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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Ink Shot Review: @Laywines Silver Grey

Field Trip post from my visit to Laywines, where I acquired this bottle of silvery ink!

ABOUT

Color: Grey
Bottle: 35 ml
Where to buy: Laywine's
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PROS

Shades well.
Easy to clean.
Pretty color - legible even with fine nibs.
Nib-friendly bottle - easy to fill from.

CONS

Minimal water resistance.

OVERALL

A great silvery grey - easy to clean, very pretty color, shades well. Use some fountain pen friendly paper and wide nibs (especially stubs) to bring out the gorgeous shading!

I received this item 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.

Stuff I Looked At Elsewhere

A marsupial lion the size of a squirrel - Nat Geo.
Untangling comb jelly culture - Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Jeni's milkiest chocolate ice cream - The Brown-Eyed Baker.
Bird's nest tea room in Japan - Colossal.
Blue rivers of bioluminescent shrimp - Colossal.
Intricate letters hand cut from paper - Colossal.
Make your own temporary tattoos - Etsy Blog.
The devastating effects of pollution in China - Vice - Part 1 | Part 2
Adorable hamster clears real life Super Mario Bros. level - Laughing Squid.
Pills dissolve in macro - Macro Room. [warning: may gross you out if you dislike weird things]
The truth about superfoods - The Guardian.
Lightning strike kills deer - The Verge. Poor things.
Creative writing tips - NoteMaker blog.
Envelope embellishments - The Postman's Knock.
JetPens does a purple fountain pen ink comparison.
Millions of bees dead after Zika spraying - The Weather Network.

Pen Stuff From Around The Web

Anderson Pens - Robert Oster inks are still high up on my list.
La Couronne du Comte - I could live with this: a Nakaya Dorsal Fine Ver. 1 Midori fountain pen.
Casa della Stilografica - the Delta Dragonfly is a beautiful color.
Pen Boutique - Cross Townsend Year of the Rooster fountain pen.
Pen Chalet - The fine folks here along with NYPenGuy and Montegrappa Italia just sent a Montegrappa Mule fountain pen! Complete with mug!
Appelboom - lent me one of the Visconti Pininfarina Regular fountain pens and rollerballs I was curious about!
Fontoplumo - Visconti Michelangelo Venus fountain pen - that rose gold really catches my eye.
JetPens - Mr. Sketch scented twistable gel crayons? Sigh.

Stuff I Apparently Did This Week

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