on saleDiamine Autumn Oak - 30ml Bottled Ink

I bought these in cartridges and was so excited for them to arrive. However, I've tried this in two different pens and I am not getting the result that I see here. When I write with it, it's a faded brown. I'm so disappointed.

I love the color. The price was reasonable. Delivery was great.

First of all, I have enjoyed many of the Diamine inks I have tried. I find them to be a great bang for your buck. However, almost immediately after filling this ink up in my Twsbi Diamond 580 (M), it was so dry and I had many issues with this ink flowing onto paper. I could hardly finish a few sentences before having to wait with the pen faced nib down before I could write again. I've never had that issue with any other ink, or at least to this degree. I do not have any other fountain pens to try this ink out in order to compare its performance, but I am sure some pens would work better with this dry ink. Otherwise, beautiful ink color with great shading!

Like some other reviews, I want to start off with praises. I think that Autumn Oak is a very pretty color and if you're looking for something that feels like fall, I'd say this ink is a great place to start. It shades nicely from yellow to burnt orange and differences in pressure and writing angle can produce some lovely diversity in color. Furthermore, in my writing, the ink doesn't take very long to dry, even when there is a heavy amount on the page. The merits of this ink do justify a purchase, I would recommend this color to anyone looking for a good fallen leaf type of ink, but my recommendation comes with some drawbacks. Unfortunately, as good as the ink looks, there is something about it that makes it feel very thin on the page. I've tried it in both a Lamy Al-Star in Fine and a TWSBI Eco in Fine, and in both pens, the ink almost feels like it isn't there. Other Diamine inks glide along the page, in the Eco especially, but this one just seems to make the writing experience profoundly scratchy. Perhaps the writing experience is different in broader nib sizes, but in my experience, the feeling of this ink on the page is a big drawback.

Favorite time of year I had a feeling this was for me. I wasn't wrong. Love the color and how it lays down on the paper.