New Inks?

June 20, 2019

I ordered Lavender Purple from Appelboom and just received a purple ink called Amethyst Purple without any notice.

Since I have never had Lavender I cannot compare the two. When putting it next to Beatles Purple it is has way more red in it.

June 20, 2019

Here is a picture.

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Edited June 20, 2019 by Skv

June 20, 2019

Amethyst Purple is the replacement for Lavender Purple. Based on your pictures and what I've seen/been told, it is pretty similar to Lavender, but I've seen a sample swatch which looks a bit brighter than Lavender (to my eyes, they could be wrong).

Edited June 20, 2019 by auds

June 22, 2019

Check this thread out: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/345233-montblanc-is-revamping-their-standard-ink-line/

Yes, Montblanc is revamping their standard ink line. Some colours will not be exactly the same, so I'm guessing that's what you got, as I have seen that Appelboom has the new line of inks in stock. If when you ordered, you selected the "Lavender Purple" ink, I can only assume they haven't updated their website, which happened to me a couple of times. But I assume Montblanc will gradually retreat and discontinue the old inks.

As a personal side note: Amethyst Purple is the colour name for their purple ballpoint and fineliner refills, so I like the consistency in naming now. Also, I usually found the Lavender Purple too dark, so I'm waiting to see what (more or less) subtle changes the new line will introduce.

June 23, 2019

Check this thread out: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/345233-montblanc-is-revamping-their-standard-ink-line/

Yes, Montblanc is revamping their standard ink line. Some colours will not be exactly the same, so I'm guessing that's what you got, as I have seen that Appelboom has the new line of inks in stock. If when you ordered, you selected the "Lavender Purple" ink, I can only assume they haven't updated their website, which happened to me a couple of times. But I assume Montblanc will gradually retreat and discontinue the old inks.

As a personal side note: Amethyst Purple is the colour name for their purple ballpoint and fineliner refills, so I like the consistency in naming now. Also, I usually found the Lavender Purple too dark, so I'm waiting to see what (more or less) subtle changes the new line will introduce.

When my FP runs out of Irish Green I'll fill it up with purple.

November 22, 2021

I just finished my last cartridge of Lavender (finally) and started the Amethyst cartridges which I'm now rather unhappy with as it's definitely lighter. Did they ever introduce another darker shade of purple? I have a few bottles so I'll use a syringe I guess and fill them. Thanks.

I'm editing the above as it turned out to be inaccurate as I was testing inadvertently with my 147 that had been recently cleaned through with a bulb syringe and dry as I had thought. I put an Amethyst in a different pen and it is just about as dark. I also found extra Lavender cartridges and even some Violet from the old days that were mixed in with my stash of Racing Green bottled and cartridges.

Edited November 23, 2021 by mge01park
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