The wit is why I come. I’m often too busy to even appreciate all the effort you put into the graphics. Thanks for being listenable while throwing bottles around artistically and whatnot.
Companies like colorverse and tono and lims have really disrupted the market. Amazing brands and really unique marketing! I love their kaleidoscope inks, really fun watching the ink changing colour!
Lovely video as ever, and quite a comprehensive overview of Tono & Lims! I'm really enjoying your new multi-ink review format :) It's a bit hidden in plain sight, but the Tono & Lims Crossover Line inks have a QR code inside the box that let you listen to the classic music each one represents. Just an interesting little easter egg with those inks. Also, I can't wait to read your future collaborative blog post on ink wetness. It's a topic that fascinates me, but I haven't found a lot of data on it. - Alex P.S. Thank you for the callout to our shop!
Thank you. I was wondering what that QR code was for! Hahaha! At least I got the classical music part right. The three of us are still trying to come up with a common definition of "wetness" and "dryness"--it's that complicated.
At the intro: "Mr. Yuck is mean, Mr. Yuck is green. When you see him stop and think..." Sorry, 70s childhood flashback happening. Very cool inks though.
OOF that Jasper is stunning. Fantastic, informative video. Thank you. What an incredible resource your UA-cam channel is Alesa. I'm so thrilled I (finally) found it/you
Love your reviews!! I especially loved seeing how ink disperse in water. Super cool and beautiful. I will have to get some of their shimmer inks an d definitely Hematite. 😍 BTW, Tono & Lims is a Japanese brand made in collaboration with a South Korea ink company (Lim's lab). As someone mentioned below, Lim is a Korean last name. Hope this helps. 😄
Week 12 (12? 13? who is still counting?) of Corona-ness in the UK and I will watch anything that takes me away from the hideous incompetence. Thank you for this flight of inky fancy. None of this loveliness available in Euroland yet. I want to go to Japan with a tooth brush, essential underwear and two empty suitcases. Now. Thank you.
hahaha! I know exactly what you mean! When I used to come visit Japan when I lived in the States, I did that thing where you pack the smaller suitcase INSIDE of the larger suitcase--that way you had the large suitcase to bring stuff back! Thanks!
Not weird but definitely MAD: Masterful, addicting, and delightful. This video was very informative and I was riveted to your demonstrations of the various inks and their properties. And I wholeheartedly endorse your excursions into your bathroom with a black light - it was eye-opening :)
Wow! Very impressive lines of inks. I'd have a hard time trying them all in one lifetime but I'd sure like to give it a shot. I really loved the first one you previewed for its stunning Cherry Blossom color. The other ink that I was very impressed by was BumbleBee which sort of reminds me a little of Noodler's Apache Sunset. So if I get the chance to purchase these I will opt for these 2 inks. Thank you so much for this. I really enjoyed it.
That's really cool to see more of the Tono & Lims lines. I've bought several already from Shigure Inks, as they're being made more available over here in the States. Their shimmer inks in particular stand out to me as pretty innovative!
I received my first Tono & Lims ink (as well as a couple of others) from Shigure Inks this week. It's Dramatic Sky from the Friendship line. I'm just now having time to play with it, but so far so good.
Inky, many thanks again for this really informative video. Never heard of this ink collab before, and I just love the variety of lines/themes for their inks. In particular I am ready dip pen in hand (as soon as/ if they reach the UK) to try the waterproof ink line. I also just love the frivolity and feyness (magical) of the ink properties they are offering. It's making me think outside the box as to how to use them eg. Doodles/ drawings half in one visible ink, the other half in fluorescent or ink only visible with black light!, That could be one way to reveal a picture slowly by changing the light source. What fun. Thank you again.
I'm so glad you like it. I really like mixing inks in separate bottles to try different combinations so that if it doesn't work out, I haven't wasted the whole bottle. I think some of their fluorescent inks might be fun to try that. Their waterproof inks are actually pretty fountain pen friendly, it is just that one had glitter in it too, but it's been in my Preppy for two weeks and is still working fine! Your ideas sound cool. Thank you so much for your supportive comment!
@@InkyRocks Good to know these waterproof inks can be used in fountain pens. I too will look to use one of my more easily replaceable pens. Did you notice any staining with your preppy with the waterproof ink.?
@@audreycaldeira-hankey2951 I still have the ink in my Preppy so I'm not sure. I've found with pigment inks that using a q-tip goes a long way in getting stuff out (as opposed to bleach etc) as it is physical particles you are mechanically cleaning off.
Thank you! They are not well known in the west but are so popular here in Japan. There is a very devoted bunch of people that love ink and that drives the large variety and choice.
Thank you for another, entertaining, informative, and artistic review of Ink. When I was young there existed, in my small world, only blue, black and red ink. And the boutique, blue/black. How things have changed.
Seriously! I remember when I first saw different colors of ink coming out (years ago), thinking "I'm too busy, blue is just fine" hahaha! Thank you so much. Hope you have a great New Year!
Yay! A new very interesting video. I was worried that you were sick or something happened. This is a brand that I will certainly have to research. Thank you!
Very pretty video! Tono & Lims inks are all over Japanese social media so I've been interested in a lot of them, but they're kind of expensive for the amount of ink you get so I've only bought a few. I really like the shimmer inks. They also always have so many event-only inks and store collaborations that make me envious since I can't go to them. Every time I see their event announcements there are so many limited inks, so I wonder how many inks they've made in total. The Towazakura and Sakuya-hime inks you showed are really lovely.
Thank you. The inks are fun and, I too, like the Towazakura and Sakuyahime inks. I don't sweat not getting a lot of the collabs because I know eventually they will produce something I like and is obtainable for me. There is just so much to choose from!
Always enjoy your videos! This one must have been fun. Thanks for the introduction to this brand. We have inks on Shigure in the shopping cart. I Will have to make sure I get some.
PIGMENT INK? i love pigment ink :O sadly a lot of waterproof inks don't shade and I love shading sooo much i love these inks so much! I'm sad there's no purple pigment thooo
Well, it's been 17 minutes in, and I still don't fully grasp why these inks exist. They clearly aren't for writing, and from what I've seen, they're noticeably above the market price-wise? Especially for a fidgeting toy niche they fit in so nicely.
They exist because people like them. I explain "ink numa" or the "ink swamp" here in Japan in my last video. You have to wait in line for some of these inks, and with supply and demand, the price has found it's level. Most of their inks are quite suited for fountain pen writing--I just do extreme tests on them. I use all of them in my fountain pens except for the two glass pen ones, and I use them in my Pilot Parallels.
I'm glad you found it useful! You can get lost in all these inks! I guess my favorite color is blue with purple and green as close runner ups--which is maybe why I'm enjoying teal lately... Oh, and you have a lovely channel! The washes and urban sketches--awesome!
I wonder what'd happen if you put the dip pen inks in a fountain pen, I wanna make a type of pen that can use dip pen ink but also be convenient like a fountain pen!
Please don’t do that. Many dip pen inks have shellac in them and will completely freeze up your fountain pen. (Like putting paint or varnish in your pen!)
@@InkyRocks Oh wow thanks xD I wanna still invent a pen that can use a more broad variety of ink and put the ink down more stably? But that's a good warning, Thanks :D
Wow! I was really looking forward to your review of this ink brand. What an extensive line they have! I would like to try out some of their inks. Sheens don’t seem to scare me as much as shimmers. And other than the cool factor factor I will have to figure out why I would “need” fluorescent ink! 🤣😂 Will have to watch this video a couple more times before heading over to Shigure Inks website. I love Shigure Inks! You sound well. Happy to see that girlie glass nib pen in use! 😂
hahaha! I'm enjoying my girlie glass pen! The nice thing about some of their shimmer inks is that they have some that are very light on shimmer. You can hardly tell. And if you are worried, put it in a Platinum Preppy--I still have the "feed killer" in it and it is still writing fine (after being in there for 2 weeks!) Shigure carries so many great items from Asia. Thanks!
It was a limited edition sold only here in Japan (as "inku numa" or the ink craze is only really popular in Japan). I went back to the store I bought it at and they are sold out. Tono and Lims sells a lot of glass pen only ink and I may do some more IGTV videos on individual ones. I just finished one about the "Bedroom in Arles" ink.
Inky.Rocks Awe - I’m going to give myself about 5 minutes to mope about this - and then I’m going to appreciate what I already have. Thank you so much for letting me know: I’m glad for your videos and very excited about whatever may be next. 👍🏼
@@miroslavpavlemanovski3886 You are so right--we need to appreciate what we have! But Tono & Lims comes out with so many new inks, they will eventually make something you find just as intriguing!
Thank you! I found a Mr Tono (I think it's a man but it just said "Tono-san" which doesn't designate a gender.) I don't know if there is a Lims though!
Hi! I was just on Shigureinks website and notice a brand called Ink Institute. Are you familiar with that brand? Have you used any of their inks? Are they new? Where are they from? Thanks!!!
As j kopppo says, it's from Taiwan and I have a bottle of their Jade and a bottle of Fox Rain. Both are beautiful shading colors with Fox Rain being a chromo shader. If you go to Juspirit, it's in Chinese so I had to use Google translate. I may do a video on them in the future. Thanks!
The wit is why I come. I’m often too busy to even appreciate all the effort you put into the graphics. Thanks for being listenable while throwing bottles around artistically and whatnot.
Hahaha! I’m glad you enjoy it! Thanks for all the feedback!
Your videos are amazing, please keep it up!
Thank you!
Companies like colorverse and tono and lims have really disrupted the market. Amazing brands and really unique marketing!
I love their kaleidoscope inks, really fun watching the ink changing colour!
It really is--I enjoy those kinds of ink! Though I don't collect all of them, I do agree they have shaken up the market!
Ha! I was wondering where we were going in your Japanese shower! Too funny! Great video!
Thank you! And thanks for watching all the old ones hahaha!
the ink is sooo pretty!!
Thank you! They have some really nice ones!
Love the creativity in the ink industry! Something fun fo everyone 😊
Absolutely!
Lovely video as ever, and quite a comprehensive overview of Tono & Lims! I'm really enjoying your new multi-ink review format :)
It's a bit hidden in plain sight, but the Tono & Lims Crossover Line inks have a QR code inside the box that let you listen to the classic music each one represents. Just an interesting little easter egg with those inks.
Also, I can't wait to read your future collaborative blog post on ink wetness. It's a topic that fascinates me, but I haven't found a lot of data on it.
- Alex
P.S. Thank you for the callout to our shop!
Thank you. I was wondering what that QR code was for! Hahaha! At least I got the classical music part right.
The three of us are still trying to come up with a common definition of "wetness" and "dryness"--it's that complicated.
At the intro: "Mr. Yuck is mean, Mr. Yuck is green. When you see him stop and think..."
Sorry, 70s childhood flashback happening. Very cool inks though.
Hahaha! I had to Google that!
OOF that Jasper is stunning.
Fantastic, informative video. Thank you.
What an incredible resource your UA-cam channel is Alesa. I'm so thrilled I (finally) found it/you
Wow! Thanks so much! I’m on a small break now-be back in a few weeks!
Love your reviews!! I especially loved seeing how ink disperse in water. Super cool and beautiful. I will have to get some of their shimmer inks an d definitely Hematite. 😍 BTW, Tono & Lims is a Japanese brand made in collaboration with a South Korea ink company (Lim's lab). As someone mentioned below, Lim is a Korean last name. Hope this helps. 😄
Thanks so much! Ink in water looks cool! Hematite is a awesome color. I didn't know the company was called Lim's Lab!
Week 12 (12? 13? who is still counting?) of Corona-ness in the UK and I will watch anything that takes me away from the hideous incompetence. Thank you for this flight of inky fancy. None of this loveliness available in Euroland yet. I want to go to Japan with a tooth brush, essential underwear and two empty suitcases. Now. Thank you.
hahaha! I know exactly what you mean! When I used to come visit Japan when I lived in the States, I did that thing where you pack the smaller suitcase INSIDE of the larger suitcase--that way you had the large suitcase to bring stuff back! Thanks!
Oh, look at you using that pretty glass pen! Those are some interesting inks. The chromatography is always so fascinating.
hahaha! I know! Glass pen! (And I mailed a letter to you yesterday--not just wrote it, it's actually in the mail!!)
@@InkyRocks Yay!
Not weird but definitely MAD: Masterful, addicting, and delightful. This video was very informative and I was riveted to your demonstrations of the various inks and their properties. And I wholeheartedly endorse your excursions into your bathroom with a black light - it was eye-opening :)
I like your version of MAD! I'm glad you found it useful and I'm going to stay away from the bathroom for awhile hahaha! Thank you!
Very calming and beautiful to watch, thank you. I'm keeping fingers crossed I'll be lucky and be able to get some Tono & Lim samples.
Thank you so much! I hope you get them!
I like your creativity videos and great ink reviews. Thank you.
Thank you so much!
I will buy every one of them, if I go to Japan one day . just wow 😮
hahaha! Don't buy them all--too many inks! I hope you can make it out here one day!
Wow! Very impressive lines of inks. I'd have a hard time trying them all in one lifetime but I'd sure like to give it a shot. I really loved the first one you previewed for its stunning Cherry Blossom color. The other ink that I was very impressed by was BumbleBee which sort of reminds me a little of Noodler's Apache Sunset. So if I get the chance to purchase these I will opt for these 2 inks. Thank you so much for this. I really enjoyed it.
Some of those inks are pretty crazy! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!
That's really cool to see more of the Tono & Lims lines. I've bought several already from Shigure Inks, as they're being made more available over here in the States. Their shimmer inks in particular stand out to me as pretty innovative!
That's probably what I like the most--their shimmer inks. Some have a lot and some have just a hint. There is a real variety!
I received my first Tono & Lims ink (as well as a couple of others) from Shigure Inks this week. It's Dramatic Sky from the Friendship line. I'm just now having time to play with it, but so far so good.
That Dramatic Sky looks awesome! I hope it works out for you!
Inky, many thanks again for this really informative video. Never heard of this ink collab before, and I just love the variety of lines/themes for their inks. In particular I am ready dip pen in hand (as soon as/ if they reach the UK) to try the waterproof ink line. I also just love the frivolity and feyness (magical) of the ink properties they are offering. It's making me think outside the box as to how to use them eg. Doodles/ drawings half in one visible ink, the other half in fluorescent or ink only visible with black light!, That could be one way to reveal a picture slowly by changing the light source. What fun. Thank you again.
I'm so glad you like it. I really like mixing inks in separate bottles to try different combinations so that if it doesn't work out, I haven't wasted the whole bottle. I think some of their fluorescent inks might be fun to try that. Their waterproof inks are actually pretty fountain pen friendly, it is just that one had glitter in it too, but it's been in my Preppy for two weeks and is still working fine! Your ideas sound cool. Thank you so much for your supportive comment!
@@InkyRocks Good to know these waterproof inks can be used in fountain pens. I too will look to use one of my more easily replaceable pens. Did you notice any staining with your preppy with the waterproof ink.?
@@InkyRocks Forgot to say many thanks for the suggestions in mixing the inks.
@@audreycaldeira-hankey2951 I still have the ink in my Preppy so I'm not sure. I've found with pigment inks that using a q-tip goes a long way in getting stuff out (as opposed to bleach etc) as it is physical particles you are mechanically cleaning off.
Wow! I have never heard of this brand of inks but what stunning properties! Your video showing them was so entertaining. I will have to look for them.
Thank you! They are not well known in the west but are so popular here in Japan. There is a very devoted bunch of people that love ink and that drives the large variety and choice.
Thank you for another, entertaining, informative, and artistic review of Ink. When I was young there existed, in my small world, only blue, black and red ink. And the boutique, blue/black. How things have changed.
Seriously! I remember when I first saw different colors of ink coming out (years ago), thinking "I'm too busy, blue is just fine" hahaha! Thank you so much. Hope you have a great New Year!
Thanks for the reviews. I live starting my weekends with your videos!
Thank you! I love that!
ooh 13:10 looks gorgous! the bottle
It is!
Yay! A new very interesting video. I was worried that you were sick or something happened. This is a brand that I will certainly have to research. Thank you!
Thanks so much. My elderly dog is now having some problems. Working on my videos though, helps take my mind off it. Glad you found this useful!💕
Very interesting...thanks for the review. The „Adult Dark Line“ hahahaha..
I know! I had a hard time saying that line without giggling a lot. Thank you!
I need this in my life! Thank you for the video 💕💕
Thanks Adelaine! Take care.
My favourite line of them is adult night line, and earth contact line😆
I don't have any adult night, but the earth contact is awesome!
@@InkyRocks Fragrance of the adult night line is awesome to me.
Maybe someday if you buy it, you will like it too, I think😊
Very pretty video! Tono & Lims inks are all over Japanese social media so I've been interested in a lot of them, but they're kind of expensive for the amount of ink you get so I've only bought a few. I really like the shimmer inks.
They also always have so many event-only inks and store collaborations that make me envious since I can't go to them. Every time I see their event announcements there are so many limited inks, so I wonder how many inks they've made in total. The Towazakura and Sakuya-hime inks you showed are really lovely.
Thank you. The inks are fun and, I too, like the Towazakura and Sakuyahime inks. I don't sweat not getting a lot of the collabs because I know eventually they will produce something I like and is obtainable for me. There is just so much to choose from!
fascinating!
Thanks!
Always enjoy your videos! This one must have been fun. Thanks for the introduction to this brand. We have inks on Shigure in the shopping cart. I Will have to make sure I get some.
Thank you. The hard part is deciding, as they have so many!
Great, fascinating video. Thanks
Thanks so much!
PIGMENT INK?
i love pigment ink :O sadly a lot of waterproof inks don't shade and I love shading sooo much
i love these inks so much!
I'm sad there's no purple pigment thooo
They probably have one now--they've probably put out another 100 inks since this video was published!
@@InkyRocks I'll Google ;) thanks! Pigment/waterproof inks are sadly rare and usually don't shade often
« Completely submerged the paper in water » (music to my ears) :D
hahaha! I think the paper would be destroyed before the ink--it's that waterproof!
Writing RGB Number, Pantone Number, pH, Surface Tension is wonderful, I think.
I think so too! More information can't hurt!
Well, it's been 17 minutes in, and I still don't fully grasp why these inks exist. They clearly aren't for writing, and from what I've seen, they're noticeably above the market price-wise? Especially for a fidgeting toy niche they fit in so nicely.
They exist because people like them. I explain "ink numa" or the "ink swamp" here in Japan in my last video. You have to wait in line for some of these inks, and with supply and demand, the price has found it's level. Most of their inks are quite suited for fountain pen writing--I just do extreme tests on them. I use all of them in my fountain pens except for the two glass pen ones, and I use them in my Pilot Parallels.
Mixed media artists use inks a lot.
Thanks for the video. Haven’t heard of this brand before but I think you have opened a whole new ink world for me. Btw is your fav colour purple?
I'm glad you found it useful! You can get lost in all these inks! I guess my favorite color is blue with purple and green as close runner ups--which is maybe why I'm enjoying teal lately...
Oh, and you have a lovely channel! The washes and urban sketches--awesome!
Inky.Rocks thank you~ I got into ink and fountain pens because of urban sketching. I saw so many purple inks in this video. where are the blues? 😂
I wonder what'd happen if you put the dip pen inks in a fountain pen, I wanna make a type of pen that can use dip pen ink but also be convenient like a fountain pen!
Please don’t do that. Many dip pen inks have shellac in them and will completely freeze up your fountain pen. (Like putting paint or varnish in your pen!)
@@InkyRocks Oh wow thanks xD
I wanna still invent a pen that can use a more broad variety of ink and put the ink down more stably? But that's a good warning, Thanks :D
Wow! I was really looking forward to your review of this ink brand. What an extensive line they have! I would like to try out some of their inks. Sheens don’t seem to scare me as much as shimmers. And other than the cool factor factor I will have to figure out why I would “need” fluorescent ink! 🤣😂 Will have to watch this video a couple more times before heading over to Shigure Inks website. I love Shigure Inks! You sound well. Happy to see that girlie glass nib pen in use! 😂
hahaha! I'm enjoying my girlie glass pen! The nice thing about some of their shimmer inks is that they have some that are very light on shimmer. You can hardly tell. And if you are worried, put it in a Platinum Preppy--I still have the "feed killer" in it and it is still writing fine (after being in there for 2 weeks!) Shigure carries so many great items from Asia. Thanks!
Yes, you have! LOL.
hahaha! hey Terea! Hope you are doing good!
Lovely video, thanks! What is the name of the glass studio you mentioned?
Thank you! It is Hase Glass Studio. They make some really beautiful glass pens.
I visited both sites, but could not find the magic ink at the end of your video. Do you know where I may purchase it?
It was a limited edition sold only here in Japan (as "inku numa" or the ink craze is only really popular in Japan). I went back to the store I bought it at and they are sold out. Tono and Lims sells a lot of glass pen only ink and I may do some more IGTV videos on individual ones. I just finished one about the "Bedroom in Arles" ink.
Inky.Rocks Awe - I’m going to give myself about 5 minutes to mope about this - and then I’m going to appreciate what I already have. Thank you so much for letting me know: I’m glad for your videos and very excited about whatever may be next. 👍🏼
@@miroslavpavlemanovski3886 You are so right--we need to appreciate what we have! But Tono & Lims comes out with so many new inks, they will eventually make something you find just as intriguing!
Fabulous review. Very cool stuff. Are Tono and Lims someone's last names?
Thank you! I found a Mr Tono (I think it's a man but it just said "Tono-san" which doesn't designate a gender.) I don't know if there is a Lims though!
They are! It's a collaboration between Tono (Japanese) and Lim (Korean).
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Hi! I was just on Shigureinks website and notice a brand called Ink Institute. Are you familiar with that brand? Have you used any of their inks? Are they new? Where are they from? Thanks!!!
I believe its made by Taiwanese company Juspirit, who also sells a good deal of Tono and Lims.
As j kopppo says, it's from Taiwan and I have a bottle of their Jade and a bottle of Fox Rain. Both are beautiful shading colors with Fox Rain being a chromo shader. If you go to Juspirit, it's in Chinese so I had to use Google translate. I may do a video on them in the future. Thanks!
😆 no, not wierd.
hahaha! Thanks!