I have always thought it was so cool to trade ink samples with others. It can save you from the horror of having an entire bottle of ink you’ll never use, or spurn a love so great that a case of said ink magically arrives at your door 😜
Well let the sampling begin!
In honor of this awesome shipment I want to pay it forward and have a little fun too.
Prize: Five 4-5ML ink samples. Any inks in the photos are available to sample.
How to win: Simply comment here, on my IG post or my post on the FPN FB group, or all three! Just tell me what your favorite ink is and why.
Open to 🇺🇸
Winner will be chosen on 12/14/16 after 7:00PM HST.
If you have any questions leave them in the comments or inbox me. Could be super fun for someone who loves pinks, purples, and blues lol.
SquishyInk 
December 12, 2016 at 5:49 pm
My favorite ink of all time is my Akkerman Parkpop Purper. It is a bold rich purple but not harsh to read.
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December 12, 2016 at 5:51 pm
That is a purple i do not have… I may need to add this to my list heh 💜
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December 12, 2016 at 6:08 pm
A sample could be arranged😉
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December 12, 2016 at 6:08 pm
😍 true!!!
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December 13, 2016 at 7:33 am
Because I am allowed to have more than one favorite ink, I will say that I have fallen in love with Bung Box Fresh Oranges of Lake Hamanaka. It shades beautifully and just makes me happy. I’ve spent my whole life “not liking orange” because I simply can’t wear it, but in inks! Oh, now I love me some orange inks… The BB one is really special.
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December 13, 2016 at 8:15 am
Oh wow! I’ve been looking for a good orange ink. I have been a little awkward about trying it an orange too but I know you have good taste so this might be the one! :). I love BB inks.
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December 12, 2016 at 5:50 pm
What a fun give away!! I am new to fountain pens and would love to be able to try new ink samples as I have not had a chance to figure out a favorite yet! ♥
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December 12, 2016 at 5:51 pm
Yay! Good luck, the colors are so much of the fun, it’s a huge part of the reason that I fell down the rabbit hole lol. What’s your favorite FP?
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December 12, 2016 at 5:56 pm
Wow, I love your collection! I have been holding off on buying a whole lot of full bottles until I work my way through my sizeable sample collection to really nail down what I love.
My favorite ink is still Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki, the second full bottle I ever bought. It just tows that perfect line between bright and fun but still mostly work appropriate
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December 12, 2016 at 6:05 pm
I don’t have a bottle of Kon-Peki sadly! It’s on my list to get though :). All of the Pilot Iro inks are just so lovely!
Where do you get your samples from?
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December 12, 2016 at 6:01 pm
I’ve only tried a handful of inks (5). My favorite permanent ink so far is Baystate Blue. I have a montverde turquoise that I enjoy also.
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December 12, 2016 at 6:06 pm
Ooo I love a good turquoise! I wanted to try the Robert Oster one out next 🙂
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December 12, 2016 at 6:04 pm
I love my two Pilot Iroshizuku tsukushi and momiji. More expensive than others but I love the way they flow and the way they look on paper.
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December 12, 2016 at 6:07 pm
Totally agree! I love the Iro inks :). I want the entire set like the guy on the FB group just bought!
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December 12, 2016 at 6:12 pm
As always, thanks for the giveaway, very generous, as usual.
I love sepia, especially Maruzen Athena Sepia. it’s an antique brown and shades almost black. Lovely ink and then some. For me, it’s all abut the shading.
I’m still looking for a dark rich purple that shades for days and the same with blue. I big honking wet deep or royal blue that just evolves and shades.
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December 12, 2016 at 6:13 pm
That sounds lovely, big honking wet deep colors! Need to use that someday heh 😋
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December 12, 2016 at 6:15 pm
I have never tried a lot of these inks, but I have to say the J Hebin Pousierre de Lune has been a favourite for while. It’s subtle enough that I can use it for professional work, but still rich and deep.
Didn’t win last time, will try my luck again!
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December 12, 2016 at 6:16 pm
You totally should have won with your amazing hippo story!!!! Seriously it has stuck in my mind 🙂
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December 12, 2016 at 6:28 pm
What a fun idea! As I posted on the FPN FB page, I am a newbie to the addiction and have only tried one brand of ink. And I had mixed feelings. I would love to see how I like writing in pink or purple, but shades of blue are classic.
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December 12, 2016 at 6:32 pm
Soon you’ll need another cabinet for your inks haha. My current favorite ink is Iroshizuku Aji-sai! It’s one of my newest acquisitions lol.
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December 12, 2016 at 6:41 pm
Perhaps a whole closet for ink this time? Lol jk! I haven’t tried that particular Iro yet, you’ve inspired me 🙂
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December 12, 2016 at 7:03 pm
Wow! Such a lovely & kind giveaway! I honestly don’t know what my favorite is. I have only used a few. So I think I’d like to try the Diamond or Caran D’Ache
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December 12, 2016 at 7:04 pm
Caran D’Ache makes excellent ink! I really love the flow and the shading. I just wish their pink were a bit more pink! Hah.
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December 12, 2016 at 8:15 pm
It’s really hard to pick one, but Yama-budo is the one that i love as most as it gets.
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December 12, 2016 at 8:18 pm
That’s one of my favorites too! 😍💜
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December 13, 2016 at 12:00 am
I am in complete awe of your collection. I just got into fountain pens a year ago and only have a few bottles of ink. My favorite ink is Noodler’s Navajo Turquoise, it is such a beautiful color!
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December 13, 2016 at 8:10 am
Thank you :). My collection is the result of some binges lol. I really only got into FPs a few months ago. I just love inks and pens and other related things so I’ve been dedicated a fair bit of time to exploring. Such a great hobby!
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December 13, 2016 at 12:14 am
That’s a LOT of ink you have there! Commenting here too to increase my chances!
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December 13, 2016 at 8:11 am
Yay! lol yeah, and I have about 15 more bottles on the way…
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December 13, 2016 at 6:30 am
Pelikan Edelstein Aquamarine is my favorite right now. I bought it to go with the M205 Aquamarine, my first Pelikan pen. I am starting to try it in other pens, especially want to see how it looks in broad and stub nibs.
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December 13, 2016 at 8:12 am
I just got the M205 with the aquamarine ink as well, awesome pen with a great color. I’m still breaking the nib in though. The ink is amazing as well! Love the shading etc.
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December 13, 2016 at 6:33 am
PS–Love the idea of samples. Like everyone I have way too much ink, but at least I am cautious about buying too many full bottles.
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December 13, 2016 at 8:13 am
For sure! I’m excited about letting people try new things and trying them myself 🙂
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December 13, 2016 at 7:35 am
What a fun and generous thing for you to do! Right now, I’m a fountain pen newbie with two pens and a mere three inks. This would be a fun way of trying out some new inks. Since I lack experience, I’m going to say my favourite ink is Noodler’s Lexington Grey. I primarily use my FPs for drawing and I love that it’s a robust grey but not as harsh as a black. I also love that it’s waterproof even when I dilute it 50/50 for grisaille washes.
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December 13, 2016 at 8:17 am
Thank you :). I haven’t tried to mix or dilute inks yet, perhaps when I’m not such a novice!
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December 13, 2016 at 8:43 am
Just to be clear, I use either a dip pen or a brush with the diluted inks. I wouldn’t risk them in a fountain pen.
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December 13, 2016 at 8:44 am
Noted :). I have just gotten into using dip pens. Well dip pen, I only have one hah.
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December 13, 2016 at 8:15 am
I love ku jaku from pilot because the color just makes me happy when I see it. It’s so different from what I see in everyday plans and it makes me want to write more.
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December 13, 2016 at 8:17 am
That is one of my favorites too! Pilot Iro are such good inks!
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December 13, 2016 at 4:20 pm
My favorites are Diamine Grey and Diamine ASA Blue, both very pretty colors.
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December 13, 2016 at 8:35 pm
My favorite ink is a toss-up. I’m loving Noodler’s Cactus Fruit Eel but that could easily be attributed to the pen it’s in–Visconti Rembrandt Spec Ops. It’s a pretty magenta color that is rich enough it even shows up well on my blue post-it notes!
My other favorite is J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune. I love the soft grey undertones and the shading, especially in a stub nib. I love it so much I have convinced at least four other people to buy it and they’re thrilled too. I’m not surprised!
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December 13, 2016 at 9:05 pm
I love cactus fruit eel as well! Im on the fence about PDL though, it is a bit dark for my taste but I love the consistency of that J. Herbin Perle line 🙂
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December 15, 2016 at 11:17 am
I like dark green and deep purple. It’s hard to tell which fit that description from what I see but wow, what a lot of nice ink. I’ve also wanted to try out the iroshuzuki (sp.?) but haven’t done so yet. I’m always open to trading a fountain pen of equal value for a bottle of ink, as I seem to have more pens than ink!
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December 15, 2016 at 12:54 pm
Definitely try Iroshizuku!!! It is the best thing ever. I even want to get the colors I don’t care for too much just because of how well behaved they are. More pens than ink is a great problem to have!
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