Diamine Inkvent 2023 Days 21-25

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It’s that time of year! It’s time for the 2023 Diamine Inkvent Calendar. Let’s take a look at days 21-25. You can find the calendar for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Tranquility, Tinsel, Fireside Snug, Sugar Snap and Raise a Glass.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-70 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All five have low shading. Tranquility has green shimmer. Tinsel has red shimmer. Sugar Snap has silver shimmer and Raise a Glass has low gold sheen and blue shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Tranquility is brighter than Van Dieman’s Mad Half Hour.

Tinsel isn’t quite as bright as Van Dieman’s Red Lightning.

Fireside Snug is a little brighter than Kobe Arima Amber.

Sugar Snap is similar to Ancient Song Song of the Yan.

Raise a Glass is similar to Dominant Industry Tanzanite.

Longer Writing:

All five inks had average flows. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, I really like all five of these. They are well behaved and nice colors.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Diamine Inkvent 2023 Days 16-20

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It’s that time of year! It’s time for the 2023 Diamine Inkvent Calendar. Let’s take a look at days 16-20. You can find the calendar for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Merry & Bright, Lavender Frost, Blizzard, Cinnabun and Astral.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None except for Cinnabun.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None except for Cinnabun.

Other properties: Merry & Bright has low shading and champagne shimmer. Lavender Frost and Blizzard both have low shading and silver shimmer. Cinnabun has low shading. Astral has low black sheen and green shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Merry & Bright is darker than Diamine Golden Oasis.

Lavender Frost is darker than these other purple inks.

Blizzard is close to Nemosine Blue Snowball Nebula Twinkle.

Cinnabun is a little warmer than Robert Oster Caffe Crema.

Astral is similar to Diamine Solstice.

Longer Writing:

The first three inks had average flows and the last two were slightly wet. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, I think Merry and Bright is my favorite out of the five, it’s perfect for the Christmas season. Cinnabun had too much bleeding and feathering for me, but that’s not surprising since it’s a scented ink.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Diamine Inkvent 2023 Days 11-15

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It’s that time of year! It’s time for the 2023 Diamine Inkvent Calendar. Let’s take a look at days 11-15. You can find the calendar for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Glacier, Bah Humbug, Weeping Willow, Rainbow’s End and Walnut.

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: Glacier has low shading and silver shimmer. Bah Humbug has low shading, low green sheen and red shimmer. Weeping Willow has medium shading. Rainbow’s End has low shading and pink shimmer. Walnut has low shading and low black sheen.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Glacier is closest to Colorverse Mystic Mountain.

Bah Humbug is close to Diamine All the Best.

Weeping Willow has more shading than PenBBS POTUS.

Rainbow’s End is more saturated than J Herbin Violet Imperial.

Walnut is a little lighter than Kobe Kyu-kyoryuchi Sepia.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had average flows. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, I think Walnut is my favorite out of the five, but all are nice colors and well behaved.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Diamine Inkvent 2023 Days 6-10

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It’s that time of year! It’s time for the 2023 Diamine Inkvent Calendar. Let’s take a look at days 6-10. You can find the calendar for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Bucks Fizz, Sweet Dreams, Jacaranda, Moon Beam and Velvet Emerald.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None (Sweet Dreams had medium feathering on some papers)

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None (Sweet Dreams had some bleeding on some papers)

Other properties: Bucks Fizz has low shading and gold shimmer. Jacaranda has low shading. Moon Beam haas low shading and blue shimmer. Velvet Emerald has medium shading and low pink sheen.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Bucks Fizz is pretty close to Diamine Citrus Ice.

Sweet Dreams is close to Kyo-no-oto Imayou-iro.

Jacaranda is cooler toned than Pilot Iroshizuku Jurojin.

Moon Beam is similar to Vinta Nakar.

Velvet Emerald is closes to Van Dieman’s Duck Nape.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had average flows. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, Velvet Emerald is my favorite out of the five. Sweet Dreams had too much bleeding and feathering for me, but the others are well behaved.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Diamine Inkvent 2023 Days 1-5

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It’s that time of year! It’s time for the 2023 Diamine Inkvent Calendar. Let’s take a look at days 1-5. You can find the calendar for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Fortunes Gold, Cashmere Rose, Early Dusk, Masquerade (yes I know I spell it wrong sometimes) and Nightfall.

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: The first four have low shading, Nightfall has no shading. Fortunes Gold has green shimmer. Masquerade has gold shimmer. Nightfall has medium red sheen and blue shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Fortunes Gold is brighter and lighter than Van Dieman’s Blonde Bombshell.

Cashmere Rose is lighter than Pennonia Royal Crimson.

Early Dusk is less saturated than Diamine Kensington Blue.

Masquerade is darker thana Vinta Isabela.

Nightfall is darker than Diamine Solar Storm.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had average flows. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, these are interesting inks! Nightfall is my favorite out of the five-it’s a great dark color and flows well.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2234: KWZ Meet Me In St Louis 2023

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Today’s ink is KWZ Meet Me In St Louis 2023, aka “Missourah Crawdad.” You can find this ink for sale at the St Louis Pen Show this weekend!

The color:

Missourah Crawdad is a deep orange-red.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks more red than orange.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Missourah Crawdad is a little more red than Montblanc Lucky Orange. Click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Akkerman Orange with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma Notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink. I’m glad I have a bottle because I think I will use it often.

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Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.