Pure Pens is an online store, based in UK. Some time ago they launched their own line of inks – 6 colours at first, there’re new ones still coming. All the names are UK-related.
It’s a very nice medium, sunny green.
Flow – very good. I didn’t have any troubles with this ink. It writes smoothly, there’re no hard starts or skipping. It may start with a darker colour if unused for a few days.
Saturation – very good. Could be a bit better, but it’s completely legible – it’s just my taste.
Bleeding – average. Nothing on fountain pen friendly papers, some spots on a copy paper.
Feathering – minimal on a crappy paper
Shading – little bigger than medium, very nice.
Dry time – little better than average, about 20s on Rhodia
Water resistance – after 5 minutes underwater, there’s a trace still visible and pretty legible.
Comparison:
It’s a very nice ink for a good price. The colour is not too warm and not too cold, the same with the saturation. It behaves nicely as well, I can’t say a bad word about it. I need to try out some other colours! 🙂
Pros:
- nice colour
- good behaviour
- some kind of water resistance
- dries pretty quickly
- good price
Cons:
- availability – it’s available only in Pure Pens store
by STALÓWKA 