Your Most Recent Impulsive Ink Purchase? (Replacement Bottles Don't Count.. Only 1St Timers!)

[Stompie]

On 1/6/2025 at 2:29 PM, CasmiUK said:

 

I figure it follows the naming convention of Girl Scout Cookies (which are not made from real Girl Scouts.....)

Aaah, how I long for the old days when that was true and Shepherds Pie was made from real Shepherds!

I did struggle to eat Cottage Pie though, broke a few teeth in the process.

[CasmiUK]

53 minutes ago, Stompie said:

Aaah, how I long for the old days when that was true and Shepherds Pie was made from real Shepherds!

I did struggle to eat Cottage Pie though, broke a few teeth in the process.

From Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Priest" - "Shepherd's pie peppered with actual shepherd on top"

 

As for Cottage Pie, if you stay away from stone cottages, it goes easier. 

[welch]

Birmingham Ice Rink. The blue appealed to me when I looked through the Birminham website. 

[inkstainedruth]

Oh, Ice Rink DOES look nice!  Wonder if I should try a bottle of that and see how it compares to their old Smithfield Street Bridge Truss Blue (I have a few sample vials of it, but never was able to manage to get a full bottle when they had their B&M store in Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood because it was ALWAYS sold out; boy do I miss that place... ).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[antares1966]

Ice Rink is one of their original colors, I’ve never bought it (yet).  Looks like it might have some sheen to it.

[lascosas]

$23 USD delivered to Buyee.  This is a Yahoo Japan purchase.

 

 

[CasmiUK]

Three inks from Birmingham Pen Company:

Waterfront Dusk

Magnolia Mirage

Cold Steel

 

Now I just have to decide which pens to try them in!

[inkstainedruth]

I have a bottle of the original formula of Waterfront Dusk but which is a LOT more of a dark grey-purple than what they're showing on their website at the moment.  

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[langere]

 

12 hours ago, lascosas said:

$23 USD delivered to Buyee.  This is a Yahoo Japan purchase.

 

 

That is impressive!

 

Erick

[Misfit]

20 hours ago, lascosas said:

$23 USD delivered to Buyee.  This is a Yahoo Japan purchase.

 

 

Wowie! But I do see some missing. Maybe you already have them. Still, impressive!

[lascosas]

Yep, some missing, and nine of the vert empire versus one of several.  But what the heck.  Way cute tins & I'm a fan of Herbin inks.

[chromantic]

Two Levenger inks, Empyrean and Smoky.

[chromantic]

Oops, Pinkly! was replacement, not new. Sorry.

[Penguincollector]

  Speerbob has a great deal on a few bottles of Sailor Studio inks right now, I bought 241 and 943 for $24. The other bundle available is 341/831, if anyone is interested- it’s a really good price for two bottles, at least in my neck of the woods. 

[lamarax]

Sailor Manyo Uri LE 2024. 50 ml @ 28.50 € 😬 I hope it won't be too similar to the Van Dieman's Encore Aria I already have and love 🤞

[antares1966]

Posted to the wrong place.

[Runnin_Ute]

Well, I placed an order that included four bottles of ink over the weekend from Vanness, but only one is new to me. Lamy Dark Lilac.

 

The others? Lamy Turquoise, Diamine Merlot and Silver Fox.

[Misfit]

On 1/25/2025 at 11:39 AM, Penguincollector said:

  Speerbob has a great deal on a few bottles of Sailor Studio inks right now, I bought 241 and 943 for $24. The other bundle available is 341/831, if anyone is interested- it’s a really good price for two bottles, at least in my neck of the woods. 

Oh thank you. I’m going to check his store now. I want 564. 

[lamarax]

On 1/25/2025 at 9:51 PM, lamarax said:

Sailor Manyo Uri LE 2024. 50 ml @ 28.50 € 😬 I hope it won't be too similar to the Van Dieman's Encore Aria I already have and love 🤞

 

Here goes:

 

 

...hmm, not what I entirely expected; the swatch was done on TR 68 with a Kakimori brass nib, while the writing^* is on Iroful with a Pilot Silvern <M>. Answer: nope, Van Dieman's Aria is practically... olive in comparison.

 

 

*reference 🙃

[CasmiUK]

Oh dear!

I have just ordered from Birmingham Pen company:

Moon Jellyfish

Railroad Spike

Ultramarine

Molten Magma

 

Can't wait to give them a try when they come in!

 

Seriously, I need to have someone block Birmingham's Ink page for me......LOL