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  • Waterman Serenity Blue Ink ReviewWaterman Serenity Blue Ink Review
    Waterman Serenity Blue is one of those inks with a reputation. It’s well known for being one of the safest inks there is, recommended for use in the most delicate of vintage pens. As far as its colour goes, it’s a nice royal blue, which isn’t to my taste (reminds me too much of school). Here I ...
  • Dex Compact Clear Fountain Pen ReviewDex Compact Clear Fountain Pen Review
    Dex is a range of pens from Kingsley. I’d not heard of Kingsley before the Pen Shop sent me this pen to review. This is how they describe themselves: At Kingsley, we’re experts in designing, sourcing and producing a range of high quality, great value fashionable writing instruments and accessories that appeal to everyone. Thus ...
  • Staedtler Noris Pencil ReviewStaedtler Noris Pencil Review
    The Staedtler Noris is a wooden pencil available with an eraser in HB or without an eraser in grades from 2B to 2H. It costs a little under 60p. These pencils can be found absolutely everywhere in the UK. Along with the slightly more expensive Tradition they are available in many high street shops and are ...
  • Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-Ryoku Ink ReviewPilot Iroshizuku Shin-Ryoku Ink Review
    Pilot Iroshikuku Shin-Ryoku (Forest Green) is a lovely dark pine green. It dries quickly, flows well, and has some interesting though subtle shading. This sample was sent to me by Pure Pens to launch their new ink sample service. This is a fantastic way of trying out some of the more expensive inks and is something ...
  • Kaweco Brass Sport Fountain Pen ReviewKaweco Brass Sport Fountain Pen Review
    The Kaweco Classic Sport was my route into the world of fountain pens and I continue to consider the entire Sport fountain pen range to be outstanding. They are a perfect example of a design that is both beautiful and highly functional. Brass is heavy but this pen is quite small so. It feels just about ...