Diamine Summer 2022, Part 1

Cult Pens recently teamed up with Diamine to create 8 summer inks. Let’s look at the first four today: Grey Skies, Sand Between Your Toes, A Jug of Sangria and Summer Sunset. Thanks to Cult Pens for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Grey Skies, Sand Between Your Toes, A Jug of Sangria and Summer Sunset.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All four inks had medium shading.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Grey Skies is lighter than Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same.

Sand Between Your Toes is closest to Colorverse Dust Storm.

Sangria is similar to Ferris Wheel Press Lady Rose.

Summer Sunset is closest to Pennonia Copper.

All the inks had a dry flow.

Overall, I love the colors but the flow is way too dry for me. The colors seem more appropriate for spring rather than summer.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Cult Pens for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.