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    Default Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Diamine have announced today that they are almost ready to launch their latest "shimmer" inks. They should be available at the end of September or the beginning of October.

    They are called Diamine Shimmertastic inks, and each ink will come in a 50ml glass bottle. Each ink contains either silver or gold particles and these are the colours:

    NIGHT SKY ( Black/Silver)
    BLUE PEARL ( Blue / Silver) A medium blue shade
    PURPLE PAZZAZZ (Purple / Gold)
    MAGICAL FOREST (Green/ Silver)
    BLUE LIGHTNING (Blue / Silver) A cerulean type blue shade
    RED LUSTRE (Red / Gold)
    SHIMMERING SEAS (Blue / Gold) A blue-black shade
    BRANDY DAZZLE (Brown / Gold)
    GOLDEN SANDS (Yellow / Gold)
    SPARKLING SHADOWS ( Grey / Gold)

    Reviews to follow soon.
    Last edited by Chrissy; August 20th, 2015 at 10:45 AM.

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    I'm excited to see them all.

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Are these a response to J. Herbin's 1670 inks I wonder?

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by sgtstretch View Post
    Are these a response to J. Herbin's 1670 inks I wonder?
    One would assume so!


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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    It's turning into a "My Little Pony" world.
    "When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
    and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Jon Szanto View Post
    It's turning into a "My Little Pony" world.
    Not even eye black is sacrosanct.

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Well this could get interesting.. A J.Herbin/Diamine ink war.

    Unfortunately, most of my nibs are XXF/XF with the biggest being a Medium nib.. So these inks are fairly useless to me.

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    This range of inks has already taken two and a half years to get to this pre-launch stage.

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by markc View Post
    Well this could get interesting.. A J.Herbin/Diamine ink war.

    Unfortunately, most of my nibs are XXF/XF with the biggest being a Medium nib.. So these inks are fairly useless to me.
    I think you will find that they will work with F and M nibs. However, you may not see so much gold or silver with finer lines.

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Do you know if they will be sell as a set or individually?

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by rafapa View Post
    Do you know if they will be sell as a set or individually?
    They will be sold individually.

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Sam O

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Reminds me of that film.... Paint Your Bandwagon. If you run out of ideas, add glitter.

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Is "Shimmertastic" a translation? Or did someone in marketing actually choose that word originally in English?

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by TSherbs View Post
    Is "Shimmertastic" a translation? Or did someone in marketing actually choose that word originally in English?
    You just reminded me of "INTERPRETING FOR THE NEDS: RAB MCGLINCHY"



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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Mike: HA!

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Each bottle comes with a miniature plumber's drain auger for your feed.

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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    I'm feeling like we are being bullied by the marketers. I don't think the J. Herbin inks are all that fantastic. The gold piles up, spreads irregularly and without it the inks themselves are pedestrian. (I haven't tried the latest, so maybe they're getting better.) I use a lot of Diamine inks and don't feel the need for gold shimmertastic effects in my writing. Just one man's opinion.
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    Default Re: Diamine announce their 10 new Shimmertastic Inks!!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by markc View Post
    Well this could get interesting.. A J.Herbin/Diamine ink war.

    Unfortunately, most of my nibs are XXF/XF with the biggest being a Medium nib.. So these inks are fairly useless to me.
    You say that as if it were a complete impossibility for you to own at least one pen with a decent sized nib.
    "When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
    and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

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