{"product_id":"tono-lims-baby-colour-financier","title":"Tono \u0026 Lims Baby Colour Financier — 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHue:\u003c\/strong\u003e A warm golden amber that deepens to caramel brown where it pools. Tono \u0026amp; Lims list it as orange-brown within the Baby Color line, which is marketed as soft and pastel-like — my swatches don't really read pastel. The written line and swab sit at a readable mid-tone, and the pooled areas go considerably darker and ruddier than the official colour chip suggests. Closer to browned butter than to orange. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strong and very characterful. The drops show a clear golden core with hard, dark tide lines at the edges, and even the swab bar lightens noticeably through the middle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen:\u003c\/strong\u003e None visible in my swatches. The darker rims are concentration, not sheen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShimmer:\u003c\/strong\u003e None. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlow: \u003c\/strong\u003eMedium. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe interesting bit: \u003c\/strong\u003eA financier is a small French almond cake made with beurre noisette — browned butter — which gives it that golden crust the ink matches. The usual story goes that it was named for the financiers of the Paris stock exchange district, being baked in a rectangular mould said to resemble a gold ingot and neat enough to eat without ruining a suit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a hand-decanted 4ml sample vial from my own bottle.\u003cbr\u003ePhotos are my own swatches on Tomoe River Paper.\u003cbr\u003eI'm a collector and I'm always happy to talk ink, so please message me if you have any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tono \u0026 Lims","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57266211815750,"sku":"INK-035","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/TonoandLims-Financier3.jpg?v=1789422895","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/tono-lims-baby-colour-financier","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}