Lapis Bard Fountain Pen Ink Bottle (50 ml) - Purple Rain

Complete reviewPens and inks under Considerration -1. Parker Vector Metallix (F) with Parker Quink Black2. Parker frontier Matte Gold Trim (F) with Lapis Bard Irish Joe3. Pilot Metropolitan (F) with Waterman Red4. Pilot Metropolitan (F) with Parker Quink Blue5. Lamy Safari (M) with Pelikan 4001 Violet6. Lamy safari (M) with Lamy T52 Turquoise7. Lamy 2000 (F) with Lamy T53 Crystal AmazoniteOut of all of the above mentioned pens"Pilot Metropolitan" truely justifies the price, consistent writer whether you choose one pen over other both fine nibs have same width. Looks a classical masterpiece i have no problem with weight of pen or grip (normal 6 feet tall man),.. Only bad part is convertor is old style, you need to buy CON 40 converter for another 600 INRLAMY SAFARI seems overvalued, should be around 2000 INR, both pens feel different but very very smooth can be used whole day for writing compared to pilot metropolitan, though both nibs are MEDIUM but feel slightly different. (not the case with pilot)Parker vector Metallix I would say go ONLY if you have not much of money or just want to start with fountain pens, writing with this is good, pen is very short so not so comfortable (FINE) is comparable to pilot , BUT BUT,..... NONE of the OTHER pens dry, but I had weird experience with Parker Metallix that it gets dry ink if not used for a week, LAMY and Pilot on other hand can be used without headache after a month (Although I know it will be futile to do comparison of pen which is hardly 5 times cheaper with set of expensive ones) but I SAY SKIPParker Frontier is also FINE, writes good but definitely not on the finer side, better to go for this than VectorLamy 2000 fountain pen is true gem of fountain pens cannot be compared with the others (and should not be 😂) it's expensive with price of INR 25000, but go only if you love writing,. I do write alot so for me its ok. But first make a habbit of admiring the cheap ones.---------NOW coming to InksParker Quink is truely what justifies the price - depth of color is awesome for INR 100, writes good,. Consistent and dries quicklyBest ink you can buy is "Pilot Iroshizuku" and Lamy T53 Crystal collection I have both but could not show sample of Iroshizuku,.. Both costs INR 1500 so not on affordable side,. But fantastic inksPelikan 4001 is one of the affordable and yet beautiful inks (use with medium nib) to feel the color shading effects.... You can go for it!!Waterman Ink goes with its name, it's watery (Not Bad) but takes time to dry out,.. But rich in color little costly but comparable to Pelikan, makes Pelikan better ink.Lapis Bard Irish Joe is good but expensive, ink dries in between Pelikan and Waterman,.. LOOKS ugly till wet but it's looks jaw dropping BEAUTIFUL once dries, lots of highlights and definitely worth the price.Lamy Ink T52, Ah! Again as Lamy pens it's expensive better to skip this and jump directly towards Pilot Iroshizuku inkLamy crystal ink i use only with Lamy 2000, ink is good but very expensive than Pilot Iroshizuku, thus making Pilot ink a better choice anyday.Now coming to which Nib Size to chooseIf you write small really small then go for fine nibs, so Pilot Fine is go to pen if money is not a constraint.Medium Nibs on other sides highlights the shades of inks, much smooth and makes fountain pen a true gem of engineering., I would say if not sure GO with MEDIUM, it's definitely make you into fountain pens.It does not matter how expensive or how cheap pen or ink or watch you use., just you should love it,.. Cultivate a habbit of writing its worth of.

Irish Joe: Beautiful brown ink. I love writing my journals with this. Gives off a very vintage ambience in writing. The price is a bit high but the packaging is premium, the bottle and cylindrical carton aesthetic.Update:Shade: Shamrock: seems like I have to review the variant also in the same review. I love the brown Irish Joe. And so I bought this Teal shade which is close to Diamine Aurora Borealis and the shade is stunning. It's shown in the pic.These inks are packed well, I love the bottles and the names and the shade ranges. But not water proof on paper. A bit stubborn to wash off from skin. The texture comes out well with medium nibs and not so fine fine nibs. However, I paid the price of 660 for 50 ml ink only for the nice glass bottle and the shades. For the price, the quality of these dye based inks are not any better than the 90rs inks from Parker or even the cheaper Camlin. Camlin dye based ink coming in plastic bottle is basic in shade choices and packaging but that's all. Anyway, for the shades, a cheaper alternative. Hope my writing won't get washed away. 😅

This ink shows shades of green golden and black.Almost like that of henna mixed with water. But yes , this ink colour is unique . You can try it for once .

Came in a sturdy packing, the bottle looks good and sophisticated. The ink flow is very smooth with my Pilot Metropolitan fountain pen. I like the colour, it's more towards brown.

Excellent shade of ink

It is a nice ink but doesn’t have the shading, the depth & the saturation that is seen in the pictures. Tried on various papers.However it doesn’t take away from the ink that it is a nice green ink with cool undertones. It felt rather dry for the flow in fine, medium & dip pen usage.Update:With time the ink has started to disappoint a little when compared to what is advertised in images. It feathers. And it feathers a lot, tried it on various papers, fountain pen friendly ones to bond ones. The sea bluish sheen that is seen in the pictures is not present at all, and the overall colour appears flat.

It is good!

Writes well and dries immediately. Good color as a pen lover specially Fountain pen this color is amazing.Feel good factor is high w.r.t common blue and black.