Dark Lilac - Lamy

[lapis]

Rhodia and Clairefontaine used to be two separate companies but C bought out R in 1997. R is still produced and sold today but by C. R remains usually (in general) somewhat rougher (i.e. with a bit more more texture or tooth) than C. Put in other terms, C is smoother. It also depends on the type or model of each paper brand name. Especially the weight e.g. in g/m² and the paper color. Check their sites, the forum on these aspects, the advanced search option, and your friendly neighborhood store.

 

Mike

[chromantic]

Mine arrived today, yay! Parker Frontier fine nib got the honor of trying it out. Initial impressions:

 

Black n' Red spiral - What a gorgeous color! Lovely shading from the wet, medium-ish line of the Frontier. Didn't see any sheen at first but when I checked again after a couple of mins, there it was. The sheen appears as the ink dries; it dries pretty fast so you can actually watch it happen. No feathering, spread or show-through.

 

Strathmore sketch - Color still lovely with moderate amount of shading; no sheen. Slight show-through and ever so slight fuzziness to the edge of line but not really bad (more to surface grain than absorption, I think).

 

memo pad - Ugly, unless you like a dark, flat, uninteresting purple color. Spread, fuzzy line, moderate show-through.

 

Will see how it looks on the copy paper at work tonight. Looks ok on the copy paper, nice even color, very little shading, some show-through; better than the memo not as good as the sketch.

Edited May 28, 2016 by chromantic

[etaylor33]

Yes, I've tried Diamine Imperial Purple - it's rather good but Dark Lilac looks much better to me

Up to now, Diamine Imperial Purple has been my favorite purple. Just snagged two bottles of Lamy Dark Lilac. Figured, if I like it I'm set, if not, maybe someone who really likes it but wasn't able to get one might profit by my extra bottle. Need to wait for arrival to try it out. Got a nice new TWSBI ECO 1.1 mm stub to try it out on, coming with the ink.

[Uncial]

I eventually got it to sheen on Tomoe. It does need to be very, very wet though. I'm using carts and wonder does that effect it?

[AndyYNWA]

-snip-

 

I'm using carts and wonder does that effect it?

Could be... I'm using bottled ink. I got sheen on Oxford Optik without even trying...

[chromantic]

Vis, how would say this compares to KWZI Gummiberry?

[visvamitra]

Hmmm, I don't have Gumiberry at the moment so hard to say.

 

It can give you some idea because the paper used in both reviews is the same, sadly not the pen. Lamy Al-Star used in Dark Lilac review is much drier than Kaweco Sport used to review Gumiberry (ALso Al-Star was used with medium nib, Kawecio with broad). Therefore it's not really accurate comparison.

 

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[visvamitra]

I like both but if I had to choose one it would be Dark Lilac.

[chromantic]

Thanks for the comparison samples.

 

I was thinking Gummiberry might be a good non-sheening alternative to Lilac, color-wise.

[amberleadavis]

Hmm... I liked Gummiberry and acquired it...... and I just picked up Dark Lilac. I didn't expect them to be so close. I will see if I can CRV with someone.

[Masque]

I would very much love to see this swatched next to Noodler's La Colour Royale.

[tamiya]

got some last month day before we flew out; finally got back today & had a play tonite, love it!!

 

colourwise I still like Copper Orange but Dark Lilac has much more practical usage

[migla9]

If you're having trouble finding Dark Lilac, try going directly to lamyusa.com. I just received a bottle ($10.50 + 3.95 shipping), liked it a great deal and just ordered a second bottle.

[fugel]

does someone know if is still possible to buy a bottle in Europe?

[tamiya]

If you're having trouble finding Dark Lilac, try going directly to lamyusa.com. I just received a bottle ($10.50 + 3.95 shipping), liked it a great deal and just ordered a second bottle.

USA only :'( unless has anybody had exception before?

[HORNS]

If you're having trouble finding Dark Lilac, try going directly to lamyusa.com. I just received a bottle ($10.50 + 3.95 shipping), liked it a great deal and just ordered a second bottle.

 

That certainly beats the $50+ they're charging on ebay. Thank you for the tip - I just ordered myself a bottle!

[migla9]

If you're having trouble finding Dark Lilac, try going directly to lamyusa.com. I just received a bottle ($10.50 + 3.95 shipping), liked it a great deal and just ordered a second bottle.

 

Unfortunately that well has run dry also. I just got an email that my second bottle was cancelled - sold out and no longer available.

[888007888]

Picked up 4 cartridge packages here in Washington DC at Fahrney's today. Love this ink color.

[Mew]

How many bottles do you suggest that I buy of this ink?

Have bought 3. Should I buy more?

[jasonchickerson]

Nice one. I'm not a purple person, and I'm not usually a fan of super saturated inks, but I can see the draw in this one.

 

And now I'm lusting after that KWZI iron gall. Off to find your review of that one!