I was expecting a softer and milder purple but it is a dark purple instead. I also do like their bottles with a cone inside (do we call it cone? I am not sure)About drying time, Rhodia Paper as far as I know extends the drying period a bit and plus a juicy italic nib it takes more than 10 seconds. I guess it should be under 10 with a regular paper and a Medium nib. For shading, I can see them. Not much but still there is shading. It is not like P.R. Chocolat for example. Thank you for great review.
Dear Zeynep: I was expecting Ultramarine to swing to the blue side, but it is still a nice surprise when it turns out to be a nice deep purple. Because of the purplish blue/ bluish purple quality, I have often sneak it in my work writing (such a rebel, am I?) If I recall correctly, Sailor ink dries a bit slower than other ink, but for the lubrication and saturation, I am more than willing to wait that extra time.Yes, there is just a tiny bit of shading, but I still love the rich color. Let me know if you want a sample!
The scanning and photo totally eat up the purple, albeit my image adjustment. If you want to try a sample, let me know, so I can include it in your next parcel.
My Dear Shangching,I did liked the color so much, I think I am going to have a full size. I know, one of my favorite stationery shop sells it. Thank you for this review and thank you for make me buy another bottle of ink 🙂
A friend suppose to let other friends know that there are good stuff out there, isn't it? I am thoroughly impressed by Sailor's ink and will buy more only if they have more color selections.Yours truly,Shangching
Intensity is probably Sailor's trademark. It is definitely the opposite of J. Herbin's ink. I somehow sneak this color into my work document, and I can only imagine my lovely coworker would comment, why is it purple, wait, blue?
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I was expecting a softer and milder purple but it is a dark purple instead. I also do like their bottles with a cone inside (do we call it cone? I am not sure)About drying time, Rhodia Paper as far as I know extends the drying period a bit and plus a juicy italic nib it takes more than 10 seconds. I guess it should be under 10 with a regular paper and a Medium nib. For shading, I can see them. Not much but still there is shading. It is not like P.R. Chocolat for example. Thank you for great review.
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Dear Zeynep: I was expecting Ultramarine to swing to the blue side, but it is still a nice surprise when it turns out to be a nice deep purple. Because of the purplish blue/ bluish purple quality, I have often sneak it in my work writing (such a rebel, am I?) If I recall correctly, Sailor ink dries a bit slower than other ink, but for the lubrication and saturation, I am more than willing to wait that extra time.Yes, there is just a tiny bit of shading, but I still love the rich color. Let me know if you want a sample!
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Beautiful color! It is what comes to mind when I think of the 'ultramarine' color 🙂
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The scanning and photo totally eat up the purple, albeit my image adjustment. If you want to try a sample, let me know, so I can include it in your next parcel.
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My Dear Shangching,I did liked the color so much, I think I am going to have a full size. I know, one of my favorite stationery shop sells it. Thank you for this review and thank you for make me buy another bottle of ink 🙂
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A friend suppose to let other friends know that there are good stuff out there, isn't it? I am thoroughly impressed by Sailor's ink and will buy more only if they have more color selections.Yours truly,Shangching
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Oouuuu YUMMY. It's so… intense. Gorgeous color.
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Intensity is probably Sailor's trademark. It is definitely the opposite of J. Herbin's ink. I somehow sneak this color into my work document, and I can only imagine my lovely coworker would comment, why is it purple, wait, blue?
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By the way, the "cone" we are talking about is the reservoir.. totally forgot to mention it 🙂
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