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That is a lovely rich red - thanks for reviewing it.

 

I agree that Diamines generally don't feather on the better quality papers. My very wet writing Onoto Magna 261 will cause feathering on copy paper because if the amount of ink it dumps but on Rhodia/Clairefontaine all my Diamine inks behave impeccably.

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A good looking red and a great review. Thanks for reviewing this ink.

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Monaco Red was my first favorite red ink. It is great for drawing with a Namiki Falcon Soft Fine nib.

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This is the only red ink that I own, and I like it very much. However, it has displayed an interesting characteristic in all of the pens in which it has been loaded (which is probably around ten pens of different brands). When I first start writing after the pen has rested for a while after a fill I will suddenly find that the pen is writing in brown ink! The more I write and the more ink is used the brighter and redder the ink becomes. This gives me the feeling that this ink tends to turn brown through exposure to air in the nib and feed: I don't know, this is only a guess. Has anyone else had this problem with Monaco Red? The bottle I am using is probably about 5 years old, but I noticed this phenomenon soon after I bought the ink.

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I too found it a little too brown for my taste. I prefer something lighter (like Classic Red or Poppy Red) or more purlpey (like Syrah or even MB Bordeaux). That's not to say that Monaco isn't a nice colour, it IS. It just isn't to my taste at present ... of course, that may change in time ...

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I received a sample of this ink today through the generosity of FPN member liapuyat.

 

I filled a Fine nibbed Rotring Esprit and scribbled notes on some Japanese looseleaf papers (Kokuyo and Muji) and Rhodia 16 pad. Very easy on the eyes, and I would have no trouble taking notes with this, or using it for marking/corrections work. It looks a little brighter on white paper but not painfully so.

 

Flow is good. It is a little less lubed than the other Diamines I've tried. Not bad mind you, just different.

 

I wouldn't mind getting a bottle of this. I prefer Monaco to Syrah and that's saying a lot as Syrah is one of the inks that led me to Diamine's spectrum of offerings. Oxblood remains at the top of my red list though, as I like my reds brownish.

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I've just got a 30 ml bottle of this ink and I really got in love with it. I didn't like reds before getting this one. Now I will use it to mark notes in my everyday life.

 

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I have not tried but two other red inks besides this one, Noodler's Empire Red and PR Dakota Red. I have tried to love them but I cannot take to either of those inks. But I love Monaco Red. I think it is the brown tendency in it. The other two are purer reds and I think I am reacting to all the red marks on my papers in school all those years ago! But I got Monaco Red from the Goulets in the InkDrop and I loved it from the start. I even bought a bottle when I found it on sale at the Dallas Pen Show. Now I have it in my Pilot Ice Green LE VP.

 

Thank you for the great review.

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My favorite red red (versus almost red, like Diamine Oxblood). Well behaved on paper. An ink that is always in my rotation (with about 7 other Diamines).

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Great review! Thank you!

 

I ordered two 80mL bottles - Oxblood and Syrah - from Diamine site, and they sent me together 18 cartridges with assorted colors for free! Unfortunately, they are not labeled to show what color each cartridge is. However, two of them are very close to Monaco Red, according to your and the other reviews. It's a beautiful red, indeed! Monaco Red and Noodler's Tiananmen are both on my list for the next order.

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