on saleDiamine Frosted Orchid - 50ml Bottled Ink

I like the Diamine Frosted Orchid ink very much. It flows very well. Far better than other shimmering inks I have used, even in my extra fine nibs. The ink dries very quickly. I have yet to smudge it without trying to. The color is a little uneven/non-uniform, which I like. It really makes the ink stand out on the page. And the shimmer!!! It loves to sparkle and doesn't clump. It distributes evenly in my converter with just a few rolls of the pen prior to writing.Overall, This is a wonderful ink!!!

This ink shimmers for days! The silver with the purple is just perfect.

A lovely color and the shimmering is very low-key. I use a Monteverde Monza that I fitted with a Goulet stub nib (which I absolutely also recommend). The ink flow with the shimmering ink through the feed, in that setup, can frequently be rough, scratchy, and sometimes streaky. It does result in some awesome shading though (with a deep purple where the ink flowed well and a gentle lilac where it didn't) which I think the shading may be intended because the shimmer is still fairly uniform throughout, even with the line variation.

I love the color of this and may have to get a broader nib to fully enjoy the shimmer of this ink. It shows some with an Extra-Fine nub, but having seen it with broader nibs it is even more beautiful. There is some variation in the color if I forget to shake my pen before using it and if the pen has gone unused for a little while (a day), but nothing drastic. It does lean a little more red than I usually like, but the purple-y wine color is very nice. I am a purple fiend and this one is one of my favorites! It has not clogged up my pen a bit and I am on my second fill of the converter.

Oh the sheen.....heavenly sheen...!! :-)