Sailor (Bung Box) L'amant

[lgsoltek]

A great purple with sheen.

 

 

Splash

http://s0.homezz.com/201506/5915/51367_o.jpg

 

Sample

Seems not as wet as I expect but it's not dry at all.

http://s3.homezz.com/201506/5915/51377_o.jpg

 

Sheen

http://s2.homezz.com/201506/5915/51364_o.jpg

 

Comparison

A nice replacement for Diamine Pansy, which stains and fades in a terrible way.

http://s2.homezz.com/201506/5915/51373_o.jpg

 

[Cyber6]

Beautiful review... GORGEOUS sheen... But color wise.. I have several of these kind of purple.

 

Thanks...

[lgsoltek]

Beautiful review... GORGEOUS sheen... But color wise.. I have several of these kind of purple.

 

Thanks...

 

Like what?

[Frank C]

Thanks for posting this. I like purple ink, there just aren't too many places I can use it.

[penswordnoassemblyrequired]

Nice. How does it compare to the Sweet Potato Purple, I wonder. (Sweet Purple Potato??)

Edited June 18, 2015 by penswordnoassemblyrequired

[lgsoltek]

Nice. How does it compare to the Sweet Potato Purple, I wonder. (Sweet Purple Potato??)

 

They are totally different:

 

[Cyber6]

 

Like what?

 

 

From the top of my head..

 

 

Callifolio Violet, Diamine Pansy, PR Plum, Noodlers Lermontov, either Levenger Amethyst or Regal (can’t remember which one is redder), Montblanc Violet.. I am sure there are more.

 

Not to say they are identical.. but for my purple needs they are similar in hue. Again, from the top of my head.. when I get home (I am in the office right now) I can get my swatches out and confirm the closest to Amant I have.

 

 

C.

[bstnnyc]

Thank you for the review and as always for those very helpful swatches in the comparison section! I love purple inks but not this shade of purple, which I can't seem to connect with for some reason.

[visvamitra]

Not my color.

[lgsoltek]

From the top of my head..

 

 

Callifolio Violet, Diamine Pansy, PR Plum, Noodlers Lermontov, either Levenger Amethyst or Regal (can’t remember which one is redder), Montblanc Violet.. I am sure there are more.

 

Not to say they are identical.. but for my purple needs they are similar in hue. Again, from the top of my head.. when I get home (I am in the office right now) I can get my swatches out and confirm the closest to Amant I have.

 

 

C.

Great, I've always wanted to try Levenger Amethyst and now there's another excuse to! And I should hunt down some Callifolio as well.

[Ghost Plane]

Yum! More for me!

[Cyber6]

Great, I've always wanted to try Levenger Amethyst and now there's another excuse to! And I should hunt down some Callifolio as well.

 

Couldn't find my Callifolio Violet swatch.. ... I might have to make another one. Both Levengers were too blue to be a good match, the Lermontov was a bit light.. but I found KWZI #18 to be an excellent match.

 

Please keep in mind ... I do not have L'Amant and I am comparing against a screen image.

 

 

BTW.. they all have lovely sheen... just not clearly visible on a Mnemosyne card.

[inkstainedruth]

I love this color and the sheen is pretty awesome. But I also have a number of purples that are similar. Looking at the various scans, it seems that Diamine Pansy is fairly similar, and I have that but haven't ever gotten around to trying it for some reason.

Thanks for the review.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Tessy Moon]

I wonder if L'amant is similar to Diamine Majestic Purple? From the written sample, it appears rather close.

Diamine Pansy is darker than DMP. I also have Mont Blanc Lavender Purple, but that is much darker and more a subdued red-violet.

This ink looks pretty, but for the price and since I have so many purples in a similar range I wonder if it is really worth it...

[mehandiratta]

this is amazing review .... love the ink and that sheen it provides...

[VivienR]

I wonder if L'amant is similar to Diamine Majestic Purple? From the written sample, it appears rather close.

Diamine Pansy is darker than DMP. I also have Mont Blanc Lavender Purple, but that is much darker and more a subdued red-violet.

This ink looks pretty, but for the price and since I have so many purples in a similar range I wonder if it is really worth it...

 

Exactly my thoughts toward Diamine Majestic Purple.

[Tessy Moon]

 

Exactly my thoughts toward Diamine Majestic Purple.

 

Diamine Majestic Purple is a lovely ink! It sheens a little depending on paper/nib/pen. But I'll admit it is not really a sheen "monster"

Still, it is really a beautiful purple imo!

[VivienR]

 

Diamine Majestic Purple is a lovely ink! It sheens a little depending on paper/nib/pen. But I'll admit it is not really a sheen "monster"

Still, it is really a beautiful purple imo!

 

Indeed its lovely, really like it, but somehow I found myself to use Imperial Purple more than Majestic Purple. Yes, neither are "sheen monster". But as I yesterday checked my swabs, it looked like L'amant in the comparisons, except the extensive sheen. Maybe will fill up a pen with it.

[Tessy Moon]

 

Indeed its lovely, really like it, but somehow I found myself to use Imperial Purple more than Majestic Purple. Yes, neither are "sheen monster". But as I yesterday checked my swabs, it looked like L'amant in the comparisons, except the extensive sheen. Maybe will fill up a pen with it.

 

 

Nice! Because we were talking of it, yesterday I just filled my Metropolitan with Majestic Purple. I love that it has an underlining pink tone to it. Great for painting watercolor flowers!

[eharriett]

Boosting this one back up to see if anyone has a side by side of the Majestic purple with this Sailor one.