The Ink Of Witch - Bung Box

[visvamitra]

Some time ago Tinjapan send some Sailor LE ink to Sisnistral1 who, in turm, sent the rest of the samples to me. Thank you both of you S

Sailor is my favourite ink maker. Sadly their most interesting inks are available only in Japan or from internet retailers. Getting ink from Japan is expensive.

Ink of Witch is one of the inks I would consider adding to my collection. I like it a lot.

http://imageshack.com/a/img540/8447/DMrwzT.jpg

The other one is Nostalgia - has anyone used it?

http://imageshack.com/a/img538/1469/15W3mV.jpg

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Software ID

 

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Color Range

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Oxford recycled, 90 g - Kaweco Sport Classic, B

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Cheap copy paper , Kaweco Sport Classic, B

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Waterproofness - fair enough

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Does it sheen?

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A little bit

Comparison

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[lgsoltek]

It looks like Shigure, only even darker.

[Cyber6]

Not really my type Vis.. sheen or not. I do have Nostalgia... that is DEFINITELY more my type..

 

I dont' think you can get it in singles anymore. You need to buy 12 of them.

[jasonchickerson]

This looks like what J. Herbin Stormy Grey could have been.

[amberleadavis]

I love this ink!

[visvamitra]

@Cyber6 - 12 of them? That's not cool :/ When I looked at the pics of Nostalgia today I thought that I had to get it. It's totally my kind of brown.

[alarickc]

Easily my favorite black-purple or grey-purple from Sailor that I've tried.

Edited January 24, 2015 by alarickc

[gmax]

Dat sheen

[white_lotus]

Definitely this is on my wish list.

[Bourgeoisie1]

The RGB codes are very helpful. Thanks for the detailed review.

[amberleadavis]

Vis, let me guess, you always see the young woman in the picture?

[mmg122]

I really like this ink. Currently waiting for Vanness to get it back in stock.

[cleosmama]

Not for me. It just looks black, and I don't use much black.

[GardenWeasel]

I love that label!!

[Frank C]

I really like this one. It does come out black from a wet pen. Then if you look closely, you can see some hints of purple. I love using it at the hospital where we are supposed to use black ink. I can always find a page I've written on when I use one of these almost-but-not-quite-black inks.

[Barkingpig]

Not for me. It just looks black, and I don't use much black.

I have NO black inks NOR am I interested in black pens. BUT I wanted an Omas 360 & found a full size model that was a very good price & since I had NOT even written with one found it the best choice to "try" before wanting one of the new Arco models. I was VERY happy to receive the pen (even with a MEDIUM nib because it was "soft" & quite a "wet" writer) and used this ink for it's first fill. I loved it & afterwards have used similar "darks/almost blacks" in it. Each combination of the "mystery" inks in this pen have been "fun." I have since found a more preferred 360, yellow with a broad nib & it has appeared thru tracking with arrival in San Franciso. I will surely enjoy it but will always have a fondness for this ink because it made me appreciate a pen I was less than excited about.

[tinkerteacher]

A bottle of this, and a bottle of Oku-Yama, I save for those times I want to 'go stealth' and hide the fact that I'm not really using black ink.

 

In a fine or extra-fine nib, only fountain pen ink aficionados can tell that it isn't just black ink, but something special.

[mmg122]

Sad to hear that Vanness won't be getting their next shipment of BungBox until December. Still waiting to buy Ink of Witch. Arghhhh

 

On a bright note, I have all the BungBox inks I want, except this one...so there's that.