Limited Pens Korea x Leonardo Momento Magico Omnia Amethyst Limited Edition Fountain Pen - featuring new Leonardo in house gold nib

   

Thank you to Limited Pens Korea for providing this pen! Wow. I am so lucky, and I loved it! Find yours here! 

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Limited Pens Korea x Leonardo Officina Italiana Momento Zero Grande Purple Sand Limited Edition Fountain Pen

A huge thank you to Limited Pens Korea for sending this beauty out so I could help spread the word! It goes up for sale on June 22, 2022, at 1 am EST! Visit their website here.

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Stilo&Stile x Leonardo Officina Italiana Momento Zero Magma & Nebula Fountain Pens

A huge thank you to Stilo&Stile for sending these to me. I had a blast making this video to share with you! This is how I like to enjoy pens! Drool, ogle, fondle, write!

Top - Magma
Bottom - Nebula

Visit Stilo&Stile to get yours - and they're limited. Hurry.

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GourmetPens GOAT Pen Opus 88 x Stilo&Stile Demonstrator Limited Edition Fountain Pen

Stilo&Stile, thank you. I love the colorway on this pen so much and obviously, as the Opus 88 Koloro Demonstrator is a GOAT pen for me (Great of all Time), this one fits right in.

Check out this special pen and ink at Stilo&Stile!

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The P.W. Akkerman x Gourmet Pens Pink Ink Collaboration:
Need some more PINK in your life?

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P.W. Akkerman
Vanness Pens
Lemur Ink
Bookbinders Design
Laywine's (call or email)

Sailor x Nonble Black Cat Fountain Pen for Cat Lovers

 

Thank you to - you know who you are - for helping me get this very special pen! 

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The P.W. Akkerman x Gourmet Pens Pink Ink Collaboration:
Need some more PINK in your life?

/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\*ᵖᵘʳʳ*

P.W. Akkerman
Vanness Pens
Lemur Ink
Bookbinders Design
Laywine's (call or email)

Unboxing Visconti Torpedo Limited Edition Fountain Pen

Unboxing the Visconti LE Torpedo fountain pen! I actually did this some time ago but everything has been so packed up I could not get it uploaded until now! I hope you enjoy! It's quite an interesting pen, I must say. I thought it would be horrendous in hand and write poorly but it feels quite nice and writes well. I'm not wild about the 'skeleton' nib, though, even though it writes well. What do you think of it?

Discount code at Appelboom: 'friend' - no commission, just a sweet deal for you.

This pen was sent on loan for a review. This is not a paid post.

First Impressions Phidon Pens Robert Oster Campfire Ink

This Robert Oster ink is exclusive to Phidon Pens in Cambridge, Ontario. This ink was commissioned to celebrate ten years since opening the store! Quite the exciting event! I shot a little unboxing and first impressions video of it when it first arrived and while I have shared pictures of it in use since then, I thought you might like to see some video fun! If you enjoyed, please give it a like and I'd love if you subscribed.

You can place orders at Phidon Pens by phoning or visiting the store.

This ink was sent for a review by Phidon Pens. This is not a paid post.

Wordless Wednesday

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Faggionato Pétrarque King Size Celluloid Fountain Pen Review @couronneducomte

Thank you kindly to La Couronne du Comte for sending this pen for a review.

ABOUT

Body material: Celluloid
Trim: Gold-plated clip
Cap: Screw on
Posts: Yes, friction
Filling system: Standard international cartridge/converter
Nib: Gold-plated steel
Length (capped): 144.16 mm/5.67"
Length (uncapped): 132.51 mm/5.21"
Length (posted): 171.71 mm/6.75"
Length (section): 25.55 mm/1.00"
Diameter (barrel): 12.54 - 13.80 mm/0.49" - 0.59"
Diameter (section): 11.84 - 12.45 mm/0.46" - 0.49"
Weight (all): 23 g
Weight (cap): 7 g
Weight (body): 16 g
Price: € 190,00
Where to buy: La Couronne du Comte

 

Discount Code: GOURMET10

PACKAGING & PRESENTATION

I really like the simple, low waste presentation of this pen. The box is a simple, Faggionato-branded cardboard box with a black felt bed inside. Nothing more to it, and it truly does not need anything else. I am glad it's so minimal.

APPEARANCE

I have a thing for fun colors and materials so the Pétrarque in Blue Celluloid really caught my eye. This is a large, cylindrical pen with slightly rounded-off blunt ends. There are no markings on the finial or the body of the pen. The clip is attached through a very clean cut out in the cap. It bows towards the cap and angles up at the end. The top of the clip is engraved with the Faggionato symbol. I love the clip and I think it really suits the pen's colors and design. It's also quite different from the same old clip style found on a lot of other pens.

The section is a bit chunky and wide, ending in a ridge before the nib. The cap, barrel, and section are all made of this rather unique celluloid color. It does have a seam where the celluloid pour connects (like that found on the Platinum #3776 Celluloid fountain pens) but I found it pretty hard to see and feel. That means it is not turned from a rod of celluloid, but whether that really matters to you is up to you, of course. The material is a semi-clear yellow-brown with vivid blue splotches, like paint splotches.

Although some may find the cylindrical shape a little plain, I think it works well with the material and clip design here.

NIB & PERFORMANCE

The nib on this pen is a #6 gold-plated steel in fine/medium. It has a single slit, a round breather hold, and is engraved with a small circle in a square. So simple and classy.

The nib is quite pleasant. It's a medium to wet writer with pretty fast drying times. It yields slightly while writing, which makes it feel more like a gold nib to me. With a little pressure, you can squeeze out a little bit of line variation and you can increase your ink flow just a bit if you want some more saturation. The nib does well during long and fast writing sessions. A solid and pleasant writing experience!

Less fun and my only complaint really - the supplied converter was in place in the section but was cracked. I had to dig through quite a few converters to find one that would actually fit on the section. It looks like it could be eyedroppered but I have not tried and I'm not sure that would be interesting enough. I could have contacted La Couronne du Comte to ask about another converter but I have so many I figured I would just dig around my stash. I'm not sure what the issue was and why it was so difficult to find a converter that fit, but sometimes even a standard international gives trouble like this.

IN HAND 

The clip is springy, pleasant, and easy to use. The shape makes it so easy to slide on and off pockets, papers, and pouches. The section, as I mentioned, is a little on the wide side but I like it. The cap threads are really smooth and it feels nice to the touch.

Unposted, the pen is large - definitely bordering on oversize for my hand. It is fairly light and balanced near the center. The cap can be posted by friction but it is way too long to use comfortably. I enjoy using it unposted and I think it would work best that way for most users.

I love the feeling of this pen. It almost feels like the material is soft to the touch because it's so smooth. It warms up and that's one of the things I love about celluloid.

 

PROS & CONS

OVERALL

Thumbs up. € 190,00 -  minus VAT if you're out of the EU, and with a discount? Not bad. It's still a little on the pricy side for a steel nib, cartridge/converter set up, but the celluloid is unusual and I think it's overall really well put together and made. It performs very well, the packaging is low waste, and it's comfortable to use. Totally worth a look!

The color that truly has my heart is the Carnaval.


I received this item free of charge for the purposes of this review. I was not compensated monetarily for my review. Everything you've read here is my own opinion.

Wordless Wednesday

Serious Nibbage Visconti Opera Master

Reviews, writing samples, and previous Serious Nibbage episodes can be found on the Fountain Pen Reviews page and Serious Nibbage page! Wow. These are terrible. They're old, sorry.

Wordless Wednesday

Unboxing @BaronFig Lock & Key Set [Video]

I received this item at a discount for the purposes of this mini review/unboxing. I was not compensated monetarily. Everything you've read here is my own opinion.

Ink Shot Review: @Montblanc_World William Shakespeare Velvet Red @couronneducomte

This ink was all over the place - Montblanc seemed unable to supply it properly. I don't know what the deal was, but I was finally able to secure a bottle through La Couronne du Comte... only to finish up my review and find it's no longer available on their webshop. So, I present this review of a beautiful color but I silently curse Montblanc for making this one so weird to acquire.

ABOUT

Color: Red
Bottle: 35 ml
Price: ?
Where to buy: La Couronne du Comte (sold out!)

PROS 

• Shades well.
• Beautiful deep red.
• Bottle has a wide mouth that is easy to fill even larger pens from.
• A pretty safe red ink.
• Well behaved - no funny business with feathering or anything.
• A great ink to use if you love Shakespeare, obviously!

CONS

• Montblanc typically does funny things with supplying their special and limited edition inks. 
• Not an inexpensive ink.
• Red inks can stain or be difficult to clean out of finicky pens. I haven't had any issues, but I always leave a warning with red and purple inks, or super saturated inks.

OVERALL

It doesn't really matter what I think now, does it? Hee hee! Anyway, it's a really nice color. A deep, luscious red that reminds me of cake but it's not supposed to be about cake. Shades well, pretty well behaved, especially for being in the red category. If you find a bottle, I'd suggest you snap it up!






I received this item free of charge for the purposes of this review. I was not compensated monetarily for my review. Everything you've read here is my own opinion.