Noodler'sInk Bay State Blue Bottled Ink Refill

This evil bottle was filled all the way to the top and once I got it on my hands it was impossible to wash off completely (but skin sheds naturally so eventually it stopped staining my hands). It can also stain the (white porcelain) sink when you go to wash the pen.I found that the best best to get ink off skin and off surfaces is to put a little alcohol gel on the surface and wipe it around with a finger to disperse the ink, then wipe off the alcohol gel with a tissue before it dries to capture the ink onto the tissue. Water does nothing.Anyway, the review:This is a very striking blue ink that looks like the blue used on old HTML hyperlinks (the ones you find on old websites, not the new softer shades of blue now used on google search results)It really burns into your retinaOnce you adjust to it, other blue inks seem very soft and boring. You can no longer go back to using other blue inks, because they *pale* in comparison.It is waterproof once it dries.

..then you shall have blue..With an almost legendary reputation and sporting an ocular assault level shade of blue, nothing is quite like it.As with most Noodlers inks, it is well lubricated and you get a generous amount.If you have heard of this ink you will probably know it may perhaps stain a bit. Actually that's a monumental understatement. Be careful using this and only use it in pens you also don't mind staining or treated with bleach afterwards. Some people have a pen set aside dedicated to using this ink only, so I wouldn't put it in your MB149...It can stain cloth, plastic, metal, ceramic, glass(!), stone, people, houses... you get the idea.Very nice colour though.

This ink is just fantastic, but be very carefull it is hard to get off your hands and other surfaces if you are a messy so and so when filling a pen like I was. but I am so pleased with the colour and the flow of this ink.

I brought some of this ink after every single review claiming it has some super-bright neonness to it that makes it jump off the page. I wanted that powerful, bright hurts-your-eyes factor that everyone says it has. But that just wasn't there for me, I don't know if I just had an inconsistent bottle as I know Noodler's inks are all hand mixed but this just wasn't as bright as I had expected and that left me a little dissapointed, especially as it is so difficult to clean out of pens hence its new nickname 'BaySTAIN Blue'.It is however just a very nice colour which I will continue to use for everyday writing, it is a bright electric blue with a slight purple hint and is very saturated. After doing some dry chromatographs I have concluded that this is the most waterproof of the inks that I own even beating some rollerball inks.Update: The only unavoidable issue that I have had with this ink is that it feathers alot, after using it for about half a year I have found that it almost always feathers even on the best paper which is something not a single one of my other inks has done.This is the second Noodler's ink that I have owned and both have that nice almond oil like smell which also reminds me of the sweet smell of the aldehyde chemicals from chemistry class. I really enjoy this smell as well as the similar organic chemicaly smell of my Noodler's pen.Looking at my ink board if your looking for something bright and neon try Diamine Coral, it's not blue but it definitely stands out!Over all this is a very good ink,Pros: very nice colour, water resistance, smooth flow, somewhat scented.Cons: very good at staining almost anything, not as bright as reviewers claim. Very prone to feathering.Two sentences of caution: never mix with any other ink ever, the bottle is full to the absolute max so be careful when opening!

Fantastic colour! The brightest blue available. The only down side is that it really stains.. It is best if it is used with a cheap pen.

Just don't mix it with any other ink!

Another one of Noodlers great inks. Vibrant and pleasing to use.

Great ink, but I paid £4 more as I wanted the white bottle, it comes in a glass bottle. I couldn’t return as I was running out of ink. The ink is fab though

Finally! I was sent the wrong one the first time and I'm so glad I got the right one this time! The color blue is so vibrant! My writing sticks out on paper.

The infamous Noodler’s Baystate Blue is in the house.I have heard about this ink on various fountain pen websites and reddit groups, and pictures don’t do it justice. This is a bold, vibrant, stunning color of Blue. However, the general consensus about using Baystate Blue in fountain pens is as follows:1. Baystate Blue will stain any pen you put it in. Period. Yes, you can clean it with a mixture of bleach and water solution…but, honestly, if you’re going to do that each and everytime you change inks from BSB to something else, that seems like a lot of trouble. Therefore, it’s advisable to designate ONE (1) pen [a kind of sacrifice ;)] to be used for Baystate Blue. Some might even say use a “cheap pen”. A cheap pen would work if you’re just testing it out. But if you’re serious about this ink, then put it any pen you like. Just be aware that it will eventually stain that pen.2. Baystate Blue does NOT play well with other inks. If you have not thoroughly cleaned out all the ink in a pen before inking it with BSB…you will have problems. It will react to most other inks in a bad way. So either thoroughly flush out your pen before inking, or use a new pen dedicated only to BSB.The pen I have sacrificed to this Blue Ink God is a TWSBI GO 1.1 Stub (Sapphire), which I bought specifically for this ink. I have another TWSBI GO 1.1 stub (clear) currently inked with Iroshizuku yama-budo and I love the way it writes. So when I considered getting Baystate Blue (BSB), I wanted a pen that had a pretty broad nib so really show off the color, and I wanted something I knew would write well.This is an incredibly vibrant BLUE. There is no subtlety or depth to this ink. It is simply a big stunningly bold blue. No Shading. No Sheening. In a way, it feels like I’m writing with a very bright, bold blue marker, especially through a broad nib like my 1.1 stub.Writing Samples (see attached pictures):1. Baystate Blue literally GLOWS on Cosmo Air Light paper. This is probably the most vivid blue fountain pen ink I’ve ever seen and it looks absolutely beautiful on this paper.2. On 52 gsm Tomoe River Paper, BSB looks fabulous and flows nicely. However, the ghosting is intense. No bleed thru (well maybe just slightly, some dotting), but still..the color really stands out on both sides of the page.3. I really enjoyed writing with BSB on Midori MD paper. It’s a toothier paper, so you do get feedback on it (no matter how smooth your pen is) and it’s thick enough to take this ink with out any feathering or ghosting or bleed thru, and it really shows off the color.4. Rhodia 80 gsm paper, however, was a disappointment. BSB feathered a bit on this paper and that, more than anything, really annoys me. I won’t be using this ink on that paper. (Side note: I tried it on my Rhodia Webnotebook with Clairefontaine 90 gsm and it looks great on there. No feathering or bleed thru. Very nice)5. Another nice surprise was how well BSB does on conventional or cheaper paper. I have a Walmart Pen+GEAR composition notebook, which costs maybe $1 o $2 each and it looks fantastic on that paper. The color does not lose it’s vibrancy, nor does it feather or bleed thru. Solid writing experience.All in all, Baystate Blue is a phenomenal blue. It’s a stunning color profile, eye catching and bold. Love it.

Die schönste blaue Tinte die ich gesehen habe.ABER DIE FLECKEN, meine hand war ein tag lang blau

Lo adoro ad iniziare dall'odore . Il colore è il blu che cercavo , a volte ho l impressione che sia un po' spesso come fluidità, ma forse dipende dai pennini che uso.Ha una resistenza enorme, l'acqua non crea problemi e neanche l'alcool, un colore sicuro. Va maneggiato con cautela perchè rimane sulle dita e su tutto cio che tocca. Per le dita un buon sapone risolve ,sul resto dipende.Credo che ne farò una grande scorta tra lui e il nero aurora ho cio che mi serve.Coem blu ne ho provati molti altri , Parker , waterman , pelikan , nulla in confronto : bello bello bello .

Esta es una tinta muy controvertida, y por varios motivos. Es una tinta producida artesanalmente por Nathan Tardiff, por lo que sus propiedades pueden cambiar un poco de una botella a otra. Lo más interesante es saber que las tintas para estilográfica suelen ser de pH neutro. Las tradicionales permanentes eran ferrogálicas y de pH ácido. Ésta es básica y permanente, lo que hace que no se deba mezclar con otras y necesite tratarse con cuidado.Básicamente, es bastante permanente, aunque sensible a la luz UV, por lo que tenderá a teñir lo que toque. Al ser básica, hay que limpiarla con agua y lejía. Si tiñe la pluma (p.ej. las transparentes o las de pistón) normalmente se puede limpiar enjuagándola con agua y lejía (unas gotas). Si se mezcla con otras tintas lo normal será que forme una sal que precipite y obstruya la pluma: eso quiere decir que lo mejor es no cambiar de tinta o limpiar la pluma a fondo con agua antes de cambiar a otra tinta.Ten cuidado al abrir el frasco la primera vez: va lleno hasta el borde, así que mejor hacerlo sobre un paño que no te importe que se manche (nunca se sabe qué jugarretas te va a hacer la presión atmosférica), aunque eso es algo que siempre conviene hacer cuando uno manipula una estilográfica. Y deja el frasco siempre bien cerrado si no quieres tener que tirar de lejía.Un último consejo: tiende a dispersarse y calar el papel, pero es un azul muy saturado. En mi experiencia, si se diluye al 80% en agua (8 partes de tinta y 2 de agua), la tinta fluye mejor y se comporta muchísimo mejor sobre el papel sin que se afecte el color.Con esas precauciones, uno no debería de tener problemas. Y a cambio obtiene un azul que hace palidecer a todos los demás, un azul eléctrico sin igual. Lo he comparado con muchos otros (Waterman, Parker, Cross, Sheaffer, Koh-i-Noor, Montblanc, Organics Studio, Diamine, etc...) y por mucho que se parezcan, en cuanto uno los pone uno al lado del otro, todos palidecen a su lado.Es un azul luminoso y vibrante. O sea, que si es lo que buscas, genial. Si lo que quieres es un azul-negro, o un color "aburrido" y que no llame la atención, entonces hay muchos otros azules que te irán mejor. Si lo que quieres es un azul que no deje lugar a dudas de su carácter, pruébalo. Te sorprenderá.