Ink Review #1329: Diamine Rockin Rio

I’m so close to finishing up the Diamine Shimmertastic collection, so let’s keep it going with Diamine Rockin Rio. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Rockin Rio is a burnt orange with gold shimmer.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading and lots of silver 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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes but very little bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Rockin Rio is darker than J Herbin 1798 Cornaline d’Egypte and less saturated than Diamine Firefly. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Sport Orange with a double broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is an interesting color, a little different from the other orange shimmer inks I’ve tried. It’s not a must-have for me, but still worth a try.

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.