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Diamine Merlot - Swabs & One Written Sample

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Hi,

 

I decided to post these quick samples of the recently released Diamine Merlot prior to posting a full Review.

 

I hope this satisfies some curiosity, and that response to queries can be briefly postponed until the Review is posted.

 

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Grey Scale:

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

 

Swabs:

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/FPN_2012/Ink%20Review%20-%20Diamine%20Merlot/e8417f8e.jpg

 

Waterman + M nib on HPJ1124.

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/FPN_2012/Ink%20Review%20-%20Diamine%20Merlot/11b42057.jpg

 

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S1

 

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It reminds me of Sailor Grenade. Pretty, but not a color I can get a lot of use out of.

 

Thank you for the scan!

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I like the color alot but would like it to appear darker like the 3 swab sample. Perhaps with an addition of some black

ink in a recipe ink could be accopmplished also without too much trouble.

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I like it. Definetly worth getting next time I buy a batch of samples.

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Looks similar to PR Arabian Rose to me. Not bad, but not unique enough for purchase at this point. Thanks for the swabs!!!

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Hi,

 

The full Review may be found here LINK

 

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It reminds me of Sailor Grenade. Pretty, but not a color I can get a lot of use out of.

 

Thank you for the scan!

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You're welcome!

 

I do not have Sailor Grenade, so was unable to include that in the Swab Swami image in the Review.

 

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I like the color alot but would like it to appear darker like the 3 swab sample. Perhaps with an addition of some black

ink in a recipe ink could be accopmplished also without too much trouble.

Regards -- Manny D. :eureka: :eureka:

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Please let us know how the mix looks.

 

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Looks similar to PR Arabian Rose to me. Not bad, but not unique enough for purchase at this point. Thanks for the swabs!!!

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You're welcome!

 

Oh my, I do not have Arabian Rose, so that wasn't included in the Swab Swami either.

 

I do tend to agree that DMer is not terribly unique, and has shown some problems with bleed- show-through, which are shown and mentioned in the Review.

 

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I like it. Definetly worth getting next time I buy a batch of samples.

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As other Members have mentioned, it bears a similarity to other inks. I suggest looking at the performance profile, etc. of those inks too. Certainly worth trying a sample!

 

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I like it. Definetly worth getting next time I buy a batch of samples.

Hi,

 

As other Members have mentioned, it bears a similarity to other inks. I suggest looking at the performance profile, etc. of those inks too. Certainly worth trying a sample!

 

Bye,

S1

 

Indeed, alternates aren't hard to find. For example Diamine Syrah and R&K Alt Bordeaux. If this ink does have serious performance issues (I haven't read your review yet!), I'll probably pass.

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