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March 2024 – Month in Review

Here’s a look at the entire month on one page, and some final thoughts. Just from looking at this photo, here’s a quick top ten ranking: 1) LAMY Dark Lilac, 2) Noodler’s Apache Sunset, 3) Monteverde Crocodile, 4) LAMY Cliff, 5) Monteverde Tanzanite, 6) Noodler’s Black, 7) Noodler’s Cherry Blossom, 8) Monteverde Iced Cookie, 9)…
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31 March 2024 – Noodler’s House Divided

I truly find this ink disappointing, which might be the point! I can’t decide what color it is. It’s not really purple. It’s either red, or it’s blue. But I just can’t tell. It’s like it’s trying to be both. Which, again, might be the point! I love this ink!
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30 March 2024 – Noodler’s Hawthorne’s Scarlet

This is really a beautiful color; it is saturated, crisp, and bold, but it has a refined color. And, of course, there’s not one letter for this ink… A!
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29 March 2024 – Noodler’s Dragon’s Napalm

Not much different from yesterday’s ink, but perhaps a bit more saturated.
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28 March 2024 – Noodler’s Dragon’s Fire

One of the great realities literature convinces some people of is that dragons, and perhaps more importantly dragon slayers, are real. This orange red isn’t my favorite color, but it’s fun!
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27 March 2024 – Noodler’s Clairvoyance State

A strange grey. Nice shading, almost suggesting purple. An intriguing color for an intriguing name.
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26 March 2024 – Noodler’s Cherry Blossom

This is a beautiful, beautiful ink. It’s hard to believe that red’s can be so different, but this has a “just perfect, cherry blossomy” feel and look to it.
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25 March 2024 – Noodler’s Censor Red

He’s not a fan of any restrictions on free speech, and particularly targets foreign countries that stifle it. This is a nice, deep, blood red.
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24 March 2024 – Noodler’s Black

People express consistency problems with various Noodler’s inks, including this one. I’ve never had a problem with, and really like Noodler’s Black. It’s intense, free-flowing, and bold, and has always been well- behaved for me.
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23 March 2024 – Noodler’s Bernanke Blue

You can go do your own research about why a special edition bottle label for this ink became perhaps the most hotly controversial story… one that threatened to tear the niche hobbyists apart. At its inception, this ink was the founder’s quick-drying line, which he chose to name after the then-Fed Chairman for a money…