Ink Shot Review: KWZI Raspberry @AppelboomLaren

Thanks to Appelboom for sending this ink for a review!

ABOUT

Color: Pink/Magenta

Bottle: 60 ml

Price: €8.22

Where to buy: Appelboom

Discount code for 10% off: friend

PROS 

• Bottle is easy to fill from.
• I love this color! Obviously subjective, but I think it's a really nice shade.
• Bottle is tinted to save your ink from UV exposure. It also comes in a box, making it easy to stack.
• Easy to store on your shelf in the box.
• Well-behaved. 
• Looks beautiful in heavy applications - rich and saturated. 

CONS

• Each bottle is wrapped in plastic wrap. I realize this is likely to prevent leaking but it feels wasteful to me.
• If you use this in a very wet application, it can take a long time to dry and remain a little smudgy. 
• KWZI inks have a particular smell - some describe it as vanilla. Myself, I do not like it at all. I suffer the smell for the joy of their colors. Fortunately, the smell does not linger on the page, but I feel I must warn you in the event that you find smelly inks off-putting. 

OVERALL

Raspberry is a beautiful pinky-red magenta? Either way. I enjoy the color a lot. Not too bright pink, not too cheesy, it's a great shade. Well-behaved, fair price. Can't really complain!

I received this item/these items free of charge for the purposes of this review. I was not compensated monetarily for my review. Everything you've read here is my own opinion.

Sunday Reads: August 5. 2018

Stuff I Looked At Elsewhere & Read

• Not a Petting Zoo: Fish, Dogs, and Monkeys Comprised of Shimmering Glass Shards - Colossal.
• DIY honeycomb cupcakes - Tell Love and Party.
• A Mesmerizing 4K Timelapse of Kilauea’s Famous Lava Flow - Twisted Sifter.
• Easy peanut butter cookies - Brown Eyed Baker.
• S’more Cookie Bars - Tastes Better from Scratch.
• A Project to Immortalize David Bowie in Traditional Woodblock Prints - Colossal.
• Angel food cake - Salt and Baker.
• Polishing Dirt Balls To Perfection, And The Result Will Blow You Away - Bored Panda.
• Colors Bloom Across the Great Plain of Castelluccio, Italy - The Atlantic.
• The man who invented a color - BBC.
• An Illustrated Meditation on the Many Meanings and Manifestation of Love - Brain Pickings.
• Making Krispy Kreme donuts - Uncrate.
• Liquid Cats That Take Shape of Their Containers - Sad and Useless.
• Paris Wandering (pointcloud test) - Vimeo by Benjamin Bardou.

Stuff I Apparently Did This Week

• Mailbox Goodies Sailor Pen House Sapporo Fountain Pens
• Ink Shot Review: KWZI Menthol Green
• Wordless Wednesday
• Ink Shot Review: J. Herbin Vert Réséda
• GatzBCN Tomoe River Notebooks
• Field Trip: Staedtler in Nuremberg, Germany

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Field Trip: Staedtler in Nuremberg, Germany @STAEMars

While visiting Nuremberg for the Insights Expo Stationery/Trade Show in 2016, I had some extra time to explore the city. Last but not least, the Staedtler store on one of the cutest, prettiest shopping areas ever. Such a gorgeous country to explore! Enjoy!

Side note: the Montblanc boutique nearby.