A little over a year ago I bought and reviewed Berlin Notebook No. 1 Blue. It was a deep and rich blue ink with a lot of copper sheen on certain papers. It was a beautiful blue and different from the more common super sheening inks. I mentioned in the review that Berlin Notebook also have a Black Label reformulation of the ink to achieve the same ink colour with much less sheen. Recently Berlin Notebook sent me a bottle of both the Black Label of No. 1 Blue and their most recent ink No. 5 New Red. While the two Blue inks were created in collaboration with artist Viktor Walter, No. 5 New Red has been created in collaboration with Caroline Corleone. Both artists use pinks or blues in their recent works Berlin Notebook also sell artwork made with the inks. A green ink is on the way as well!

This review is the first of my refreshed review design that I mentioned on my last ink review. I’m only using Lamy Safari’s moving forward because it is easier to change nibs, I have a more consistent feel for the use of an ink, and there will be more nib options. The comparison writing will still be written with a James Finniss Serendipity (from Pensive Pens). A flex would be nice and I’ll look into a good option for that at some point. This design is derived from my ink overview paper designs and with a bit from my Instagram minireviews. If you have any suggestions please let me know!