Ink Review #954: Diamine Christine

I get more requests for reviews of sheening inks than anything else, so today we are going to take a look at Diamine Christine. This ink is exclusive to Cult Pens’ Iridescink line. A local pen friend was very kind and provided a sample for this review. This ink is available in the large 80ml bottle as well as the smaller 30ml “Little Chris” bottle.

The color:

Christine is a dark teal with plenty of sheen.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper there is a ton of dark pink/red sheen.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there was just a bit of bleeding in the flex nib.

Other properties: low shading, high sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering in every nib size and just a little bit of bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Christine is less green than Diamine Smoke on the Water but more green than Blackstone Sydney Harbour Blue. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the teal inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 74 Teal with a broad nib on a Lochby A5 blank Refill-Tomoe River 68gsm. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I enjoyed this ink. It’s a great color and has some interesting sheen, but like most other sheening inks it is prone to a little bit of smearing. Not the worst smearing, but not the best either.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by a pen friend for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored in any way.