Ink Review #2675: Diamine Grotto

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It’s Day 11 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Cult Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Grotto is a medium red with a whole lot of sheen.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper you can see a the green sheen better. This ink is advertised as extreme sheen.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Grotto is right in-between Cross Red and Lamy Red. Click here to see the red inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pilot Vanishing Point Crimson Sunrise with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this ink has high sheen-it’s just short of being a monster sheener. I appreciate that it doesn’t smear after drying.

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Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine 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.

Ink Review #2674: Diamine Chilly Nights

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It’s Day 10 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Cult Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Chilly Nights is a deep blue with silver and blue shimmer.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper you can see a lot of the silver shimmer and just a little bit of the blue. This ink is labeled as a Star Bright ink.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Chilly Nights is right in-between De Atramentis Indian Blue Silver and Diamine Upon a Star. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Al-star Petrol with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink. It’s a good base color with some interesting shading and shimmer.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine 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.

Ink Review #2673: Diamine Wishing Tree

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It’s Day 9 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Cult Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Wishing Tree is a hard color to describe. It’s not quite green, not quite grey and not quite brown. It’s an amalgamation of all three.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper it has pink and green shimmer. This ink is labeled as a Chameleon ink.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: high shading, no sheen, and pink and green shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Wishing Tree is closest to Robert Oster Jewel in the Crown. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Sport Sage with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, this ink has some really great shading, but it’s too light for me to easily read in a medium nib. I don’t love the color, and I don’t love the slightly dry flow. I’m just not in love with it.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine 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.

Ink Review #2672: Diamine Marley

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It’s Day 8 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Cult Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review! After seeing other’s samples of Marley, I noticed they look very different from mine, so I don’t know why mine is so different. Others’ samples look grey and mine is definitely purple.

The color:

Marley is an unsaturated grape purple.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper it has some nice shading.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Marley isn’t similar to any of these, but it’s closest to Diamine Vivaldi. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Violet, with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, this ink is an interesting color and has some nice shading, but it’s too dry for me.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine 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.

Ink Review #2671: Diamine Lemon & Lime

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It’s Day 7 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Cult Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Lemon & Lime is a bright chartreuse green.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper it has green and pink shimmer-it’s listed as a chameleon ink.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and green and pink shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Lemon & Lime is closest to Dominant Industry Spring Fields. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Sl-star Charged Green, with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow.

Overall, this ink is too pale and dry for me. The pink and green dual shimmer is interesting, but not so interesting that it makes me want to use this illegible ink. This one is a pass for me.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine 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.

Ink Review #2670: Diamine Cranberry

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It’s Day 6 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Cult Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Cranberry is a magenta-ish red with lots of green sheen.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper you can see the green sheen better.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Cranberry’s base color is right in-between Ferris Wheel Press Royal Rhubarb and Diamine Amaranth. Click here to see the red inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Platinum 3776 Bourgogne, with a coarse nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, there’s a little too much bleeding and feathering for me, but I like the color.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine 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.

Ink Review #2669: Diamine Icy Lilac

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It’s Day 5 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Cult Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Icy Lilac is a medium lilac with silver shimmer.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

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

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Icy Lilac is closest to Vinta Tandikan. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Pink Cliff, with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, this is a lovely shimmer ink. It’s a little drier than I prefer, but I enjoyed the color, the silver shimmer and the little bit of shading.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine 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.

Ink Review #2668: Diamine Forest Gateau

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It’s Day 4 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Cult Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Forest Gateau is a deep red-violet. This ink is scented.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks a little more violet than red.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Forest Gateau is closest to Montblanc Antoine de Saint-Euxpery. Click here to see the red inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pilot Ishime Magenta, with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I love the base color of this ink, but it’s scented which naturally means that there’s some feathering and bleeding. I’m not a fan of scented inks just because they normally don’t perform well, so this is not an ink for me.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine 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.

Ink Review #2667: Diamine Noble Fir

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It’s Day 3 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Vanness Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Noble Fir is an emerald green with lots of shimmer.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has both blue and silver shimmer, and is labeled as a “Star Bright” ink (I’m not quite sure what that means).

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Noble Fir is closest to Van Dieman’s Emerald Eyes. It’s lighter than Diamine Magical Forest. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M600 Vibrant Green, with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I love this ink! I love the color, the good flow, the nice shading and the interesting shimmer. It’s not often that I want to buy a full bottle of an Inkvent ink, (especially not a shimmer) usually the small bottles are sufficient for me, but I would actually buy a full bottle of Noble Fir.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine 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.

Ink Review #2666: Diamine Wilted Rose

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Let’s take a look at Day 2 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Vanness Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Wilted Rose is a hard color to describe. On Col-o-ring swabs it’s brownish pink, but on Tomoe River paper the ink is more reddish pink.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink just looks rather blah and sad.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Wilted Rose is pinker than these other brown inks. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Al-star Purple, with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, I’m not a fan. The flow is a little too dry and frankly I don’t like the color. It’s just not an ink for me.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine 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.