{"id":2555,"date":"2019-02-01T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2024-01-15T14:30:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T19:30:22","slug":"ink-dupes-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/ink-dupes-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Ink Dupes #4: Diamine and Montblanc"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is my second Diamine vs Montblanc, and I have to say Montblanc is seriously disappointing. For the price, I would expect SIGNIFICANTLY different colors. These two are so similar I can’t help but wonder if UNICEF blue is just rebottled Aqua Blue.<\/p>\n

The Inks<\/h2>\n
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Diamine Aqua Blue<\/strong><\/a>
Price: ~$15 USD
Bottle Size: 80ml
Price Per Ml: $0.19
Availability: Readily available
Montblanc UNICEF Blue<\/strong><\/a>
Price: ~$40 USD
Bottle Size: 50ml
Price Per Ml: $0.80
Availability: Discontinued<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Comparative<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\n\nIf you have any suggestions for future comparisons, let me know in the comments. And check out my other Ink Dupes posts<\/a>.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. This week: Diamine Aqua Blue and Montblanc UNICEF Blue.<\/p>\n

Keep ReadingInk Dupes #4: Diamine and Montblanc<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[407],"tags":[123],"class_list":["post-2555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ink","tag-ink-dupes","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Z77k-Fd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2351,"url":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/ink-dupes-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":2555,"position":0},"title":"Ink Dupes #1: Montblanc and Diamine","author":"Rachel","date":"November 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm comparing seemingly identical inks to see how similar they really are. 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