J Herbin Rouge Caroubier

[yazeh]

J Herbin Rouge Caroubier

I got this on a whim, knowing full well the colour is not the type I would appreciate. I couldn’t find anything redeeming about it, maybe you can 😛

It’s watery ink and lacks in the lubrication department especially if you use dryish pens and scratchy nibs. 

 

I was surprised that the other reviewers mentioned quick dry times, in my experience it wasn’t the case.

I'm assuming that the colour is named after the Carob tree flower.   

 

If I was to get a colour in this shade, I would go for Octopus Koala Red.

 

Let’s start with the boring chroma:

 

Writing samples:

I went for humorous Christmas quotes.

 

 

The colour doesn't seem right here

Photo: (artificial light)

 

Comparison:

 

Water test

 

And finally, an "artwork", a quick sketch doodle in a lined notebook. Poor Kitty looks more like a cooked lobster

 

 

 

· Pens used: Pilot F3A Ef, Lamy Safari(EF/F/M/B/Stub 1.1), Soennecken semiflex 

· What I liked: Looking forward to emptying all my pens right away. Easy cleaning 😛

· What I did not like: Let’s say almost everything.

· What some might not like: Dryness.

· Shading: I didn’t see anything. 

· Ghosting: Doesn’t like copy paper very much. 

· Bleed through: Same as above

· Flow Rate: Wet

· Lubrication: Below average

· Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. 

· Start-up: Did not notice.

· Saturation: Watery coral red. 

· Shading Potential: Dismal.

· Sheen: No. 

· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice.

· Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice.

· Staining (pen): Did not notice.

· Clogging: No. 

· Cleaning: Easy

· Water resistance: Non-existent.  

· Availability: cartridges, 10 ml, 30 ml bottles. 

 

Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier  

[LizEF]

10 minutes ago, yazeh said:

I couldn’t find anything redeeming about it, maybe you can 😛

  Thank you for your sacrifice!

 

11 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Let’s start with the boring chroma:

Yaaawwwnnn.

 

(George Burns "...in another city."  The others were good, but that one was hilarious - and true.)

 

No swatch kitty!

 

What a good friend, getting a bigger umbrella to cover your Mr. Kitty, too.

 

Oh dear!  Mr. Kitty fell asleep in the sun!  No, he said something so embarrassing even his fur turned red!  Move over Dalmatians, it's the new Firecat breed, coming soon to a fire department near you!

 

Thank you, @yazeh, for enduring an ink you hated long enough to bring us a fun review!

[amberleadavis]

@yazeh I would have warned you that this color is not for you.  I actually adore this ink. It has a lovely sheen on many papers and it is a lipstick color I would wear.

 

Thank you for another funny review.

[yazeh]

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

  Thank you for your sacrifice!

 

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

 

Yaaawwwnnn.

 

(George Burns "...in another city."  The others were good, but that one was hilarious - and true.)

Glad we're on the same page ::D

 

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

 

No swatch kitty!

Nope. I had emptied all my pens and frankly I didn't want the kitty endure 3rd degree burns 😛

 

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

 

What a good friend, getting a bigger umbrella to cover your Mr. Kitty, too.

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

 

Oh dear!  Mr. Kitty fell asleep in the sun!  No, he said something so embarrassing even his fur turned red!  Move over Dalmatians, it's the new Firecat breed, coming soon to a fire department near you!

 

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

 

Thank you, @yazeh, for enduring an ink you hated long enough to bring us a fun review!

Gllad you enjoyed it. I had to bring some levity to this one, even though I didn't appreciate it

 

[yazeh]

1 hour ago, amberleadavis said:

@yazeh I would have warned you that this color is not for you. 

I'm very particular about reds and oranges, it seems 

 

1 hour ago, amberleadavis said:

 

I actually adore this ink.

I was sure of it. I like it when people see beauty in what I can't see. It helps me see better

 

1 hour ago, amberleadavis said:

It has a lovely sheen on many papers and it is a lipstick color I would wear.

.I'll check my papers for sheen  as for lipsticks well that's not my department

 

 

1 hour ago, amberleadavis said:

 

Thank you for another funny review.

Glad I brought some levity

 

[LizEF]

25 minutes ago, yazeh said:

I didn't want the kitty endure 3rd degree burns 😛

 

26 minutes ago, yazeh said:

I had to bring some levity to this one, even though I didn't appreciate it

You succeeded!

[kestrel]

I loved the review. 

 

For 23 years Rouge Caroubier was one of my two go to inks for marking student papers.  It went in dozens of vintage pens and never caused a problem.  It handled the cheap student notebook papers without feathering and was bright enough for me to spot my notations on my final read through to tally points/marks. 

 

The best part?  None of my students could find a rollerball/ballpoint that was the exact same color so they couldn't add to or modify my marks to change their grades.  They tried.  They tried really hard.  Rouge Caroubier and Noodler's Nikita foiled them every time.

 

 

[Lithium466]

Thank you for your review!

 

Rouge Caroubier is one of these inks I keep wanting to try, but there's always something else more interesting on my list to get first. I see you mentioned lack of lubrication, and you just saved me some $, thank you!

 

Do you have Herbin Rouge Opera?

[yazeh]

 

12 hours ago, kestrel said:

I loved the review. 

🙏

12 hours ago, kestrel said:

 

For 23 years Rouge Caroubier was one of my two go to inks for marking student papers.  It went in dozens of vintage pens and never caused a problem.  It handled the cheap student notebook papers without feathering and was bright enough for me to spot my notations on my final read through to tally points/marks. 

Thanks for sharing your experience. Much appreciated

 

12 hours ago, kestrel said:

 

The best part?  None of my students could find a rollerball/ballpoint that was the exact same color so they couldn't add to or modify my marks to change their grades.  They tried.  They tried really hard. 

 

12 hours ago, kestrel said:

 

Rouge Caroubier and Noodler's Nikita foiled them every time.

Personally as a student, I never got the need to cheat or to change my note, even when I was mediocre as my best

 

 

[yazeh]

5 hours ago, Lithium466 said:

Thank you for your review!

 🙏

5 hours ago, Lithium466 said:

 

Rouge Caroubier is one of these inks I keep wanting to try, but there's always something else more interesting on my list to get first. I see you mentioned lack of lubrication, and you just saved me some $, thank you!

Most welcome! You can always get a small 10 ml vial, but unless you do markup or sketches, I won't personally recommend it

 

5 hours ago, Lithium466 said:

 

Do you have Herbin Rouge Opera?

No, I haven't

 

[Sailor Kenshin]

I have Rouge Caroubier in a Preppy for editing my manuscript drafts (now I need to find it!).  Never noticed if it's dry or wet or underlubricated, but it worked okay on cheap copy paper.  I could have thought of this for a Christmas ink but this year, went for deeper, shading red.

 

I do like that sort of color but unlike @amberleadavis, I don't look good in bright lipsticks.  I'd jump on it as a pedicure color, however!

 

At least Kitteh has an umbrella, and wears black tie for his Christmas tea.  

 

Thanks, @yazeh, for another great Ink-sploration.

[yazeh]

17 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

I have Rouge Caroubier in a Preppy for editing my manuscript drafts (now I need to find it!).  Never noticed if it's dry or wet or underlubricated, but it worked okay on cheap copy paper.

That's the good thing about copy papers. They make dry inks write well

 

17 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

 I could have thought of this for a Christmas ink but this year, went for deeper, shading red.

Which one? I prefer dark red ones too

 

17 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

I do like that sort of color but unlike @amberleadavis, I don't look good in bright lipsticks.  I'd jump on it as a pedicure color, however!

 

17 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

At least Kitteh has an umbrella, and wears black tie for his Christmas tea.  

 

17 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

Thanks, @yazeh, for another great Ink-sploration.

🙏

[Sailor Kenshin]

This year's Christmas red is a mix mixed with another mix!   'Sailor's Burgundy' and a red composed of Skrip and Monteverde Ruby.  😊

[yazeh]

15 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

This year's Christmas red is a mix mixed with another mix!   'Sailor's Burgundy' and a red composed of Skrip and Monteverde Ruby.  😊

[Lithium466]

19 hours ago, yazeh said:

No, I haven't

 

If you want to try it I can send you some, or deliver in person as I should be passing by Montreal soon

[yazeh]

On 12/22/2023 at 6:05 AM, Lithium466 said:

If you want to try it I can send you some, or deliver in person as I should be passing by Montreal soon

Wow! That would be very nice 🙏