{"product_id":"tono-lims-deepspace-star-forming","title":"Tono \u0026 Lims DEEEP SPACE Star Forming - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHue:\u003c\/strong\u003e A warm tan-to-cocoa brown with a dusty mauve undertone. Tono \u0026amp; Lims describe it as a beige brown shading to pale peach — on my Tomoe River swatches the light end reads khaki-gold rather than peach, with no pink in it, and where the ink pools heavily a distinct plum-mauve separates out that the official description doesn't mention. Written with a dip pen it lays down mid-brown and dries golden-tan as the line thins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strong. There's a wide range between the pale gold of a light stroke and the deep cocoa of a pooled edge, and the swabs show clear chromatic separation — tan base with mauve-plum and dark brown gathering at the edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen:\u003c\/strong\u003e None.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShimmer:\u003c\/strong\u003e None.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFlow: Medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe interesting bit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Star Forming is part of the DEEEP SPACE collection (three Es, deliberately), a series built around the cosmos — the void, the glow of stars, the colour of nebulae. A star-forming region is exactly that: a cold cloud of dust and gas collapsing under its own gravity until it ignites, which makes the dusty browns and mauves in this one a more literal piece of naming than it first looks. Tono \u0026amp; Lims is a Japanese brand founded by fountain pen enthusiast Takashi Ono, made in partnership with Lim's Lab in South Korea, and the collection is known for exactly this kind of colour separation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is a hand-decanted 4ml sample vial from my own bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePhotos are my own swatches on Tomoe River Paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\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":57266211848518,"sku":"INK-036","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/TonoandLims-StarForming1.jpg?v=1789507616","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/tono-lims-deepspace-star-forming","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}