A truly stunning color with great sheen and shimmer
Review Add on: 18-07-2024
Average Rating:
(5)
This has quickly become a favorite, a truly stunning color. Very saturated blueish teal with amazing coppery sheen and gold shimmer. One way to think of this color is a peacock feather, just as elegant too. I now have it as a permanent choice for my Lamy Alstar fine nib and have had no issues with the shimmer clogging the nib, writes wonderfully, totally recommend!
Very good ink, I easily get gold shimmer with a Scribo medium nib. Remember to shake the bottle a bit before filling, and move the ink in the cartridge do as the particles will deposit at the bottom (mostly for the bottle, a pen being as static). The ink is teal colored and well-lubricated.
Émeraude de Chivor's combination of teal ink, red sheen and gold shimmer is obviously very pretty, it's the only shimmering ink that somehow still manages to look classy instead of being ostentatious, at least to me.
But the best part is the formulation. It flows extremely wetly, so the shimmer doesn't settle or clog the feed that easily. The glitter is also very fine and relatively sparse compared to most shimmering inks, so you can really see the little dots sparkling instead of getting a thick coat of reflective metal that obscures the ink colour. It seems to stick to the paper much better than shimmering inks from other brands I've tried as well, so it doesn't seem to get glitter all over your fingers or notebook.
The bottle looks lovely, but it could be better for filling. Isn't that always the case with these pretty bottles, though?
This ink is lovely, it has a real impact on the paper and great to differentiate from 'normal' blue or black ink. Would definitely buy more colours from J. Herbin in the future.
First, I am not sure what is "stormy" about this ink, could have been just named as "storm grey". Good ink; but use-wise and color wise I personally prefer the Chivor Emerald and Ocean Blue over this one. Unless you create a smudge with the ink, or you use this color to draw (hence have broad brush strokes); the color does not really stand out while using on a fountain pen. So recommended preferably for painting than use in writing with a fountain pen.
I love this ink for the combination of green/blue and gold accents. Very beautiful ink when used with broader nibs. Maybe not an everyday ink, but none the less very very nice!
I've been thinking about buying these inks for years now but always found them a little expensive. Where I live they are sold for almost twice as much, so I was really happy to have found them here.
I tried them in different pens, and would obviously recommend to use one with good ink flow and a broader nib, as it helps the shimmer particles to show up. Also it's best to use a pen that can be easily cleaned, because the particles will stick to whatever they can if the ink dries up. But if you consider this (and also find the paper that works best for you), you get rewarded with a beautiful ink pattern.
They are gorgeously packaged and would make a great gift for any fountain pen lover.
J. Herbin 1670 Emeraude de Chivoir - Living up to expectations
Review Add on: 09-12-2021
Average Rating:
(5)
The ink J. Herbin 1670 Emeraude de Chivoir is without doubt a great ink. It behaves well, does not clog the pen despite the shimmering particles. In proper conditions (good quality paper and ad least a medium nib) you can see all its green turquoise shadings, red shine and yellow shimmer. The price is fair for such a good quality ink. Totally recommended.
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