Match For Diamine Carnation

March 3, 2014

I love Carnation ink. It behaves great, and the color is really appealing. Most of the inks from the Diamine sets are nice, but I don't need more, either because they have some unappealing behavior (sensitivity to hand oils, Gerbera, I'm looking at you), or because I don't really need another purple-blue in my life, or there's a good enough duplicate out there. But I'm coming up blank on Carnation.

Mostly, I'd like to find a replacement/duplicate for my own peace of mind; it's hard to use ink with joy when you know there's a limited supply, or it could be discontinued at any time.

Before I order a package from the UK full of 30 ml bottles of pink ink, can anyone offer me a match? Iroshizuku's Kosumos seems to be the closest, but it's more expensive and not *quite* punchy enough. Carnation has this weird brazenness to it that just does something for me. Maybe one of the Sailor Kobe inks? (Yes, I know that means a package from Japan instead of the UK, but . . . still.)

March 3, 2014

I wonder how close Athena Koubai is. There's a review of it in the Ink Reviews section.

March 3, 2014

You might want to check the Goulet's site and maybe try a sample of the Iroshizuku Kosumos before getting a whole bottle. You might also try a sample of Noodler's Shah's Rose, which is a very nice shade. There are some reviews of it in the review section, as well.

March 4, 2014

I was looking for a picture....

http://diamineinks.co.uk/images/FlowerGiftsetSwatch.png

March 4, 2014

Funny, but that color isn't what I think of when I think of pink carnations.

I think of the color that I show below as Tsvetayna by Noodler's. Which I don't think you should buy. Djinn of the Eternal Flame is an amazing ink, but it isn't easy to find. It's below also.

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Lipstick/slides/2012-11-09_001.jpg