Wearingeul Dracula: Ink Review

Wearingeul Dracula fountain pen ink is a rich hue that tantalizingly lingers between deep pink and fiery red. This ink is no ordinary shade; it possesses an intriguing secret – a touch of elusive blue shimmer that weaves its magic to create a mesmerizing purple spectacle when bathed in the perfect lighting. Much like the mysterious allure of the night, and its namesake, this ink promises to enchant and intrigue. If you dare, join us as we embark on a journey to sink our metaphorical teeth into this captivating ink. 

Ink Review 

Supplies Used:

• LAMY AL-star with medium steel nib
• Rhodia No. 16 dot pad, 80g white paper
• Tomoé River 52 gsm white paper
• Leuchtturm1917 80g notebook

Smear Test (Dry Time):

• 25-30 seconds – This ink was still wet and still smeared after 20 seconds, but was dry before 30. It would dry in regular writing pretty easily, but be careful if you're in a rush. 

Drip Test (Water Resistance):

• Low – As you can see, the ink did not stay put when it got wet. However, a nice wash was left behind, so if your paper did get wet, you'd still have some lovely pink ink left behind. The letters will have disappeared like a bat in the night.

Saturation:

• Medium – There is a decent change from the first swab to the second, and using different nib sizes and pens illustrated the subtle differences between the deep pink and darker red hues.

Ease of Cleaning:

• Medium – Like all shimmering inks, this one took a bit more time to clean out of the pen, but it wasn't really hard. We always recommend the Goulet Feed Cleaning Brush if you want to get shimmering ink totally cleaned out of your feed. The ink might stain on your hands for a day, but our Private Reserve Ink ZERO Luxury Professional Hand Ink Remover will also help with that!

Shading:

• High – You can see the difference in each letter as this ink pools a lot while writing. This also adds to the shimmering particles drawing your eye. This paired with the shimmer adds a distinctive flair to your words. 

Flow:

• Medium – Surprisingly, this ink wasn't super wet. Given the longer dry time, I was expecting a wetter writing experience, but this wasn't that. In fact, I'd have preferred it to be a little wetter in the smaller nib sizes I tried.

 Packaging and Aesthetics:

• This 30ml glass ink bottle is a square shape with a large enough opening to fill your pen from. The label matches the color inside, and has the name of the ink on it in English and Korean.

If you're interested in similar colors, check out our Swab Shop where you can compare colors side by side.

Summary:

Overall this ink was fun to use, but I didn't feel like it would be in my daily rotation. I'd keep this ink for more special occasions, as red isn't always a color people lean toward especialy in professional environements, but the shimmering blue particles make this ink fun and exciting. I'd certainly want to show it off! 

This color is available in a 30ml bottle as well as our ink samples.