J. Herbin 1670 Anniversary Inks - Gold Sheen 50 ml Bottled - Emerald of Chivor (Emerald Green-Blue Ink)

J. Herbin inks are one of the finest and most sought after liquid inks available anywhere in the world. This series of inks are specially formulated by J. Herbin and commemorate the 340 years during which J. Herbin has been making their truly special writing products. The ink is unique in that it is a highly saturated product and thus allows the user to write in a manner that is just not possible with any other manufacurer's ink products. This Anniversary ink series now comes in 4 rich and luscious colors. They include this ink, called "Bleu Ocean" as well as, a deep red called "Rouge Hemitite", a wonderful gray, and finally, a deep "Emerald Green." Herbin has been making these inks for 4 years now. The literature states that the intensity of the "Bleu Ocean" is reminiscent of the sea voyages of founder J. Herbin as he was traveling in the far east during which time he found the special "gum" which allowed J. Herbin to produce their unique sealing wax, for which they are also known throughout the world. Herbin inks were used by Napolean Bonaparte and then his son, the King of Rome.Herbin inks have been widely admired and in 1823, J. Herbin won an award in the London exhibition and many other international exhibitions over the 344 years since their inception. Amazon makes these inks available from several different retailers. The specific bottle that I bought was fulfilled by "Bertram's Inkwell" in Rockville, MD. "Bertram's Inkwell" is a full service writing store and pride themselves on a plethora of unique and extraordinary quality writing products, including the finest inks in the world, the most excellently performing sealing waxes, special papers and high end writing journals, as well as fountain pens, roller balls and virtually any product needed for the most discriminating writing tools and supplies. It is only fitting that these special Anniversary Edition Inks from J. Herbin should be sold by among others, "Bertram's Inkwell," now in its 25th year of existence. They pride themselves on having the highest quality products, including Mont Blanc, Cross, J. Herbin, Caran d'Ache, Pilot, Montegrappa and many other fine writing products from the best manufacturers in the entire world.Thus, it is most appropriate that Amazon teamed up with "Bertram's Inkwell" to bring its customers to one of the finest sources for the retail purchase of this amazing ink, along with many other products. In the truest style of Amazon, there is no limitation upon which this company with the most vast and finest collection of products to its highly discriminating customers. Amazon is truly the ultimate retailer of virtually anything that a buyer might wish to procure. The plethora of products that Amazon brings to its customer base is unequaled by any other retailer in the entire world. Thus, it was only natural that they would team up with "Bertam's Inkwell" and several other fine retailers to allow its customers to procure virtually anything they need for the most satisfying writing experience, whether Amazon fulfills it themselves or whether they team up with extraordinary retailers to bring to its exacting customers such unique products as those manufactured by J. Herbin, truly one of the highest quality producers of special inks, sealing wax and other sought after products used by the most particular customers. In this case, this special selection of J. Herbin inks and other writing products are made available to 100's of millions of customers all around the world and in true Amazon style, they promise to get the product to the consumer in as little as 12 hours from order to customer doorstep. Any writer who wishes to use the highest quality writing products will find them available through Amazon and other retailers such as "Bertram's Inkwell" and 4 or 5 other great retailers. Do not forego the opportunity to write with the finest ink available anywhere in the entire globe.One note of warning is important. This ink, as with all the Anniversary Ink series is a very highly saturated ink product. The user should be aware that after they are done using this ink and any of the other Anniversary inks from J. Herbin, that the ink must be removed from the fountain pen so as not to allow it to clog the pen. In order to completely avoid this one consideration, writers should consider the use of "glass dip pens" so that upon completion of use, it is a simple matter for the user to wash the glass pen in warm water and thus, not damage in any way the glass pens, some of the best of which are made also by J. Herbin and made available also to Amazon's customers. Clearly, Amazon's concept of customer service "No Matter What It Takes" is a clear Hallmark of Amazon's method of doing business. The user should not hesitate to utilize these most unique and wondrous Anniversary series of inks, which Amazon once again has managed to bring to the exacting consumer in their usual "absolute customer satisfaction guarantee" promise. There truly is no other ink anywhere of a higher quality and level of saturation than this special series made by J. Herbin and supplied by either Amazon or its seller partners. I cannot recommend this product highly enough. It is hard to imagine the fine quality of this set of special inks made by J. Herbin and sold to Amazon's customers who want only the very best quality at a reasonable price, with a guarantee of fast and predictable delivery. Do not hesitate to try this color and the other three colors in the J. Herbin series of Anniversary Inks.

Utterly beautiful. High shading, red sheening, gold glitter. What else could I ask for?

I bought this ink to replace my (now empty) bottle of Montblanc Ink Bottle Permanent Blue 107756 | Document-Proof Refill Ink in Navy Blue for Fountain Pens, Quills, and Calligraphy Pens | 60ml Inkwell. I use this ink on a daily basis mostly for note taking (I would say light/moderate use)--writing on normal notebook paper, writing with a Kaweco ICE Sport fountain pen blue Pen Nib: F (fine) Kaweco ICE Sport fine tip pen.Performance: The ink performs well overall.Ink does bleed through quite a bit during normal writing (office paper, spiral notebook paper, etc), so there will be no writing on both sides of the paper with this ink.A lot of reviews warn of and recommend against using this ink in a fine-tip pen, but I've had no trouble so far with my Kaweco Sport in terms of ink flow.As a bonus, even though I don't see anything in the product description that says this is permanent ink, I put down some squiggly lines on a post-it note and ran it under some water, and observed minimal run-off from the ink. Also (surprisingly), the ink stood-up great being highlighted over with a highlighting pen (once the ink had a minute to dry).Color of the ink I think can be best described as a teal or a blue-green turquoise. The pamphlet that comes with the ink says the inspiration of this ink is a Chivor Emerald, which is famous for its blueish-green hue, and I think J. Herbin has done a fantastic job of capturing that color--even in my hum-drum everyday use of note-taking. The ink does sparkle (likely achieved from mica flecks, but that's just a guess), but is harder to notice in my application of a fine-nib pen. I took a Q-tip and swabbed an index card with the ink, and there is TONS of sparkle in that smear, so the sparkle is definitely there.Room for Improvement:1) I do wish the ink would not bleed through paper so much. It's not unlivable, just wish I could write on both sides of a sheet of paper2) The wax coated cap is a nice touch, but the cap itself is a thin metal cap (read: looks and feels CHEAP). The cheap cap just seems out of place against the nice glass bottle, and wax garnish.Five stars for great ink, at a decent price point (slightly cheaper per ml than the Mont Blanc Permanent blue as of this writing.

First things first, it is true what other reviews said, this has been reformulated, so there won't be much of a golden sheen to your red (at least there was none that I could see. But maybe it truly makes the ink safer for fountain pens, so I won't complain if I can safely use it in some expensive pen.Even though, a little sticker on the plastic wrap around the package warns you that this ink is very saturated and that oyou shouldn't leave it lying in a pen reservoir forever... (hence I'll wait a bit until I dare put this in my Diplomat MB 149). And saturated it is! The red is deep and strong, and yet it gives off a nice shading. The color is mesmerizing. It's the red of all reds!It's expensive, but it's not like I am going to write novels with this, or take minutes in business meetings. I may use it to annotate here and there, and do a few drawings and letters. So, even though it is pricey, I can see this mottle lasting me quite a few years.Last (and maybe least of all) the bottle is kind of cool. Antique-looking little cube. I was afraid the red waxy knob would have to be broken, or the string cut... but as it turns out, it's a rubberized coating on the cap, and the string does not attach to it, so no wax seal to break-off. The bottle will look cool even in a couple years.3 MONTHS EDIT --- The gold sheen is indeed there, but you need to shake the bottle quite a bit before filling, and it only works if you have tremendous flow, and areas where the ink can pool and concentrate (using an italic or a flex nib for example). Also depends on the paper. Unsurprisingly, the sheen shows better with high quality paper...