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Alexandra
A lubricated, dark grey - good shading, good for Leonardo pens

If the cartridges that come with Leonardo pens contain Leonardo inks, then this is a proper review for Black.
Otherwise, better not show it - I wouldn't want to mislead anyone.

This ink is not quite black... more of a dark, dark grey. Didn't like it in the beginning (I'm a fan of bright blue inks), but it's grown on me. It shades very nice, but it's not distracting. No sheen. I really like that my Furore Blue Emerald with a Bock M nib writes like a charm with this ink. With any other ink (KWZ Walk over Vistula, Lamy Amazonite), it would skip sometimes or have hard starts. But this ink seems the perfect match for it, seems more lubricated. Even so, it behaves very well on cheap paper. The colour is perfect for official environments, but I use it mostly for journalling.