Jacques Herbin Les Toits de Paris / Gris Toits — Ink Review #152
Jacques Herbin — Les toits de Paris Ink Review # 152 Originally posted on FPN: Oct 5, 2024 Ink: Les toits de Paris / Gris Toits (Couleurs de Paris) Brand: Jacques Herbin Country: France Availability: 10 ml bottles/ 30 ml bottles, or a set of 5 X 10 ml bottles Pens Used: Pilot F3A EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B), vintage Conway Stewart Oblique flex. Description The last of the Paris inks, in J Herbin packaging. Again the naming is confusing, it's sold under Gris Toits (Grey roofs) but on the bottle, It's written Paris rooftops in French, bien sûr! The name is a nod to the zinc rooftops of Paris. When the colour is applied lavishly with a brush you get that, but in writing it's a pale blue grey. I was looking forward to this ink. But it turned out to be my least favourite for writing. It’s pale and lacks lubrication (think Kyoto Tag). It was so bad that I didn’t want to touch the pens anymore. When I filled a vintage Conway Stewart...