Two thoughtful readers tipped us off to this thread on the Fountain Pen Network about J. Herbin’s special edition anniversary ink, Rouge Hematite.
After discussing the merits of gold flecks suspended in red ink, one poster suggested a possible companion color: blue with silver flecks (bleu d’argent?), an idea that other posters seemed to like, too. Many have apparently emailed J. Herbin to let them know, but since I thought it was a cool suggestion, it occurred to me I could gather additional feedback here and possibly give France an extra nudge.
What do you think?
While I’d love the color, I’ll have to be the downer here and say the performance on the Rouge relegates it to my low end c/c fill pens. Which means I rarely use it. Not a good sign from a Herbin junky that can get thru multiples of the little bottles in a week.
RE: Blue w/silver flecks
I think that a bright Ultramarine, bright Sapphire or a Midnight Sky blue would show off the silver flecks to the best advantage.
Sailor has a color called Yama Dori and I think a J. Herbin ink of a similar hue with silver would be “the bee’s knees!
Yes, sounds good! I’m also really liking coral with gold. I didn’t rinse the Rouge Hermatite out of my pen very well (despite the warnings on the label!), so the gold is still showing up with other colors in the pen and looking fabulous!
Blue with silver is a lovely ink color. I’m wondering though, how blue is the blue we’re talking about here? Dark blue? Powder blue? True blue? Just curious. 🙂
We’re still in the realm of the speculative here, Clem, so if you have a preference, let us know!
What a lover key idea! Rouge Hematite has been a consistent favorite of mine since it’s release and a companion blue with silver would make a perfect “precious metal duo”,….and fountain pen friendly too . Great idea!
What an awesome idea. I would definitely buy a bottle or two
Blue with silver, purple with silver, green with gold … YES!
that would be a beautiful color! a great companion to my red bottle!
I’d definitely buy a bottle.
A dark Sapphire would be nice.
That would be an absolutely LOVELY colour. Of course, I’d also be partial to purple with silver, but I know blue tends to be more popular…