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I've heard that the release date for these new inks is 4th November; Fountain Pen Day, so I'm posting separate reviews for them on here. I assume they will come in the same type of bottles as the previous set of shimmer inks, but I haven't seen the retail bottles yet. Currently I only have samples that Diamine very kindly sent me to test, and to review 'if I wanted to', but I've noticed that my samples don't need much shaking to mix the particles in, and the pens need very little shaking once they are filled.Generally speaking, I found all 12 of these new shimmer inks to be wetter than all of the other shimmer inks I have used.I have had these inks in these pens for over 2 weeks now. Every pen/ink combination has started straight away without a problem, and I have experienced no stopping or skipping.Some take longer to dry than others, and a couple just soaked into the paper straight away. The most saturated inks will show through and bleed through on cheap paper.None of them are waterproof inks.Diamine Shimmer Moon Dust is a light/medium grey ink that is darker than Diamine Silver Fox, but not as dark as the previous Night Sky dark grey shimmer ink. It's easy to read though. It's not a particularly saturated ink and comes with silver shimmer. It makes this a great silver ink. The silver shimmer shows up quite easily. I used a Lamy Nexx M that has a M nib and I had no trouble seeing the silver effect. This ink is quite wet and has lovely shading. The first picture is a scanned review form, and the second is a photo. These have been adjusted with Photoshop to get the colour you see to look as close as possible to the actual ink colour.

Today I’m reviewing a sample of the increasingly popular new ink from Diamine called Earl Grey Inside the box lid is a label that says “This ink colour was chosen by the members of r/fountainpens, a wonderful Reddit community of fountain pen enthusuiasts.” It’s a grey ink that has some purple tones, but it doesn’t particularly lean towards the purple or blue edge of the colour spectrum I found it a quite wet and well flowing ink. I didn’t experience any ignition or clogging problems with it. It had good lubrication with the pens I tested it with and it wrote with a smooth glide across the papers I used. It has some very nice shading and looks more saturated with broader nibs than with finer nibs. I had no problem cleaning it out of pens using cold water or off of skin using soap and warm water. It showed through on some of the papers I used. It is not sold as a water resistant ink and it isn’t particularly water resistant. The comparison inks were swabbed with a cotton bud and their ink names were written with a glass dip pen. Flow Rate: Wet, very good.Lubrication: Wet, goodNib Dry-out: Not noticed.Start-up: Immediate.Saturation: Reasonably saturated for a grey ink. Too saturated and they look black.Shading Potential: Very good; shading can easily be seen.Sheen: None noticedShow-Through:Tomoe River 52gsm.Cheaper generic 80gsm printer papers & lined pads.Field NotesRhodia Dot PadClairefontaine Crok BookSpread / Feathering: Not seen except on Field NotesNib Creep / “Crud”: Not seen, even after over a week in the penStaining (pen): Not seen - easy clean-upStaining (hands): Not seen - easy clean-upClogging: Not seen. Seems unlikely.Water resistance: Has no water resistance.Availability: Available from Diamine Inks web-site and other outlets.