Ink Review #400: Diamine Flowers Pansy

Diamine Pansy is part of the Diamine Flowers Set, Cult Pens sells the bottles individually. The ink comes in 30ml bottles.

The color:

Pansy is a bright purple.

Swabs:

In large swabs there is a little bit of goldish-green sheen. 

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, medium sheen, and no shimmer. 

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering and just a little bit of bleeding, mainly in the flex nib.

Comparison Swabs:

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Lamy Dark Lilac, Diamine Pansy, and Diamine Grape. Pansy is brighter than Grape, but darker than Dark Lilac. Click here to see the Diamine inks together. 

Waterman Tender Purple, KWZ Gummiberry, and Montblanc Beatles. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a fine Jinhao Shark pen on Tomoe River paper. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it's a nice ink. It's a pretty color, well behaved, and dries pretty quick too.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.