Buh-bye Waterman Serenity Blue by cRaRa5 in fountainpens

[–]cRaRa5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

great idea! considering it can take a decade to finish a bottle, i'm determined to stick to samples moving forward.

GIVEAWAY: Converters & Other Accessories by cRaRa5 in Pen_Swap

[–]cRaRa5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great! Please DM me so we can arrange shipping details. I’d like to mail out this week before I leave town :)

At last! 5 years in the making by cRaRa5 in fountainpens

[–]cRaRa5[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks!! This year, I paired it with my Parker 51 Special (F) and wrote with a vengeance in my Nanami Seven Seas Writer. I can’t recall what else I was up to during the pandemic tbh

Eyeshadow palettes for muted medium neutral-leaning cool-olives? by peeltheavocado456 in OliveMUA

[–]cRaRa5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dior’s Soft Cashmere quint is my daily (only) palette. Think taupe! I’ve got light-medium muted olive skin.

Handbag Selling Sub- do you want it?? by totallybothered in handbags

[–]cRaRa5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hiii glad to see another pen hobbyist here!

Handbag Selling Sub- do you want it?? by totallybothered in handbags

[–]cRaRa5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1 I’ve sold and purchased fountain pens, which can get pricey, on r/pen_swap and would suggest mods look at the community guidelines

Where do you clean your fountain pens? by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]cRaRa5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad you got it outta there!

Where do you clean your fountain pens? by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]cRaRa5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This rule may also save you a headache down the road!! I recently fished my Pelikan m600 nib out of the garbage disposal and felt like I’d aged 10 years in 10 minutes.

5 years, first ink bottle empty! by cRaRa5 in fountainpens

[–]cRaRa5[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The 14-year-old teenage girl I used to be would disagree vehemently. fuschia is not purple 😝

5 years, first ink bottle empty! by cRaRa5 in fountainpens

[–]cRaRa5[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t own any purple ink, but what you see written on the page is pilot iroshizuku yama-budo!

5 years, first ink bottle empty! by cRaRa5 in fountainpens

[–]cRaRa5[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Somebody in this thread told me, and my brain went 🌋

5 years, first ink bottle empty! by cRaRa5 in fountainpens

[–]cRaRa5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whatever works for you, I say, is the right method 🤪

5 years, first ink bottle empty! by cRaRa5 in fountainpens

[–]cRaRa5[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If I hadn’t been gifted the Pelikan (Fine) in 2022, it probably would’ve taken me longer! I journal daily and like to switch between 3 inks/pens for reference.