on saleDe Atramentis Pearlescent Brilliant Violet-Copper - 45ml Bottled Ink

This is one of only two inks that I've bought a full-size bottle of after trying it in sample form. It's a stunningly beautiful bright purple with a bit more pink than many others, and the copper shines through and makes it quite literally sparkle. If I had one complaint, sometimes the copper almost surges and you get a section that is much more metallic than others; but I like that effect so I won't count it as a complaint.

The small particles kept clogging my regular pens (TWISBI Ecos and Lamy converter cartridges). I just combined this with De Atramentis Lilac scented ink. I still get the sparkles (plus a bonus of scented ink!), but without all of the cloggings. I weirdly do not have this issue with the pink version of this product.

Wonderful ink. One of the best in my collection.

I love the color of this ink, however, I'm having trouble finding a good pen for it given that there are so many shimmer particles that they were literally caked on the cap when I opened it. In retrospect, I should have checked the sparkle of the ink in the bottle before working those particles back into the ink. It takes a lot of care to prevent clogging and more cleaning that usual, so I'm using it in pens with smaller converters (compared to my normal TWSBI Ecos, I suppose.) That allows me to clean it frequently enough to prevent clogging.

Based on looks alone, this ink would be in my top two (along with J. Herbin Emeraude de Chivor). If you shake the bottle and rotate the pen a bit as you're going, you get beautiful, sparkly writing that beats almost anything else I've tried.Unfortunately, all that sparkle leads to major clogging issues. Even my wettest broad nib pens go dry mid-sentence and I have to go clean the nib and converter. No other ink has given me more trouble with consistent ink flow. I might give it a try in a flex or stub nib, but I've given up on using it in the rest.