Wearingeul HADES & J.Herbin SHOGUN Review

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I finally got a hold of both of these gorgeous black shimmer inks and I'm excited to share them for those of you wanting to see how Wearingeul Hades and Jacques Herbin's Shogun inks look like and behave in pens and on paper! I hope this video is helpful. Leave any questions or comments you have below! Thank you so much for watching!
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
02:43 Hades Swatch
06:18 Hades Writing Sample
08:54 Hades Close-up
09:55 Shogun Swatch
14:51 Shogun Writing Sample
17:59 Shogun Close-up
19:20 Conclusions
21:02 Outtro
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@goya951 3 ай бұрын

Wow... I can't help but think that Wearingeul Hades would look great in the Visconti Mirage Mythos Poseidon finish. Kind of ironic that the ink and the fountain pen are named after brothers who don't get along most of the time!

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

Oooo! That's a great thought!! I was SOOOO pondering about getting Poseidon....it's such a good look and different from the rest of the gold trimmed Mythos. Hmm...I might as well...Visconti's Poseidon uses a schmidt nib, it should be quite a wet writer to show off more of these gorgeous blue shimmers!

@penthevision4706 3 ай бұрын

So glad to see a review of the Jacques Herbin Shogun ink it’s a smooth, beautiful wet writing ink and writes like a dream in my TWISBI Eco with a 1.1 stub nib (which always starts). Thanks for sharing

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

xD Yeah! Thanks for watching ^_^ I agree, it is pretty smooth for a shimmer ink! It's doing so well with my EF nib, so I can only imagine how beautiful it looks coming out of your 1.1 stub! Eco stubs are REALLY good!! I love them :)

@sushanart 3 ай бұрын

Good to hear! Waiting for my first 1.1 stub pen to arrive and haven't decided on which ink to use yet, but that sounds promising. 😇🩷🙏🙌

@sushanart 3 ай бұрын

Gorgeous inks! Both are on my ink wishlist. Love them both! 😇🩷🙏🙌

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

Have you been able to get either of them yet? :) I really really love Shogun so much!!! I am hoping to get a broader nib and use it to see the beautiful shimmers. For now, the EF nib still shows the coppery/red gold shimmers, so I'm very happy with that, too.

@tangyspy 3 ай бұрын

The Air Quality up here is one of the best parts! Ty for the shoutout I feel so special hehe

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

I loved Toronto/Canada! I’m glad you love up there and are enjoying the nice air quality XD thank you for watching, Tangy!

@afountainpenawakening 3 ай бұрын

I the subtlety of the Shogun ink... but both shimmer colours are lovely.

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

:D Yeah, they're both super tiny particles and seem to be dispersed very evenly throughout the ink :)

@philnaunton7181 3 ай бұрын

While not immersing myself into these discussed inks, I did experiment with Wearingeul's "Black Night" which I find to be excellent. It has some glitter, which is subtle and almost invisible on the page unless one is really looking for the effect. Makes it great for using at work, while keeping my life interesting personally, without entering into obvious iconoclassism.

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

Yeah I find that subtlety of some shimmer inks, especially black inks that are well flowing, to be a lovely quality for work or work appropriate settings. They’re very interesting! Thanks for sharing your experience on black night, I shall have to look that up and see how it looks!

@619to253 3 ай бұрын

I love Wearingeul Hades even though the shimmer is not loud. It does sparkle in the light so i am happy. Rachelle in Seattle

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

Hi Rachelle, indeed - I agree, the subtlety of the blue shimmer is quite pretty and you see it much better in the light. Very beautiful and VERY WELL flowing ink. I love it :)

@marjoriemarlowe8978 Ай бұрын

I love the Shogun. I currently have FWP Oyster Hour in my Hades.

@KenchanKrafts Ай бұрын

I have yet to try Oyster Hour in one of my pens, but I really love the lightness of that ink - I am just afraid it won't be as legible. I know for sure, majestic maple is illegible (at least for my standards) and Oyster Hour is that same color/tone. But Oyster Hour seems like a perfect match with Hades! Lovely ink choice! I also agree, Shogun is so beautiful. I love seeing that little pop of red gold when I tilt my paper or look at my page from a different side. So amazing ^_^

@CreatingCuteArt 3 ай бұрын

Such a professional combo 🤗

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

Yep! Super professional but you know it's got some cute sparkles underneath hehe

@MrsSurrealista 3 ай бұрын

Shogun is such an underrated ink

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

Is it really? It’s completely sold out at Atlas, lol! I’m glad I got it before they sold out. But yes, it’s quite underrated from the fact I don’t see a lot of folks using it, and I am actually surprised that the shimmers flow so evenly throughout all my letters through an elastic EF nib. It looks very elegant !

@snarkywordsworth Ай бұрын

I've been debating on picking up a bottle of Hades, and...I'm still on the fence. 😅🤣😂 It was hella helpful to hear that no matter how much I want it to be shimmertastic, it's probably not going to be, though. **sigh** Thank you for sharing!!! 😍❤

@KenchanKrafts Ай бұрын

Christy! Girl I’ll just send you a sample! I was about to say I won’t go through the whole bottle, but Wearingeul is only 30 ml lol. Regardless I have way too many inks that I definitely won’t finish this bottle within 5 years lol. We’ll set up another ink swap!

@snarkywordsworth Ай бұрын

@@KenchanKrafts Anytime you want to do another swap, you know I'm game! 😍

@MinhTruong101 3 ай бұрын

It looked good in my Aurora though!

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

It looked amazing from my Leonardo, too, so I believe you! XD thanks for stopping by, hehe I had to do a shoutout to you.

@zeroseas 3 ай бұрын

I was just wondering when you were going to post the Shogun ink video and BAM your video popped up! I like that you also showed off the Hades ink which I’ve been thinking about getting. It is pretty nice- especially with a broad or stub:). As far as Shogun, it looks like a nice fit for the LMZ Hades but wish it leaned more gold than red/copper. I think the search for the best ink must continue 😂. I may have to mix gold shimmer into a black ink. Sorry to hear you got sick. Get well soon. Great review and thanks for sharing! 🖊️ 💫

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

xD So glad you are here to watch it and be among the first few to see haha ♥ I'm glad I put Hades Leonardo right next to the ink to compare them. Definitely not perfect match, but I love how this Shogun ink's shimmers look on paper. It's exquisite and luxurious - expected nothing less of a J. Herbin ink xD If you're looking for the perfect black with gold shimmer ink...I shall look up some and see if there's any I know! :D But continuing to search is always a fun part of the hobby! And yeah, I love the subtle beauty of the blue shimmer in the Hades ink. I think for lack of better pairing by name, I should try it in my Hades pen one of these days when I want to swap Shogun out! XD

@zeroseas 3 ай бұрын

I would have been over moon if the Hades ink and the Hades pen had been a perfect match. That would have been the chefs kiss 😚. I have the flex fine nib on my hades pen so I might try shogun and will use your link to buy it. If you do find something else that pairs well let us know! The other night I stared at the hades pen just floored by the magic imbued in it. If I look too hard I might turn to stone. Just a glorious one. Tempted to get a 1.1 stub for it.

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

@@zeroseas Yes, there's so much magic and intensity in Hades...chef's kiss on its own! And thank you! Be sure to use LAO10 for 10% off Shogun ink and anything else you purchase :)

@zeroseas 3 ай бұрын

@@KenchanKrafts Atlas is out of Shogun at the moment so I might drive up to Pen Boutique tomorrow to get it! Thanks for all the great content you’re making and of course for the discount codes 👏

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

@@zeroseas Use MSHAUNPLANS for 5% off that Shogun when you're at Pen Boutique xD (Unless there's a better coupon or sale there!) That's my friend Monica's discount code. I'm sure you just tell them you have an affiliate's discount code to use. P.S. I appreciate you for watching and your support!

@heinkle1 3 ай бұрын

Canada, Toronto.

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

🇨🇦 ❤️🥰

@papertalesp 3 ай бұрын

I find J Herbin super dry but I love the colours. 😅 How is wearigeul Hades?

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

Haha, yeah, J Herbin's regular line of inks are probably very dry - I know rouille d'ancre is super dry, but the Emerald of Chivor ink flows very well compared to rouille dancre. So I suspected that the shimmer line in J. Herbin would all be about the same. I haven't had it clog in my EF nib yet, so I'd say the flow of this black Shogun ink is pretty good!

@moonlight5050 3 ай бұрын

An interesting take on black ink....do you also have I Am A Cat for its shimmer..? Hope you feel better soon 👍

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

OMG yes, that ink would be the perfect match in shimmer color to the gold on my Leonardo Hades. Now I'm intrigued. That's a popular Wearingeul ink, I should get that.

@moonlight5050 3 ай бұрын

@KenchanKrafts there is a pen show coming up near me next month so I'm hoping to see a lot of pens I'm interested in...and probably some inks, although I have 5 inks coming today..!! 4 reds and a De Atromentis Lilac 👌

@anitaanglin 3 ай бұрын

I really just came to see the pen, but those inks are amazing 😍 I’m going to sample them both!

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

@@moonlight5050 That's so exciting!! I need more varying reds in my collection! The 3 reds I showcased in my February Currently Inked looked all too similar haha. I'd love to know which ones you bought and look at them! I swatch 2 purple inks in my next video (which will come out tomorrow if I can finish editing it in time!) and they are SO amazing! Gosh, I may have found the purple inks I really like! I hope you find some very beautiful pens that catch your eye at your pen show!

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

@@anitaanglin HAHAHA! Oh Anita, I know what you mean! I figured I needed to showcase the gorgeous pen in the thumbnail to get my fountain pen friend's attention ;) It's what would attract me, too, anyways hahah! I'm so happy you love my Hades pen! The inks are indeed lovely.

@herrsteppenwolf 3 ай бұрын

The swatches are great in and of themselves, but if there is no shimmer seen in the writing sample why bother? Ink goes in fountain pens with which we write. Correct?

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

Well I would also like to ask you, what is great in and of themselves about swatches? If they are great, then it is always worth it to bother, correct? Who’s to say that every fountain pen will not show off the shimmer? Do swatches only apply if you manage to choose a pen that reveals shimmer exactly like the swatch? Swatches do show us the potential for the properties you can get from using them in fountain pens AND painting/drawing, and anything else you would like to use your ink for. The colorverse note did state those two as uses for its ink. If you don’t do a swatch, how can you tell how much shimmer you’d get when you paint with it? And then by showing it from a fountain pen as I’ve shown, you can know the difference of how an ink behaves in a pen vs. it not being used from a pen. I don’t show specifically how it looks painted because I don’t do that, but others might. And as I indicated I do see shimmer in the writing, albeit very subtle. And in writing, we know that the distribution of shimmers can vary from ink to ink, and the performance from pen to pen. But now this does give me an idea for future videos. I will show writing samples in multiple different nib sizes to compare :) thank you for your question!

@herrsteppenwolf 3 ай бұрын

@@KenchanKrafts Thanks for your response. All I meant to say, and perhaps I was not clear, is that for a fountain pen user who uses inks to simple writes letters etc., not for sketching or painting, all I need to know is if the shimmer (or sheen for that matter) appears on the page. Recently I bought the pricey Herbin Emeraude Dr Chicor and I was underwhelmed even when placed it in a BB nib

@KenchanKrafts 3 ай бұрын

@@herrsteppenwolf Emerald of Chivor is indeed an underwhelming ink - I can agree with you on that. Not many people share that opinion, though, but I personally didn't feel the hype of the ink through my pens either. But most of the time, you see that ink used in dip pens, flex pens, or wide tipped pens on paper that allow the ink to dry over time to show off those beautiful colors the ink makes. Expectations can be skewed with hyped inks like that when most of the time it is not used with regular fountain pens. But I can't deny that the flow of that ink is quite good - I haven't had clogging issues. I'm sorry your experience with it wasn't up to par. I see your comment was more of expressing your frustration for how swatching can be misleading since some inks do not always perform as the swatch in pens - but I definitely appreciate your thoughts that have stirred some ideas for improvements on future ink videos - I do want to share the reality of inks in pens and not just the glorious colors from swatching. J Herbin's shimmers are very very tiny compared to other inks, so I think the whole Herbin shimmer ink line might not show off the shimmers too loudly. Edwards Gardens is VERY similar to Emerald of Chivor and I found that the shimmers show up more readily from pens with that ink than Emerald.

@herrsteppenwolf 3 ай бұрын

@@KenchanKrafts Thanks for your input. I think I'll stay clear of shimmer. I have far too many inks already. For simple fountain pen users who merely write on moderately good paper to the best, if I may suggest, try your best to photograph the inks at multiple angels to give the best chance of highlighting the sheen or shimmer. Best,