Ink Review #546: Diamine Wild Strawberry

Today’s ink is Diamine Wild Strawberry. I have always liked the color of this ink, it’s bright and happy. I purchased my 30ml bottle of ink from Cult Pens.

The color:

Wild Strawberry is a light, bright red. I wouldn’t say it’s a strawberry red since this is much brighter and pinker than strawberries, but it’s a pretty summer red.

Swabs:

In large swabs there is just a little bit of gold sheen, not much shading though.

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 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, tiny sheen, and no shimmer. The sheen is only visible in large swabs on Tomoe River paper.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering in all nib sizes and a little bit of bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

There are a lot of vibrant reds with a similar color to Wild Strawberry. Tulip is just a bit darker than Wild Strawberry, as is Fire Engine Red. Click here to see the Diamine inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a medium Pilot Vanishing Point Galaxy on a Midori MD Notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s one of my favorite summery red inks. I use this ink often-it’s well behaved and a pretty color.

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.