The TWSBI ECO is not only one of the best value fountain pens on the market, it is one of the best fountain pens, period. I love using mine, and I especially love giving them away, like this wonderful Transparent Purple limited edition. The winner of this giveaway is:
Congrats Ben! I’ve sent you an email to collect your shipping address.
Merry Christmas everyone!!! As usual, I spent Christmas Eve waking up every hour until the kids came in at 6:00 a.m. to open presents. Yes, they’re in college, but it’s tradition!
The ink for Christmas Day is called Happy Holidays. It’s a shimmer and sheen ink, and it comes in a 30ml bottle.
Happy Holidays is a blue/purple ink (primarily blue but with purple/magenta sheen), and I believe the shimmer is silver (in close up pictures it looks light blue).
I love, love, love blue inks, so I’m happy that the December 25th ink is blue. And it’s a pretty spectacular blue at that. The cobalt color shows up well in any size nib and that magenta sheen is fantastic. As always, if you want the shimmer to show up, it’s best to use wide nibs.
So, we’ve come to the end of the Diamine Inkvent Calendar. Now all twenty-five doors are open and all the inks are revealed.
I did an inventory of the twenty five inks in terms of color distribution. There were
Of these, my favorites are: all the blue inks, Noel, Mistletoe, Winter Miracle, and Winter Solstice. What are your favorites? Let us know in the comments.
I hope you’ve enjoyed these posts. I tried to do more than just ink reviews. I incorporated some of my favorite Christmas memories--memories evoked by the various inks in the Inkvent Calendar. I’ve enjoyed opening each door with you for the past twenty-five days.
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
(Cult Pens provided the Diamine Inkvent Calendar to Pen Addict free of charge for review purposes.)
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Merry Christmas Eve to you all! I hope you have your shopping all done and you don’t have to venture out to any stores today. Instead, I hope you’re with people you love, wrapping a few last minute gifts, and drinking hot chocolate or egg nog or something warm and tasty.
The Inkvent Christmas Eve color is Purple Bow. It’s supposed to be a standard ink, but I found that it has lovely gold sheen. The color is a vibrant, deep, luscious purple.
The ink looks great in all nib sizes, but if you want that sheen, you’ll need to use flex nibs or wide italic nibs. I love purple inks and Purple Bow is no exception. This might be a great choice for writing thank you notes after Christmas.
I like to wrap special gifts with unusual wrapping paper and spectacular bows. One of my favorite combinations is gold paper with purple ribbon and a sparkly purple bow. This ink combines both properties for a lovely effect.
(Cult Pens provided the Diamine Inkvent Calendar to Pen Addict free of charge for review purposes.)
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