Ink Review #1298: Diamine Firestorm Red

The holidays are coming up, which means it’s time to find some fun shimmer inks. Let’s take a look at Diamine Firestorm Red from the 2016 Shimmertastic collection. I purchased my sample of ink from Vanness Pens.

The color:

Firestorm is a bright red with silver shimmer.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has plenty of silver shimmer.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: no shading, no sheen, and silver shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Firestorm Red is closest to De Atramentis Camelian Red Silver. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the red inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Esterbrook Estie Maraschino with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely, well-behaved ink. It’s perfect for the holidays and matches the Esterbrook Estie Maraschino pen pretty well too!

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.