It’s inevitable, at least in my opinion, that when you get into the hobby of fountain pens you will eventually fall into the rabbit hole that is fountain pen ink. How long one stays there is up to each individual, but you will end up there at some point.
I know that I currently have more ink than I will ever use writing or with my art. I’ve slowed down in purchasing new ink to actually focus on what I already have, but occasionally, an ink just absolutely has to be collected.
I’m a huge fan of a comic series called Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe. (Per Wikipedia – The comic is a modern retelling of the relationship between the Greek goddess and god Persephone and Hades.) One of the things that I really like is the way color is used.
Why am I mentioning this in a post about ink? Well the two inks I’m writing about today are Persephone and Hades.
If you aren’t familiar with Wearingeul, the thing to know is all of their inks are inspired by literature. Persephone and Haydes are part of their World Myth (Greek and Roman) line of Inks. Wearingeul will on occasion release two inks together, for example, they released Romeo & Juliet together. Persephone and Haydes would have been an awesome pairing to release at the same time, however they were not. Persephone was released first and was hard to find at US retailers for a bit. I added a bottle of it to my collection in February. Four months later I managed to find a bottle of Hades in stock after learning of its existence. I found both inks at Droomgoole’s. A recent google search told me that more shops had both inks as of me writing this though.
Per Wearingeul about Persephone and Hades:
In Greek and Roman mythology, Persephone is the goddess who, after being abducted by Hades, becomes the queen of the Underworld. The Persephone ink is a dark violet color, infused with a heavy and death-laden atmosphere, embellished with red glitter symbolizing pomegranate seeds.
An Ink inspired by the god Hades, who rules over death, it embodies restrained beauty with a deep black reminiscent of the underworld. Enhanced by a frozen-blue glitter, it exudes an ethereal elegance, capturing the essence of the afterlife.
Pretty flowery but accurate descriptions of the inks, though you can’t really see the glittering aspects very well in my picture. I don’t know what inspired Rachel to use color the way she did in Lore Olympus, but it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that Wearingeul took even a small cue from Rachel’s work. (Also, I could just be oblivious to which colors are typically associated with Greek goddess and gods. It’s not something I think about often.)
I really like both Persephone and Hades. Persephone has really pretty chromatography and that frozen blue glitter in Hades really pops when I write with it. Sorry, I don’t have a writing sample to share. Both inks are smooth and not overly wet. Perhaps that’s because I tend to use medium to broad nibs mostly.
As with just about all shimmering inks, I’d recommend a fountain pen that is easy to disassemble for cleaning and a nib larger than a fine – because using a shimmering ink in a fine nib fountain pen makes no sense to me – I want to see the glitter!
Have you used these inks before? Do you have something similar in your ink stash that could be dupes for it? Let’s chat about it.
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