Diamine Shimmer Inks: Reviewing the next 12

[Chrissy]

I've been writing with the new Diamine Shimmer inks for a couple of weeks now, and have finally managed to get some reasonably decent photos of them that show the shimmer in each ink. These aren't perfect, but they will at least give you a better look at the inks, so you can see which you might like before they are issued.

I have found all of these inks quite wet on the cheap lined paper pad that I've been using. It's just an ordinary, cheap, Staples pad. The amount of wetness and lubrication also depends on the feed/nib of each individual pen I've used. Some soak in and dry straight away, while some don't and therefore take longer to dry.

In a perfect world, I would like to empty all of the pens, clean them out, and refill them all with a different colour. The write with them again on better papers. That will come soon.

Meanwhile, I decided that something was better than nothing, so this is what I have so far.

I haven't had any problems with ink flow, and I've written with these pens over the two weeks they've been filled with these inks. I have had hardly any starting or skipping problems. My Jinhao pen is the most unreliable pen in this respect, no matter what ink I put in it, even if it is without shimmer.

So on to the photos:

Silver Ocean 2.jpgTrop Cocoa.jpgCara BlueF Magenta Red.jpgLilac Satin.jpgPink.jpgShimmer inks_0039.JPGShimmer inks_0014.JPG

[Morgaine]

The Cocoa Shimmer has grown on me. Even the Enchanted Onion looks good although I probably will go for non blue & purple colours first (got Blue Pearl, and the Purple Pazzazz, also Golden Sands). Question is, will I still get Night Sky or do I prefer one or two of these new inks more? Preliminary list, Night Sky and Fire Storm Red or Cocoa Shimmer.

[Chrissy]

The Cocoa Shimmer has grown on me. Even the Enchanted Onion looks good although I probably will go for non blue & purple colours first (got Blue Pearl, and the Purple Pazzazz, also Golden Sands). Question is, will I still get Night Sky or do I prefer one or two of these new inks more? Preliminary list, Night Sky and Fire Storm Red or Cocoa Shimmer.

Night Sky is darker than Moon Dust. IMHO, Moon Dust is the perfect silver ink, and I always preferred it to the darker grey of Night Sky. However, YMMV.
Cocoa Shimmer has grown on me since I first used it. Next time I will try it in a pen with a broader nib.
(I will reply to you using these inks...)

[SIR]

Pink & Gold!!

Thanks Diamine!!


p.s.
I also like the Magenta Flash, Inferno Orange, and Golden Oasis.

[Chrissy]

Pink & Gold!!

Thanks Diamine!!


p.s.
I also like the Magenta Flash, Inferno Orange, and Golden Oasis.

I love Inferno Orange.

[caribbean_skye]

Moon dust and golden oasis are the ones that are catching my eyes


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[FredRydr]

Goodness! I just saw these. Thank you, Chrissy.

It's going to take many years of Christmas cards to use much of the two bottles of Diamine red and green shimmer inks I bought last year.

Fred

[Chrissy]

I have now reviewed each ink individually on FPG, see Ink reviews forum.

Release date is appropriately November 4th: Fountain Pen Day 2016.

[Chrissy]

Moon dust and golden oasis are the ones that are catching my eyes


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Do you think Golden Oasis is a name that fits a bright green ink? I'm not 100% sure.....

[Chrissy]

Goodness! I just saw these. Thank you, Chrissy.

It's going to take many years of Christmas cards to use much of the two bottles of Diamine red and green shimmer inks I bought last year.

Fred

I could send you a couple of Forever stamps.

[caribbean_skye]

Moon dust and golden oasis are the ones that are catching my eyes


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Do you think Golden Oasis is a name that fits a bright green ink? I'm not 100% sure.....

oasis makes me think blue not green.

[Morgaine]

You can use shimmers in letters too, not just Christmas Cards!

[Chrissy]

You can use shimmers in letters too, not just Christmas Cards!

Ahaha Royal Mail did their job then.

[Morgaine]

You can use shimmers in letters too, not just Christmas Cards!

Ahaha Royal Mail did their job then.

Yes! Wrote a letter yesterday to go up north... but my Hero 9626 ran out of Blue Pearl mid-word. I had to switch to a different pen without shimmer! If I don't use sparkles in the letter, I often write the envelope with my blinding green Safari filled with Blue Pearl!

[southpaw52]

Very nice review thank you for sharing. I like the Pink Glitz, Golden Oais, and the Caramel Sparkle.

[Monkey]

I can see green fitting "oasis," I mean they're spots with water so random lush vegetation grows there, in the midst of the surrounding sand, right? Maybe not the most intuitive name but, it works.

[Chrissy]

I can see green fitting "oasis," I mean they're spots with water so random lush vegetation grows there, in the midst of the surrounding sand, right? Maybe not the most intuitive name but, it works.

It's just the 'Golden' part that doesn't seem absolutely spot on to me. After all the first set included 'Golden Sands' and that was gold.

[Monkey]

That one has gold shimmer though, right? Like I said, it's not the most intuitive, haha, but I can dig it. ;P

[Chrissy]

That one has gold shimmer though, right? Like I said, it's not the most intuitive, haha, but I can dig it. ;P

Yes I can see what you mean. Maybe Golden Oasis was the best name Diamine thought of for the green with gold. Golden Green doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

[Monkey]

Hahaha, right? I can imagine it's no walk in the park trying to come up with regular ink names when you've got so many, let alone fitting sparkle-shimmer names. :P