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J Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs (Ocean Depths Blue) Many thanks @Lithium466 for the sample. This is a very dark Royal blue /blurple. I realized that when cleaning my pen. If I was doing a blind test, I would’ve thought it a Diamine/ Pilot ink. It's not your usual watery Herbin ink. It has body, it’s juicy, wet and very pleasant to write with. It’s a great ink for dry pens. On the downside, it’s too wet and the colour turns into almost black. It’s one of the best Herbin inks for copy paper, ghosting and bleed through are minimal with copy paper. The colour also changes on absorbent paper into a nice “blue black”. Let's start with the gorgeous chroma: Writing Samples: Don't be fooled by the scan. Ghosting and bleedthrough is more than acceptable Photo: Comparison: Water test: @InesF Kitty wore protective gear Artwork: The name Bleu des profondeurs (Ocean depths blue) conjured the squid scene in 1954 movie with Kirk Douglas and James Mason, which I saw as a child. Here is an attempt to recreate that scene: Other inks used: Platinum Carbon Black / Sailor Kiwa-guro and De Atramentis Document orange. · Pens used: Pilot F3A (Ef /Semi-flex) Lamy (EF/F/M/B, BB) · What I liked: The writing experience, the chroma · What I did not like: It’s almost too wet. Color. · What some might not like: Not for leftie overwriters. · Shading: From M onwards. Also depends on how wet your pen is. · Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper. · Bleed through: Yes, on cheap paper. · Flow Rate: Wet · Lubrication: Excellent. · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Great · Saturation: Saturated. · Shading Potential: Depending on pen and paper. · Sheen: Did not notice. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: Alright. · Water resistance: Quite good. · Availability: 10 /30 ml bottles / cartridges. Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier