PILOT Iroshizuku Bottled Fountain Pen Ink, Kon-Peki, Deep Blue (Turquoise Blue) 50ml Bottle (69212)

I’ve been using fountain pens since I learned to write in Europe in the 1960s, and I've always had a deep appreciation for the smooth, elegant experience of writing with one. Currently, I’m using a Caran d'Ache Leman Blue pen that I purchased during a trip to Geneva, which I absolutely love. I was on the hunt for a good ink to match my pen, and I tried the ink that Caran d'Ache makes, but it didn’t quite live up to what I was hoping for.Then I discovered PILOT Iroshizuku Kon-Peki, and it’s a game-changer. The flow is smooth and consistent, and the color is a beautiful, vibrant turquoise that is noticeably brighter and more vibrant than the ink I had been using. It has a great depth and richness, making writing feel like a pleasure each time.I highly recommend this ink to anyone who enjoys using a fountain pen. PILOT offers a wide range of colors, but this is the only one I’ve tried so far, and I’m very happy with it. It definitely elevates the experience of writing!

Meant to order a different product of similar name and color, but this has remained a very regretless & great purchase. Not only the unique color, it's insane flow when using, absolutely hooked to using it, now. Good if you want to make notes stick out without making them look absolutely depressing. Mind my handwriting. I can write cursive, not format it 😵‍💫

Pilot's Iroshizuku ink, what can I say that has already been said before? Let's just get this out of the way, this is bar none the best ink I've tried to date.What makes it great? It's flow. Even in a pilot vanishing point fine (new model) it glides across the paper with literally no pressure. Comparing this to parker quink or waterman inks that are usually dry with the vanishing point fine nib.The color of the ink is something else. I was never much of a blue fan until I saw this ink. It's just stands out on the paper.Speaking of paper, I had no issues with this ink on pretty much all types of paper. Cheap, expensive, they all work well. It does spread on my control paper (is use it to test feathering and such) but so does every fountain pen ink (pencil only paper). In addition to that, this ink dries quickly enough. I'm a lefty and haven't had any smear issues. I was actually worried about that when I first bought the ink due to reported long dry times but it seems that the Japanese fine nib I'm using negates that. If your a lefty, make sure to use a fine nib with this ink just in case.Now let's discuss everything else. The bottle, it's great. There's a indent at the bottom of the bottle to help drain every bit with a fountain pen. The bottle itself looks fantastic. Not something you would want to toss and could make a good decor piece. Price wise you are paying quite a bit more compared to other inks out there so I would not call this a good value. If anything, this ink is like driving a sports car. The experience itself is worth the extra money.If you enjoy writing with your fountain pen, this ink may just take that to the next level if you haven't tried it already. There's just something to be said for a ink that looks so nice and writes so smoothly, even on dry nibs.

This is for fountain pens so those who know, know and it has a perfect bottle design so you can put it on top of your desk for decorations

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.. so I took a chance and bought it. it is a lovely shade; nice, easy flow; none of my pens have clogged or dried out this far, so it has the right amount of solvent in it. Good stuff. I am not surprised – the Japanese take their fountain pens, very seriously.On a completely irrelevant note – the packaging is beautiful. The Japanese seem to do packaging better than anyone else.

If you like and appreciate a nice mid-blue ink, this would fit your bill. Definitely worth the hype.

I love color but they need to be easy to see and this is good. Give it a try! Thank you