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Hey guys, first ink review, so please go easy on me :]

 

I loaded up my brand spankin' new Lamy Safari with Diamine Violet today, and wow! I was so impressed with the color that I just had to write a review. Excuse the photos, but my Moleskine is the only remotely nice paper I have, and I just couldn't rip it out to scan it or risk flattening the whole thing :rolleyes: . Anyway, I'm definitely going to buy a bottle of this stuff once my sample from Pear Tree Pens runs out!

 

So here it is, in my not-at-all good handwriting, on a Moleskine Pocket Squared notebook (I apologize in advance for the poor quality of these photos, which don't quite depict how awesome this color is):

 

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Lovely color, it's true that it starts off as sort of a plummy red-purple, but when it dries it looks fantastic!

 

Here's a close-up (as you can see, no feathering, and also no bleed-through):

 

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The ink flowed well in my pen, dried quickly, and had beautiful shading. It's less blue in real life, and very vibrant. I haven't tried Noodler's Baystate Concord Grape yet, but I imagine that this color is of a similar intensity.

 

I'm a newbie when it comes to fountain pens, but I really find myself liking this color a lot more than some other purples I've seen. :cloud9:

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Hmm, now I'm suddenly wondering why I have the Imperial Purple instead. Nice ink, thanks for the heads up!

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This could be the violet I've been looking for. Thanks for showing it. Now how about some cupcakes ?? :lol:

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Hmm, now I'm suddenly wondering why I have the Imperial Purple instead. Nice ink, thanks for the heads up!

 

Hey, keep the faith with the Imperial Purple... :thumbup: But that violet does look nice.

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Hmm, now I'm suddenly wondering why I have the Imperial Purple instead. Nice ink, thanks for the heads up!

 

yeah - me too!!

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