Ink Review #1108: Diamine Beau Blue

Diamine Beau Blue is a very pale blue. I bought a bottle of this ink a few years ago from Cult Pens, but I’ve never used it much so it’s time to test it out.

The color:

Beau Blue is a pale baby blue.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has a little bit of shading.

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: Low

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Beau Blue is the same tone as Tono & Lims Yamanashi, but it’s much lighter. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Sport Serenity Blue-fine nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, while this ink behaves well it is very pale and hard to comfortably read. I think I would use this ink more for lettering and art rather than drawing.

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.