Herbin J. J. 1670 Anniversary Stormy Gray 50ml Bottled Ink (15009T)

The bottle needs to be shaken every time you use it, to allow the golden sparkles to diffuse through the ink. Shaking the pen too, helps to keep the shimmers flowing. I love the chunky glass ink bottle's shape, the lid, faux wax seal decoration, with golden cord; it all looks very special and delightfully retro, on my desk. I look forward to buying more colours in the future. Altogether, a pleasure to own, look at and handle - with care of course - the ink is permanent and takes some washing off hands if filling goes awry.I use this gorgeous ink in a Parker fountain pen, I enjoy the emerald green/blue colour and metallic shine on my writing. For signing cards, special notes to be presented with an individual flourish, this 'designer' ink is perfect. I have received compliments, and interested remarks on it already.

This ink is a nice colour and has golden dust in the bottle which means that the writing has a slight sparkle depending on the light. I would not recommend using this in an expensive pen in case you block the feed - but looks great with a decent cheap chinese pen.

A very nice shade of blue but a little disappointing compared with other inks in this range. Despite the gold, it's not very shimmery and there is very little tonal shading in evidence, particularly compared with Rouge Hematite, which has both in spades.

The colour is beautiful although the shiny particles are very subtle... I used it in a fountain pen with the refillable cartridge and I have to shake it because the particles precipitate in the bottom... so maybe it would be better using it directly with a nib.

This is an excellent ink. The colour is a "true blue" colour. It flows very well. It is rather pricey, as it is only a 50 ml bottle but it is an excellent, quality product. I have so far used it in a Mont Blanc pen and in a Pelikan pen with very pleasing results.