Yazeh Ink Reviews

  Jacques Herbin Bouquet d’Antan   Ink Review # 236   Originally posted on FPN: Mar 28, 2026   --- 🧾  Description   Ink:  Bouquet d'antan Brand:  Jacques Herbin Country:  France Available:  10, 30 ml bottles worldwide. Cartridges and 100 ml bottles in select stores. Pens Used:  Pilot F3A, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ stub 1.1), Kanwrite with a FPR ultra-flex nib   Bouquet d’antan translates to Bouquet of Yesteryear.   All classic J Herbin inks are now marketed as Jacques Herbin.  This belongs to original La Perle des encres series (now 40 inks).    It’s a lovely, legible pastel pink with gentle shading. The ink behaves wonderfully on copy paper. While lubrication is below average, the writing experience was surprisingly pleasant.   A wonderful surprise.    ---   🧪  Chroma   ---   ✍️  Writing Samples (scan & photo)   Translations from the original French are provided...

Kitty Ink Pot - Unstoppable Snake   Ink Review # 235   Originally posted on FPN: Mar 22, 2026 ---   🧾  Description   Ink:  Unstoppable Snake Brand:  Kitty Ink Pot Country:  China Available:  30 ml bottles from AliExpress and other Chinese websites. Pens Used:  Pilot Kakuno EF, Kaweco Sport (EF/F/M/B/stub 1.1, 1.9), Karas Kustoms Vertex with FPnibs Ultra-flex and extra-wet ebonite feed, Hongdian forest Blade nib, Brause Pumkin dip pen.   This chromo-shading belongs to the 2025 Kitty Ink Pot series. It honors the year of the Snake. The official name is The Snake is Unstoppable.    The bottles are quite cute:    The colour is difficult to describe. It’s a light green-grey when wet, then it dries to a tan-grey. It was most striking with a 1.9 mm, flex, and dip pen nibs. A hint of gold or bronze haloing effect appears, though don’t expect fireworks, unless you use an ink brush.    The ink is medium-dry with...

  Jacques Herbin Bleu Azur   Ink Review # 234   Originally posted on FPN: March 18, 2026   ---   🧾  Description   Ink:  Bleu Azur Brand:  Jacques Herbin Country:  France Available:  10/30 ml bottles, and cartridges. Pens Used:  Pilot F3A EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ stub 1.1), Kanwrite Desire As of this date, all J Herbin inks are marketed as Jacques Herbin.    Bleu Azur is a light, bright turquoise. It has decent lubrication and was pleasant with most nibs. I preferred it with F, M, and B.    It would not be legible with Japanese and Western EF nibs, as it’s pale and harsh under some lights (normally, with finer nibs, lines are darker, but not in this case).   It needs a wet pen, soft, wide nib, and white paper to shine.   It was most pleasant on white paper, especially Iroful and Tomoe River 68gsm.    It has no water resistance and is awful on copy paper.    If I were to choose one tu...