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Jinchen Lantau Dream / Yu Meng — Ink Review #232

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  Jinchen Lantau Dream   Ink Review # 232   Originally posted on FPN: Mar 08, 2026 ---   🧾  Description   Ink:  Lantau Dream Brand:  Jinchen Country:  China Available:  18 ml bottles from AliExpress. Pens Used:  Osmiroid Copperplate EEF flex nib,  Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1).     Jinchen is a small Chinese ink manufacturer. After perusing their offerings on AliExpress, it seems that the inks are divided into chromo-shading, sheening, and shimmer inks. I bought a bottle after @LizEF’s reviews and @A Smug Dill’s passionate posts on Reddit and FPN.    Lantau Dream, originally  屿梦  (Yu Meng), meaning Island Dream, is named after Lantau Island, the biggest island of Hong Kong.      I got this ink by mistake (I was aiming for another colour, but AliExpress can be confusing).  :D    It’s a classic teal ink with a red sheen. The sheen is visible with the EF, F, or fle...