Ink Review #2676: Diamine Snow Globe

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It’s Day 12 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Cult Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Snow Globe is a medium blue with blue and purple shimmer.

*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 you can see a lot of the shimmer. This ink is advertised as a chameleon ink.

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: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Snow Globe is a darker blue than Diamine Baltic Breeze. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M200 Blue Marbled with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, this is a lovely ink. It is a little drier than I prefer, but other than that it’s well behaved and a nice color.

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Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2674: Diamine Chilly Nights

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It’s Day 10 of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Cult Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Chilly Nights is a deep blue with silver and blue shimmer.

*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 you can see a lot of the silver shimmer and just a little bit of the blue. This ink is labeled as a Star Bright ink.

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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Chilly Nights is right in-between De Atramentis Indian Blue Silver and Diamine Upon a Star. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Al-star Petrol with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink. It’s a good base color with some interesting shading and shimmer.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2665: Diamine Baltic Breeze

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It’s time to open the Diamine Inkvent Calendar! I’ve purposefully waited until the end of the day to make sure those who don’t want spoilers don’t have their surprise ruined. You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Vanness Pens, along with many others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review! Let’s take a look at day 1!

The color:

Baltic Breeze is a cornflower blue with rose gold shimmer.

*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 has lots of shimmer.

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: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Baltic Breeze is lighter than Dominant Industry Periwinkle Twinkle. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pilot Vanishing Point Black Ice, with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow.

Overall, this is a lovely shimmer ink, but it can be rather light in the smallest nib sizes. I love all the pretty shading. I do wish the flow was wetter, but it’s a solid start on a good Inkvent.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2660: Ferris Wheel Press The Sad Charade

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Today’s ink is Ferris Wheel Press The Sad Charade. You can find this ink for sale at Ferris Wheel Press and Vanness Pens.

The color:

The Sad Charade is hard to quantify. It’s not quite blue, not quite grey and not quite green. It’s right in the middle of all three.

*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 blue than it does on the Col-o-ring swab.

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: 20 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 feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

The Sad Charade isn’t close to any other inks I have. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Petrol, with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, this color is really unique-I don’t have anything else quite like it. I do wish the flow was wetter because the slightly dry flow can make the ink hard to read in smaller nib sizes.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

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

J Herbin Red and Purple Inks

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Let’s take a look at five J Herbin inks today. You can finds these inks for sale at a lot of retailers, including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Rouge Caroubier, Rouge Bourgogne, Poussiere de Lune, Larmes de Cassis, and Violette Pensee.

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: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All five have low shading.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Rouge Caroubier is a little more pink than Robert Oster Santa’s Hangover.

Rouge Bourgogne is more pink than these other red inks.

Poussiere de Lune is closest to Diamine Harmony.

Larmes de Cassis is deeper than these other purple inks.

Violette Pensée is close to Thorton’s Purple.

Longer Writing:

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

Overall, I really like these inks. They are classics in the fountain pen community, and for good reason. You can’t go wrong with any of them.

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

Robert Oster Elements Inks

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Today’s inks are from the Robert Oster Elements collection. You can finds these inks for sale at a lot of retailers, including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Earth, Fire, Water and Wind.

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

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Earth and Water have medium shading, Fire has low shading, and Wind has high shading. Water has blue shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Earth is lighter than Birmingham Antique Sepia.

Fire is similar to a lot of other inks.

Water is closest to Nemosine Blue Snowball Nebula Twinkle.

Wind is close to Sailor Ink Studio 243.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. All four had slightly dry flows.

Overall, these are lovely inks. I do wish the flow was a bit wetter, but they are lovely to use in wetter nibs.

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

Ink Review #2633: Private Reserve Infinity Blue

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Today’s ink is Private Reserve Infinity Blue. You can find this ink for sale at Levenger.

The color:

Blue is a deep blue.

*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 has some shading.

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: 80 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 feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Blue is a little deeper than Diplomat Deep Blue. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M205 Petrol Marbled, with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this ink is ok but not great. It does have a long dry time, and it didn’t dry out any slower than the average ink like it’s advertised as.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

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

Ink Review #2632: Private Reserve Infinity Turquoise

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Today’s ink is Private Reserve Infinity Turquoise. You can find this ink for sale at Noteworthy Stationery Supplies.

The color:

Turquoise is just that-a bright turquoise.

*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 has just the tiniest little bit of pink sheen.

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: medium shading, tiny pink sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Turquoise is similar to Conklin Antique Turquoise. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Leonardo x Figboot pen, with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this ink is unnecessary for me. It’s fine but there’s nothing about it that stands out, and there are so many similar inks out there. It’s supposed to have an extended cap off time, so it doesn’t dry out as fast as other inks, but I didn’t notice any difference between this ink and the average ink.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

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

Ink Review #2631: Private Reserve Fast Dry American Blue

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Today’s ink is Private Reserve American Blue from the Fast Dry collection. You can find this ink for sale at JetPens.

The color:

American Blue is a bright classic blue.

*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 has pink sheen.

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: 50 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

American Blue is a little bit brighter than Taccia Ruri. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 74 Teal, with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice ink, but it dries in 50 seconds, which is not a fast dry ink to me. If it’s advertised as fast dry then it should be fast drying.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

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

Ink Review #2630: Private Reserve Fast Dry Midnight Blue

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Today’s ink is Private Reserve Midnight Blue from the Fast Dry collection. You can find this ink for sale at JetPens.

The color:

Midnight Blue is just that-a midnight blue.

*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 has coppery sheen.

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: 60 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Midnight Blue is a little deeper than Private Reserve Infinity Blue. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Transparent Blue, with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this ink is lovely, but it’s absolutely not a fast dry ink like the name implies. It took quite a long time to dry at 60 seconds, which is fine, but it’s not what it’s advertised as.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

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