Noodlers Polar Purple Ink is a new release for 2017 by Noodlers. This new ink falls in their “polar” series of inks, created specifically to avoid, fading and forgery. One key feature of the Polar inks is their resistance to freezing, hence the Polar name.
Since Noodlers Polar Purple Ink is forgery resistant it is invulnerable to lasers, alcohol and other forgery techniques. The Ink is also impervious to UV light, bleach resistant, fade resistant and is even freeze resistant. Polar Purple is also classified as “bulletproof” by Noodlers meaning it is extremely durable and waterproof, etc. The color of Noodlers Polar Purple Ink is a nice light lavender color, that is similar to Noodlers Tchaikovsky in its Russian series, with a few different characteristics.
Noodlers inks are made in the United States and immense in options, characteristics and colors. Because of the wide assortment of ink properties Noodlers produces, you can probably find exactly what you are looking for in an ink.
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We noticed the following characteristics while testing Noodlers Polar Purple Ink that you may find helpful.
Testing Factors
For our review, we used a French made J. Herbin glass spiral dip pen on Rhodia dot pad paper. The dip pen has a tip that is similar to a fine fountain pen nib.
Bottle Sizes
Noodlers ink comes in a large capacity 3 oz. glass bottle, which is about 89 ml. Each bottle is filled to the brim, so be careful when opening. Noodlers inks, all come in a simple Noodlers cardboard box with a stamp of the ink color on the top. However, the labels on each color of Noodlers ink contain unique and interesting artwork depicting the ink’s name and color. Noodlers Polar Purple Ink is no different with an arctic scene of a polar bear, seal and penguins.
Cost
Noodlers Polar Purple Ink is a great value at only $12.50 for this US manufactured ink. This makes Noodlers ink on the value or economic ink price range, especially due to the size of the bottle.
Dry Time
Using the glass dip pen, we found a lighting fast dry time of less than 1 second, as we couldn’t get a smear using this ink in a normal fashion. This has been one of the fastest drying inks we have ever tested.
Bleed Through
During normal use, we found a very, very small amount of bleeding on Rhodia paper. However, during the cotton swab test, more bleeding was apparent especially with at the wettest portions of the test.
Feathering
We perceived no feathering at all using Noodlers Polar Purple Ink, even during the water test.
Water Test
During our water test, where we run a soaking wet cotton swab over an ink sample that has dried for about 3 minutes, we found that Noodlers Polar Purple Ink is absolutely waterproof. There was no color smearing, no smudging, no feathering, etc.
Shading
We found that Noodlers Polar Purple Ink was pretty consistent in its coloring and did not experience much shading using this ink.
Conclusion about the Noodlers Polar Purple Ink
Fantastic ink that is absolutely waterproof, forgery resistant. The ink is also archival quality and is even freeze resistant. If you want to preserve what you write, Noodlers Polar Purple Ink is a wonderful choice. Nice soft color that is great for journals, letter writing and other documents that you would like to preserve. Noodlers Polar Purple Ink is a good value and you will not be disappointed. Happy writing!
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I haven’t heard of this ink before. I like that the dry time was very fast!
I’m in love
Hmmm. Blurple?
I love purples and would love a fasterbdrying one! Right now my favorite ink is Siamine soft mint
This looks like great ink!
Oooh! Pretty!
It’s a great shade of blue and the extra qualities are cool!
Thanks for the giveaway
Thanks for another sweet giveaway!
Omg!!! The color has we can say I love purple inks… This is such a must have! Good luck to everyone!
Great shade of purple, think is the only color NOT in my stash! 🙂
Looks like an interesting ink.
Great giveaway! I love polar blue.
Amazing! I’m longing for a purple ink.
This is an awesome color, and it’s great that it’s bulletproof! I just inked up a pen with J. Herbin 1798 Amethyste de l’Oural for the first time and I am absolutely in love with it! It’s defintely one of my favorites.
I have used Diamine Billberry and Grape. This is a nice softer hue. A little too playful for me, but I love noodlers polar series!
This is a great shade of purple, and one of my favorite colors at the moment.
Love the color, and as always noodler’s delivers with those ink properties
FINALLY, a fabulous purple with no fading and archival!!!❤
Wow a 1s drying time is crazy! I wonder how fast it’ll dry on Tomoe River..
The polar inks are particularly useful in the regions of serious winter ⛄️❄️
Bulletproof… that’s important!
The next ink I would like to see reviewed is KWZ Grapefruit
A very nice purple ink
That is a beautiful purple!
Love the color and fast dry time!
How about a review of all inks that are absolutely waterproof. It would be nice to have a list all in one place.
I love the polar series and the bullet proof inks.
Beautiful Colour!! Love any purple colours!! God Bless & Love You Bunches!!!
Love the color 🙂
Noodler’s Polar Blue seems pretty purple to me, hopefully this is extra purple! The test looks a little blueish on my screen.
I will win it …
nice purple ink 🙂
I would like to see any of the bungubox inks reviewed
I am tempted to add this to my collection of purple inks. My only concern is this – if the ink is resistant to alcohol, bleach and water – then how do you clean spills and ink on hands?