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I recently bought a bottle of the violet, as it is my favorite shade. (Light blue is sweet too!) I like this ink because it is very smooth to write with, doesn't have an obnoxious odor, and the violet POPS. It's a truly gorgeous color. Way back in the day when I got my first Flowpen I got one in violet and since then I've tried other colors but still prefer it the most. Another thing that is cool about Flowpen ink is that it dries very quickly with a shiny finish to it. IMO it is very similar to Pilot ink in many ways. I have no idea how this stands up to UV fading, I have no idea if it is easy to buff, and I have no idea how well it stains because I don't go around looking at old tags all of the time. If I were to guess I'd say that it probably stains decently well on porous surfaces but if you were writing on, say, a metal utility box or whatever, it'd probably clean off fairly easily due to it not sinking in and staining, but that's true with many inks. I actually used this ink to make some tags in a blackbook many years ago and the shade looks just as vibrant as it did back then. I rate the product 5 out of 5 stars because I have no problem with it, but that said, you CAN find Flowpen ink cheaper than AP's prices, but if you're buying crap from them anyway you might as well just go ahead and get your Flowpen ink because you're getting free shipping anyway if you spend over $70, so it kinda works out in the end. I will be soon testing mixing this with some Marsh T-Grade as a sort of poor man's Garvey.
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!]
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