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Diamine Shimmer Inks 2016 - Blue Flame


Bhavna

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Dear Friends,



It is my pleasure and honour to share the latest Shimmer Inks from Diamine due to be released this month. There are 12 colours and I have been able to review them all thanks to Diamine. I welcome your thoughts and feedback, as always.



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FOR RUTH!


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If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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Thanks for the review. This one is pretty, but I'd curious as to how it compares to Shimmer Blue Pearl color-wise.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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Same comment as the other one. But this is one of the ones I would use more.

The Good Captain

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Thanks for these reviews. I have only one Diamine shimmer ink, Blue Pearl, which I find is an unusually pretty and well behaved ink. Very surprised by it's good behavior actually. Based on your review I think I still prefer Blue Pearl, but Blue Flame is nice. The sparkles limit my pen choices, which is kind of a bummer but they are fun inks.

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Thanks for the review. This one is pretty, but I'd curious as to how it compares to Shimmer Blue Pearl color-wise.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

I've added Blue Pearl for you above, they are very different and striking in their own right. I really do like this one, it had a beautiful depth in the blue.

If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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The biggest difference between the two is, of course, that Blue Flame has gold sparkle and Blue Pearl has silver. But I find Blue Flame is a different base blue with a GORGEOUS, strong red sheen that Blue Pearl doesn't have. I'd say the Blue Flame base is slightly lighter - closest to Sapphire, when comparing it to Diamine's other colors, although I don't think Sapphire has the same sheen - whereas Blue Pearl's base color is darker. I'd say it's most comparable to Majestic Blue, though ironically without the sheen that Majestic Blue has. Hope this helps!

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For some reason, I don't like Blue Flame. I had high hopes, but it writes quite dry for me, even in my wettest pens, and the shimmer is hit or miss. I find the blue bland. However, I agree that the sheen can be lovely.

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