Ink Review: Herbin Perle Noire
- whimsicaleccentric
- Dec 26, 2024
- 1 min read
COLOR
Herbin Perle Noire is a dark neutral black with a very faint bronze sheen.
CHARACTER
This is a lovely dark black. It's a well-lubricated ink with no shading and rare to no sheen. When ink pools in swatches the sheen is a dark bronze, but it's rare to catch any sheen in regular writing.
CONSISTENCY
Perle Noire is a wet ink that has a longer dry time, but it behaves well on most papers. The longer dry time can lead to some concerns with smearing, and I did have some slight bleedthrough on mid-range papers.
Nebula, Clairefontaine, and Tomoe River paper
CONCLUSION
I love how black this ink is. It's nice to have one that I can trust to be black rather than dark charcoal gray, but without the extra upkeep and maintenance needed for an ink like Platinum Carbon Black.
DISCLAIMER: Pens and inks purchased by myself. Photos and opinions are my own.
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