I love this ink. It’s so understated and elegant. It was bought to match my Lamy Studio Orion.

Noodler’s inks perform well and offer so many colors! Black Swan in English Roses went into my Sailor Pro Gear Slim “Black Rose” pen; seemed like a nice match. Sailor recommends Sailor inks to protect the ion coating on the nibs. I took a chance on the Noodler’s ink and it seems okay so far.

I really love this color. I feel like both the sample and the full bottle run more reddish.

I had gotten a sample of this ink after searching for a deeper pink/red color, as I tend to gravitate towards purple more, and wow did it exceed expectations! It has a beautiful shading quality to it that really shows off the pretty darker pink and an almost 'dried blood' kind of redish color. I'll be getting a full bottle soon here to make this a regular in my pens :)

I got the sample of this ink. And it didn't really meet my needs. I'm an artist so I use all kinds of papers and this ink was more inclined to feather and bleed on mystery papers than I would like. Not terrible by any stretch but you can't just carry it around and write on any old paper. It was not as waterproof as I had hoped. I do watercolor and have been playing around with the semi bulletproof inks. I was hoping for an ink that behaved more like the Noodlers red black when wet but this did not have that kind of effect. As for the color this feels like the exact color of cherry juice. Like you were pitting cherries and writing with the juice. It's a deep red that's more of a pinky brown. If you find that evocative you might really like this. It seems to flow average on my fine nib. Dry time is kind of slow so as a lefty this is a messy ink for me.

A great ink that works well with my medium nib TWSBI ECO. The color is pleasant and I like how it has a subtle shade to it. For what I've been using it for (journaling in a leuchtturm1917 notebook), the dry time isn't bad, and I can move on to the next page after a couple of seconds without any smudging. I have noticed that the flow tends to dry out after a page or two of writing. In terms of water resistance, it seems to be half-waterproof: the red part of the ink will stain and diffuse, but the black part seems to stay put. Overall, it's a great ink and I will be purchasing again.

I love this ink because it has great shading, and is a nice red. It's dark enough to be readable, but unique. It also shades relatively well for a darker ink in medium and broad nibs (not too sure about F or EF since I don't own either). However, I find that it takes a while to dry completely, so I have to make sure I leave it out. Definitely worth the wait though!

Love the ink. Great vibrant color. Love all my Noodlers ink.

This is my favorite ink for my Pilot Decimo, EF Nib. I get the finest, sharpest lines with this combination, which suits my small handwriting style. I also doodle a lot with this pen/ink, and I can get the finest details, which makes me so very happy. I can't say that I've tested this ink in any other pen, so it's hard to notice shading. The flow doesn't seem to wet, but since I'm using a Pilot EF nib, it may be wetter with a larger nib.

When I first started using Pilot Metropolitan pens, I bought a Pilot pen that had an EF nib and swapped it out with a F nib in a Metropolitan. So now I have a Metro with an EF nib, and finding an ink that flows through that tiny tip has been tough. I've tried other Nooder's inks, J. Herbin inks, and Pilot inks. I pulled out this lovely dark red from my box of samples and tried it. It flows well enough to work for writing letters (I use Strathmore writing paper for letters and either Clairefontaine notebooks or Apica notebooks for taking notes or journal-writing.) My handwriting is small, and my speed is very fast, having worked as a reporter years ago and challenged myself to keep up during an interview. I pride myself on taking thorough notes. This is a very challenging situation for any ink, and this is the second ink I've found that performs well. All my other pens have bigger nibs, and I have lots of favorite inks for those pens, but so far, Black Swan in English Roses and Noodler's Black are the only two inks I've tried that can handle that Pilot EF nib. I find black to be an uninteresting color, so I'm going to stick with the dark red for now.

This ink has earned a spot with my all time favorites. The slight water-resistance is just enough for everyday use and I love the smell. It's not so flashy that it can't be used in the workplace but a little different than a blue or black. I think it goes the best with thinner nibs because of the wetness but i'm sure that as long as you won't be using a broad nib on copy paper, you will be fine.

This ink has been my favorite ink that I've bought so far! Normally I stick with black or blue ink but I wanted to change it up a bit. I use this ink with a TWSBI Eco pen and write on a paper bounds journal. The dry time is less then 3 seconds and I've noticed no feathering! The color is on the pink side but it still produces a pink-reddish color. It does have a slight smell that I can only describe as a scented chemical; it's ink though so what can you expect. The ink bottle itself has beautiful art work on it and was packaged with love and care! I've always heard Goulet Pens has awesome customer service, I was not disappointed! 5/5 will buy more Noodlers ink from Goulet Pens!

Purchased this to go with a deep buffalo horn pen that I recently acquired on travels, and was super excited when it came in the mail, especially so quickly.However, when I inked it up, the color ended up leaning towards a brighter red- much like Diamine Red Dragon - which was exactly what I did not want. I really was looking forward to the dark, brown red color displayed online and in the videos I watched. Other than that the ink works well so far, and does not feather too much or take forever to dry, but overall disappointed in the color i received.

One of the only red inks I can use as a daily writer:-Excellent shading-Has a good permanence-Flows well in my pens and lays down a well behaved line.-A conservative hue that is good for daily writing, but is not boring. There is a depth to this color that blooms on you.-Dark/saturated for easy legibility.All around great reliable ink that I love.

This is the second Noodlers black swan ink I purchased and as an ink they color is great and the value of the ink can't be said enough. But the hyped shading didn't happen in either of the two roses.

Originally I wanted to get the Australian Rose, but it wasn't available in the store I was buying from. The English Rose was there so I got it. After using it for a while I quickly loved it, and was thankful that the sister ink was out of stock. For me it looks like dried blood, so it looks kinda cool. I wanted to blood red ink before, but since I tried this, I am quite satisfied with it. I checked our gouletpens.com if they had this in stock so that I can quickly buy a bottle of my favorite noodlers when mine runs out. Thank you gouletpens for being dependable provide our most needed writing tools.P.s can you please stock Paperblanks journals.

Now, before I begin I just want to say that the review title was done in reference to the color... the ink itself is quite nice to use. I received this bottle today and put it down on white paper. The Goulet color swatch represents the color well. It is mostly a light brown with maybe the slightest hint of a redish tone. It reminded me of Alamo Sunset that Noodlers put out in limited quantity for a Dallas pen show but less brick red. If you let the ink flow in heavy it gives a nice deep brownish/maroon color. My photo of the Noodlers ink name section is a result of me coloring in an outline of the letters. The few words at the bottom in gothic textura were done with a 4b nib. Very wide. The nib/feet flow ink well and as you can see the lettering is indeed light. There's no shading to be seen except where the tines came to a complete stop. Personally, I do like the color. It's a serious color for letter presentation and can do well for producing an aged looking ink color. As I said before the Goulet color swatch is spot on so expect that color. I had no issue with spider webbing on the letter edges nor did the tines feel dry putting the ink down. The paper was that which comes with the Madori travelers notebook.

I got this as a sample and fell in love with the colour. It's clearly a red, but not a bright red, which is nice if you want to use a red for something besides editing

Nabbed this ink as a sample and am considering buying a full bottle. It's a gorgeous, deep red that's a bit on the burgundy side. It's not blood red; it's more muted but no less deep. Shading is absolutely lovely on Tomoe River paper, as well. Only reason I've knocked off a star is because in my TWSBI with a Broad nib, it dry starts more than other inks and it stays wet for a considerably lengthy period of time. If using in a notebook, get into the habit of using blotting paper as your bookmark. Even after keeping the notebook open for 10 minutes, some spots (dots of i's, punctuation, etc.) still transfer ink to the facing page.

I am not a user of red ink. I had it drilled into my head from an early age that red is only appropriate for editing and grading. I couldn't resist THIS red ink because of its name-- Black Swan in English Roses conjured up something romantic and classical for me. I bought a sample first, and I loved it! It IS red, but is so rich and dark that it is almost brown. I ended up buying a bottle and I've been using it daily for personal writing. I haven't quite convinced myself to use it for work, but it may come to that.

I was seeking a red that was more interesting than the bright red I had in Sheaffer's Scrip Red. I thought that the Private Reserve Black Cherry would deliver it, but it is not quite red enough. Noodler's Black Swan in English Roses delivers the shade of red I sought and adds waterproof properties as a bonus.

My first experience with this ink was through the 2 ml ink sample. The ink sample that I received in a Lamy Safari Fine nib was a shade between a lighter shade of brown at it's darkest varying to a light, bright pink with tones of red and some beautiful shading throughout. I purchased a bottle (3 oz) and it gives me brown, brown, and brown; in fact, just brown. Using same pen and nib and paper. Would appreciate tips or any helpful explanation. Thank you.

Beautiful dark red and shading

saw this color from the newsletter and peaked my interest. it is a great color

In my 1.1mm italic TWSBI Vac700, this ink has the same character as a stain of dark red wine, with wonderful shading and minimum fading even on office-store legal pads. Absolutely gorgeous in broad strokes. Thirty seconds after writing, it still smears easily with water, but the writing remains clearly legible underneath.

I recieved this ink as a birthday present, and I absolutely love it! Most teachers don't want you to use red ink, but this ink is quite mellow in comparison to most, so no one seems to mind it. It's a great work ink, especially if you're the type (like me) to use a flex nib for everyday use.

After discovering Black Swan in Australian Roses and immediately loving it, I decided I needed to try it's sister ink and was given a bottle of this. A beautiful burgundy color, it's a little under-stated, not quite dark violet nor not quite red-brown... It seems to come across as a sort of antique-like burgundy-hue. I tried it on ivory colored G. Lalo paper with a 1.1mm stub and it looks great. I usually use Noodler's Kiowa Pecan for that antique look on ivory paper, but this sort of pulls off the same effect with a bit of style. Shading is great and flow is excellent; I will warn you that it needs a few seconds to dry especially on high quality paper like Clairefontaine.