on salePrivate Reserve Infinity Violet - Ink Sample

I've been using this ink in a pocket pen which is a little finicky. Other inks have had starting issues but this one starts right up. The color is pretty brilliant as well. I only got a sample, but I'll be getting a bottle with my next order.

I'm not a fan of most of the Private Reserve inks I've tried so far, and I find the bottles really prone to leaking and spilling. But I really enjoy Infinity Black, and, being a person who favors purple, I wanted to try this one. So far, I'm almost as impressed as I am with Infinity Black. The Violet is a good purple color. It's similar to Noodler's Baystate Concord Grape, though the former leans just slightly blue and the latter leans slightly pinker. The Violet is less smooth than the Black, and slightly drier, but I wouldn't really call it a dry ink. So far, it's well-behaved, and didn't skip, railroad, feather, bleed, or even ghost with a medium nib. I have it in a Lamy Safari in Violet, and not only are they a good match colorwise, for people who do that, but even the names match, which is kind of cool. I am labeling water resistance as low because I didn't test it, and it isn't advertised as water resistant. I'll definitely be buying a bottle, and probably eventually also trying out some other inks in this line.

Beautiful deep violet. Pretty on paper and spilled on my hand. I will be adding a bottle to my wish list. If you are a purple lover you will want this one.