Some of you will be mind blown that this is not a post about pinks or purples 🙂 I have stepped out of my shell a little and decided to give the Edelstein Jade green a go.
As always the bottle is fantastic! Beautiful, glass, and easy to fill from. If I had more room on my desk I think they would be on display.
What really won me over to these inks initially was the cute Pelikan emblem on the top of the bottle though, yes yes shame on me for judging a ink by its cover ^_^.
So now on to the ink! I have bought green ink before, well just one, Diamine Sherwood green. I was chasing a green ink with sheen at the time, but did not much care for the color when used in a not overly wet pen.
On a side note if anyone is interested in trading for my Diamine Sherwood green please send me a note 🙂
This green on the other hand stole my heart! It’s what I would consider a sea green, a happy green, one that inspires me to draw cute things like the octopus in my ink journal lol.
As with all the other inks in the Edelstein collection I have tried, the Jade has lovely shading and a nice flow. I would consider this a very well behaved ink and would feel comfortable using it in any of my pens. It performed very well in my Bexley Imperial which has one of the finer F nibs in my collection.
The dry time is very good, was completely dry in a little over a minute. By that time I am usually ready to turn the page, so I don’t have to bother much with the blotter paper when using this ink.
I think green is still a very iffy color for me, but this has definitely made me want to try a few new ones. If anyone has recommendations feel free to comment/DM me ^_^.
December 4, 2016 at 2:36 pm
Bwahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
Nice review, as always!~
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December 4, 2016 at 2:41 pm
For the record, whether it’s Iro, Akkerman, Montblanc, or…..the older Bungbox and Kobe inks, it’s a part of the ritual and pleasure of what be we do. Even the plane Jane Aurora bottles have evolved and add some sort of SOMETHING to make them more aesthetically pleasing, no?
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December 4, 2016 at 5:28 pm
Sailor’s ink Tokiwa-matsu is my favourite green for the moment. As you say, green is an iffy colour to deal with. Here’s a green ink, I would consider buying just for the bottle : http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/289092-akkerman-28-hofkwartier-groen/
This is a very nice review. I love all the Edelstein inks I’ve used so far. Not too crazy about the shading of Amethyst even though I love the ink itself. I have Sapphire too. That has become sort of a go-to ink.
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December 10, 2016 at 12:22 pm
Hey … it’s me again [Rebekah], but I’ve sorted out my WordPress accounts. Had the ‘wrong’ account associated with my blog.
That’s not what I wanted to say, but rather I’ve now also tried Edelstein Aventurine. Didn’t like. The green looks too ‘poisonous’ for my taste. I only have cartridges, thankfully. Came with my Pelikan P205.
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December 10, 2016 at 12:24 pm
Oh no! I will remember that when I’m on my next ink buying binge which could be quite soon lol. I think Jade is the closest I have gotten to a green that I like.
Congrats on getting your wordpress accounts sorted! 🙂
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December 10, 2016 at 12:27 pm
Green seems to be the most personal/difficult one! I’m happy with my Sailor Tokiwa-matsu … Will probaly go for the Akkerman eventually. Hofkwartier whatever …
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December 10, 2016 at 12:29 pm
How is Akkerman ink? I haven’t tried them yet 🙂
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December 10, 2016 at 12:31 pm
I haven’t either, but it’s a reputable brand, and the reviews are great. Not to mention the shape of their bottles LOL
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December 10, 2016 at 12:36 pm
Yes the bottle totally matters! I always struggle with the sailor bottles but they make the Bungbox bottles too so I have to deal ðŸ˜
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December 10, 2016 at 12:40 pm
You can take out that plastic thing inside with a pair of tweezers … 🙂
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December 10, 2016 at 12:48 pm
Good to know!!!!
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