Ink Review #1095: Diamine Aqua Lagoon

I’m sticking with yesterday’s bright theme today with Diamine Aqua Lagoon. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens.

The color:

Aqua Lagoon is a medium vibrant blue. It has just a hint of green in it, but not enough to make it a teal.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks a bit more green and has just a touch of pink sheen.

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: medium shading, tiny sheen, and no shimmer. The sheen was only visible in large swabs on Tomoe River paper.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Aqua Lagoon is just a little bit more vibrant than Robert Oster Clearwater Rain. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Al-star Bronze with a fine nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had an average flow and some really great shading.

Overall, it’s a great vibrant blue ink-well behaved and a pretty color. I reach for this ink every summer when I want a bright blue.

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.