. However, I may have gotten a bad bottle (then.)
I filled my Bexley (Zoss edition, with a reground CI nib,) and the color is great. Orange Indien and Perle Noire are my favorite Herbin inks.
greg
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