NakedSushi

This Lamy Al-Star actually belongs to the BF.  It’s fairly similar to the Lamy Safari except for two obvious things: the body, unlike the plastic body of the Safari, is aluminum and the section is a tinted, clear black, making the feed visible. He got his with a (M)edium nib.

The Lamy Al-Star still has its original Lamy black ink in it. Even though the nib is a M, the pen still feels a little scratchy on regular paper. I think it’s the ink.  The black ink goes on black, but dries to more of a dark grey color and doesn’t have as much saturation as the Noodler’s Ink Black.

For an extra $10, is it worth getting the Al-Star instead of the Safari? Depends on if you like the aluminum body or not. It does look more chic, but I’d rather save the $10 and put it towards buying another bottle of ink.