Just as the title says, I love the color/shading it does but it takes too long to dry. I've had writings sitting over night to dry and there were still some wet spots. This recent writing image has some shiny bits from where it's still wet and it's been 5 min. Wouldn't recommend.

The second I used this ink with a brush / wider nib, I immediately understood why it's a cult classic. Absolutely gorgeous gorgeous shading.

maybe im using cheap paper but I don't find the drying time to be so bad. I did sign a thermal paper and it did not dry in time but I love the color

I love the color of the ink. It is VERY wet. It smears several minutes after I've finished writing. If you're not clumsy with your hand placement, like me, you'll be fine!

Looks exactly like on the photos, beautiful!

Beautiful ink! Lovely color.

Such a fun color. When writing in cursive it is mostly a deep yellow/orange and normal writing creates pockets of deep red where the pen was removed from the paper.

Holy sunset. I had doubts about this ink living up to the hype but oof it’s amazing and I have to see it every day.

Nice color looks good but lighter than expected. Looks best on pure white paper not the creme.

Love the shading with this ink.Pretty color as well.

Beautiful ink with very noticeable shading, especially with broader nibs on good paper. Writing multiple lines creates beautiful gradients across the page that are just very pleasing to look at. I love it.

I typically like inks with lots of contrast to the paper I'm on, typically dark greens, blues, reds, sometimes purples. But this ink stands out fairly decent and is the only orange/yellow I like to use. With a higher flow pen you get quite a bit of variation in shades and it just looks pleasant.

I was looking for an orange, and after swabbing a sample of this I was looking at the orange that lives in my head when I think of orange. It's bright, but still dark enough to be legible. I'm here again because I'm buying a full sized bottle.

Noodlers has hit a home run with this one.

There is nothing wrong with this ink as far as I can tell, and it is a good value especially compared to Sailor ink. For me the ink is just not as deep an orange as I expected. I was expecting a little more brown tone and not just primary orange. I tried it in both a Sailor 1911 and a Pelikan M200 and got sort of the same results. The Sailor writes a little wetter, so I liked the ink better with it . The Pelikan writes drier and the ink looked almost yellow-orange on Clairefontaine paper.

I've come back for a follow-up. I lowered the rating by a star because I have new information. I got around to inking the Pelikan M200 with Sailor Shikiori Yonaga blue-black ink. The difference is noticeable to me. The Sailor ink is much easier to write with than the Noodler's. So, I guess I take back what I said above about there being nothing wrong with the Noodler's. At least on a Pelikan M200 it is inferior to another brand of ink.

Gifted this with a pen. Recipient loves the color.

I love the rich color

Beautiful ink.

Awesome color!

Great ink. Great selection. Use a quicker shipper.

I love the color. It looks a little faint when first written but darkens significantly. I use blue as my primary note taking color but use this one to call out key points.

This ink is a great fall shader.

Such a gorgeous colour, and sooo much shading. Love all the interesting red, orange yellow tones. Ink deserves its popularity. Bottle comes full to the top, so really great value.

The ink is named Southwest Sunset for a reason. Depending on the paper and pen used, this ink shade's beautifully. From a deep orange to a light orange-yellow, this ink has character. It's very easy on the eyes and the subtle changes of ink color are an absolute delight. If you like using inks that shade, you need this ink in your lineup.

My experience with this inks was good. It is a smooth ink. The color shows up very well on white paper and off white paper. My favorite part is when the ink pools in certain areas with a down stroke, it dries dark orange in the area of the pool. It leaves the less saturated areas a light yellow and the more saturated areas a deep yellow orange. Beautiful. My only dislike is possable user error. The ink came so full that when I opened it, it spilled. This isn't a major issue, nor is it an issue with Goulet. Just a surprise for a first time buyer of noodles inks.So far my favorite ink of the few inks I own.

I used this ink in a stub and flex and it showed beautifully on white and cream papers. It does dry very slowly, and I use a paper towel to carefully blot a page to help it dry. I should get some proper blotting paper. Not sure if this is a trait of the ink brand or just certain colors, as this is the only color in this brand that I have.

This ink has great shading with a nice color shift that really does make me think of a desert sunset.

Love this ink, was a bit nervous considering I've only tried one noodlers ink, but was greatly impressed. The bottles are very full which is nice.

I've put this in a matching Esterbrook JR with a stub nib and it's stunning. I also occasionally use this ink in random pens just because it is such a wonderful color of orange with good shading and flow. The ink has been renamed from Apache Sunset to Southwest Sunset in case you're looking for the old name.

Since I live in the desert I see a beautiful orange sunset everyday. This ink is a very nice orange and I like how it writes. It looks great and behaves great. It's another great ink from Noodler's. But I will keep calling it Apache Sunset!

Don't get me wrong the ink is very pretty it writes well it hasn't had any problems but when I opened it it literally was so full it was past the threads and it's spilled all over my desk and I had to spend 10 minutes cleaning it up luckily none of it got on my carpet but all in all ink itself great less ink and bottle