Asvine Hongdian Fountain Pen Bottled Ink Blue, 60ml Bottle Ink for Fountain Pen Non Carbon

Beautiful medium blue color with hints of green; a shade or two darker, but not very much greener, than the Sky Blue option from the same company (which I also have and use). Flows equally well in fountain pens and on glass dip pens; on dip pens with metal nibs, I find the performance depends very much on the shape of the nib and whether there's a reservoir. I would consider this a relatively "liquid" ink - it flows easily in every pen I've tried, and that's often a struggle for me as I have hand pain that can make it awkward to apply the pressure needed with higher-viscosity inks. Great value for the money, would recommend. Ease of use:Nice-sized opening at bottle top, neither too wide nor awkwardly narrow; cap has a gasket for a secure fit. The bottle itself has a good "heft" to it, and is significantly wider at the base than at the top - very stable, which is a real plus if (like me) you are prone to knocking things over!!

This ink is great! I use it in my hongdian M2 brass and it has a very consistent flow while writing. You will have to let it dry a little before touching so you don’t smudge what you write. As long as it’s like 10 seconds and you are layering it, there are low chances of smudging. It has a good consistency of color for shading. If you are using plunger refills on your pens, it’s very easy to use. I think it was worth every penny as a beginner in fountain pens.

I ordered the peach blossom color ink, and it’s the perfect spring pink shade. I swatched it immediately when it arrived, and it really is so lovely. The glass bottle and metal lid are very sturdy, no worries of leaking. The box has a little seal on it in the color of your ink that says “We are willing to serve everyone who takes a pen”. I have purchased several HongDian fountain pens as well, and they are really top notch. I’ve been a fountain pen user for 7 years now, and my collection ranges from Montblanc, all the way to Jinhao’s, and HongDians. Back to the ink. It has a very lofty, delicate, yet saturated color, and I like it very much. It shades beautifully as well. There is definitely enough ink to last me years. I’ve already got a pen inked with it, and it writes beautifully, and looks lovely on Tomoe River paper. Excellent quality, and I won’t hesitate to buy HongDian ink again in the future.

Bought the peacock blue which is a beautiful turquoise. Works well with the dip pen I have and ink flowed smoothly. Unfortunately it does bleed a LOT on any paper with the remote chance of bleed.

I love using fountain pens. I just feel more grownup and/or fancy. I've been buying cheaper ink cartridges for my fountain pens but decided I wanted to see what other options are out there and how the quality differs.I very much love this color, it's black with subtitle green, very hard to tell at a distance that its not black. Very easy to fill my fountain pen and seems to be lasting me quite a while.I will say I have yet to complete an ink refill without ending up with ink on my hands. I know that's a hazard of this type of pen. But I wipe off the container after each fill but every time I open the lid, there's a new stain on my fingers. It does clean off fairly easy, the foaming soap at my work place doesn't really do a good job of cleaning the ink but the better hand soap i have at home seems to do a nice job of getting the ink out.I haven't had any issues with excessive/runny ink and it does seem to dry fairly quickly. I use a very fine tip for my pen so there's not a ton of ink used unless I'm just holding the pen on the paper. I'm definitely going to try some of their other colors next.

It can be a little frustrating buying ink when you don't really know what color you are getting. So, I posted a sample photo. What I see on my computer and what you see may be different but this gives you an idea of the color relative to other colors. The black ink on the photo is Platinum Black and all the other inks and the paper are identified.I really like the Bluish Gray. It is a dark blue with a gray/green base to it. It's kinda sorta similar to the Platinum Blue Black but it has a tiny hint of green in it.Use: I have put the Hongdian inks into different pens and they all responded well. No hard starts or trouble of any kind. On my comparison photo, I specified the source (cartridge or bottle) because I am not sure if the cartridge blue is the same as the bottle blue. Dry time was generally fairly fast but it is not a quick-dry ink.Feathering/bleeding: On the cheapest copy paper, the colors do feather and bleed through a bit more than say, Platinum blue black (my normal go-to color). On nicer Kokuyo or Apica paper, no problems at all. No feathering. No bleeding. No sheen or shimmer. But it does have a tiny bit of shading.Bottle: The bottle(s) arrived in perfect condition. They do not leak and they were not overfilled or under-filled.Value: For the price, I don't think these inks can be beaten.