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Hi Everyone, DISCLAIMER : This is my first Ink Review on this forum so please comment and any Suggestions are Most Welcomed. First of all, A Big Thanks to LIVTEK INDIA for providing me the sample of this lovely Blue Ink, Do check them out at the link given above , That being said This is an Honest Review and I DO NOT REPRESENT LIVTEK OR CONKLIN IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER. 1. Sample So, I received this sample in a Glass Bottle (Similar to Monteverde 30ml Ink Bottles) 2. Comparison ​Check the following to copier the very Saturated and Bright True Blue as I have compared the same to the following:- Sample as compared to Others Compared to Diamine Majestic Blue, Conklin Horizon Blue has slightly less sheen but is quite True Very Saturated Beautiful Blue. Compared to J. Herbin Kyanite du Nepal It is has more Red sheen which differs in colour 3. Writing Samples I am using Parker Vector (Fine) and applied a tiny bit of Pressure for a slight Line Variation and to put more ink on the paper. (a). Ink Resistant Paper Writes perfectly with NO BLEED THROUGH and really amazing Shading and lovely Reddish Sheen to the ink. The ink is very well behaved and lubricated and has the same ITF Technology that Monteverde Ink has. Though I experienced Huge Dry times on such paper but it looked Beautiful and It has a Beautiful Reddish sheen as found on Diamine Majestic Blue and even in some cases Parker Quink Blue. This Ink really shades well IF USED ON CORRECT TYPE OF PAPER. ( . Copy Paper The Ink writes perfectly and I Highly Recommend as a Work Blue Ink. It is really Saturated and the Colour just Pops out. Dry Times are really good on an copy paper. I does sheen even on the copy paper and has a slight Bleed Through and very little Feathering, But I was putting a lot of ink on the paper, So, It shouldn't matter very much Nevertheless and here's the Bleed Through on a Copy paper As mentioned above It does also so slightly sheen on copy paper:) ©. Recycled Paper Well frankly speaking this is a (bleep) of a paper very close to a News paper but the ink performed relatively decent, I won't talk about the Dry Time on this paper as It is close to ZERO. The ink is immediately absorbed by the paper and you can see massive Feathering and Bleed Through. 4. Additional Properties An interesting Thind was to check its water resistance and find out any hidden colours there might be, so, I did chromatography using a Tissue paper and there was a hint of turquoise (Kinna very diluted Diamine Marine) and what seemed to me as Royal Blue ink (I am very bad with colours so please correct me if I am wrong here). The ink is NOT AT ALL WATER RESISTANT and completely fades out. On the brighter side it is really easy to clean from the pen. It is Advertised as a safe ink to use and I did not face any issues while enjoying this ink. It is a relatively dry ink and does dry in the nib if out for a relatively long time (say > 10 Min or so). 5. Final Thoughts So, for about 1100 INR for a 90ml bottle you are getting an enormous and a well performed ink for very Cheep. I would definitely recommend this ink for office/ daily carry purpose and anyone interested in a Bright Blue Saturated colour with a hint of Gorgeous Red Sheen. All in all an wonderful ink to work with. Once again I would like to Thank LIVTEK INDIA for giving me this opportunity to test the Ink. Do visit them for some more interesting colours of Inks available. Regards, GS Gill