Magic Ink? Let's Test Endless Alchemy Fountain Pen Inks

There’s a lot of buzz about the new Endless Alchemy fountain pen ink collection. Let’s explore these magical inks and decide whether they can truly transform the writing experience or whether they are a cheap trick.
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(0:00) Intro
(0:56) Unboxing Endless Alchemy Ink
(3:31) Is the cork base useful?
(5:27) Bottle filling
(13:21) Swatching the ink colors
(17:06) Endless Alchemy vs. Ferris Wheel Press
(23:58) Outro and giveaway
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[@brianthefixerofthings6536]

Since Alchemy was based on the ultimate theory of turning Lead into Gold, I would love to see a nice medium grey ink with a subtle gold sheen. Call it Merlin's Quest...

[@davidjimenezlopez]

I'd buy that ink.

[@bestattitude]

Brilliant!

[@ubacat1617]

I'd love an ink like that too.

[@BugHwi]

yessss!!!!

[@dichotomousblue]

Yup

[@davidjimenezlopez]

I am a college professor. Although I use also other colors for grading, my favorite grading color is pink. The next Endless Alchemy Color should be a nice pink with tons of sheen and shading, called "Tears of Students". Probably too specific to me.

[@Zaguzah]

LOLZ!

[@christineg8151]

TA here, and I also like to grade in hot pink. Currently it's Noodler's Shah's rose. Tears of Students would be a fun name for a grading ink, but I kind of prefer "READ ME." because that's what I wish they would do...

[@gregcooper8466]

The next color Endless Alchemy should do is a purple with a green sheen, and call it something like "Dragon's Breath" or "Dragon's Blood".

[@thomask1424]

It exists already - Cross Violet, purple with green sheen.

[@danielroddy8146]

Troublemaker Inks Doña Victorina.

[@hed-empti2336]

Sounds like lamy's re-released dark lilac

[@ronmckickass5714]

Jacques Herbin makes some nice inks like this.

[@aSipOfHemlocktea]

Dragon scale oil

[@AnInkGuy]

Just for the series "Full Metal Alchemist" they should make an ink called "Full Metal" and the color should be light blue with silver shimmer because the alchemist energy is shoen as a light blue lightning.

[@mwGoosman]

Great idea!

[@PinkWytchBytch]

And a bright shading red to serve as the philosophers stone

[@rodrigogbarrazag]

I love the color of Candy Sea; maybe the next one should be an intense red or ruby color with black shine... perfect for "Philosopher's Stone".

[@ApacheBee]

Orange color with purple/blue shimmer and call it Star Fire or Night of Flames 😍

[@apocalypse_frau]

I’d like to see Endless make a black ink with a greenish sheen and bronze shading called Scrying Mirror. Thanks for the demos, Tom. Please say to Ben! Sometime you guys should do a father/son video on your favorite fountain pens…maybe for Father’s Day gift ideas?

[@grahamluther9394]

Arcane Oak - a fresh, mid to deep shading, green ink - with an ability for a mid brown edge to form, rather like going through the seasonal stages of growth on a mature Oak tree, as you write. An overall green but slight edging of brown making it interesting to use, deep enough overall to be acceptable in the office, and perhaps on different shades of paper (white, ivory) will bring out its particular tonal variations slightly differently and likely be visible from a medium nib upwards. Additional ideas/thoughts: 'ALCHEMY' (from fountain pen ink - to - calligraphy ink) For those of us with metal dip nibs, and interest in calligraphy/lettering, as fountain pen ink is usually too runny without addition of some gum arabic to make it thicker, the Alchemy here would be for Endless to provide a sachet of powdered gum arabic in the box for adding to a miniature flask, (also included) up to the first line. Then add the ink up to the second line, put cap/stopper on and shake to mix the 'potion', thus some fun for you to transmute ordinary fountain pen ink into calligraphy ink. The small bottle and sachet can also be used with any of the Alchemy inks to transmute them into calligraphy inks. 'ALCHEMY' (from ordinary fountain pen ink - to - a shimmer fountain pen ink / shimmer calligraphy ink) A second sachet included, and also available separately, can be a shimmer particle (gold & silver options) allowing the customer to customise their Alchemy ink themselves. Customers may wish to add a cool shimmer (silver) to a hot shade eg red ink, or heat up a cool toned ink with a golden shimmer. or, they may want to try a preferred ratio of both silver and gold into their ink = 'Endless' customisation! Either the shimmer is kept away from the main bottle of ink and the alchemy experiment is just added to the perhaps also thickened ink in mini bottle to be used for dip pens... or, if the customer prefers their main bottle to be a shimmer ink from the outset, they can simply add the shimmer particle to it right away. Perhaps keep a mini bottle of the original ink aside in case a non shimmer small amount is needed, thus doing the reverse, but first perhaps a swatching session of your 'before' and 'after' shimmer addition Alchemy, and no doubt Endless social media fun posts out of it! 😀 🌳🖋 ✨🪄✒🧫📳

[@acttinium]

Druid's Glade - a green ink with blue sheen and teal shimmer. like a sunlit clearing with a creek running through.

[@adcary2008]

"Mage's Robe" deep shimmering purple 💜

[@lockedon8953]

Ohh, that's a good one

[@LittleDogsHouseholdStaff]

I think a fun addition to the Alchemy line would be another red shade with orange shimmer and name it after the scribe (rumored alchemist) Nicolas Flamel.

[@eddiecandelaria8691]

I love the safe saturation of these inks and would be excited to put them in my top tier precious fountain pens. With that being said and hopefully endless will still go with the alchemy theme/bottle etc. here are my suggestions... (1). Brujeria - a charcoal black (2). Ouija board - a dark brown (3). Incantation - an oxblood with a burgundy hue (4). Dia de los muertos - a marigold orange

[@annienigro4624]

Coming from a chemistry background, these are sooo tempting! Tiny 🎉 Erlenmeyer flasks! These I would keep on my desk even though I know all inks should be kept away from light. Thanks for sharing. They are already sold out at Canadian retailers.

[@CasperThe_Cat]

“Mermaid Scales” teal with shimmer of green.

[@lindabourne8327]

Call it Footprints in the Sand. The new color choice is staring right at us from your screen. Make the ink color the same as the giant prop pen on your left (viewer’s right) with a gold-bronze sheen. Glad I found you!

[@JP10192]

I'd love to see a light blue ink with a pink sheen - my two favorite colors. It would look fantastic with the Benu Talisman Sakura Cherry Blossom pen I just bought! I'm super excited for it to arrive!

[@reenathomas4922]

Hi Tom, I think Endless should do a blue cromoshading ink called Scheherazade. So cool!!!

[@lanesniderchannel]

I'd like to see an orange with some multi-colored shimmer in it. Maybe unicorn-themed with the name.

[@ChooseToDo]

I was looking into how colours were made in medieval times and they would mix (cook) elements like sulphur and mercury to get bright reds. Not sure how possible it would be, but I’d love to see inks named as “basic” element inks that could be mixed together to create these prized colours.

[@adistractedplanner]

Deep crimson with a gold sheen called Dragon Fire.

[@Dosbomber]

Noodler's already has a Dragon's Fire (formerly Dragon's Napalm but someone got offended by a word).

[@nickklett]

I think a purple ink with green sheen and silver shimmer and call it "Midnight Violets" would be pretty cool! Thanks for the demos, Tom!

[@claytonsanders508]

I already have far too many inks, but I’m really rooting for Endless. Their Regalia paper has surpassed Tomoe River to become my favorite paper to write on.

[@luigig6256]

Thanks once more - as always a thorough and clearly presented review. I like that it is no fuss and dependable. I only wish you had a store in Australia.

[@sweets6806]

This has so much potential! They can either make more variations of bold, sheen inks. Or! They can make ink that can be mixed! Like magic!

[@onetruetroy]

This video is terrific and look forward to watching your other videos. I would like an ink that has components of different densities and will shade if you write on a slanted surface. Instead of the shading occurring on both sides of the stroke, it will shade more on the bottom of the stroke. A deep crimson with black onyx shading would be dramatic.

[@sethraz044]

Beautiful bottle design. I would like to see a violet color with golden tints, and I would call it "Scholar's soul". Great video!

[@dr.d723]

Great video. Thank you, Tom. Perhaps Endless could consider making a brilliant turquoise ink with soft blue, green and pink shading and a lovely purple sheen. It could be called "Elixer of Immortality".

[@ErinMcMahon-fm7zx]

I love the bottle and cork base. Such a unique idea for display!

[@FountPenGuy]

I feel like a mandrake green color would be super cool or maybe a phoenix red color that have hints of orange in it

[@cynthiaalvarado8610]

Color suggestion is easy. A dark eggplant purple with green sheen and call it the Witch’s familiar. The bottle already looks like the Witch’s potion. Thanks!

[@cwardinger]

Perhaps, in line with "Drops of Mars", "Dust of Jupiter" with dark grey with with orange shimmer?

[@twisteddyekitchenmyfiberjo4577]

Love the design elements of the glass and cork saucer. Testing the water with these color inks is a great start❤The next color would be a lime green with purple sheen and call it Aurora!

[@liamflorentine902]

I would like to see an orange non shimmer. I will always love an orange ink and with their other offerings you can do slight mixes to create a wonderful array of writing colors. Thanks for the video.

[@raskul4]

I love the bottle design. Candy Sea is such a magical color.

[@Wunderkammerdandy]

Nice! Good review. Thanks! Immediately bought a bottle Mystic Forest 😊

[@MrVipul4492]

Love the bottles and the blue looks really interesting. Will surly give it a try.

[@def1ghi]

They could make a high-gloss black and call it raven's wing.

[@scubabeegl]

Great review. I’ve been seeing this ink come up on many of my feeds. Interesting stuff. Would like to see a permanent black ink for office use.

I love the bottle design, looks great and cool, I would love to see a strong different color sheen ink, something like purple with orange sheen, or olive green with orange sheen, this could be great mixes and very different sheen colors

[@aesales9248]

I love these fantastic inks. I definitely want the Candy Sea one. Endless should make a medium blue ink with a yellow or gold sheen and call it Mercury's Gold. That would be an extraordinary color ink combination. Yeah, and I'd buy that too. 🙂

[@mebpratt859]

I would love a medium dark pink with an orange sheen and call it ‘Sunset over the Mountain’. They could do a whole series of ‘mountain’ themed colors. Eg: blue for the sky, greens for trees & mosses, grey &/or black for rocks, etc.

[@moondoggie1987]

Candy Sea looks amazing with the purple tones it has in the shading or sheen, also very nice pen choices for the colors.

[@EyeKahnography]

I would love to see a metallic grey shimmer. Really loving the options and making me excited to find things to write with these

[@jannahlyon]

I love the alchemical wizardly aesthetic of this collection, it really adds to the magic and mystery of writing with fountain pens on different papers. I would love to see a sepia toned ink with a lot of shading - maybe called something like 'Lost Tome" or "Grimoire"

[@regina9085]

I love the bottle design a lot! I think an orange would be awesome with a lot of red and even some yellow shading :)

[@LuisBorba]

Thanks for the great vid. It has an ASMR quality to it that is relaxing to watch. I'm wondering if at some point they will make a set of colours that you can mix to create your own unique colours.

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

A deep yellow with silver shimmer would make a nice “Elvin Armor”. Especially if it sheens an orange.

[@barryporter6993]

Purple for sure (something to do with Royals, maybe King Arthur). The bottle reminds me of the Project Mercury Capsule with the retro rockets on the bottom heat shield.

[@jpanthony]

I know it’s been done, but space themed names with a blue color and red highlights always catches my eye. Or maybe a blue base with a golden/ bronze shimmer would be cool too.

[@AlliListArt]

Aurora Dance - A light Greenish Grey with a shading of light but bright Pink, with a little white gold shimmer for the Dancing. x Lovely review, thank u. love Allison XXX

[@sundovaasya9578]

Oh, thank you. It was very interesting❤

[@debbier7376]

That was a fun video! I'd like to see a dark orange with a gold sheen, called "Phoenix Rising".

[@jmntful]

Merlin’s purple! Love inks in the purple - blue zone!

[@EvanTemchin]

"From the forest to see" would be my hope and dream for a new color - mixing a nice green with a blue sheen.

[@user-li4gv5mr6l]

Purple gray with gold sheen. Call it Stormfront.

[@lindabourne8327]

Footprints in the Sand. Use the giant pen prop as a color/sheen guide. Sandy bronze ink with a rose gold sheen. Glad I found you!

[@dpaint6268]

I love purplish blue inks the most. I do use burgundy and Forrest green inks also. It is difficult to choose a favorite.

[@emilysnoap1107]

I would love a medium, cool purple ink with some sheen!

[@TakoKami1]

Alchemy is based around research and studying notes to finally turn other items like lead into gold. It may be simple, but a deep, dark brown like a worn leather notebook cover with a hint of gold shimmer would catch my eye for sure!

[@digitalcalibrator9740]

I like the mystic sea, but I'm always down for more purples!

[@lindabourne8327]

“Cinderella” - make it a lovely rose pink that has the baby blue shimmer of her ball gown.

[@BooksForever]

A dark blue-blk ink with orange sheen representing a candle at twilight could be popular for writers. Call it The Midnight Oil.

[@asterholland9081]

Since it's alchemy a name spinning gold/ turning gold. A slight shimmery golden yellow color, or philosophers stone- a ruby red shade with a glittering gold shimmer.

[@bestattitude]

Welcome to Endless and their Alchemy lineup! I guess a black ink with green sheen (and maybe some silvery shimmer) could be quite interesting. I suggest the name "Witch's Brew". Also, a nice brown / sepia with tons of shading would be nice. It could be called "Ancient mirror" or "Hourglass".

[@apd2403]

I want to see an orange with a shimmer. Maybe a sherbert color. That would be awesome!

[@acynicalgirl]

I loved the blue ink, but my favorite inks are always blue. Personally the idea that appeals to me most off the top of my head is an ink that looks bright red but dries an ashy brown and is named after Abbé Faria.

[@kevinstaddon2767]

I love the Candy Sea and have used it in various pens. I would like to see a nice rich purple with a silver sheen called Elixir.

[@hoosierulangler6965]

I have been searching for a graphite colored ink. I just ordered Wizards Pencil. As far as writing instruments, a close second to my fountain pens is Blackwing 602 pencils. I would love to see Endless partner with Blackwing and create a dark graphite with silver undertone (that mimics the shade and sheen of the 602 pencil) and call it Mythical 602. Co-brand and package with a Blackwing 602 pencil.

[@cc_likesknives]

I feel like they should make a beautiful lavender color....still saturated but not super dark. It would definitely be a good shading ink too :)

[@robbiemer8178]

I'd like to see a very dark blue with some red sheening. Lovely looking inks and definitely much better bottles than FWP is offering!

[@tiffanynguyen4411]

Purple with green sheen and silver shimmer called Witch’s brew

[@davidparrishproductions5082]

I dig that Wizard’s pencil… very cool.

[@anjejg777]

I would like to see a mirrored silver...name it..."Magic Mirror" of course. A whole line of mirrored colors would be great!

[@johnamoroso271]

We have the red and it's a good red for our use. The next color could be black with a strong silver sheen.

[@Kin3tico]

I would love to see a Frosty ink. Maybe it could have some light gray with a light blue hence hints. Called it Snow Queen. Btw this has been my favorite video so far. Thank you for doing it.

[@Guairenito]

A greenish Brown Ink maybe with some gold sheen, or without sheen as well, and I would call it Rusty Brown.

[@ubacat1617]

I love the bottle design and the ink collection name "Alchemy'. I'd love to see a brown ink with a bit of green sheen (and maybe even a tiny touch of gold shimmer) called Alchemist's Notes.

[@EricWeaver1]

I would totally buy a deep black with gold shimmer. It can be called "Texas Tea". But until then I think I'm going to get the Candy Sea!

[@TaskmasterWilco-X]

A reddish orange color with gold shimmer called “Aqua Regia”.

[@petersaunderson2710]

Great video. I've just ordered samples of these from a retailer here in Australia so I'm keen to see them 'in person'. A rich purple would be nice, and I'd call it FPPE. That's for Flying Purple People Eater. :)

[@robertcherry7404]

The next color should be a deep purple called Camelot. Enjoyed your presentation.

[@eddiecandelaria8691]

I have more!!! (5). Dante's inferno - a red orange like Apache sunset (6). La llorona - a light blue (7). The bottomless pit - a deep black like aurora or platinum (8). Baba yaga - sea moss green. (9). Santeria - an antique yellow (10). Cucuy - a blue/ black (11). Necronomicon - sepia

[@amandaluker9268]

I’m South Australian and I’d love to see you look at the Robert Oster’s inks being unique to my home town

[@DemonZapan]

I think it is a, although gimmiky, solid start of inks from endless. I would either like a nice brown called ember (those get to little love), or a nice purple called mages hat.

[@joeledman3853]

I like the bottle design. Would like to see a deep purple and a deep brown with a bronze sheen.

[@matty6244]

I was doing some book-keeping so... I imagine something like a permanent black ink (or any other color) called "Chronos' Blessing" to symbolize that what you have written will stay for the future

[@Robert-zb5ep]

I'm excited to give it a try.

[@mikaelalundberg6207]

I love this video! thank you so much for posting it, I would’ve never heard of the brand otherwise. I think a really good idea for an ink Endless could produce would be a periwinkle color with a blue and or silver sheen. They could call it something like “Frosty Morning“, “Fairy’s Tea”, or “Evening Stroll”. Thank you again for posting this video, I cannot wait for them to release another collection! ❤❤❤❤

[@GoldspotPens]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DougYerger]

I'm thinking of a medium to deep purple with a gold sheen entitled Patron's Cape.

[@deltaavatar6249]

I would like a black with silver shimmer called ashes to ashes, a bit more shamanic that witchy but I think it works

[@maureencantwell2080]

“Noble Gold” with a base metal shimmer. Having spent years in labs, I’ve been eyeing these inks because of the flask shaped bottle, wondering how they perform. So thank you for reviewing!

[@melaniecrounse5222]

I love all the inks!!! I would love to see "Brazen Head" after 13th Century Roger Bacon's work on Alchemy. It would be a dark intense orange with bronze shimmer, based on a cool myth.

[@NicoleTh3Bomb]

I would love to see either a gold and silver (Alchemy made me think of turning stone to gold) or a green / burt orange. The red ink should have been named Philosiphers Stone :) New to pens and I am sooooo hoping to play around with these ink! Ahh!

[@janinebognuda3264]

Thank you the informative video. Cool bottles! I would love to see a rich magenta with purple sheening and gold shimmer, “Transformed!”

[@JordanQueiroz]

It would be nice to have an orange ink with bronze sheen 😃

[@jmstumpfel8278]

'Lead' (or 'Eclipse' for a more catchy marketing name). A dark polychromatic grey with a subtle silvery sheen or shimmer to represent lead. Lead was the most base element in alchemy and was believed to mature and turn into other metals.

[@stanloona000]

I would love a multishading ink. Or an ink that's pastel pink with a pastel blue shading. Just in general a line of inks that's all pastels with pastel shade. But still dark enough to be legible? I'm probably asking for too much there lol

[@bethcunningham4346]

They should make a purple ink with a subtle gold sheen and call it “love elixir” 💜. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the new Endless Alchemy inks!

[@donnanoble9588]

I Search for a white or bright grey with silver shimmer. Unicorn tear would sound nice. Write on black paper when you are sad and need a sign of light

[@samanthanicholson9015]

I have tried karkos so far it's working well, I bought 1 oz for 1.90. no information like your bottles came with, I wish I did.