Noodler's Ink La Reine Mauve

[teengkoh]

Lermentov is pink-red. Check the reviews. Had it for about two days from another user on this site and put it down the drain. Awful color, smell and performance

 

Oh! I agree! (I think I have Lermentov.) It's one of the Russian inks, a pinky-red ink, either it is Russian #3 or #4. It smells super strongly, colour is nice (for me) but it clogs my pen. I switched to the La Reine Mauve that I got in the mail today (yay!!) and no problems ensue.

[crazystan]

Does the ink dry in the nib if you pause for more than 10 seconds when writing? That happens all the time in my Lamy 2000, which is odd since it has a hooded nib and no other inks usually dry out. I haven't been able to figure out if there's something wrong with my ink/pen choice or if its a typical problem.

 

 

This ink does like to dry in the nib. And the nib creep, oh man, it's bad.

 

I've been doing a 60/40 mix with Lexington Gray, which has tamed it a bit in my pens. There is no immediately noticeable change to the color.

[Jake]

Does the ink dry in the nib if you pause for more than 10 seconds when writing? That happens all the time in my Lamy 2000, which is odd since it has a hooded nib and no other inks usually dry out. I haven't been able to figure out if there's something wrong with my ink/pen choice or if its a typical problem.

 

Yes, mine dries too.

 

I switched from LRM to North African Violet because of LRM behavior problems like this. Some of the durability might be sacrificed, but the pen is way easier to use.