Yazeh Ink Reviews

  Jacques Herbin Vert Pré (Meadow Green)   Ink Review # 233   Originally posted on FPN: Mar 13, 2026 ---   🧾  Description   Ink:  Vert Pré Brand:  Jacques Herbin Country:  France Available:  10/30 ml bottles and cartridges worldwide. Pens Used:  Pilot Elite EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ stub 1.1), vintage Sailor flex. As of the posting of this review, all J Herbin inks are now branded Jacques Herbin. This ink belongs to the 40-ink Les Perles des Encres series.    It’s a yellow-green with a neon quality. It is legible. Lubrication is slightly below average; water resistance is nil on coated paper.     As it’s not a colour I appreciate much, I’ll stop here.  ---   🧪  Chroma   ---   ✍️  Writing Samples (photos only)   Translations from the original French are provided for reference only. They are unofficial and may differ slightly from published translations. Rhodia  “Until...

  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...

  Fanyantan- Sakura Blizzard   Ink Review # 231   Originally posted on FPN: Mar 04, 2026   ---   🧾  Description   Ink:  Sakura Blizzard Brand:  Fanyantan Country:  China Available:  20 ml bottles, Soe & Soe in Australia, or AliExpress. The brand name is sometimes transcribed as Fangyangtan on online marketplaces. Pens Used:  Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ stub 1.1), Duke Fude with overfeed, Karas Customs Vertex with a FPNIBS ultra flex with an extra wet ebonite feed.   This ink is one of the six inks in season 4 by Fanyantan. I had previously reviewed Qinghai wave here:    The name Sakura Blizzard evokes cherry blossoms in Japan.    It’s a chromo-shading ink, but if you think you will get the promotional image effect, think twice. It’s a tan colour, the kind you might see in old buildings from the 70s.  The only way I got the effect was with Duke fude pen with an overfeed, which ga...