I think I'm in love with this pen. I'm a huge fan of the .25mm Slicci, and this pen--this color in particular--gives it a run for its money. Ink flow is smooth, pen is well-balanced, and the color is phenomenal. You know how a lot of purple pens end up looking kind of fuchsia-ish? This pen, on the other hand, is a true, deep, royal purple. I adore it. I also got the Black, Bordeaux Black, and Brown Black, and I love them all for the same reasons (although the lavender black is my favorite color). There is a noticeable difference between this .38mm line and the Slicci's .25mm line, so I won't be using this one for extreme detail work, but there's nothing wrong with having different instruments for different purposes. Excellent pen!

This is such a fantastic color. I favor the darker colors and this is my favorite purple. Its nice and dark, but you can still tell its purple. I don't think Uni makes a refill in this color for their My Style Fit multi pen system; I really wish they did. Great pen, great color, stock up in case they stop making them!

Like the brown back and blue black, this lavender black is absolutely worth the buy! I love all of the Uni-ball Signo UM-151 pens with the black ink mixed with a color. They're good for taking notes when you want to highlight a word or phrase but don't want it to stand out TOO much, like may happen with a highlighter or a brighter color pen. I also like just writing with them as well, especially in a planner or something, just to change it up.

I would note that the lavender black, unlike the brown black or blue black, really does have quite a bit of the purple show through (in my opinion). Thus, while you may be able to get away with using the brown black - and definitely the blue black - for 'official' work, I wouldn't necessarily recommend the lavender black, as it can appear pretty purple-y.

Unique shade, smoothing writing like other Signo DX. Too bad it does not have refills!

This is my favorite ink color! I put the ink cartridges in other Uni Signo bodies because I don't like that there are permanent bar codes on the bodies of the lavender black pens (this has been the case from all retailers, including buying a whole box of them internationally). Compared to all the other colors of Uni Signo .38s I have, all of the lavender blacks write a significantly thicker line, like they were actually about a .45mm. It would be perfect if they came in needle-tip (though I wish all pens came in needle-tip). Please keep stocking this unique color!