Ink Review: Diamine Flowers Gift Set: Burgundy Rose

[Chrissy]

I have decided to review some of my favourite inks. These aren't necessarily in any particular order. This is one from the Flowers Gift set collection: Burgundy Rose.

 

• The water test on the review form shows this isn't a waterproof ink.
• This isn't an archival ink
• Bearing in mind the paper I use is very smooth, and the nib was a Sheaffer F nib, it took 12-15 secs to dry
• It flows very well, quite wet, and lubricates the nib very well. No start-up problems noticed.
• It is currently available in the gift set in 30ml glass bottles that are stable and user friendly. No ink wells
• It's also now available from the Diamine web-site in 30ml plastic bottles as refills. These aren't very stable and have quite narrow openings. No ink wells
• It's a reasonable price.
• Diamine sell it directly to end-users on their web-site.