Good news on the “save the gold” front!

24 Thursday Oct 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, J. Herbin, Various Pen Stuff

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1670, gold sheen, Herbin, J. Herbin, red ink, Rouge Hematite

Last night I emailed J. Herbin expressing my disappointment that the original formulation of Rouge Hematite is not made anymore, and this morning I was surprised to find a response email waiting for me. I’m very happy to say that it looks like the awesome original formula is coming back!!! 😀

Here’s the text if the email:

The manufacturer is going to bring back the original red ink. I do not have
a time table yet! Thank you for writing; I am forwarding your mail to Herbin right now.

Thank you J. Herbin for listening to us! You’ve made me a very happy boy today.

J. Herbin Rouge Hematite: Original vs Current Formula

25 Saturday May 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Ink Comparison, J. Herbin, Various Pen Stuff

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Here’s the pre-shaken amount of sediment in the original version of Rouge Hematite (left) versus the current version (right).

They took away some of my sheeny dust!

*hmph*

Water Resistance Test

16 Saturday Mar 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in Diamine, Ink Comparison, Iroshizuku, J. Herbin, Noodler's, Rohrer & Klingner, Sailor, Waterman

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J. Herbin Bleu Ocean 1670

27 Tuesday Nov 2012

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in Ink Review, J. Herbin

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1670, bleu ocean, blue ink, blue ocean, dip pen, Flex Pen, J. Herbin, j. herbin bleu ocean, Noodler's, noodler's flex pen, Rouge Hematite, violet ink

A very violet-tinged blue ink. I was disappointed in its performance, and, honestly, on general principle because J. Herbin didn’t give this ink the gorgeous sheen that has drawn so many faithful to Rouge Hematite, it’s blood red sister ink.