Comments on: Finding a Ink “Dupe” in My Collection

By: Mike F.

Mike F. — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:33:35 +0000

I have found that Sheaffer Purple was a nice, lighter purple, lighter than Waterman or Pelikan, without looking watery or washed out. It might be a good dupe.

“Was” though: Sheaffer reformulated their inks, and now I’m not even sure if they sell a purple. I’m having a hard time finding what colors are available, and the company doesn’t seem to even list their bottled inks on their own web site.

By: Ana

Ana — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:30:05 +0000

In reply to Ania. I have some cartridges of Amethyst, I'll do a comparison with that! Thanks!

By: Ania

Ania — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:35:14 +0000

Had a quick scan on Mountain of Ink and Monteverdi Amethyst looks pretty similar, if that’s any help.

By: Laura Cameron

Laura Cameron — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 18:45:24 +0000

I think you bought more Birthday Cake. Nothing was quite right. 😉

By: Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:21:41 +0000

Not a Birmingham color, but I recently had a sample of Colorverse Hubble Zoom go from that dark red/brown to straight up light tan. The sample was probably from 2018 and was kept in a drawer almost the entire time, and never in harsh sunlight. It was the strangest thing! I ended up dumping it even though there were no issues with the ink (from what i could tell).

By: Anders Kristiansen

Anders Kristiansen — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:27:58 +0000

I love this! I have been looking for a dupe for my Montblanc Shakespeare Velvet Red ink, which was a limited edition. Maybe I should try the same method as you, and see if I already have an ink in my collection that matches.

By: Tina Koyama

Tina Koyama — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 03:07:49 +0000

Without seeing your shortlist, I picked Mulberry Noir as the closest match, too! Whenever I think I have way more colored pencils than any sane person would, I think about your ink collection. 😉

By: Susanna B.

Susanna B. — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:21:58 +0000

Not to confuse you even more, but have you tried Diamine Bilberry?

By: Ana

Ana — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:05:09 +0000

In reply to Ruurd. This is more about duplicating the color than the historical or chronological value. If we were talking which was the more historical then waterman tender purple would be the winner by far.

By: Ana

Ana — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:03:27 +0000

In reply to Nancy. Let me know if it is still true to the original color. I’d be curious if it was my bottle specifically.