Nice review. I have Abalone in my Pelikan M1000 EF, it's a sweet dark blue and the nib is so wet it counteracts the dryness of the ink. It's interesting how some inks are better tailored for certain pens. I love these inks but the ones I bought are quite dry and un-lubricated. Kelp Tea was the most dry. If you add some White Lighting, it will make them wetter and adds some lubrication.
I have Kelp Tea and Sea Glass, and Abalone is on the way. I'd like to get the other one at some point. My Sea Glass shows more greyish tones, and my Kelp Tea is sometimes very pink. Unusual inks indeed!
Hahaha, I can see why you would think that lol! Unfortunate brand name, in some ways haha. Troublemaker has been around for a few years, but have been actually producing inks only sporadically. Their colors are great and they always sell out fast whenever they do become available!
Nice selection! How do you like your Ritma? It took me a couple of weeks to tune it. I’m looking forward to September where I’ll fill up my pens with autumn colors.
Came for gorgeous ink swatches, pleasantly surprised by hearing about vaccination 🥰 the 24 hour fatigue is a doozy though. Have you had major issues with staining from Victorina?
Thanks! yeah, it was a bit of muscle soreness as well but definitely worth it. And as for the ink, I've been too afraid to try it out in anything that might stain haha
@@aidanbernal is it smudgy? I usually stay away from sheening inks because I'm afraid I'll get little ink fingerprints absolutely everywhere, but I'm seeing more and more sheening inks that actually dry coming out!
