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Onyx, the well known American hip hop group composed of Sticky Fingaz and Fredro Starr made an impact on the music scene in the early ’90s. Their music also appeared in movies such as How High and 8 Mile. You might have even heard their music in Gatorade commercials. These folks are not to be confused with … Read more
I feel like I’ve been favouring J. Herbin ink for the last few weeks, but as I sunk my teeth into a juicy citrus fruit this afternoon, I just couldn’t help myself. Images of Orange Indien flew into my mind and wouldn’t leave me alone! This is an ink that I haven’t paid too much attention to, … Read more
Modern fountain pens don’t blot the same way as when I was in school about a hundred years ago. No matter how hard I shook my Bahamas travel pen, a Kaweco AL Sport that I decided to bring with me for pool-side journal writing, I could not make a blot!! I didn’t want to get … Read more
This week we have two gorgeous summery inks for you! Vert Réséda and Bouquet D’Antan from J. Herbin are two beautiful inks that are sure to make your fountain pen sing!Vert Réséda should be green, but in my humble opinion it’s definitely a mint! This gorgeous ink has Mediterranean cool written all over it! The bold ink lays … Read more
Ok Mom! I agree with you! Teal is not exactly turquoise! Or is it? Teal… greenish. Turquoise… blueish. Hm. Now I’m not sure. Either way, Diamine’s Teal is a gorgeous medium-saturated blue-green ink (you decide) that is similar to a medium green or dark cyan. The colour’s name comes from the common teal duck which presents … Read more
Oh hello sweet purple fountain pen ink! I do love purples and Purple Wampum from Noodler’s Ink is no exception. This is a deep purple which looks black when accidentally spilt on your favourite notebook – but wait – when you smooch it out it’s a gorgeous purple to go with the rest of the … Read more