Diamine Eau De Nil

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

I decided to post these quick samples of the recently released Diamine 'Eua de Nil' prior to posting a full Review. In part, I seek your suggestion as to its designation: Turquoise or Blue?

 

I hope this satisfies some curiosity, though I hope no one minds terribly that detailed responses shall be postponed until the Review is posted.

 

Grey Scale:

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/FPN_2012/b4a04182.jpg

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Swabs:

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/FPN_2012/Ink%20Review%20-%20Diamine%20Eau%20de%20Nil/c2f57bf6.jpg

 

Bye,

S1

 

Edited March 20, 2012 by Sandy1

[dcpritch]

I'm looking at the color on my iPhone so maybe it will look different tomorrow on my computer monitor. But I'd say that ink is so perfectly situated between blue and turquoise as to be equidistant from both. I didn't vote as there wasn't a category for "bluequoise" or "neither".

[brunico]

One or two scans show Eau de nil as slightly greenish, but this and other scans look like a pale version of Diamine Indigo.

 

Anyway, even those of us who don't like blue inks look forward to one of your astounding reviews!

[saintsimon]

Bluquoise of course

 

What do you think: how close is Akkerman Diep-Duinwaterblauw to Eau Ne Nil?

Edited March 20, 2012 by saintsimon

[PaperDarts]

Even before I saw the first reply to your post, I thought - it's both! Another vote for "bluequoise". Looking forward to your review!

[amarelarte]

I voted for blue, but after looking at it again I would definitely agree that it's "bluequoise."

[raging.dragon]

Teal blue, maybe?

[Sandy1]

Bluequoise????

 

:roflmho:

[Laura N]

I think it's a pale blue. With a green tint, of course. Diluted, it looks like watered silk or moire.

[79spitfire]

Bluequoise-grey, at least on my monitor.

 

I don't care for washed out looking inks so I'm not feeling the love.

 

If I imagine correctly (?) it looks to me like a very washed out Bad Blue Heron.

[saskia_madding]

I'm definitely leaning towards calling it blue.

[Alohamora]

Yesterday, I thought it was blue. Today, I think it's light teal. Tomorrow, ?

[The Good Captain]

Blue with a 'touch' of green. That to me, is a completely different thing to turquoise; hence my vote.

[geoduc]

Blechquoise? How about "Eww de Nil"? "Ku-Jaku, The Morning After"?

 

It looks unattractive to me, at least from the swabs. I'll be interested to see how the writing samples look in the actual review.

Edited March 20, 2012 by geoduc

[Giordana]

Reminds me of Noodler's Blue Black in the Pentel brush pen. Yum!

[JonSzanto]

Is the name "Water of the Nile"?

 

I'd call it aqua and be done with it.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

The Ink Review appears HERE

 

Bye,

S1

[inkstainedruth]

Is the name "Water of the Nile"?

 

I'd call it aqua and be done with it.

 

 

"It's broccoli, dear'.

"I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it!"

(from an old cartoon from the 1920s, from IIRC, _The New Yorker_ magazine).

Sorry -- couldn't resist. :roflmho:

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

PS -- on my screen it's greenish blue in most of the scans, so I agree with JonSzanto on "aqua".... (Too pale to be considered turquoise, IMO)

[gregamckinney]

To my eye it is more blue than turquoise.

Not at all what I expected from "the smell of nothing."

 

Regards, greg

[raging.dragon]

Is the name "Water of the Nile"?

 

Yes, that's the translation of "Eau de Nil".