I would add Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-Same because I think grey inks tend to be overlooked and it has great shading. Inks you should definitely try once are the cartridges that pens come with if they are cartridge/converter pens. Always a good benchmark ink. You try them once and then you have a empty cartridge to syringe fill.
This is the most high quality ink video I've ever seen. And it ended too damn soon. Make one with these kind of closeups for EVERY ink collection and brand please
I stand by Manyo Haha, it is my BEST ink, and just the way it pools up and spreads over my journal pages is so lovely to watch. It’s also a great color for artwork, I’ve used Manyo Haha for misty waters and for pale fabrics, once I painted a moth with it that looked absolutely ethereal
100% agree with Yama-Budo. It’s pretty but when you try it it’s like 🤯 I also think people should try Sailor Kin-Mokusei. It’s beautiful, it’s a surprisingly cool toned orange and it’s got a white-silvery sheen.
Emerald of Chivor & Yama Buda were the first bottles of ink I bought when I discovered the world of fountain pens back in 2014, of course i found them here at Goulet. I remember when Nitrogen first came out and I pre ordered a bottle to make sure I got one, after hearing about its upcoming release in all the fp chats. So happy to see your company still growing and putting out great content for old and new aficionados!
I have all the inks lol but rather than nitrogen, organic studios’s Walden pond and old Huxley blue are better colors in my opinion with same level of sheening! Also I’ll add Robert Oster’s tranquility, caffe crema, and cherry blossom as 3 unique and stunning inks!
Organics Studio makes some of the most innovative inks in the US. The only inks I've found that have this level of insanely-sheening are from KWZ in Poland and Robert Oster in Australia. Birmingham Pen Company in Pittsburgh PA makes some delightfully sheening inks, and I have several from them that are real aesthetic treats, but they are nowhere near as alchemically. insane as the stuff from Organics Studio. Tyler is a REAL wizard when it comes to ink formulation....
Was watching to wake up from an accidental nap when "Southwest sunset" came up and it had me confused for a good couple of minutes to whether I had woken up in a parallel universe.
Part of the point of the fountain pen experience is the play with inks. I bought a random sampler. Love the noodler’s Borealis black instantly. Love the content.
You guys should totally carry Pilot Tsuwairo inks! Seems like the black is even more black than Carbon Black, the blue looks pretty cool, and they are all super waterproof!
I love the Organic Studios Nitrogen ink, it’s definitely my most stylish and unique ink. My only problem with it is the smudging (even when it’s dry because it’s so saturated). Without that, it would be a daily use ink of mine for sure.
I love Nitrogen. It sheens SO MUCH, on ANYTHING. It sheens on index cards, which aren't particularly FP friendly, generally. Also dries nice and fast, at least for Nitrogen, on index cards.
Could you please make a short video explaining the tricks to use pastel inks? Like using pure white paper helps them being more legible and more absorbent paper helps also, or using bigger nibs, etc... this kind of things.
Ah, the Diamine Marine is so pretty! I just recently got the Aurora Borealis from Diamine, as I wanted a bit of a darker color. I definitely appreciate the fast drying aspect I've seen so far in the Diamine.
I keep Platinum Carbon Black in the pen I use to write with the most, and usually a couple other pens, too. It's really not that hard to clean out if you have pen flush, especially for such a permanent ink. I find most pinks, purples, and reds are harder to clean out. Also Parker Quink, which I love, and which isn't officially waterproof, but for some reason it's a beast to clean out of my pens. Emerald of Chivor blew me away when I finally used it, pictures just don't do it justice. Also, thank you from the bottom of my De Atramentis-loving fanboy heart for adding the new Document line colors to what you carry! I'm moving next month, but they'll be the first things in my next order after we get settled.
Well, Carbon can be a true nightmare to clean if it dries out in the pen, and this can happen a tiny, tiny, tiny bit at a time. Leave it in a pen too long, and this process does start to happen. Honestly, I don't find any inks difficult to clean, as long as they don't sit in a pen for months. Parker Quink flushes right out. Pen flush can clean almost anything. So can a ten percent bleach solution. But there's a strong reason why Pilot says their pens should be cleaned every two months maximum, and one month is recommended. This same one month is the rule for every pen maker I know. Carbon black is supposed to be flushed out after two weeks. Obviously, there is some fudge factor here, but not much. I've left ink in pens for six months and had no trouble. And I've had pens turn into a dried out, nearly impossible to clean, hard as a brick mess in two months with supposedly well-behaved inks.
@@jamesaritchie1 Yeah, so much depends on the timeframe, the pen, the ink, and the circumstances. I don't know why Parker Quink gives me such a hard time, in terms of cleaning. I definitely agree with you about pen flush taking care of pretty much anything. I've had really good luck with Platinum Carbon Black. One pen has slight discoloration near the feed that doesn't come out easily -- but I also use that pen exclusively for PCB ink, and I have for years, so I'm not too worried about it.
Very nice inks and recommendations. I prefer Sailor’s Kiwa-Guro (which I think you sell) to Platinum’s Carbon Black. I still haven’t tried a Robert Oster ink. The bottles are quite off-putting somehow. Some of the colors are alright. Visconti Blue is one I would keenly recommend as a must-have, especially for lovers of very true blues.
Robert Oster has a lot of really nice blues! Their bottles are a bit bland, though - so I see your meaning there. and YES - Kiwa-Guro is an awesome alternative to Carbon Black for sure. - Drew
I like shimmer inks in photographs and videos. Shaking a glittery bottle can be memorizing - I shake up my Pelikan Golden Beryl just to watch the glitter churn up in the golden ink. I hate dealing with them in person though because the glitter gets all over the page once the ink is dry. Drives me crazy. I'm totally willing to put up with any quirks in order to use a high sheen ink though. I love sheening inks in person. Videos don't do them justice. I'm super excited to try one of the Sailor inks like Manyo or the numbered shading inks like 123. I think the only thing that has stopped me from buying a bottle is that they're so light in color. I guess I need to try samples.
A lot of the shimmer can fall some inks after it dries, too. Nope, I am not a fan of shimmer. But I also think it looks pretty silly outside of Christmas cards. It's more tenage girl than an adult ink.
Carbon Black, which I use for writing and drawing, has lived in my Parker 51 for years… literally. Unintentionally I just kept re-loading the pen, always intending to do a full clean-out, then always forgetting. Fortunately, no problems with my 51! Perhaps this is due to the fact that the FP is always in use, as in daily. But I would never recommend this bit of folly to others.
Imo habanero is better than southwest sunset and it gets no love. Southwest sunset steals all its hype. Anyone who likes southwest sunset, I implore you to snag a sample of habanero next time. I have four bottles of the stuff rn I can't get enough!
I always recommend it over Sunset, but one was first, so the improved version gets no love. It is in my Lamy 2000 with OBB nib, and shades wonderfully.
@@Gouletpens true, I feel like cayenne leans more red where habanero is more a straight orange that can shade a deeper red and southwest sunset is a lot more of a yellowy orange that feels a bit earthy too.
Something about Yama budo always makes me think of the book "Harrold and the Purple Crayon". Not sure why. The shade isn't even all that close. I still love the ink. Only thing I don't like about it is the tendency for the ink to glue the cap on. I had to make a new cap for my bottle after the lid broke.
I have all these inks, and I will NEVER understand the weird cult0like devotion that so many people have for Iroshizuku Yama-0Budo. I have MANY. Iroshizuku inks, and like most of them a lot, but Yama-Budo just has no practical use for me at all, PLUS it's really bleedy on not-so-good paper. Since I work in the "real world", crappy paper is what I have to deal with most of the time, and I need an ink that doesn't bleed, feather, and look like it was designed for a 12-year-old girl's journal. The Blue, green, and gray inks from Iroshizuku are all beautiful and dignified. But Yama-Budo just doesn't have a place in my life, unless I'm writing a note on a birthday card for my granddaughter...
I haven't watched a goulet video or ordered since the noodler's debacle and the continued support. Here I am thinking of going back and being a customer again when the continued noodler's support exists . It's really sad to see this honestly.
Would the rose gold work well on a glass pen, perhaps? I guess you'd have to agitate your ink well from time to time, but you wouldn't have to worry about cleaning out your pen???
For me, nearly every Iroshizuku ink is a MUST. I am not a fan of blue ink at all, though I love turquoise, but other than the blue, Iroshizuku is my favorite brand of ink. I loove ink from many other brands, of course, but if I had to live using just one brand of ink, Iroshizuku would be it.
I’ve tried them all except the Carbon black. I must say that I was gifted Emerald de Chivor and I was surprised to see how beautiful it really was in person! Prior to receiving it I just thought it was overrated, but in use it’s a delight.
I love the ink, but hate the shimmer. I don't like shimmer in any ink. It's too much trouble for very little reward. Except on Christmas cards, I think it looks pretty childish. But that's just me.
I was given several of these inks before I understood the importance of good paper. Once I learned about paper, thanks to your video, these inks soared off the page and strutted their stuff, especially Yama-budo which rose to another level.
I bought my first stub nib pen a couple days ago and can’t wait to try it with Emerald of Chivor once it arrives. Rose Gold Antiqua looks really pretty, I’ve used Rose Gilt Tynte before that’s similar and loved it so maybe I’ll give it a go next time I order.
Stub nibs are really great for that heavy line with shimmer or sheen inks. Really lets the special properties shine. I hope you have fun with your new pen.
If you have ever thought fountain pen blacks are a little underwhelming, Platinum Carbon Black is definitely something you need to try. I almost gave up on fountain pens immediately because one of my favorite features of the pilot G2 (my favorite pen before fountain pens) was how shiny the ink was when it went on, and how dark it dried down. I was very disappointed when the first 2 blacks i tried, Lamy Black and Platinum Black, dried more gray than black. Thankfully I got a suggestion for Carbon Black and it is now my number 1 ink. Very permanent, VERY black.
@@jamesaritchie1 "Can't have things named in honer of American Indian groups, that's racist somehow" Got it, well it should anger them, I agree with them.
They're all compatible. The Safari is a pretty good choice for shimmer inks and carbon inks because the Safari comes completely apart in seconds, and is super easy to clean. I will say that regardless of the pen, the wider the nib the better for shimmer inks. It also helps with sheen. But the incredibly easy to change nib is another advantage the Safari has.
I've tried 5 of the 8 inks. I'm not a fan of Rose and honestly, if I want a major shimmering ink, I'll go with Diamine Golden Sands in a TWSBI Eco. I love seeing the shimmer in the pen and there's plenty when it gets to the paper. Also, a major sheener, more than Nitrogen is KWZ Sheen Machine. I find it sheens on more paper than Nitrogen, even on paper than are not know for showing sheening properties
@@heathergleiser It is pretty good. Just make sure the threads and cap of the ink bottle are wiped off, and don't slosh much, if any, as you put it away, or opening it the next time might require hulking out.
@@heathergleiser No problem. These heavy sheening inks are fun to use, but they do misbehave. Better to not let them dry anywhere you don't want them to be. But that said, on the right paper they shine. With a juicy nib they even sheen on normal paper. Do a bit more on Rhodia, and truly spectacular on the likes of Tomoe River. As long as the ink is liquid in the pen it is fine, just don't let it dry out in there. I know some people put cling wrap between the bottle and the cap, before screwing the cap on, to keep the ink out of the threads.
If you want a similar effect but think that Haha is too light, Sailor has some darker options you can see here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PGdEOEVS3aE.html
Organic Studios Nitrogen is probably one of my least favorite inks. The sheening stuff isn’t worth the hassle of cleaning the ink or handling the ink. The constant promotion of it is a scam, yo
It's a super difficult ink. I tried to convey its user-unfriendliness without being overly negative, because it's still a unique experience that I think is worth a try. I definitely wouldn't recommend going straight to a whole bottle before trying a sample. - Drew
Other colors I would recommend are Platinum Classic Lavender Black purple/black tones (#1 favorite), Sailor Manyo Akebi (#2 favorite) for it’s Red/Pink/fuchsia tones, and Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses (#3 favorite) all awesome as well if you like pink/fuchsias/purples/black tones... Organic Studios Nitrogen is the blue I use most... I am also very fond of Rohrer & Klingner in Scabiosa & Salix (in a dedicated TWSBI 700R Iris Pen)... I like the more permanent inks...
Here’s an awesome, discontinued, completely unique ink to try: Organics Studio’s Mendel. It is dyed with chlorophyll and is pretty water resistant. I know I just ripped OS in another comment for stuff growing in their bottles, but my eight(ish) year old bottle is still as good as ever, and smells amazing. Like minty, but better.
Well, I love Yama-Budo, and Platinum Carbon Black is great, and I don't think it's hard to clean if you don't leave it in the pen too long. I don't like sheen, I don't like Matine, and I truly hate Southwest Sunset. But that's the beauty of so many inks. There's something for everyone.
Here's the thing with me...I don't trust many inks in my pens. Visconti ink ran horrible in my Visconti pens. I finally switched to Noodlers and that is the only ink I use now with the exception of my Vanishing Point where I do use Namiki ink. Can I trust these inks not to foul up my Crystal Dream? Or my vintage white dot?
While the information is wonderful as always I kept coming back to see that awesome Robin Hood shirt you're wearing. First time I've seen one like that and it took me a moment to realize before noticing it was actually Toby and Skippy.
I have nothing against super sheeny inks (though the allure for me evaporated years ago), but Nitrogen has always gone wrong for me at some point. I’ve gone through three bottles, and all have ended up with gunk growing in them. That’s an unfortunate trend with Organics Studio in my experience. I’ve probably had to throw out 5-6 bottles over the years do to growth in the bottle.
I have tried Robert Oster Rose Gold Antigua. I used it with a 1.1mm stub on one of my TWSBI Ecos. It is a pretty ink; but, not my favorite rose gold color. I have tried several Jacques Herbin inks; but, not the Emerald of Chivor. I have used Platinum Carbon Black in my Platinum Preppy refills. I have not tried any of the other inks listed in this video. The sample vials are really the best way to go to know if you are going to like an ink. I have many vials left to try; so, it's possible that I might come across some more that were mentioned.
I'd love to see Iroshizuku Murasaki-shukibu get more love. Sometimes it feels like the poor relation to Yama-budo but it ticks all my boxes. An added bonus is that, unlike inks such as Haha, I'm actually able to read what I write. My vision is poor and I need a fair amount of contrast, so washed-out greys, pinks and yellows are all but invisible to me.
The Platinum Carbon Black is my go-to black ink. I carry a few pens with me everyday and I always make sure one has Carbon Black in it. Nothing compares.
I'd put Private Reserve American Blue on that list. An amazing electric blue, and can have an amazing shading too; I love it with a Lamy Extra Fine nib!
I absolutely love inks like Manyo Haha because they remind me of granulating watercolors made from two pigments. One pigment floats and disperses to the edges and one sinks causing the duo color granulating effect. I Suspect chromo shading inks work similarly.
Ferris Wheel Press is my least favorite company in the world. Way too much money spent on packaging, and way too little spent on very plain, unsaturated, boring ink. I know many love fancy packaging, but I never have found a way to write with packaging, including an expensive bottle.
