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Mardi Gras
Fountain Pen Revolution is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
Purples sit at the boundary of professional and playful, one of the more personality-forward choices that still reads clearly on the page. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About Fountain Pen Revolution
Fountain Pen Revolution (FPR) is a family-run business started in 2009 by Kevin Thiemann that designs pens in partnership with Indian manufacturers and sells them directly. Its stated aim is affordable, usable fountain pens, and the range includes the Himalaya, Jaipur, Darjeeling, Guru and Muft models in acrylic and ebonite. FPR also sells its own #5.5 and #6 steel nibs, including flex and ultra-flex grinds, plus 14k gold options; most complete pens fall between roughly $10 and $60.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
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