I have been dying to try some of the Monteverde inks, the colours look interesting unfortunately they cannot be bought in my part of the world and have to be ordered from overseas.  Many American companies will ship but I would recommend looking at fountainfeder.eu.  Prices are similar to the US and though they don’t carry a huge range of colours the virtually non-existent shipping charges make them very attractive. 

I had hoped this ink would have arrived for me to include with my previous petrol inks review.  I had ordered a 6th Avenue Pen from the Birmingham Pen Co and it came with a free 30ml bottle of ink so I chose this.  It didn't arrive in time so this is a stand alone Petrol Blue ink review.

I have been away for a while so no recent posts and the amount of ink I have just keeps creeping up so I thought I would review two inks today both said to be petrol but quite different colours.  

This is the ink I used for June 5th or day five of the #30inks30days challenge and right at the outset I need to declare I love this ink, it is a bright bold purple.  I think it is the purple I have been looking everywhere for and I intend to buy more.  This ink was released late in 2017, it is a limited edition ink from the Mont Blanc great character series, despite it being a limited edition ink it still available just about everywhere I look.  As there is no Mont Blanc shop in NZ I have taken to buying directly from their online shop.

This is the ink I used for day four of the recent #30inks30days challenge and yes this is an expensive ink – NZ$61 for 50ml if I buy it in Australia and NZ$58 - $64.50 for 50ml in the USA.  No matter where it’s bought its >$1 a ml.  I start by moaning about the price because this is my first truly disappointing ink purchase.  I saw a number of posts on Instagram and it always looked so vibrant and a shader but in real life without the filters……

Day 3 (3rd June) of the recent ink challenge  was the day I tried this ink.  I have reviewed another Kobe Ink and in that review there is more information about Kobe Ink Story inks.  However, briefly the Kobe inks are made by Sailor for the Nagasawa department store in Kobe.  In Japan they are known as monogatari – so if you go internet hunting for them you will find them under: Kobe Story, Nagasawa -Penstyle and Monogatari. 

The ink I chose for June the second, I liked it so much I refilled the pen.
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I am towards the end of the 30 inks in 30 days challenge and plan to review the inks I used but went and left some things I needed at work so in the meantime another great ink from the Birmingham Pen Co.  Links to the company are in previous posts which can be accessed via the categories section of my blog.  I purchased all my ink directly from the Birmingham Pen co and they currently cost (in US dollars) $5.99 for 30ml and $9.99 for 60ml.

It has been awhile since I have reviewed as life just caught up with me but I knew I had to get back here especially now I’m half way through #30inks30days and I have swatched so many interesting colours.  I bought two Taccia inks recently and used them for days 12 and 14 of the challenge.  This review is for Ebi – red/purple.
Before I start though, contrary to some reviewers these are NOT Taiwanese inks.  Taccia pens are American, the inks are made in japan but state very clearly on the bottles they were born in California.

It is awhile since I have posted anything as I have been away.  I have on my travels managed to purchase a lot of new inks and a few pens.  I am currently a little obsessed with Hypercolors copper ink, I am fascinated by this being a truly metallic ink, not a shimmer but metallic.