Tools of the Trade: Ink Review - Private Reserve DC Super Violet

Since I've got a little stock of ink reviews already written up, I thought I'd carry on the tradition of Tools of the Trade and post up another one. This one's not a blue! Shock! Gasp! Seriously though, I have a few other non-inky tricks up my sleeve for the blog, but I enjoy smearing cool colors all over my desk enough that ink reviews are a natch.

Private Reserve DC Super Violet

 

This ink is a fun one, and I'm glad I got a big bottle of it when I had the chance. It was a limited edition, brewed up by the folks at Private Reserve for the DC Pen Show. It is my understanding that they only released 500 bottles of it, which is a shame because I will miss it when it is gone. I'm a purple fan and have several different shades, but this one has a special nuclear, eye-searing quality I haven't found elsewhere. I think that PR has a history of making these special edition inks part of their usual production runs, so maybe this one will get the same treatment.

Check out my review and let me know what you think or if you have anything to add. It has been brought to my attention that my comments have been screwy on the site. If you're trying to comment but it doesn't seem to show up properly, drop me an email at blankpagewarrior (at) gmail (dot) com. (Die, spambots, die!).

The scan is missing a bit of vibrancy and looks a little darker than what I see in front of me, but you can check out color corrected swabs at Goulet Pens. (No affiliation except a satisfied customer and active user of their impressive library of swabs and info!) It also appears that they have some small bottles in stock right now. I still don't know if it is considered a "regular" color now, but buy them up!

Tools of the Trade: Ink Review, Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki

As a bribe for going to the dentist, my husband got me a bottle of one of my most vaunted inks. It's pricey stuff, and due to the cost of said dentist, not many pricey things will be coming my way for a while. However, I count myself lucky to have gotten my grubby little hands on a bottle of this ink to keep me writing even though my creative energies fell off the truck somewhere back there right around mile "I-broke-my-freakin'-teeth-and-can't-eat-food."

Here I present to you, Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki, Superink! It is pictured with my beloved Pilot Vanishing Point in Blue Carbonesque, but the review was written with a Sailor 1911s.

First of all, the bottle is just about worth the price of the ink. If I had the funds, I'd decorate my office with them. When the light shines through the thick glass just right, it's a really, really pretty sight. You can't see it in this pic, but there is a little divot in the thick part of the glass at the bottom of the bottle that is perfect for fitting in the nib to fill your pen when the ink level gets low. The way I'm nursing this ink, that'll be a while. 

I apologize that the scan of this review is not color corrected. There is really something missing from it that makes the ink much more special in person. There are several retailers online, such as Goulet Pens, who have color corrected swabs that might give you a better idea of the true color. It's also worth noting that we purchased this ink through Vanness Pens in Little Rock, AR who have the fastest shipping and best prices ever.

 I hope this review was helpful to those who love fun inks and pens as I do, and to those who don't, I hope you see what you're missing with that ballpoint you snagged from the bank. Yeah, you know the one. It's green with a white clicky thing and it always skips when you're trying to sign your name. You don't even use that bank. Where did that pen come from, anyway?

I wouldn't trust it. No sirree.