J. Herbin Corail Des Tropiques

[ptrB]

Great review, horrible color. I bought this one because I thought it would be fun and a little provocative taking notes with it during meetings. I was wrong. It's too light, too bland for my taste.

[Cassotto]

I finally bought a sample of this ink. Luckily, it isn't as pink as visvamitra's review showed, but more like what you can see in ScarletWoodland's photo, more coral- or salmon-like. But it isn't as dark as that. Actually, it's so washed-out that it's uncomfortable to read after a few lines.

 

I'll give this ink a second opportunity with other pens, to see whether there's one that yields better results, but I don't think I'll end up buying a bottle.

 

 

[mizgeorge]

I'm obviously in a minority on this one - I like it a lot. It definitely needs a broad/stub nib and is nice to draw with. Mine has a clear grey undertone and is very much not pink - it's a proper coral. I only got it as a 'match' ink for a kaweco sport collector's edition coral with a BB (and because was in a set that was ridiculously cheap) and it works really well.  The only thing I might change is to swap the nib to an italic as it needs all the width it can get to make it properly readable.

[pgcauk]

I love this one! Please tell me if there is a better coral? 

The orange/pink boundary is a subtle one. Neither Diamine Vermilion, Flamingo nor Coral appeal to me. I did not enjoy De Atramentis "Lachs", nor Monteverde Coral, so I was keen to give this a go.

I have this in 10ml and in cartridge form bought for a Travellers' Brass Pen (Factory Green!) which is cartridge only. This is my everyday, in the pocket, annotation and notation pen, and this is a great color for that purpose. 

I used to use R&K Fernambuk when I needed to get attention without being offensive (isn't this the purpose of pink?), but this, while sure to get attention, is more beguiling still!