Oh my goodness.. that Alexander is beautiful. All the colors are wonderful, but I am putting Alexander on my wish list. I think you picked a perfect pen for it. All the pen choices and colors are perfect.
I LOVE Oyster Hour. I love watching the way it changes as it dries and how it is light but readable. I have it paired in a TWSBI mini diamond white and rose gold in medium which is just pure love. It reminds me of tea spilled on paper. Or maybe I just have a problem with the amount that I love brown inks because now I think I need that Alexander ink in my life! I feel you with hit or miss FWP inks. I love how their standard inks perform but some of the shimmers gum up my pens even in pens that I know can take it, like a LAMY Safari . I do really enjoy FWP Queen Allium in my Safari but it shimmers so heavily that sometimes the shimmer will smudge. It is still a surprisingly well behaved ink for me.
Oooh that’s a good idea! I have a juicy TWSBI mini rose gold with a medium nib too. I bet it would show up quite nicely in that one. And I think I noticed one of the shimmery pinks from FWP gummed up in my pens too. It’s really hit and miss! Thanks for watching.
Im also lefty, and that's been the reason I've been avoiding trying anything other than my one reliable safe pen (uni-ball eye). And it was actually terrifying watching you write left to right, rather than turning the book to write top to bottom! This was basically exposure therapy to anxiety triggers, and now I think I want to try a dip pen and ink samples
Congrats on the new baby! I am so happy that you were able to get a moment to yourself, those first few months are so amazing but also so exhausting 💜. I have not seen the Van Diemans Alexander ink swatched, it looks amazing - it looks a little like Diamine Cocoa Shimmer? Definitely something I am going to have to try! As a fellow lefty, I can sympathize with the forever inky side-palm 😂 Thanks for sharing ❤
Thank you! 😊 yes these first months especially with a toddler running around are definitely tough (hence my 3:30 am commenting 🤣) Alexander does remind me of Cocoa Shimmer based on swatches I’ve seen but I don’t personally have Cocoa Shimmer (on my list!) so I can’t say for sure the undertones are the same. Thanks so much for watching!
I am so glad to hear someone else say that their sailors are not great writers. Everyone keeps saying oh that’s just sailor nibs and I do not agree. I have one that is amazing and one that is so scratchy and really wears my hand out writing with it. I did a little micro mesh and it made it better but still nothing like my other sailor. I’ll be looking at getting it worked on as well. Thank you for the beautiful swatches, I’m going to have to pick up that Pinocchio.
Thank you for watching! And yes, I can now honestly say only one of six sailors shipped with a great nib. Two with good nibs and the others were terrible writers 😔
