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Havana Brown is the first ink under the Waterman brand that I have tested. Though the brand name might suggest otherwise, apparently Waterman is a French company. Also, on the bottle and box there is no mention of "Havana Brown" per se, just Encre Havane and Havana Ink. I was so intrigued by this...

At one point in my short fountain-pen-and-ink-loving career I got the notion that I should get a grey ink to use in my drawing endeavors. I must specify at this point that I'm not an artist by any stretch of the imagination. I just like art, I have a great admiration for the drawing side of art and...

Looking for a gorgeous dark blue ink? You might just fall in love with Diamine's Majestic Blue. This is the darkest blue ink I've tested so far and I got a sample because I heard good things about its color and shading. A bottle typically costs $12.50 for 80ml (or 2.7oz) and the price per...

Operation Overlord Orange is the third ink in Noodler's V-Mail series that I've tested. The other two were Burma Road Brown and North African Violet. I liked NA Violet, didn't like Burma Road Brown but I really disliked Operation Overlord Orange. Read on to find out why. Like all V-Mail inks, "OO"...