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 13
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My ADHD brain in blog form.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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Welcome to Ink Dupes. I’ll warn you now, this series will most likely feature fairly irregular posts. Make sure you subscribe to my blog or to the fountain pen category so you don’t miss an issue.
This week, I’m starting with red — my favorite color — with Diamine Matador and Montblanc Corn Poppy Red.
A bit of a backstory — since you all know I’m so fond of stories. I noticed a while ago that some inks are nearly identical to others. When Ink Journal shared an article about chromatography in their Flex Nib Friday newsletter, I was curious to find out just how similar these seemingly identical inks really are.
After the first comparison, it occurred to me that I’m not the only one who’d be interested in knowing which inks are similar (or identical) in color. So, I’ll be sharing my comparisons with you all. I’m hoping it will help those who are looking for expensive or hard-to-find inks.
That said, if you’re curious about how two inks compare, let me know. I may have (or be able to get) both inks for comparison.