on salePelikan Edelstein Rose Quartz - Ink Sample (Special Edition)

I finally found my pink. As another reviewer stated, this is not too blue/pale/orange/mauve or hot - which is very difficult to find. This is soft but legible, bright without being neon, and pink without looking like something Barbie would have in her pen. It's got a bit of shading and is a very smooth ink. I ordered the sample as I've honestly never been keen on Pelikan's colours, but I will be ordering a bottle of this.

I usually pre-order Pelikan's ink of the year. After so many disappointments and delayed deliveries, I waited until release and only picked up samples. Just not a lot of effort in differentiating from anything else

So far my favourite pink was Herbin Bouquet d'Antan, but the flow is no very good and it's not very smooth to write with, whatever the nib.So I 've been on the hunt for a good pink, with gonna flow, something light but still legible, and soft. There are many good hot pinks out there, but I really wanted something soft, not a watered down red, not a fuchsia nor a magenta, and not something so pale that you can't read it once it's on the page (I am looking at you, Ferris Wheel Press, with your pastel beauties that no one can decipher)So far Rose Quartz has been my best catch. Not a dupe for Bouquet d'Antan, I still regret the delicate powdery charm of Bouquet d'Antan.... But Rose Quartz is close enough, and it is super wet behaved. Smooth and just as wet as it needs to be, beautiful shading, beautiful halo effect when used with a wet nib. And decidedly pink-rose while still very legible. I tried it in a sample, and now I will get a full bottle. Thank you!