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I picked up a bottle of Diamine Emerald yesterday (it was St Patrick's Day, coincidentally). I have been looking for a nice deep British Racing Green type colour, by which I *don't* mean the Montblanc colour since that's not what British racing green is to me (or to much of this country, I'd bet). Anyway, Diamine Emerald isn't as dark as I wanted, but it was the only decent green the shop had so I gave a go.

 

As it turns out, I really like it! It's lovely and springlike and fresh, bright but not eyepopping. It flows well and comes out of the pen quite wet but dries quickly. No bleeding or feathering on my average Miquelrius and Lidl quad-ruled notebook paper. Like most Diamine inks, it has really lovely shading characteristics as it isn't over-saturated -- it's noticeably a richer green from wider and wetter nibs, and a nice bright shade from a fine nib. Very smooth -- it's a joy to write with, really, in both my Lamy Safari XF and my Platignum no. 5. A perfect springtime Easter treat!

 

As for that racing green, I might try adding a drop of black later for what I am suspecting might turn out to be the perfect BRG for me.

 

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It looks like it could be mixed to be a nice racing green.

 

I agree that the Montblanc resembles racing green about as much as teal does, which is to say Not Hardly.

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bluestocking, are you a quantum mechanic?

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Well, I have an exam in it in a month, as much as it pains me to think of it!

 

Well good luck with the spinors and such.

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That is a pretty green! You could have a picnic on it!

 

 

I just bought the Diamine Monaco Red (first Diamine for me) -- and it's vivid and rich and beautiful.

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I'm a huge fan of green inks and this looks great! Are Diamine inks made by another company and private labeled, or do they make their own? I like Mont Blanc's racing green (I think it's meant to be the color of race car engine oil!) and I've warmed up to Noodler's Sequoia Green.

 

Question: Is your Miquelrius notebook one of the 400-page glue-bound journals? I've spied those at Barnes & Noble and wondered how they handle fountain pen inks...

 

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I, too, recently discovered this color. I will have a pen inked with this for sure.

 

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Are Diamine inks made by another company and private labeled, or do they make their own?

 

Question: Is your Miquelrius notebook one of the 400-page glue-bound journals? I've spied those at Barnes & Noble and wondered how they handle fountain pen inks...

 

Diamine inks are made here in the UK and are private labelled, although some of them are also rebottled as Yard-o-Led inks.

As for the Miquelrius, it's just a standard Paperchase spiral notebook that happens to contain Miquelrius paper. It's...alright. A bit thin. Does the job.

 

What kind of fountain pen is shown in the picture?

 

Platignum no. 5

 

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I like Diamine Emerald as well. Woodland is darker, and is also a lovely ink.

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Thats a lovely green colour, what turquise is to blue that is to green, I will add that to my "get" list, for a deep green try PR sherwood green, maybe add a drop of black for less vibrancy...

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I love this shade of green! I will have to pickup a bottle for Christmas cards this year. :D

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Emerald is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I have it in my Pelikan M450 right now and it's a smashing combo.

 

Definitely one of my favourite inks. :)

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Emerald is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I have it in my Pelikan M450 right now and it's a smashing combo.

 

Definitely one of my favourite inks. :)

I got a couple of freebie Emeralds, among a total of 12 cartridges, with a package of 30ml bottles.

 

However they were unlabelled and I cannot figger which are the 2 Emeralds and which are 2 Blue-Blacks...... you'd think it would be easy, but those are the only 4 I can't separate!

 

I'm waiting for two more c/c pens to arrive so I can live dangerously by just trying a couple!...too many inks, too few pens ;)

 

I have a bottle of Woodland which looks lovely from a nice wet nib.

I think Emerald will, too.

 

(I just realised what a pointless post this is...sorry :blush: )

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Thanks for the pics and the review, Blue. I may have to pick up a bottle of this.

 

(I just realised what a pointless post this is...sorry :blush: )

 

Hehe... I don't know why, but that made me laugh. :roflmho:

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