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Emre
Reviewed in Turkey on January 8, 2025
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Mediahound 🎧
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2024
J. Herbin has been around for something like 300 years!This is a great classic and classy Black ink with charcoal undertones. It writes very well in my fountain pens.
Michael T.
Reviewed in Canada on March 22, 2024
Using 1950 Parker 51 -Flows very well, good drying time, good colour
Andrew H
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2024
It writes really well in an antique bladder pen. Great color, smooth flow. Not the most waterproof but I don’t need it to be. Will buy more when I run out.
Elc
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
After trying out quite a few water based black inks, including many of the popular options out there by Pilot, Pelikan, Waterman, Parker, Diamine, Kaweco, Thorntons, and Lamy, I think J. Herbin Perle Noire takes the crown for my favorite dark black water-based ink.When compared to the other options, its the best balance of price, dry time, feathering, paper-penetration, flow, and smoothness for the how dark black the ink is. The only three other options that I would consider better with the black level of the ink (that ive tried), and they all have some downside that make it less desirable than the Perle Noire. Noodlers X-Feather is a slightly darker black to me, but its permanent ink, and it also has a very long dry time comparatively. Noodlers Heart of Darkness is one of the darkest blacks I have ever used, however, its a permanent ink, so no go. The only other non-permanent non-pigmented black that is darker black than this, is Diamine and their Jet Black. Unfortunately, my experience with Diamine Onyx Black is that the dry time is noticeably longer, which its long enough to be a potential problem, for me at least.I basically need a water-based black, since I dont trust myself enough to not accidentally make an impossible to clean mess with permanent ink, so I will be keeping away from pigmented and other semi-permanent to permanent inks. Its awkward to explain black blotches that cannot be easily removed on your desk at work.Perle Noire is a nice dark black, where its dark enough that shading is very minimal if there is any at all. Its also a matte black look, with no shininess, which some inks have. There is minimal feathering, and the flow is nice and consistent, with the nib feeling quite smooth (not the smoothest ink ive used, but still excellent). The ink penetration of the paper is also moderately low, so its less likely to bleed all the way through your page. The only thing that I wish was improved, is the dry time. Its acceptable, but it is long compared to the more pedestrian inks like Pilot Namiki Black and Lamy Black. I think its more than fine for a right hander, but it might be a little long for a left hander, which may lead to smearing if you write quickly. The other thing I wished for, is a better bottle, the 30ml bottle is cute, but its annoying to use to refill your pens, there are other, far better designed "standard size" bottles that both look nice, and are convenient for filling your pen, Pilot Namiki, Lamy, and Pilot Iroshizuku come to mind. I just use a syringe and my ink miser well to fill up my pens.I do need to note, I havent had a chance to try out some other common options for water-based black ink. Some of the inks I have yet to try, but are on my list to try, include: Pilot Iroshizuku Takesumi, Mont Blanc Mystery Black, Monteverde Midnight Black, Pelikan Edelstein Onyx, Lamy Crystal Ink Obsidian, TWSBI Black, and Aurora Nero.
Saeed Arshers
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2024
I’m no expect in ink but like the deep black color and kinda no bleeding into normal paper.
Jesús
Reviewed in Spain on July 6, 2023
Es una tinta muy fluida, y con un color intenso, de las mejores tintas negras que conozco junto con Aurora Black.Significativamente mejor calidad que otras tintas mucho más caras que al final tienen un desempeño pésimo.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on January 30, 2023
Love the ink.
Poorsaint
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2021
I use inks from different brands in my pens for my work. I stumbled upon Perle Noire. I must say that this is a fabulous deep black ink which is right up there with the best brands. it runs amazingly smooth, dries up fairly quickly and has a nice shade to it. Although Ive a good handwriting after years of using fountain pens, this ink makes it even better. I received compliments from my colleagues for this ink. This ink is worthy enough to be in your collection of inks
jr
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2020
I have a Stipula Passaporto foutain pen. It is a small pen with a large reservoir. I have used various inks but by no means am I a connoisseur or expert in fountain pens or inks. My primary issue is that I don't do a lot of writing as I mostly type at the office. So I might go a couple weeks between when I need to take written notes or sign documents. With all other inks that I tried, my pen would be dry and I couldn't write and I would have to spend 15 minutes messing with the pen. With this ink, I would start writing and it was like I had been using it all the time. No delay, no fiddling with the pen. I won't use any other ink now. My Passaporto at home I only use about once every couple months and it still writes as if I had been using it everyday. Give it a try.
a viewer
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2017
I needed a good, deep black ink for a very nice gray Visconti fountain pen that I received. This ink (Perle Noire) has some very good reviews on many pen and ink websites so I ordered it. I've only used it in the one pen so far, but I'm very pleased with it. This pen is not a particularly wet writer, and this ink writes a black (as opposed to gray) line from it. J. Herbin inks have a reputation for being safe inks for even vintage fountain pens and they have good flow in my experience. The bottle isn't very deep, so after it's about half-used you may have to put some of the ink into a little sample vial (or transfer the ink to a narrower, deeper bottle) to fill a pen, but that's easy to do with a clean drinking straw (put your fingertip over the top of the straw to transfer the ink). Like most fountain pen inks, this ink isn't meant to be waterproof, but that helps with pen cleaning. (There are some permanent black inks available such as Noodler's.) I like this ink a lot.
Catherine
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2016
This is a nice ink that flows smoothly and dries fairly quickly. There's a ledge along the top of the bottle that serves as a convenient pen rest. Unfortunately, soon after I got it, I spilt some on my favorite light wash jeans. I googled ink stains and I tried everything - stain remover, nail polish remover, and lots of cold water - but what ultimately worked best was some serious scrubbing with tom's of maine toothpaste. There's still a stain, but it's pretty light. I thought I'd pass the tip on in case someone else spills this ink on their clothes.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2016
I really, really like this ink. It writes smoothly, and dries VERY quickly (always nice for a writer who, like me, tends to be a bit careless of freshly inked pages). Be warned, though; while a lovely color, it is not quite the black of jet; it is closer to the black of charcoal. It is easily recognizable as black, but not quite the almost glossy black I prefer.One more thing: while a great product, it is expensive. If you can afford it, it's great. I bought this with a gift card as an indulgence (rather than a cheaper ink), so I'm quite satisfied with what I got, but the bottle was smaller than I envisioned. Do remember to do a price comparison with other ink first (and if you're used to dealing in fluid ounces, as I am, please remember to CONVERT UNITS). And then, if you can afford it, go for it. It'll be a lot of fun.
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