Today I'm reviewing two summery Scribo inks: Blue Capri and Arancio di Sicilia.

Blue Capri

Blue Capri is a bright, turquoise-blue ink with good shading and a bit of magenta sheen.

On Rhodia Dot Grid paper the ink offers good saturation, some shading (especially in broader nibs), and a fast dry time. It is not waterproof.

Chromatography reveals slight variations in tone from light turquoise to medium turquoise.

I did a longer writing sample using the Fenestro EF fountain pen (reviewed here) on Tomoe River Paper. The ink flowed well and is bright and readable. Even with an EF nib, some shading is noticeable if you look closely.

On MD Cotton Paper with a ruling pen, the ink dazzles. It's nicely saturated, with shading, lovely pooling, and that magenta sheen.

Compared with my other turquoise inks, Blue Capri is closest to TWSBI Sky Blue, although Blue Capri is slightly more saturated. Iroshizuku Ama Iro is a cooler turquoise. Robert Oster Tranquility is greener and Fire & Ice is darker.

Blue Capri is a beautiful turquoise ink, reminiscent of sparkling Italian waters.

Arancio di Sicilia

Arancio di Sicilia is a vivid orange ink with excellent shading and some pink sheen.

The ink is saturated with deep reddish-orange tones and good shading (especially in flex nibs). The ink took some time to dry, but that's likely because I tested it with my flex nib. It is not waterproof.

The Chromatography displayed pale pink, peach, and deeper orange tones.

The Ruling Pen brought out the best of this ink on MD Cotton Paper. It is bright orange ranging from deep sunset tones to lighter pink-orange. The shading is excellent and pink sheen shows up where the ink pools.

For my longer writing test, I used Cosmo Air Light paper. The pink tones of the ink are enhanced on this paper. Shading is also good. It's an orange that is deep enough to read easily, but complex enough that it doesn't jar your eyes.

Although I have several orange inks, none of them are as beautiful as Arancio di Sicilia, in my opinion. TWSBI Orange is closest in terms of hue, but it is more of a burnt orange whereas Arancio is brighter.

Arancio di Sicilia just became my favorite orange ink. It looks like how a fresh, juicy orange tastes. I'm definitely going to order a full bottle of this color.

You can purchase both inks from Vanness Pens. Blue Capri is $3.50 for a 4ml sample and $35.00 for a 90ml bottle. Arancio di Sicilia is priced the same.

(Vanness Pens provided this product at no charge to The Pen Addict for review purposes.)

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