Dominant Industry Twilight Garden Ylang Ylang – 25ml Scented Fountain Pen Ink

Ylang ylang is one of perfumery's classic middle notes — the part of a fragrance that arrives after the first bright impression fades, warm and floral, meant to linger rather than announce itself. Dominant Industry built this ink to sit in exactly that place: a mustard-gold colour paired with a scent that opens fruity and settles into something softer.

Dominant Industry Twilight Garden Ylang Ylang is a 25ml fountain pen ink and the middle note in the brand's Twilight Garden scented collection, made in small batches in Paju, South Korea. The full set moves through three notes — Bog Sage as the top note, Ylang Ylang here in the middle, and Duftrausch as the base — each pairing a distinct colour with its own fragrance profile.

Available at Shosai (shosai.ca) in Gatineau / Ottawa — with in-store pickup (J9J 0K6) and Canada-wide shipping.

The Colour

Base Tone

Ylang Ylang is a medium mustard yellow — warm and golden rather than pale or lemony, evoking the image Dominant Industry describes: a flower blooming under tropical sunlight. It's a genuinely saturated yellow rather than a washed-out pastel, giving it more everyday usability than many yellow inks tend to have.

Shading

Ylang Ylang shows low shading — present but understated, adding a small amount of tonal variation without dominating the colour's warm, consistent base.

Sheen & Shimmer

Ylang Ylang has no added shimmer particles; its character comes from colour and fragrance together rather than any metallic or glitter effect.

The Scent

Ylang Ylang is infused with a fragrance built around the ylang ylang flower — described by Dominant Industry as rich, sweet, and carried on the image of a flower opening under warm sun. The scent opens bright and fruity, then settles into a softer, calming floral note with a lingering sweetness, closer to a warm embrace than a sharp perfume. As the middle note in the Twilight Garden pyramid, it's designed to sit between Bog Sage's crisp opening and Duftrausch's deeper base.

Ink Properties at a Glance

Flow & Dry Time

An average, well-behaved flow, with dry time of approximately 30 seconds on a medium nib on Rhodia paper.

Formula & Safety

A dye-based ink, pH-neutral and safe for resin and celluloid fountain pens.

Paper Performance

Ylang Ylang performs well on fountain-pen-friendly papers, staying crisp and smudge-resistant even with extended use on suitable paper.

Recommended Uses

• Daily journaling with a sensory element — a warm, usable yellow with a gentle floral scent that makes writing feel like a small ritual
• Letters and correspondence — a soft fragrance suited to notes meant to be opened and read up close
• Collecting scented inks — a natural middle piece for anyone assembling the full Twilight Garden top-middle-base set

About the Twilight Garden Scented Series

The Twilight Garden series is Dominant Industry's collection of fragranced fountain pen inks, built around the structure of a fragrance pyramid — top, middle, and base notes — each expressed through its own colour. Ylang Ylang represents the middle note: the heart of the fragrance, arriving after the first impression and lasting longer than it does.

About Dominant Industry

Dominant Industry is a South Korean ink studio based in Paju, dedicated to small-batch production and colours drawn from natural light and landscape. Rather than working from a flat colour chart, the brand develops each ink around a specific sensory idea, aiming for what they describe as "bottled light" — colour that can be felt and experienced.

Product Specifications

Available at Shosai — Ottawa–Gatineau

Shosai (shosai.ca) is a fine stationery boutique serving the Ottawa–Gatineau National Capital Region. We carry a curated selection of premium fountain pen inks, papers, and writing instruments from the world's most respected stationery brands.

• 📍 In-store pickup: Gatineau, QC — J9J 0K6
• 🛵 Local delivery: Available in the Ottawa–Gatineau area
• 🚚 Canada-wide shipping
• 🇨🇦 Bilingual service — English and French

Whether you are new to fountain pens or a seasoned collector, Shosai is your local destination for inks that go beyond the ordinary.