With cream Hippo Noto shipping winding down, I’ve had a bit of time to go back through my inks and enjoy some shimmer and sheen. I took this photo at the beach yesterday, with the hippos and some pens…a bit of relaxing before we start shipping again tomorrow.
It was such a bright and vibrant day, and it reminded me I haven’t reviewed a new ink brand that I came across from reports of the SF Pen Show. Penbbs is a brand that I have heard of, but since at the time there were not any USA retailers that carried it, and no shops abroad who would ship it to me, I didn’t really pursue it. So when I saw Vanness stocking it, I had to jump on a few bottles.
Penbbs is actually a Chinese forum, they not only discuss fountain pens and other stationery items, they also produce their own inks. That is such a fantastic concept! I have seen limited run inks pop up for domestic groups, but never anything on this scale. The color that I decided to start with of course had to be a shimmery pink.
There is a ton of glitter in this bottle, and I decided that a stub would show it off best. So inked up here is my Edison Nouveau 1.1 Stub in Delphinium.
InkJournal Entry:
Ink Blob (1st is not enhanced, second is enhanced to show detail):
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Ink Swab:
The ink had good traits, like a nice flow, didn’t clog my pen! The shimmer is beautiful, but with all shimmer inks, its a bit messy and can have a dusting effect on the page it meets when closing. The ink has a dark sheen that gives the color depth despite the lack of shading. Can’t wait to try the other two Penbbs that I ordered ^_^
Missed out on joining the #hipposquad? We are still looking for more Hippo (Noto) homes for our hippo-sized ivory shipment. Robert Oster Signature Hippo Purple Ink also available!
I leave you now with another photo from the beaches of Hawaii. It was a bit of an overcast day, but it was still beautiful.
SquishyInk 
October 11, 2017 at 6:26 pm
Great review as usual!!
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October 11, 2017 at 10:26 pm
Lovely evocative pictures and a striking fountain pen.
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October 13, 2017 at 9:24 am
I’m so bummed i didn’t ear about you before ! So you’re saying there’s some ivory notebooks available? How does it work ? And on this post, what do you mean by “enhanced” picture ? I hope there’s not too many English mistakes since I’m French…
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October 15, 2017 at 10:35 pm
Hi! Enhanced as in I changed the lighting a bit to better show the characteristics of the ink, like the shading etc. The ivory Hippo Noto are still in production, but you can Late Pledge for one and be among the first to receive an ivory hippo after the original KS backers get theirs. The price is the same as the KS regular price, which has a good chance of going up once it hits retail. Thank you so much for the support!
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