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Jacques Herbin – Les toits de Paris/Gris toit (couleurs de Paris) The last of the Paris inks, in J Herbin packaging. Again the naming is confusing, it's sold under Gris Toits (Grey roofs) but on the bottle, It's written Paris rooftops in French, bien sûr! You can find the previous reviews here: Rue de la Verrerie Jacques Herbin - Moulin Rouge Jacques Herbin – Tour Eiffel/ Brun Eiffel (Couleurs de Paris) Jacques Herbin – (Vert) Métropolitain (Couleurs de Paris) The name is a nod to the zinc rooftops of Paris. When the colour is applied lavishly with a brush you get that, but in writing it's a pale blue grey. I was looking forward to this ink. But it turned out to be my least favourite for writing. It’s pale and lacks lubrication (think Kyoto Tag). It was so bad, that I didn’t want to touch the pens anymore. When I filled a vintage Conway Stewart with an oblique flex nib the ink redeemed itself. Now the interesting part, when I tried the pens a few week later, they writing experience was much, much better. Maybe @InesF can shed some science, about that. Evaporation? 🤫 So to make it work you need a nice soft, smooth nib, preferably wet pen and good paper (absorbent or Iroful), and patience This would be an instant hit with @mizgeorge & @namrehsnoom As for the colour it’s a gorgeous blue grey, somewhere between the J Herbin Vert de gris and Diamine Celadon Cat. I enjoyed it most on Rhodia (it became darker, thus legible) and Iroful, (the line become wider) and the pastel colour more pronounced. Chroma: Writing Samples: Photo: Comparison: This is the blue version of Diamine Celadon Cat. Water test: Left side 10 seconds under running water. Not bad. Art Work: A room at the top (a nod to the tiny rooms at the rooftop in Paris) Jacques Herbin Les toits de Paris (rooftop), Moulin Rouge, Rue de la Verrerie, Tour Eiffel and Noolder's Lexingtion Gray · Pens used: Pilot F3A Ef, Lamy (EF/F/M/B), vintage Conway Steward Oblique flex. · What I liked: Colour for drawing. Writing experience after forgetting it in a pen. · What I did not like: Very dry, long dry times. Lack of lubrication. · What some might not like: Very dry, long dry times. Lack of lubrication. · Writing experience: Awful in the beginning, ok after letting the pen rest for a while, good with a soft vintage nib · Shading: Subtle on most papers. Extreme on Iroful · Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper. · Bleed through: Yes, on cheap paper. · Flow Rate: Wet with a wet pen, restrained with a dry pen. · Lubrication: Non-existent. But surprisingly if you forget your pen it gets better. · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Ok · Saturation: Pastel · Shading Potential: Very good, even on copy paper · Sheen: No. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: A bit on copy paper. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: Very easy · Water resistance: Not bad. · Availability: 10 ml bottles/ 30 ml bottles, or a set of 5 X 10 ml bottles Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier