on saleDiamine Blue Lightning - 50ml Bottled Ink

The ink is beautiful. I put this in my broad-nib TWSBI eco. Perfect fit for that pen. The swab here doesn't do this ink justice. The shimmer isn't overpowering and it's a beautiful bright turquoise.

I purchased this ink specifically for a set of cards that it will match nicely. I do admit that I have a soft spot for teal/turquoise shades and have quite a few. This ink appears quite a bit darker than the swab does on my monitor. On paper, it is fairly close to Waterman's Inspired Blue (formerly South Seas Blue) but with a nice dash of silver shimmer. It is more attractive in person than in the photos and is dark enough to be easily legible and not hard on the eyes. I find that this ink shades nicely and there is quite a bit of shimmer (just shake the bottle before filling.) Like other Diamine inks, it is well behaved and does not feather or smudge once dry. The flow is nice and not too dry, but also not overly wet. Overall, it is an ink that performs nicely, has a gorgeous color and a lovely amount of silver sparkle. It is a perfect match for my cards, though I have a feeling this will find its way into my pen for daily use as well.

So I got this bottle of ink because I desperately wanted a shimmer ink for nostalgia reasons. I was disappointed when I put it in my Lamy Al-Star medium and it kept having hard starts and skipped continuously. My nine year old also has a FP (in fact they are now the only pens in the house) and she wanted to change her ink to the shimmer. I warned her about what would happen. But in true kid form she didnt care. To my complete suprise it wrote completely fine in her Lamy Al-star fine nib on plain notebook paper! With beautiful shading and just enough shimmer to make both of us squee like little girls. After she one upped me I quickly changed out the ink in my pen and asked her what she did to make it work because I was still having problems. She just scribbled on her page until the ink started to flow. Her fine writes better than my medium! I do not know what sorcery she did but both pens are working. It's a beautiful color although a bit scratchy on my rohdia pad. Over all I cant complain. It won't be a daily user like my DeAtramentis inks but it's fun and adds a little something extra. She seems to be enjoying it more than me so it wasn't money wasted.

I am in love with this ink! I was actually stunned by how pretty it was, and I used it on cheap stationary with no feathering or other problems. It was even nicer on good paper. I put it in my turquoise Pilot Metropolitan Retro Pop with a fine nib, and it's written great. No clogging.As soon as I tested the sample I knew I needed a bottle.

The Shimmer is very subtle leaving just a faded looking blue ink. Put it in my pen that has the wettest feed/nib and it still clogged.