Yazeh Ink Reviews

  Lennon Tool Bar Shi Shi Zi   Ink Review # 202   Originally posted on FPN:  Sep 10, 2025   ---   🧾  Description   Ink:  Shi Shi Zi Brand:  Lennon Tool Bar Country:  Taiwan Available:  30 ml bottles worldwide. Pens Used:  Pilot F3A EF/Semi-flex, Lamy (EF/F/M/B), Jinhao 450 fude nib.    Shi Shi Zi is a pale, high-shading, green-grey ink, named after the protective lions in front of Chinese temples.    It’s part of the 2024 Summer Guardian Beasts limited edition, which includes Bixi, Komainu, and Feng Shi Ye.    Flow and lubrication are lacking, water resistance is dubious, and you’ll have bleed-through and show-through on thin copy paper.    If you want it to be legible, you’ll need a wet pen.    According to ChatGPT: “ Founded in 2014 in Tamsui, Taiwan, Lennon Tool Bar ( 藍濃道具屋 ) takes its name from ‘lán nóng’—meaning rich indigo—and ‘dào jù wū’—meaning workshop or tool sho...

  Hosia Ink Studio - Gardenia   Ink Review # 201   Originally posted on FPN:  Sep 04, 2025   ---   🧾  Description   Ink:  Gardenia Brand:  Hosia Ink Studio Country:  China Available:  Soe & Soe and AliExpress; 5 ml and 30 ml bottles. Pens Used:  Pilot F3A/ EF, semi-flex, Lamy (EF/F/M/B), Jinhao 450 fude.   This is a unique chameleon of an ink by Hosia Ink Studio. The colour is difficult to describe: at times it’s beige with a hint of pink; at other times, lavender with a hint of beige. Here is the description from the Soe & Soe website: "Gardenia is a light purple to pink base chromoshading ink which can also show wheat-beige secondary shading. The Gardenia flower is native to tropical southern China, and gardenia seeds contain a powerful yellow pigment called crocin, used as a natural dye for centuries in China. Hosia Ink Studio specialises in extremely high shading dye based inks recommended for use wi...