The “Hi Manda!” cracked me up too! 😹 I also recently got a new box cutter 📦🪓 and I love it! So sharp! Good choice to try it out immediately. And the Blue Dragon inks are gorgeous. Such a beautiful blue. The way and amount it glistens reminds me so much of Shiny Black. So sparkly! ✨ It’s a perfect Maria color. I have been over sheen since I used Yama-Budo, and I can never go back. I’m so glad other people love them, because I really enjoy seeing them and not having to touch. Videos are perfect. Thank you so much for sharing! 🤘🏼😸💙🖋
I like sheening inks though not the ones that totally obliterate the base color. I remember watching you swatch Pilot Tsutsuji and just loved the gold sheen and I purchased a bottle immediately! Just enough sheen to accent the lovely base color. Good luck with the unpacking.
Thank you so much! I too like sheen when it doesn't obliterate all traces of the color underneath. I'm going to put both of these inks in a pen soon and we'll see how they actually perform. :)
So pretty especially the blue glitter one. Yes, oh heavens!!!! I’m a rat and the last rat year was 2020 and we know what that year was like 😖. Have fun using Blue Dragon!!
I was born on the Year of the Dragon, so seeing it at the Toronto Stationary Show, I had to get it. Just the plain Blue Dragon version without shimmer, since I have too many shimmer unused inks.
I am Tiger. It was a really hard choice of what Tiger pen to buy. I balked on all of them but one, the Wagner ‘22 Platinum 3776 matte white nice model with ruthenium trim. My partner is Snake, and she just got the Benu Viper. I was going to say you should put this ink in a Benu if you have one. That ink is pretty nice but I think I prefer California (but I’m kinda partial to Sailor inks 😉). I noticed it’s selling out in several places so I may be getting a little fomo after seeing this.🤣
California is one of my favorite inks. I might buy another bottle. I'll have to check out some snake pens! Aside from the Mont Blancs, I don't know of any.
@@MariaRosseau I’d recommend the viper. It’s a pretty great pen. If the MB is too pricey, there is the Moonman/Majohn F9 if you don’t mind the pretty heavy inspiration from the MB. The Opus 88 zodiac snake. A little bit less obvious but also snake inspired are the Aurora 888 Mambas in black, red and blue. Cross did a year of the snake many years ago too. Another option could be to commission a pen from your favorite custom pen maker in “Juma” material that looks like either fish or snake scales, depending on what color you choose.
The “Hi Manda!” cracked me up too! 😹 I also recently got a new box cutter 📦🪓 and I love it! So sharp! Good choice to try it out immediately. And the Blue Dragon inks are gorgeous. Such a beautiful blue. The way and amount it glistens reminds me so much of Shiny Black. So sparkly! ✨ It’s a perfect Maria color. I have been over sheen since I used Yama-Budo, and I can never go back. I’m so glad other people love them, because I really enjoy seeing them and not having to touch. Videos are perfect. Thank you so much for sharing! 🤘🏼😸💙🖋
Thank you for being here! So far I don't love this sheen because it's hiding that beautiful blue. Maybe I can dilute a little...
Wowzers, that glistening is so pretty (and needs a broad nib) also I love the boxes. I hope you have a wonderful week.
They are so gorgeous! Thank you and I hope your week is awesome.
I like sheening inks though not the ones that totally obliterate the base color. I remember watching you swatch Pilot Tsutsuji and just loved the gold sheen and I purchased a bottle immediately! Just enough sheen to accent the lovely base color. Good luck with the unpacking.
Thank you so much! I too like sheen when it doesn't obliterate all traces of the color underneath. I'm going to put both of these inks in a pen soon and we'll see how they actually perform. :)
So pretty especially the blue glitter one. Yes, oh heavens!!!! I’m a rat and the last rat year was 2020 and we know what that year was like 😖. Have fun using Blue Dragon!!
One of my parents is a Rat! I think they're known for intelligence.
I was born on the Year of the Dragon, so seeing it at the Toronto Stationary Show, I had to get it. Just the plain Blue Dragon version without shimmer, since I have too many shimmer unused inks.
It's a lovely ink! What a great memento of the show and even more because of the tie to your birth year. :)
I vote to put it in one of the mermaid tears pens! I just got a mermaid tears pen from Bonecrusher 7. ❤️ I’m a snake too!
Oooh Mermaid Tears would be a great choice. Snakes unite!
Hi Maria! All the sheening! all of it.
Hi! So much sheen!
I still like sheening inks. Lot of places seem currently sold out of Blue Dragon and its various glistening versions.
I still like some sheen, too. :) I found these inks at Jetpens, if you're looking for them. :)
I hope they are around for a while. I can't buy inks now. So cool!
I hope so too, for your sake. But even if they aren't, there will always be similar ones. 🥰
I am Tiger. It was a really hard choice of what Tiger pen to buy. I balked on all of them but one, the Wagner ‘22 Platinum 3776 matte white nice model with ruthenium trim.
My partner is Snake, and she just got the Benu Viper. I was going to say you should put this ink in a Benu if you have one.
That ink is pretty nice but I think I prefer California (but I’m kinda partial to Sailor inks 😉). I noticed it’s selling out in several places so I may be getting a little fomo after seeing this.🤣
California is one of my favorite inks. I might buy another bottle. I'll have to check out some snake pens! Aside from the Mont Blancs, I don't know of any.
@@MariaRosseau I’d recommend the viper. It’s a pretty great pen. If the MB is too pricey, there is the Moonman/Majohn F9 if you don’t mind the pretty heavy inspiration from the MB. The Opus 88 zodiac snake. A little bit less obvious but also snake inspired are the Aurora 888 Mambas in black, red and blue. Cross did a year of the snake many years ago too. Another option could be to commission a pen from your favorite custom pen maker in “Juma” material that looks like either fish or snake scales, depending on what color you choose.
@@mike.antkowiak I love all of these suggestions! Can't wait to see what I end up with. 😅
I still love sheen!
I like it, but in moderation. :)
beautiful ink!
and by ink, I do mean ink(s).
Like your face!
Dragon years are supposed to be lucky. I guess we’ll see about that. Not looking too good yet.
I'm going to hold out hope for this year. I could use a good one.
I be a snake. I buy ink. Things look bad
Snake good. 😅🥰
@@MariaRosseau Indeed. Keep it true, keep it blue 🥰👍
hi manda!! 🤣🤣
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That's pretty much his impression of you doing videos.