Day 7 is Mistletoe, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Carlos is the best color dupe.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 7
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25 Days of Dupes – Day 6
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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.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 5
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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.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 4
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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.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 3
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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.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 2
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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.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 1
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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.
I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Noodler’s Liberty’s Elysium and Organics Studio Bert’s Blue.
Ink Dupes #12: Diamine and Colorverse
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I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Diamine Soft Mint and Colorverse Photon.
I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Organics Studio BWIPS 2018 and Diamine Dark Forest.
Ink Dupes #10: Diamine and Lamy
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I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Diamine Pansy and Lamy Dark Lilac.
I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Organics Studio Nickel Teal and Robert Oster Morning Mist.
I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Pilot Iroshizuku Ama Iro and Krishna Cool Breeze.
Ink Dupes #7: Bungubox and Robert Oster
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I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Bungubox Piano Mahogany and Robert Oster Australian Syrah.
Ink Dupes #6: Sailor and Robert Oster
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I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Sailor Jentle Waka Uguisu and Robert Oster Jade.
Ink Dupes #5: Bungubox and Bungubox
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I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Bungubox Kabayaki of the Hamanako Eel and Bungubox Nostalgia.
Ink Dupes #4: Diamine and Montblanc
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I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Diamine Aqua Blue and Montblanc UNICEF Blue.
Ink Dupes #3: Robert Oster and Diamine
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I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Robert Oster NG Special ’16 and Diamine Golden Honey.
I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: The Real Teal and Hisoku.