Day 19 is Gingerbread, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Caffe Crema is the best color dupe.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 19
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My ADHD brain in blog form.
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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.
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Day 5 is Triple Chocolate, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Macassar is the best color dupe, but it’s not an exact match. If you know of an exact match, please let me know so I can update this.
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Day 4 is Polar Glow, a sheening ink. Nitrogen is the best match for the sheen, but Blue Water Ice is a slightly better match for the color.
The photo below is provided to showcase the sheen.
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Day 3 is Snow Storm, a shimmer ink. Of the inks I have access to, I could only find one similar ink. Thankfully, it’s an almost perfect match.
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Day 2 is Candy Cane, a standard ink. From the inks I swabbed, Valentine Red is the closest color dupe. It’s not identical, but it’s pretty close.
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Day 1 is Blue Peppermint, a shimmer ink. From the inks I swabbed, Soft Mint is the closest color dupe.
Don’t worry, I won’t be sharing spoilers today (or any day, technically).
When the Diamine Inkvent Calendar was first announced, I thought it was a cute idea, but didn’t plan to get it. As more and more photos and mentions of it appeared, I found myself experiencing FOMO to the highest degree. Eventually, coming across it in person at Bertram’s Inkwell, I decided to get one to satisfy my interest and curiosity.
I went home, and, initially, I planned to be good and open it in December like a proper advent calendar. But then I remembered that I won’t be available to open the inks during Christmas week. I considered opening it day-by-day in November instead, but ultimately decided to just open it up and swab them all one Saturday.