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Pierre Cardin

Colours of Catasy - Kaze Shimmering Blue

Blues & navies#56CBF1

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#56CBF1
SheenNot typically noted

Paper & pairing

Blues and navies are the most broadly "safe" fountain pen colors — legible, professional, and unlikely to raise eyebrows in an office. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.

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About Pierre Cardin

Pierre Cardin is a French fashion house founded in Paris in 1950 by the designer of the same name, famous for pioneering large-scale brand licensing that eventually put the name on thousands of products worldwide. Writing instruments are among these licensed goods; in India, Pierre Cardin fountain pens, rollerballs, ballpoints and inks are marketed by Flair Writing Industries, positioning the brand's fashion cachet in the affordable-to-mid-range segment.

France Founded 1950
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Storing and using the bottle

Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight — most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.

Frequently asked questions

What color family is Colours of Catasy - Kaze Shimmering Blue?
Colours of Catasy - Kaze Shimmering Blue falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Colours of Catasy - Kaze Shimmering Blue have sheen?
Colours of Catasy - Kaze Shimmering Blue is not typically noted for sheen. If you want that effect, browse similarly colored inks tagged with sheen in the ink library.
How should I store a bottle of Colours of Catasy - Kaze Shimmering Blue?
Years, easily, as long as it stays capped and out of direct sunlight. The thing that actually shortens an ink's usable life is sitting unused inside a pen, not sitting on a shelf.
What paper works best with Colours of Catasy - Kaze Shimmering Blue?
It behaves predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Stick to something reasonably absorbent-resistant, since cheap copier paper dulls saturation and can feather.

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Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.