Platinum Classic Lavender Black Ink Review

(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict. You can find more about her at her website and on Bluesky. And her latest book, The Atropine Tree, is now available!)Platinum Classic Lavender Black Ink is like writing with black cherry juice. It goes down bright magenta, dries to a rich purple, and it has some permanence to it. It's a gorgeous ink and it's a pleasure to write with. The black base of this ink is a water-resistant modern form of iron gall ink, so it remains when the magenta-lavender dye washes away. You can see the base color stay put in chromatography, and where I dropped water on the grid and wiped it away. While the pigment washes off, the ink's base stays visible. I love that quality in an ink, as I'm always a little worried about my notebook surviving a sweating water bottle, sudden rain, or tippy cup of tea. Often, permanent inks are dull colors, so I was very excited to try this bright one. It does not disappoint. It's common for inks to…