Sailor Shikiori Shimoyo - Micro review

[yazeh]

I had the opportunity to try a sample of this thanks to A Smug Dill. 

I’m not a Sailor convert yet. 
While I found the colour intriguing and pleasing to use, it looks nicer scanned that in real life, to my eyes.

It was a bit of pain to clean the pen. Probably it would have been much easier if I’d used a modern pen 

• Pens used: Vintage Conway 330 - Oblique nib
• Paper used Midori
• Shading: Yes with a flex nib
• Ghosting: A bit - Though with a wet oblique nib, you cannot expect less....
• Bleed through: None
• Flow Rate: Good  
• Lubrication: Good 
• Nib Dry-out: Nope.
• Start-up: No problem.
• Saturation: No
• Shading Potential: Yes
• Sheen: Faint
• Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: None 
• Nib Creep / “Crud”: Don’t recall
• Staining (pen): Nope. 
• Clogging: Nope
• Water resistance: A bit
• Availability: 20 ml bottle.

 

Chromatography

 

Swatches

Compared with Chu-Shu - Shimoyo (right)

 

Whimsical written samples and whacky drawings....

[PithyProlix]

How does the scanner version differ from 'real life'? I think scanned version looks really great. 

[yazeh]

I find it slightly dull.... But then again, I'm not a fan of greys...

Also note the sample is written with a wet vintage oblique nib That's a lot of ink on the paper. 

Before I knew my sample was gone

So, if you're used to fine/ EF it might be even lighter. 

For that I used a pencil

 

[LizEF]

Thanks, Yazeh.  Having fun with wizards and witches, I see...   The ink looks interesting, in that my eyes can't figure out what the color is (or isn't).

[Dimy]

Thanks for the review.

Looks good to me, not a fan of grey here either but no harm in appreciating a nice color (at least in scans from what I read). I too feel any lighter will be beyond my territory but who knows maybe I will like them in real life.

 

Honestly my only issue has been the price for this entire line of sailor inks.....$10 (its Rs940 here so approx $12.8) for 20 ml is kinda over my head considering I will blow bottle within 2 months assume there is no wastage.

[yazeh]

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

Thanks, Yazeh.  Having fun with wizards and witches, I see...   The ink looks interesting, in that my eyes can't figure out what the color is (or isn't).

It's a difficult colour to fathom. To my eyes it looks lovelier scanned than in person. But I'm sure some of the member, who like complex, understated inks, would love this one..

 

24 minutes ago, Dimy said:

Thanks for the review.

Looks good to me, not a fan of grey here either but no harm in appreciating a nice color (at least in scans from what I read). I too feel any lighter will be beyond my territory but who knows maybe I will like them in real life.

 

Honestly my only issue has been the price for this entire line of sailor inks.....$10 (its Rs940 here so approx $12.8) for 20 ml is kinda over my head considering I will blow bottle within 2 months assume there is no wastage.

I was lucky... I got a free sample...

[NeverTapOut]

Is it more purple than Chu Shu?

[yazeh]

I would say this is more of a blue black.

My pen is very wet so, I used the sample quite fast

I would get a sample first....