Ink Review #2555: Van Dieman's Marilyn

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Van Dieman’s Marilyn is from the New Hollywood collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Marilyn is a magenta purple with silver 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 silver 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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Marilyn is one shade lighter than Van Dieman’s Diamonds are a Girl’s BFF. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

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

Overall, I like the color, but the shimmer does not stay put. It transfers onto your hands, other papers, just everywhere. It’s also pretty similar to Van Dieman’s Diamonds are a Girl’s BFF, so you probably don’t need both.

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 #2533: Van Dieman's Elizabeth

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Van Dieman’s Elizabeth is from the New Hollywood collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Elizabeth is a medium purple.

*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: 30 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 some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Elizabeth is closest to Sailor 50 States Colorado. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Violet with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely purple ink with a little bit of shading.

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 #2487: Van Dieman's Morning Frost

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Today’s ink is Van Dieman’s Morning Frost from the Tassie/Seasons collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Morning Frost is a pale ice blue with 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 plenty 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: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Morning Frost is a little darker than Van Dieman’s Snow Leopard Frost. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M605 White Silver with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow.

Overall, I love the color and how it looks with the shimmer, I just wish the flow was wetter.

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.

Van Dieman's Feline Part 3

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Van Dieman’s recently released the Feline collection, which includes 15 inks. Let’s talk about five of them today. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Penss.

Swabs:

Left to right: Tortoiseshell, Mad Half Hour, Ragdoll Kiss, Persian Princess and Purr.

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: All had low shading. Tortoiseshell had low green sheen and gold and silver shimmer. Mad Half Hour had blue shimmer. Ragdoll Kiss had purple shimmer. Persian Princess had bronze shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Tortoiseshell is more red than Diamine Winter Miracle.

Mad Half Hour is closest to Diamine Frosted Orchid.

Ragdoll Kiss is a little lighter than Robert Oster Violet Clouds.

Persian Princess is a little lighter than Colorverse Horsehead Nebula.

Purr is closest to Kyo-no-oto Imayouiro.

Longer Writing:

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

Overall, Mad Half Hour is my favorite out of the five just because I like the color the best. All five are too dry for me.

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

Van Dieman's Feline Part 2

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Van Dieman’s recently released the Feline collection, which includes 15 inks. Let’s talk about five of them today. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Penss.

Swabs:

Left to right: Emerald Eyes, Catnip, Nine Lives, Russian Blue and Snow Leopard Frost.

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: All had low shading. Emerald Eyes had green shimmer, Nine Lives had silver shimmer and Snow Leopard Frost had silver shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Emerald Eyes is a little more blue than Van Dieman’s Enchanted Woods.

Catnip is lighter than Tono & Lims Miyagi .

Nine Lives is way lighter than these other green shimmer inks.

Russian Blue is closest to KWZ IG Blue #2.

Snow Leopard Frost is a little lighter than PenBBS Still Water.

Longer Writing:

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

Overall, all five were too dry for me, but the colors are interesting. Emerald Eyes is my favorite out of the five.

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

Van Dieman's Feline Part 1

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Van Dieman’s recently released the Feline collection, which includes 15 inks. Let’s talk about five of them today. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Penss.

Swabs:

Left to right: Tomcat, Cheetah Chase, Bengal Tiger Blaze, Kitten Paws and Lion’s Roar.

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: All had low shading. Tomcat had low red sheen, Cheetah Chase had low green sheen and gold shimmer. Bengal Tiger had gold shimmer. Lion’s Roar had low green sheen and gold shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Tomcat is a little darker than these other green inks.

Cheetah Chase is a little darker than Diamine Vintage Copper.

Bengal Tiger is way lighter than these other brown shimmer inks.

Kitten Paws is a little pinker than Colorverse Comet SL9.

Lion’s Roar is close to De Atramentis Camelian Red Copper.

Longer Writing:

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

Overall, all five were too dry for me, but the colors are interesting.

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

Ink Review #2247: Van Dieman's Pixie Parasols

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Let’s take a look at Van Dieman’s Pixie Parasols from the Tassie/Seasons collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Pixie Parasols is a pale baby 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 shades to grey.

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: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium 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:

Pixie Parasols is closest to Sailor Ink Studio 264. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 in Vanness Blue with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, the color is gorgeous, but it is very pale. Even in a broad nib it was light, so I would stick to medium and broad nibs with this one.

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.

Van Dieman's Night

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Let’s take a look at five Van Dieman’s inks today from the Van Dieman’s Night collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Tiger Quoll, Red Lightning, Midnight, Moon Flower, and Moonlit Lake.

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-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Tiger Quoll had low shading, high green sheen and gold shimmer. Red Lightning had low shading and gold shimmer. Midnight had low shading. Moon Flower had medium shading. Moonlit Lake had medium shading, high pink sheen and teal shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Tiger Quoll is brighter than Diamine Cocoa Shimmer.

Red Lightning is close to Robert Oster Sparkling Cranberry.

Midnight is close to Diamine Silent Night.

Moon Flower is a little more purple than Diamine Thunderbolt.

Moonlit Lake is close to Diamine Garland.

Longer Writing:

All had average flows.

Overall, these are lovely inks, well-behaved and nice colors. Moonlit Lake is my favorite out of the five.

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

Van Dieman's Mandarin Duck

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Let’s take a look at three Van Dieman’s Birds of a Feather inks. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Duck Wing, Duck Nape, Duck Breast

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 three had medium shading. Duck Nape had low pink sheen. Duck Breast had high bronze sheen and copper shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Duck Wing is darker and less saturated than PenBBS Midnight.

Duck Nape is similar to Sailor Ink Studio 764.

Duck Breast is darker than Colorverse Hayabusa Glistening.

Longer Writing:

All had average flows.

Overall, Duck Nape is my favorite out of the three, but all are well behaved and interesting.

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

Van Dieman's Harvest Yellows

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Today’s five inks are from the Van Dieman’s Harvest Collection. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Peanut Brittle, Apple Cider, Beeswax, Wasabi and Zucchini.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Peanut Brittle and Apple Cider had medium shading. The rest had low shading.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Peanut Brittle is closest to Robert Oster Aussie Gold.

Apple Cider is closest to IWI Grain in Ear.

Beeswax is similar to Vinta Sunrise Hanan.

Wasabi is a little bit darker than Diamine Apple Glory.

Zucchini is a little bit lighter than Colorverse Interstellar Space.

Beeswax and Wasabi had a dry flow and the rest had average flows.

Overall, Peanut Brittle is my favorite out of the five. I had some flow issues with Wasabi-for some reason I couldn’t get it to flow nicely.

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