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Each year, I try to dupe the colors of the Diamine Inkvent calendar. You can find all of my 25 Days of Dupes posts here. But, if you’re looking for a specific year’s posts, you can visit its tag page: 2019 | 2021 | 2022
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This the last day of ink dupes, although I will include a wrap-up post tomorrow with suggestions I received through comments. I hope you’ve enjoyed 25 Days of Dupes. Share this page with your friends, to help them find some new inks.
Day 25 is Happy Holidays, a sheening and shimmer ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Blue Pearl is the best color dupe.
The photo below is provided to showcase the sheen.
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First off, Merry Christmas! I hope you have a great Christmas Day.
Day 24 is Purple Bow, a standard ink. Of the inks I have access to, I could only find one similar ink. It’s not an exact dupe, but it’s pretty close.
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Day 23 is Roasted Chestnut, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Cocoa Shimmer is the best color dupe.
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Day 22 is Solstice, a shimmer ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Sunspot is the best color dupe.
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Day 21 is Fire Embers, a standard ink (please excuse the wrong name in the writing sample). Of the inks I swabbed, Firefly is the best color dupe.
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Day 20 is Midnight Hour, a sheening ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Madame de Pompadour is the best color dupe.
The photo below is provided to showcase the sheen.
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Day 19 is Gingerbread, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Caffe Crema is the best color dupe.
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Day 18 is Holly, a sheening ink. Of the inks I swabbed, California Teal is the best color dupe.
The photo below is provided to showcase the sheen.
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Day 17 is Poinsettia, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Red Candy is the best color dupe.
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Day 16 is Seasons Greetings, a sheening ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Walden Pond Blue is the best color dupe and matches the sheen level.
The photo below is provided to showcase the sheen.
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Day 15 is Festive Cheer, a sheening ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Aurora Blue is the best color dupe and has some sheen.
The photo below is provided to showcase the sheen.
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Day 14 is Jack Frost, a sheening and shimmer ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Nitrogen is the best sheen dupe, while Blue Water Ice is the best color dupe and has some sheen.
The photo below is provided to showcase the sheen.
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Day 13 is Mulled Wine, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Oku-Yama is the best color dupe.
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Day 12 is Noel, a sheening ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Red Dragon is the best color dupe.
The photo below is provided to showcase the sheen.
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Day 11 is Elf, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Lierre Sauvage is the best color dupe.
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Day 10 is Winter Miracle, a sheening and shimmer ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Pansy is the best color dupe, and has a decent amount of sheen in the same color, as well.
The photo below is provided to showcase the sheen.
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Day 9 is Nutcracker, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Dark Energy is the best color dupe, and has a nearly equal amount of sheen.
The photo below is provided to showcase the sheen.
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Day 8 is Gold Star, a shimmer ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Peach is the best color dupe.
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Day 7 is Mistletoe, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Carlos is the best color dupe.
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Day 6 is Ho Ho Ho, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Aeolis Palus Red is the best color dupe, with Flaming Red of Fushimi a very close second.
