Tono & Lims Earth Contact Inks Part 2

Tono & Lims has recently added three new inks to their Earth Contact lineup: 003 Opal, 004 Mali Garnet and 005 Diamond Dust. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending samples over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: 003 Opal, 004 Mali Garnet and 005 Diamond Dust.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low-there was some feathering on Rhodia and Leuchtturm.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and silver shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Opal is much lighter and less saturated than the other yellow inks. Mali Garnet is lighter and brighter than the other green inks. Diamine Dust is much lighter and less saturated than Birmingham M. River Luster.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. All three inks had an average flow.

Overall, out of the three I like Diamond Dust the best. Opal is too light for me to easily read it.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Tono & Lims Star Light Inks

It’s time to take a look at two really interesting inks, Tono & Lims e=mc2 and Regulus from the Star Light collection. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending samples over for review!

E=mc2 starts grey when wet and dries to a dusky green. Regulus starts blue (and stays blue on Col-o-ring paper) and dries to teal on most papers. Both are uv reactive.

Swabs:

Left to right: e=mc2 and Regulus

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Water resistance: Low-medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

E=mc2 is less saturated than Platinum Classic Forest Black. Regulus is lighter and brighter on the Col-o-ring paper than Pilot Iroshizuku Ku-jaku.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. Both inks had a slightly dry flow.

Overall, both are really interesting, but out of the two I like Regulus the best (and not only because the name reminds me of Harry Potter).

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Tono & Lims Baby Color Inks Part 2

Let’s take a look at three new additions to the Tono & Lims Baby Color collection: Protect U, Disturbing U and Yakiimo. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending samples over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Protect U, Disturbing U and Yakiimo.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low-there was some feathering on Rhodia and Leuchtturm.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Protect U is a little bit lighter and cooler in tone than De Atramentis Mouse Grey. Disturbing U is a little cooler-toned than J Herbin Rouille d’ancre. Yakiimo is close to Private Reserve Buttercup.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. All three inks had an average flow.

Overall, all three are nice but nothing I have to have. Out of the three I like Yakiimo the best.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Tono & Lims Adult Night Inks Part 2

Tono & Lims has added a couple of new inks to their Adult Night Special Edition collection: Coffee: Emerald Mountain and Afternoon Tea. Coffee is scented, but I didn’t notice any fragrance to the other. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending samples over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Coffee: Emerald Mountain and Afternoon Tea.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Coffee is a little bit cooler in tone than Diamine Espresso. Afternoon Tea is a little bit less saturated than Rohrer and Klingner Alt-goldgrun.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. Both inks had an average flow.

Overall, I like the color of Afternoon Tea the most out of these two, but I don’t like it more than R&K Alt-goldgrun, which is a similar color and cheaper too.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Tono & Lims Standard Inks Part 3

Tono & Lims has been cranking out inks recently, they’ve added two new inks to their standard collection, #9 Mind Your Gap and #10 To Make a Long Story Short. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending samples over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Mind Your Gap, To Make a Long Story Short

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer. Long Story Short has more shading than Mind Your Gap.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Mind Your Gap is dark grey, similar to Birmingham Smoked Iron. To Make a Long Story Short is a bit more red than Monteverde Gratitude.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. Both inks had an average flow.

Overall, these inks are a bit pricey, and have a bit more feathering and bleeding than I prefer. I don’t love either of these colors enough to warrant buying a full bottle.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Tono & Lims Sakura Inks Set 3

I’ve reviewed some of the Tono & Lims Sakura inks before, so it’s time to look at another five from the collection: Aomori, Fukuora, Osaka, Ehime and Wakayama. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending samples over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Aomori, Fukuoka, Osaka, Ehime and Wakayama.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer. Aomori is the only one that shows a tiny bit of sheen.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding in the darker colors.

Comparison Swabs:

Aomori is similar to Troublemaker Luneta Twilight Pink, Fukuoka is closest to Kyo-no-oto Imayouiro. Osaka is lighter than Pen Saijiki Syurei. Ehime is a little bit less saturated than Monteverde Topaz. Wakayama is warmer-toned than Tono & Lims Miyagi.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. Aomori is slightly wet but occasionally skips. Fukuoka and Ehime have average flows, and Osaka and Wakayama are a bit dry and the consistency feels just a bit thin.

Overall, I think Fukuoka is my favorite of these five, it has a consistent flow and great color.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Tono & Lims Friendship Inks

Let’s take a look at some Tono & Lims inks today, from the Friendship collection: CHARGE!, Who Are You?, GREEDY, May I Help You? and Dramatic Sky. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending samples over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: CHARGE!, Dramatic Sky, May I Help You?, GREEDY and Who Are You?

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer. Dramatic Sky is the only one that shows a tiny bit of sheen.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding in the darker colors.

Comparison Swabs:

CHARGE! is similar to Papier Plume Yellow.

Who Are You? is darker than Sailor Jentle Peche, and warmer toned than Sailor Ink Studio 237.

GREEDY is similar to Tono & Lims Nagasaki, and lighter than Sailor Ink Studio 231.

May I Help You? has more orange in it than Sailor Ink Studio 930.

Dramatic Sky is a bit darker than J Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. All of the inks had an average to slightly dry flow.

Overall, all are pretty well behaved and even have a little bit of shading. Out of these 5 inks I think Greedy is my favorite.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Tono & Lims 1 Year Anniversary Inks

Let’s take a look at the Tono & Lims One Year Anniversary ink collection. Thanks to Shigure Inks for providing samples! Universe is a clear ink with silver shimmer, Sun is a bright coral orange, Earth is a medium green with a slight yellow undertone and Moon is clear. Universe, Sun and Moon fluoresce under uv light.

Swabs:

Left to right: Universe, Sun, Earth and Moon.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and Universe has silver shimmer. Earth and Sun both show low shading.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as a little bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Universe and Moon are unlike any other inks I’ve tried, so I really have nothing to compare them to. How do you compare clear inks?

Sun is closest to Diamine Peach Haze.

Earth is closest to Colorverse Supernatural.

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. All of the inks had an average flow.

Overall, I like Sun and Earth, but I can’t think of any reason why I would need a clear uv reactive ink. They are impossible to read unless you use uv light, so they are perfect for secret messages but unusable for anything else.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Tono & Lims Earth Contact SE

Tono & Lims Earth Contact SE series currently contains 5 shimmer inks. Today we are going to look at the first two: Burma Tourmaline and Phosphophyllite. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending a sample over for review!

Color:

Phosphophyllite is a pale teal with silver shimmer and Burma Tourmaline is a pale pink with gold shimmer.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper you can see plenty of shimmer. Phosphophyllite has a much finer shimmer than the other.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and gold/silver shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Burma Tourmaline is similar to Vinta Pastel Pink Julia 1991 but darker. Phosphophyllite is similar to Diamine Spearmint Diva but much lighter. Click here to see the Tono & Lims inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Platinum 3776 Nice with a broad architect nib and a Pelikan M400 White Tortoise with a medium nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The inks had a slightly dry flow.

Overall, Burma Tourmaline isn’t my favorite-I don’t love gold shimmer, I prefer silver, but other than that it’s rather well behaved. Phosphophyllite is a little on the pale side, but the shimmer is super fine and flows pretty well for a shimmer ink.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #1061: Tono & Lims Aldebaran

We have two more Tono & Lims reviews this week before we move onto something else for a while. Today’s ink is from the Tono & Lims Star Light SE collection, Aldebaran. This ink is fluorescent which is totally out of my comfort zone. I decided to review this one like I would any other, and if you like fluorescent inks, this ink is for you. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending a sample over for review!

The color:

Aldebaran is a very pale peachy pink. This ink changes a lot as it dries-it goes down pink and dries to a very pale orange.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks more pink.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Aldebaran is in-between J Herbin Rouille d’ancre and Sailor Ink Studio 173. The J Herbin is too pink, the sailor is too orange. Click here to see the Tono & Lims inks together, and click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45L in Italian ice with a medium nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had a dry flow. There’s not a lot of lubrication to it, and with the dry flow I hated this ink by the end of the page.

Overall, I don’t like this ink. It’s a good option if you need fluorescence, but if you don’t I would skip this one. The flow is just too dry, it’s very pale and hard to read.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored in any way.