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Sailor Storia Mix Red — Ink Review #139

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Sailor Storia Mix Red   Ink Review #  139   Originally posted on FPN:  Aug 7, 2024   Ink:  Storia Mix Red Brand:  Sailor Country:  Japan Type:  Pigment ink.  Availability:  20 ml bottles. Pens Used:  Lamy (Reverse EF /EF/F/M/B, BB), Noodler’s Nib Creaper. Description The sample was gifted by a generous FPGEEKs member.  The Storia series consists of eight pigment inks made by Sailor. Sailor has another Storia series, making this lineup quite confusing. While this ink looks like an eye-searing red nail polish in the vial, in reality, it's some sort of watermelon red. It has good lubrication. Shading is high, especially on Japanese paper. The ink is excellent on copy paper.  In washes, it’s watermelon pink-red. Chroma Writing Samples (scan) As the ink was well-lubricated and wet, I create a “Japanese” EF by reverse writing. Rhodia Midori Tomoe River 68 gsm Hammermill 20 lb Photo Note the contrast between the ink in the p...