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The @madebyendless Cotton Wallet arrived the other day! I’m a sucker for these sorts of practical inserts for notebooks. The cotton fabric suites the simple style of the Explorer. 
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While I love these and always get them whenever I can I never
First test of the Regalia paper in the Endless Explorer than I was sent by @madebyendless. Really impressed by the paper. Very smooth, nice sheen and nice shading! Finger prints or hand oil seem to affect the writing a little but nothing out of the o
New Pen Review: Esterbrook Camden (Premium Edition) - π™»πš’πš—πš” πš’πš— π™±πš’πš˜!

I’ve been eager to try the Camden for a while now. I love my flat end pens and the overall shape of this one is subtly unique. While there are some differences between
New friend from @esterbrook_official! Camden Manitoba Blue. 
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Love flat end pens so looking forward to digging into this (so review incoming).
 
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#fountainpen #fpgeeks #fountainpenaddict #fpn #fountainpengeeks  #fountainp
New Ink Review: @birminghampens Antique Sepia (link in bio)
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In line with the recent trend of soft pastel dichromatic inks but Birmingham’s version is an interesting dust grey version with low saturation that I find quite interesting don&rsquo
New Ink Day! Haven’t had one of these for a while but I received these from a friend at the last Perth Pen Meet. 
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All sailor and the first tall bottle in a while (bringing the number of those to 86). 
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Didn’t realise it at the time but
New Ink Review: La Couronne du Comte Vert Sapin (link in bio)
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The final of LCdC’s initial set of four exclusive inks from Diamine. A lovely rich sheeny green-teal.
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#fountainpen #fpgeeks #fountainpenaddict #fpn #fountainpengeeks  #fo
I don’t know if I’ve ever shared this before but my city has a set of five dip nibs as an artwork. 

They are called “Memory Markers” by Anne Neil and represent early-ish colonial stories of the gardens where they are.

We als
⚠️Update: Why I have been so radio silent! πŸ“»πŸ€« A lot of large personal changes, essentially (read on for details)!

There have been three main reasons for why I haven’t been able to do much here or on my blog. 

1) πŸŽ“ I had to finish of my Mas
Ink Ink Comparison: Discontinued Iroshizuku and New Iroshizuku! Thanks to @penclassics for allowing this to happen. See link in bio!
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The old: Tsuyu-kusa, Tsukushi, and Ina-ho.
The New: Sui-gyoku, Hana-ikada, and Hotaru-bi.
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This is a long review b
NPD: @esterbrook_official LE Estie “Candy” in Oversize with a Kirk Speer Needlepoint nib!
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Thanks to Esterbrook for sending this through to me for review. I’ve reviewed a couple of Esties now and two of the custom nibs (which are a
Out with the old in with the new?

I just received the new Pilot Iroshizuku Inks in the little bottle ink pack from @penclassics for review. I plan on doing an overview review of the three new and the three old ones!

I feel like Ina Ho was quite a u
New Pen Review (see link in bio): Platinum Curidas courtesy of @penclassics (check them out!)
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This is certainly a curiously designed pen with it's quirks but it has bee a delight to write with and a great pen to through in a pocket. I've been using
New Ink Review! @wearingeul_global Kyonghui! See link in bio!

Kyonghui is a vibrant earthy orange from Wearingeul's series on Korean Female Modern Writers. It is also a great performing ink!

Wearingeul's global push is fairly new; has anyone tried
It has been a little while since I posted here so I thought I'd give a little update!

Firstly I think I just needed a little break at the end of the year! It has been a busy year for me. I have been taking my photography more seriously and I also ha

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Pen Review: Nakaya Decapod Writer Aka-tanemuri

May 30, 2018 in Pen Review

On July 31st last 2017 I reviewed the Nakaya Piccolo Writer Kuro-tamenuri. Twenty-eight days before that review was published I had ordered my own Nakaya. Ten months later it finally arrived; the Nakaya Decapod Writer Aka-tamenuri with a broad bi-colour nib. It's been a long wait but I think it was worth it and having this one has made we consider another Nakaya purchase down the road. I bought the pen from La Couronne du Comte.

I'm going to be doing more pen reviews moving forward as well so if there are any requests from for a review from all my pens please let me know!

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Tags: nakaya, Nakata Decapod Writer, Decapod, Decapod Writer, Aka-tamenuri, ebonite, urushi, platinum, sailor, Pilot, TWSBI, Visconti, Bungubox, Bungubox Sapphire
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Ink Review: Ink Institute Cut Jade

May 22, 2018 in Ink Review

There are a few super sheeners out there now. The first was Organics Studio Nitrogen Royal Blue and Organics Studio have come out with a teal and a darker blue super sheener, Krishna has come out with a blue super sheener similar to Nitrogen and now Ink Institute in Taiwan has come out with two more. One is again similar to Nitrogen; rich moderately bright blue ink that's practically all sheen. But excitingly they also came out with a green ink that's a super sheener. All the rest have been either blue or a blue-green (such as Walden Pond Blue) and this is a lovely rich true green.

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Tags: ink institute, cut jade, ink institute cut jade, kwz, KWZ Green #3, Montblanc, Montblanc Irish Green, Tamaoki, Sailor Tamaoki, Tamaoki Deep bluish green, Diamine, Diamine Sherwood Green, Bungubox, Bungubox Emerald, Bungubox Norwegian Wood, Bungbox, Graf von Faber-Castell, GvFC, Graf von Faber-Castell Moss Green, Parker, Penman, Parker Penman Emerald, Sailor Pro Gear, Wancher Maldives
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Ink Review: Montblanc Petit Prince Red Fox

May 11, 2018 in Ink Review

Following on from Montblanc's release of the Antoine de Saint-ExupΓ©ry Encre Du Desert alongside a pen as part of their Writers Edition series Montblanc has now released this ink, Petit Prince Red Fox, based on the fox from Saint-ExupΓ©ry's The Little Prince. Another ink released at the same time is Swan Illusion Plume (as part of the Patron of the Arts series) which is named after Ludwig II of Bavaria who is also known as the Swan King, you kind find that review here.

I bought this ink from La Couronne du Comte.

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Tags: montblanc, petit prince red fox, diamine, terracotta, diamine terracotta, montblanc petit prince red fox, montblanc leonardo red chalk, sailor, sailor mitsukoshi, Mitsukoshi danjyurocha, danjyurocha, Montblanc Carlo Collodi Brown, Kyo-Iro, Moonlight of Higashiyama, Diamine Burnt Orange, Sailor Standard 21, Waterman Phileas
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Ink Review: Montblanc Swan Illusion Plume

May 11, 2018 in Ink Review

From the Montblanc's Patron of the Arts series of releases, Ludwig II is the latest pens and ink combination to come out. Namesed after Ludwig II of Bavaria. Ludwig II is also known as the Swan King because he spent much of his youth in  Hohenschwangau (β€œhigh region of the swan”) which had it's own Schwansee (Swan Lake) which may have inspired Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet. Another ink released at the same time is Petit Prince Red Fox, based on the fox from Saint-ExupΓ©ry's The Little Prince. You kind find that review here.

I bought this ink from La Couronne du Comte.

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Tags: Montblanc Swan Illusion Plume, Swan Illusion Plume, Montblanc, Rohrer & Klingner, Sepia, Kobe #37, Kobe #37 Kaigan Stone Grey, Krisha, Krishna Pencil, Montblanc Einstein, Kyo-Iro Stone Road of Gion, Kyo-Iro, Montblanc Oyster Grey, Graf von Faber-Castell, GvFC, Graf von Faber-Castell Stone Grey
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