Ink Review #937: Diamine Philip

We are continuing on with our Diamine theme this week, looking at Diamine Philip today. Philip belongs to Cult Pens’ exclusive Iridescink line. I love that Cult Pens has made this ink available in the standard 80ml bottles as well was the smaller “Little Pip” 30ml bottle. Thanks to a local pen friend for donating a sample for review!

The color:

Philip is a dark, rich purple with lots of sheen.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the sheen is a bronzy gold. Not quite gold, but not quite bronze either, somewhere in the middle of the two.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 50 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: no shading, high sheen, and no shimmer. I didn’t notice any smearing issues from the sheen.

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:

Philip is lighter than Purple Rain, similar to PenBBS 95 Lin Huiyin. It’s cooler toned than Lamy Dark Lilac. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Sailor Pro Gear Slim Purple Cosmos with a zoom nib on a Lochby A5 blank Refill-Tomoe River 68gsm. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, besides the long dry time this ink is pretty well behaved. I didn’t have any smearing issues from the sheen, and there is plenty of sheen.

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.