Perfect Pairs: Matching Pens and Ink

[@Rob_Taggart]

This calm music, and Drew finally speaking in a calm voice, is soooo relaxing. Add in the fact that that he’s talking about fountain pens and ink….pure relaxing perfection!

[@Gouletpens]

Don't get used to it, Rob. My natural volume can only be help at bay for so long. - Drew

[@Rob_Taggart]

@@Gouletpens don’t worry, Drew, I figured. Haha

[@ChristopherMay]

Another Drew "Bob Ross" Brown video. Please, please keep making these because I could watch them all day. They're almost as relaxing as getting out my pen collection and journaling with it. Speaking of which, it was fun to see some of your pairings and I'm really excited to see that I'm not the only one that will occasionally put in a contrasting color instead of a matching color. My current favorite ink/pen pairings are: -TWSBI Diamond 580 ALR Nickel with Diamine Marine. That's just a pretty combo! -TWSBI Eco Persian Green with Emerald of Chivor. The green accented demonstrator is perfect for this perfect ink. -Lamy Al-Star Aquatic with Kon-Peki. The blues are strong with this combo! -Pilot Explorer Red with Wearingeul Captain Hook. My red pen found its red ink. -Nahvalur Nautilus with Wearingeul 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Because, you know, you have to match those two up!

[@JanisOnTheFarmette]

Thanks for the fun pairings! I like to use Diamine Marine in my TWSBI mini AL Mint Blue. If I’m feeling the need for shimmer, I reach for Diamine Spearmint Diva.

[@chuckkolb1270]

This is a terrible, horrible, very good, excellent channel that reignites my enthusiasm for fountain pens, inks etc. At one time I had over 100+ pens from limited editions to simply just for fun pens. Being 80 I turned them over to my son to sell. I kept about four, my first purchase: Elysee Towards the Sun, a Platinum brown striped and a couple of others. Now this channel keeps appearing in my KZbin fed. What a delight. Someone out there is enjoying my past collection and my "new" one to be will be much smaller. But the joy is the same.

[@MrAtheta]

So true!! A pity so many purchases here in EU are easier than from this wonderful company!

[@ruonpaper]

Oooh these are some great combinations, Drew! If you wanted to use inks with the names 'Teal' and 'Merlot' for your Pilot 74 combo, Diamine has those. They also have a blue called 'Cornflower', although I must say the Ajisai looks really nice in that BENU. Already hoping for a part 2 video 😄

[@jeffreyepiscopo]

Perfect Pairs: Drew and his shirts When can we get a closet tour and see all the amazing shirts

[@beckyisj]

The side angle is sooooo gorgeous

[@JavierCasillas]

Music, Side-View, and maybe(?) new lighting set up. This is a WOW effort on the video! Super classy. Scary too, now I am fearful of Drew changing his cool fashion sense to match the music. Never change that please!

[@janekerrigan4293]

I really enjoyed this laid back fireside type video!

[@jacobmoyer8787]

Love the camera work and editing!

[@aqtcnja8430]

Iroshizuku ajisai being mentioned makes me so happy 😊

[@varadharajannadarajah]

@@aqtcnja8430 I expected Asa-Gao though

[@berolinastrassmann]

Next edition: matching pens to Drew's shirts 😂 Love the R&K Goldgrün / gold Green. I think Kaweco had an olive green pen.

[@OfficexNinja]

I also have a purple and gold/yellow combo! I've got the Twisbi Diamond 580 ALR in Sunset Yellow paired with iroshizuku murasaki-shikibu with a 1.4mm stub and it's one of my favorite pens to pick up.

[@LucyLu_meztli]

I loooove this video. The atmosphere to show the perfect pairs is so cinematic, inviting, warm. Thank you Drew and the lovely Goulet team 💝

[@Andrea9772]

Ohhhh the Prussian Blue TWSBI with Diamine Aurora Borealis would be STUNNING!

[@KendallW]

That's the combo I use! It is a really good pair that I just stumbled into :)

[@Andrea9772]

@@KendallW I may need to do a little shopping!

[@wendywander7]

This video's so nice I watched it twice! Thank you, Drew!!!

[@Gouletpens]

Yay! - Drew

[@alexandrapirvu7945]

Love these pens+inks combinations and the cosy video! Had no idea of Diamine Sunset being so nice!

[@DanielForgosh]

I loved this new style of video. Great job, Drew!

[@mschubert16]

This is the most relaxing video! It’s nice to see a mixture of inks that match the pen, and inks that complement the pen. My current favourite pen and ink combo is my Kaweco Perkeo in Breezy Teal paired with Pilot Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku. It makes me so happy every time I write with it!

[@DJ.1001]

Love the teal and merlot combination. I have two fender stratocasters, one in Aubergine and another in Lake Placid Blue. Always loved the look of those two guitars together and as soon as those pilots came on screen I pictured my strats.

[@thadwind3499]

I'm loving these videos. So calming and relaxing to just have on.

[@ajeronimosousa]

I feel the perfect ink for the Sailor 1911L would be Shogun by Herbin. Black with gold shimmer ✨️

[@Gouletpens]

Also a good one. And not TOO much shimmer - which I like. - Drew

[@chykalov]

One of the best video on the channel. Love it

[@zimyzam07]

I love the Twisbi ECO caffe with ferris wheel press steeped umber. Browns everywhere!

[@lizpilgrim1]

Yes, it was fun. I put J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche in my 580 ALR Prussian Blue. Love your shirt!

[@williamcatalano1762]

Glad to see someone give Diamine Prussian Blue a lot of love. My favorite ink and has been for a couple years.

[@KendallW]

I really like the complementary pairings, super cool. And the lava colored ink for a lava pen is perfection.

[@Gouletpens]

Thanks, Kendall! - Drew

[@sudeepmukherjee4430]

I have become quite a fan of your style of presentation and I absolutely love your shirts! In the vlog you have two inks that I own and love, the Alt Goldgrun and the Bordeaux.

[@Gouletpens]

Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate that! - Drew

[@Fishbone8891]

I'm always very envious of your handwriting, it looks classic and I wish I could write a letter like that

[@Calcprof]

I pair Alt-goldgrun with the Estie rainforest

[@jennvail7934]

Just today ordered the Monteverde Invincia Turquoise and some turquoise and teal inks to try with it! Can't wait to see how they look!

[@BEYSeamaster1]

Gorgeous pens and inks especially the 2 pilots and the Benus.

[@Marshallmallowlol]

I put Yama Budo in my Lamy Black-Purple! Best combo

[@ladyamalthea85]

I love fountain pens ❤

[@cynthiak2216]

Excellent choices ..once again!, Drew! Lovely video🥰

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

Great! Now I’m adding the Kaweko sport in the iridescent pearl. My wish list is soooooo long. Not even going into inks. Loved this! Be seeing you at the store.

[@shazzagirl9803]

Such a great video Drew and I really love this new format. Very calming and art house.

[@vee7586]

SO SATISFYING!!!

[@Patti5d]

I have A j I s a I. Such a pretty ink and color! ❤. In my TWSBI 580 Prussian Blue. I have Diamine Jack Frost. Lovely.

[@natasharay4045]

So. Much. Fun! Thanks, Drew!

[@pontoon_cat]

Because of this video, I took some Yama-Budo I had in a sample vial, splashed a little Wearingeul Silver Shoes glitter potion in, and loaded up my BlackPurple Lamy Safari with a Broad. It looks AMAZING! Thanks for the inspiration Drew!

[@JanisOnTheFarmette]

Loving the pairings, Drew! A personal favorite of mine is to pair my Diplomat Aero Stripes (with its pinstriped vibe) with Diamine Earl Grey. Herbin Vert de Gris lives in my copper Ensso XS Minimalist.

[@Xingqiwu387]

Great review with GORGEOUS pen-ink combinations. Truly lovely! It's so nice to go through all the reviews from Goulet Pens, and I for one am grateful that I never have to listen to someone there admiring their own French pronunciation of "Montblanc" every 25 seconds. The Sailor Gold-Black combination is stunning.

[@berolinastrassmann]

2:58 I ❤ Rohrer & Klinger Magenta for that Lamy, which I have with a medium nib. But that broad nib looks amazing !

[@JordanQueiroz]

Nice video 👏 😁 very relaxing and gave me a lot of ideas 😁

[@Gouletpens]

Yay! Glad to hear it! - Drew

[@TheKatalystical]

My favorite ink to pair with the Iridescent Pearl Kaweco is Sailor Manyo Ayame. Try it sometime, Drew. It is perfection!

[@venessalee6890]

I purchased this pen 2 weeks ago and haven’t found the perfect matching ink. Thank you for sharing. Gonna purchase a sample ink of Sailor Manyo Ayame to try.

[@tortoiseperson]

Wearingeul Path would also look stunning in that first Benu.

[@karmesindryade]

I love contrasting inks in my pens. One of my favourites is KWZ Honey in my TWSBI 580 Prussian Blue.

[@marthamahlburg1866]

My Benu Earl Grey is inked up with Diamine Chocolate Brown. A little predictable, but brown is my favorite color.

[@unnotabelle]

When I was doing practice exercises in the lead-up to my finals, I eye-droppered my Benu Earl Grey Tea with Dominant Industry Earl Grey Tea. Something about that double-punch of caffeine helped me survive the hell that was revising!

[@s.n.11]

I do use the Lamy AlStar purple with Yamabudo! It's also a a favourite of mine. I loved this vid!! It opened my mind.

[@kjmav10135]

Kaweco Bronze Sport with Herbin Lie de The-Looks like the bronze is spilling out of the pen onto the page.

[@JoshuaChandler]

Brown and blue is such a perfect color combination! (honorable mentions: brown and gold, brown and red)

[@donnas9599]

My contrast is Noodler's Golden Brown in the Benu Matcha Latte - and my match set is Noodler's Black Swan on Australian Roses in the Lamy AL-star dark purple. Love the inspirations, Drew - keep em' coming!

[@northstarjakobs]

I also use a Lamy Al-Star with my yama budo, it's the limited edition lilac pen in fine. The color matches a bit better in my opinion, but the other Al-star featured in this video looks super cool too.

[@nevermore_yt]

02:35 - I've paired my Lamy AL-Star, also in dark-purple, with Lavender Purple from Montblanc. Also a very good match especially for that color IMO; Yamabudo is on my watch list though

[@lynnmiller4669]

I just love this video! Some of my perfect pairings are: Benu Talisman Edelweiss & Troublemaker Copper Patina Sailor Pro Gear Winter Sky & Sailor Manyo Fuji Esterbrook Estie Botanical Garden & Birmingham Pen Co Quantum Teal Leonardo Furore Aquapetra & Wearingeul Wayfarer Benu Talisman Lavender & Monteverde Birthday Cake Shibui North copper Kitsune & Deatramentis Heliogen Green Copper Kaweco Sport Iridescent Pearl & Wearingeul Half Moon with Dimmed Light

[@MikeFaraci]

Love this video... as a newly "penabled" hobbyist, I'm finding that pen/ink combos are more satisfying to me than pens or inks independently. I just picked up a Delta Duna in Mirage Magenta from you guys, along with a bottle of Yama-Budo. That combo is fantastic! I'm gonna need more demonstrators and shimmer inks after this video...

[@tootsfour956]

It was fun, Drew! Thanks. Blessings

[@Amyduckie]

My favourite matchy set so far is my Platinum 3776 Century Nice Lavande with Iroshizuku Murasaki-Shikibu. It feels beautiful and the purple is almost a perfect match. I also like it with RO Sydney Lavender

[@heathergleiser]

I have Diamine Early Dusk in my Sailor PGS Starry Sky. The name theming was so perfect that I couldn’t resist and they’re complementary shades of blue.

[@KevinS643]

I've always enjoyed your videos, but I have to say this was a cut above. Excellent qualities in all aspects. Cheers

[@Gouletpens]

Very nice of you to say! Thanks a bunch! - Drew

[@NoDecaf7]

I love an olive pen and an olive ink 💚

[@kimberlymillward7580]

The TWSBI Eco-T Eggplant with Colourverse Hyabusa (sp?) is the best combo of you want your purple combo to be PURPLE. I also love pairing a teal ink with the Pro Gear slim northern lights purple because of the teal finials. Sailor Yomogi is a favourite.

[@Planningwithprosecco]

I’m waiting on my Twsbi eco crème / rose gold to be delivered today. Now I’m wishing I bought that Honey Bee ink…back to the website! 😲

[@born2bebon]

My matcha just came in the mail yesterday! And it also pairs beautifully with Wearingeul “path”. 😍

[@DavidSmith-cg7qk]

Dang that was a good video... I love the pens and the inks, but everything - the music, the editing, the voice over - was so... relaxing.

[@MichaelR-kl6hk]

Like the mix and match on the piolet.

[@daemon.mythos]

TWSBI Prussian Blue with Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku. Edit: Also, Thank you for introducing me to both of them on your KZbin channel.

[@stareenafraser]

Very calming and enjoyable 😊

[@SandyQueue]

My perfect pair - Lamy Safari Violet Blackberry, Fine, with Cassia ink by Rohrer and Klingner

[@sassytbc7923]

Great video Drew

[@skviviangeauxz]

I'm with Drew on pairing purple and gold. Being an LSU fan, favorite combo is my travelers brass pen with a purple ink, currently De Altramentis Purple Violet.

[@pugflyer]

I love the match with the Lamy Al-Star (colour Shiraz). I have found for me a match to Pilot E95s burgundy with De Atramentis Cherry Red.

[@artblob]

I have the exact same lamy pen and also have purple ink in it!! I am just starting out with fountain pens, so thats one of the two I have.

[@karen1946-o4b]

Drew, very different video! But it was amazing! Very zen!

[@carolanna0613]

Thank you for this!! I'm new to fountain pens and still learning. My light bulb went on when you spoke about using shimmer inks in a demonstrater pen such as the TWISBI. I haven't bought any shimmer inks yet because I'm not quite sure how I want to use them. I do have a TWISBI and that as an awesome idea!!

[@fossilimprint2954]

Fun video, thanks! :)

[@janepilecki8083]

Drew, I don't know how you can use those yellow and ultra blue inks!!! I can't see them well enough on the paper. But I wanted to say that I LOVE that you put contrasting inks in the Custom 74"s! Great idea! I generally match my ink color to my pen color. Otherwise, I have too many combinations to consider as I have probably 300 inks.l..maybe more! Too many choices' does make the decision more difficult. Very nice and calm video. Thank you.

[@borkwoof696]

Love that shirt!

[@brucethelen9977]

I got my comedia inferno B yesterday 🎉 and I love it. I paired it with diamine writers blood 🩸. And I must say that when I hold my Poseidon and my inferno next to each other I’m struck with the beauty of them. These pens just belong next to each other. The fire looks more fire next to the Poseidon and the water looks more water next to the inferno. And I got my moon in an ink bottle sticker which makes a great addition to my small collection of Goulet stickers. Love to all at GouletPens. I hope you know you’ve provided me with the tools I use for my reflections, journals, studies, stories, and simple fountain pen enjoyment. I can’t thank you enough. Always keep going. ✒️📜🕯️🌒

[@kiwitwin478]

I put Sailor Haha with Wearingeul silver shoes in my iredecent pearl kaweco and it is beautiful!!! 6:26

[@adamcompton4031]

Thanks for making this Drew!! I've been trying to find a video like this for a few weeks! I need to find a matching pen for my beloved Diamine Sherwood Green. -Ada

[@whywelovefilm7079]

I actually just bought the TWSBI Diamond 580 in Prussian Blue solely to match it with J. Herbin’s “Emerald of Chivor.” I couldn’t be happier…

[@JefferyHall-ct2tr]

Drew, your ink related videos are AMAZING! This one might be the best yet! You ink/pen pairings are quite nice! I paired my new Visconti Mirage Mythos Apollo with J. Herbin Lie de the, and that's going to be the ink I use in it. I think it matches the barrel. I also bought a Jinhao 9019 transparent to try out a new gold shimmer ink from Tom's Studio so that I could see how mixed the ink is at all times. (the pen is VERY similar to the Sailor 1911 you show, the ink is T.S. #73 Gold Lustre). I could go on, and on, but thanks again for these interesting and informative videos!

[@AccipiterF1]

I put Diamine Oxblood in my red Sailor Tuzu and it is dead on perfect.

[@whywelovefilm7079]

I have the exact same Black/Purple LAMY Al-Star but I decided to go with Monteverde’s Passion ink. I love the shading and I thought the color matched perfectly. But damn, I think your choice of using Yama-Budo is by far the better choice. I never actually tried Yama Budo before. Now I have an excuse to. Haha…

[@patriciaclark7135]

I have that Lamy AL-Star in "so called" purple. It does not look purple to me, but I still enjoy it. I like pairing this pen with Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Bordeaux

[@AudTalksPens]

Some of my favourite combinations are an S.T. Dupont in graphite guilloche with Wearingeul's Frankenstein, Diplomat Excellence A2 in skyline blue with Monteverde blue skies, Benu Euphoria earl grey with Private reserve american blue or DC supershow blue, Pilot 823 with J. Herbin bleu de Calanque, Lamy 2000 with Pilot Iroshizuku yama-budo, Graf von Faber-Castell Magnum with Lamy blackberry, and Platinum Procyon night sea with Platinum carbon black.

[@Gouletpens]

Most excellent! - Drew

[@cheryldueck318]

Some of my regular pairings are: -Kaweco AL Sport rose gold with Noodler’s Black Swan in Australian Roses (that is a mouthful to say!) -Platinum Prefounte in Night Sea with Diamine Enchanted Ocean. - Kaweco AL Sport Vibrant Violet with J Herbin Poussière de Lune - Kaweco Al Sport Petrol with Ferris Wheel Press Peter Moss On a more fun tangent - I’m enjoying my Kaweco AL Sport in Iguana Blue (Stub nib) with FWP Queen Alium And my newest pen acquisition - Lamy Safari in Pink Cliff with Organic Studios Unicorn Blood (which was a sample vial I had from Goulet and I just fell in love with, only to discover it is no longer available 😔)

[@cheryldueck318]

And after this video I now need to check out Alt-Goldgrün!

[@cheryldueck318]

Oh, and I think the Lamy Dark Lilac 2024 I recently got is going to be a nice pairing with my TWSBI 580 in Iris!

[@LadyTiss]

Nekoyonagi is really beautiful, I like to let it sit in my pen for a bit. I think some of the water evaporates off of so it's more saturated on paper. Everything about this video tickled my brain. So calming...thank you!

[@Gouletpens]

Yeah I wish it was a bit darker! - Drew

[@AndrewHawes-c8v]

I also put Yama Budo in my Purple Al-Star with a broad nib. It was such a perfect combination that I finally started trying to coordinate inks with other pens. I also put Yama Budo in a Lamy Studio LX All Black with a broad nib. It's a bit drier than the Al-Star, so the YB is much more pink, but it works perfectly. I think the contrast between that elegant black and bright pink works really well. (I wanted to try Rachmaninoff but don't really want to put it in a more expensive pen. Maybe I'll get a black safari to try that someday, as that would probably look really cool through the ink window.) Emerald of Chivor is perfect for the TWSBI Prussian Blue 580 ALR. I wish there were still 1.5 stubs for the 580, though. I think I'm at the point where I have too many pens but not enough ink. I'll have to order a bunch of samples.

[@syddlinden8966]

Purple: DeAntramentis Doc Violet in a Majohn Wancai mini in Stary Purple. 😍 I have almost entirely demonstrators cause I knew going in if getting into trouble trying to match my inks perfectly to the color of the body. Lol

[@daniellenonato2737]

Loved these ink and pen combos, but now I can't stop wondering about best matches for the Lamy 2000

[@ChristopherMay]

I use Lamy Cliff in my 2000 with a Medium nib and will probably need to buy several bottles of it because I don't really want to use anything else in that pen. So I need to get a stockpile since that's a limited edition ink!

[@ThePathOfAshes]

Love a good pen & ink pairing, my current pairs are a kaweco liliput copper with diamine ancient copper (my absolute fav) and a navy kaweco sport with wearingeul wicket witch. Also like pairing my simple black pens with vibrant colours like the orange wearingeul Heimdall. Most my pens are demonstrators though, which I agree with Drew they're great for shimmer inks. My fav shimmer atm is FWP Misguided Mistletoe.

[@Gouletpens]

Beautiful! - Drew

[@MariekevanBuytene]

Oh yes, my ink has to match my pen or some part of it. For example, I now have Diamine Spring Green in a Lamy Safari Spring Green and J. Herbin Encre Rouge (Parfum Rose) in a transparent J. Herbin rollerball converter - but it has the logo in a matching red on the cap. Cheers!

[@varadharajannadarajah]

Only Drew can review 10 pens & 10 inks in 15 minutes

[@soijx9112]

opus 88 cherry blossom with diamine hope pink is best combo

[@Gouletpens]

Hope Pink is SO GOOD! - Drew

[@kn0ttyl1brar1an]

My pairing for my blackpurple Al-Star is Diamine Writer's Blood! It's probably the only ink I'll ever put in it.

[@Gouletpens]

That's a good one! - Drew

[@ndbyers23]

Drew-great choices! I specifically love the Earl Grey pen and your choice of ink. I drink Earl Grey loose leaf tea almost every day and the blue flecks of the corn flower petals add yet another layer of enjoyment while it is steeping. Are you a tea drinker?? BTW, I really like your penmanship. A What do you think of a video of several Goulet staff members showcase their handwriting on the continuum from wonderful to more of a normal person’s level. People from Goulet state that all handwriting is fine, just Write On” but I think most people would rather have nicer penmanship. So for the video, pick 3-5 staff members-including you!-and have them write out a pangram. Here’s a fun one: When zombies arrive, quickly fax Judge Pat. 😂. And also write an alphabet sample in both Capital and lowercase letters. I think that it would be a popular video! ✒️

[@heathgardner9908]

I, too, have a tendency to forget what ink I've put in which pen. Though I know what my Prussian Blue Diamond 580AL has in it right now: Iroshizuku Shin-ryoku. A bit more of a green ink, but it looks great with the pen.