Ink Review #909 Redux: Diamine Gold Star

Diamine Gold Star was first released as part of the 2019 Inkvent Calendar, but is now available on its own as part of the Blue Collection. You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet (aff. link) or Vanness Pens.

The color:

Gold Star is a bright yellow gold.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some orange shading and plenty of gold 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: low shading, no sheen, and gold shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Gold Star is right in-between De Atramentis Amber Yellow Gold and Robert Oster Heart of Gold. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the yellow inks together.

Gold Star is much more orange than Golden Sands, which is more of a golden yellow.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Mango with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I enjoyed this ink, I love how sunny and happy it is. It’s a good option for a yellow shimmer ink, but it’s not my favorite gold shimmer ink.

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