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This is a review of the 2014 edition of the Sailor Miruai ink. Before I came on the FP scene, Sailor had introduced this color as a limited edition, seasonal color. Many people kept asking, when will Sailor bring back Miruai? Apparently, the Sailor Ink Gods are more fickle than those of Mount Olympus. When Sailor revamped their Western ink lineup, Miruai made the cut, but beloved Epinard was removed from the inky party. Instantly the search was on for the last bottles. I never had the Epinard, or the earlier edition of Miruai, so I cannot compare. While blues and blacks dominate my inks, murky greens find a welcome home. They are for me very soothing. I'm not so concerned if they lean blue or yellow, so long as they are murky, and not bright. The exceptions are very rare. As always, Sailor inks are relatively wet. Under artificial light the ink is quite green, deep, and rich. Under natural light it appears darker, more green-black. Hopefully these pictures come out ok, and not too dark. I'll have to check them in the morning.

The Sailor Jentle Miruai ink has returned! I ventured into my local pen shop and I noticed a shipment that just arrived. Turns out it was a box full of the new 2014 Sailor Spring inks! I was pleasantly surprised to find a bottle of Miruai among them. I should have taken a photo of the box of inks, but it totally slipped my mind as I was talking with the store employee. However, she said something interesting. She told me that these Spring inks are not going to be limited edition and will be carried along with the normal line of Sailor Jentle inks. Can anyone else confirm this? She did say that a couple of the limited edition Spring inks from a few years ago will not be returning with this line, though. Either way, I was happy to get a bottle of the Sailor Miruai and I will definitely be checking out the rest of the inks later! EDIT: Ignore the ink swab, the paper is really blown out and the photo isn't color corrected.