Greek Gods infused ink colors? | Laban Zeus Purple + Artemis Navy Blue Review

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As previously mentioned in my last article on the 325 Cambridge, Laban has a thing for greek and italian style of writing instruments. This also applies to their ink line as named after Greek gods. We'll take a closer look at 2 of those inks: the Zeus Purple and the Artemis Navy Blue.

Packaging and The bottle

These two came in square paper boxes and square looking 50ml glass bottles, similar to the Sailor's Manyo one I reviewed a few months ago, minus the large opening. It still works nicely with larger pens in my collection but when the ink level gets down lower than the size of the nib, a syringe is needed for you to draw the last drops of ink inside. They also make good presentation pieces on your desk as the label is not the flashiest out there with small design elements of greek corinthian columns on the sides.

Zeus Purple

At first glance looking at their website, I thought the color should have been something a bit more "regal" with its tone - a deeper shade of purple with less yellow undertone. However, at first write, this one hits me right at the nostalgia side of things: it reminds me right away of those purple inks that vietnamese students used to write with at school and I love it for that. It has some gold sheen to the edges of larger blobs of ink and when swatched on a piece of tissue, it also shows some interesting shades underneath the purple.

It's quite similar to Montblanc's Lavender Purple in the tones and would be a lovely alternative. Zeus Purple would work best with Fine-Broad nibs as it wouldn't be as legible in extra-fines.

Artemis Navy Blue

I think I am getting older by the day as my choices of ink revert back to the usual navy blues and blacks, and it's not without reason: those basic colors are so versatile yet each brand does their standard colors differently enough to make them interesting for everyday use.

This navy blue ticks all the boxes for me: not too wet in broad nibs and still legible with extra fines. There is not much to say other than you getting a solid color for daily use with a moderate amount of red sheening. I would surely restock this one to change it up as my other blues are getting low.

Overall the Greek Mythology line from Laban is a good choice for those into the mythos theme of Laban and with the $20 price they are certainly worth your consideration.