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Mysterious Blue

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Waterman Mysterious Blue is a medium steel blue ink with green undertones, offering moderate shading and low rose gold sheen that adds subtle character to writing. Known for its well-behaved nature, average flow, and reliability across various pens and papers, it suits everyday users seeking a versatile, moody blue without fuss. It's particularly favored for office and journaling due to minimal feathering and good lubrication.

Properties
Color Family
Blue
Dry Time
30-60 seconds
Water Resistance
Low
Shading
Moderate
Sheening
Low - rose gold sheen
Flow
Medium

Best Uses

Everyday writingJournalingOffice use

Similar Inks

Birmingham CeruleanDiamine Oxford BlueDiamine Misty Blue

Reviews & Resources

Ink Review #1635: Waterman Mysterious Blue

This review praises Waterman Mysterious Blue for its gorgeous color, lovely shading, bit of sheen, excellent flow, and affordability. It performs well on fountain pen friendly papers with medium dry time and water resistance, though shows some feathering on copy paper.

Waterman Mysterious Blue - Ink Review - The Writer's Armory

Waterman Mysterious Blue offers a dark blue with light shading and minimal red sheening, medium-dry flow, and decent performance though lubrication is underwhelming and cleaning requires effort. Rated highly for pen performance but lower for water resistance and personality.

Waterman Mysterious Blue Ink Review - The Pen Addict

This ink is darker than expected with beautiful shading showing navy, indigo, and green tones, well-lubricated, easy to clean, and minimal feathering or show-through. It's recommended for office use with plenty of personality in a dark blue shade.

thINKthursday – Waterman Mysterious Blue - Anderson Pens

Waterman Mysterious Blue is a medium blue with consistent saturation, low shading, fast dry time, low feathering, and good flow, suitable for everyday use in bottles or cartridges. It has minimal water resistance but compares closely to Diamine Misty Blue.

Waterman Inks - The Underappreciated Beauties - Pen Boutique

The review highlights Mysterious Blue as complex and intriguing with more sheen and vibrancy than older Waterman Blue Black, showing gorgeous shading in wet nibs and comparing favorably to Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo. Users praise it as cheap, safe, and nuanced for all pens.

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