Dry inkpad
Like a few others have commented, this Simon Hurley ink arrived too dry to use.This was the same for all three S Hurley colors I ordered. Scrapbook.com's customer service was incredible, and they corrected things right away.
The color of this ink is quite different from others I have, almost lavender. It's really a beautiful color. It has a firm pad and a couple strings were frayed, which I just snipped off. I cannot speak to how the color blended.