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.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 16
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25 Days of Dupes – Day 15
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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.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 14
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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.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 13
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Day 13 is Mulled Wine, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Oku-Yama is the best color dupe.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 12
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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.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 11
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Day 11 is Elf, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Lierre Sauvage is the best color dupe.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 10
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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.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 9
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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.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 8
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Day 8 is Gold Star, a shimmer ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Peach is the best color dupe.
25 Days of Dupes – Day 7
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Day 7 is Mistletoe, a standard ink. Of the inks I swabbed, Carlos is the best color dupe.
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.
Identifying My Vintage Pelikan
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This past Saturday, I went to Bertram’s Inkwell to pick up the pen I won from Pensplaining with Corinne. While there, Adam mentioned that they had a bunch of secondhand pens. So, pen fiend that I am, I asked to see them.
Note: If you don’t want to read the story, feel free to jump down to the pen porn or the list of sites I mention in the narrative below.
Out came three big zip cases of vintage pens. I went through the cases, but I don’t typically love the look of vintage pens. They aren’t as pretty as modern pens, in my opinion. But, in the third case, there were a bunch of vintage Pelikans. Among those was a red and black pen. I love red and black, so I pulled it out.
Unfortunately, the nib was looking a bit rough. Out of curiosity, I took at look at each of the other Pelikans. Most of them were stubs or broad, which I know I don’t like writing with. But, this one was intriguing.
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.