

Our test resulted in significant color smearing, but only a slight amount of feathering and line distortion. Water Testĭuring our review of Robert Oster Silver Fire & Ice ink, we ran a water test where we ran a wet cotton swab over a dried ink sample. Even during the water test we only found a slight amount of additional feathering. Featheringĭuring normal use, we found no feathering while testing Robert Oster Silver Fire & Ice ink. We found no bleeding during our review of Silver Fire & Ice ink using the dip pen and only a very slight amount during the cotton swab test at its most saturated point. Dry Timeĭuring our review of Silver Fire & Ice, we found a dry time of about 6-7 seconds, which is quite reasonable. This makes Robert Oster Silver Fire & Ice ink a mid-ranged priced ink and in line with most other shimmering ink options.
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Silver Fire & Ice ink is part of the Shake ‘N’ Shimmy series with an MSRP of $25.00 but of course, we offer for less. There is no external packaging and it comes with only the bottle which comes with a small label on the lid reflecting the ink color and a small ink color swatch. Robert Oster Silver Fire & Ice ink comes in the standard Robert Oster environmentally friendly 50 ml. Different pens and paper may produce different results. Herbin glass dip pen for our review along with a cotton swab on Rhodia dot pad paper. Robert Oster Silver Fire and Ice Shake and Shimmy Ink Reviewĭuring our review of Robert Oster Silver Fire & Ice ink we found the following characteristics that you may find useful when choosing your next ink color: Testing Factors Many customers love to use shimmering inks with an art pen, calligraphy pen, dip pen or brush type pen in order to get the most consistent influx of shimmer throughout your letter or project.Ĭontinuing reading for a chance to win the bottle of Robert Oster Silver Fire & Ice Ink we used for this review. As with all Robert Oster inks, Robert Oster Silver Fire & Ice ink is non-toxic and environmentally safe for fountain pen use. Robert Oster Silver Fire & Ice ink is a light turquoise blue infused with silver sparkle that makes the words come alive and pop on paper. If shimmering inks are right up your alley, then Robert Oster Silver Fire & Ice ink is a fantastic option.
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Herbin’s 1670 series of inks before making a full bottle purchase.

Shimmering inks are not for everyone so if you have never used shimmering ink before, try one of our “sample” vials of a Robert Oster or other Shimmering ink such as J. These inks continue to be very popular with pen lovers as they produce unique and interesting colorful writing simply. Shimmering inks contain small flecks of metallic sparkle, usually either gold or silver. In addition to a large variety of regular inks, Robert Oster is also continuing to expand his Shake ‘N’ Shimmy line. Robert Oster Ink Company continues to produce new and exciting color variations with well over 100 ink colors. Robert Oster Silver Fire & Ice Ink is one of last year’s new Shake ‘N’ Shimmy series of ink colors released.
