Ink Review #904 Redux: Diamine Snow Storm

Diamine Snow Storm 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:

Snow Storm is a cool tone grey with silver shimmer.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper you can see some of the sheen and a bit of the 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: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: medium shading, tiny black sheen, and silver shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Snow Storm is cooler than Diamine Moon Dust, and much lighter than J Herbin Stormy Grey. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M605 White Transparent with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely ink. Grey ink with silver shimmer, you can’t really go wrong. It’s similar to Diamine Moon Dust, but different enough that you might need both.

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.