julia here.

It is.. I literally just said out loud to myself “fuck this category”

Sure! It’s the Esterbrook Estie in the Blue Moon colorway ☺️

Happy Holidays! Day 25 of the 2025 Diamine Inkvent Calendar: Myrrh the Merrier. Thank you for going on this journey with me everyday. It’s been a marathon, but I look forward to it every year!
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Today’s ink is Antler, and it’s a pigment ink, and I really love the tone of this warm reddish brown. It’s so cozy, and I love it even more matched up with this Wildflower pen.
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Pen match: tailored pen co., wildflowers
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Day 23 is Let It Snow and it’s a frosty blue (leaning turquoise) with bright silver shimmer. I’m not jumping for joy, but it is really lovely, and I dig the icy vibes when paired up with the White Beach Benu Euphoria.

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Day 22 is Pineapple Spritz, a pigment shimmery yellow gold. I dig it specifically for the pen I’ve matched it with here. It seems pretty legible, but I definitely want to give it a spin before I claim as much.
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Pen match: Leonardo mz euphoria
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Day 21 is Chaos.. and man, It’s a fun one! Will be a keeper. And of course I had to cause a little chaos myself by mix and matching my two Waterman Carenes for a more spot-on match.
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Pen match: waterman carene
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Day 20 we’re all about the ambience, a shimmery peachy coral. It’s quite different for my collection. I couldn’t find a spot-on match for this one, but I do think this pen compliment is fun.
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Pen match: piper trading co
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Hello Day 19, Hello Overcast. I was expecting a gray (which I’m ready for, Diamine!) but instead we get a cloudy blue with some lovely pinkish undertones. It’s a beauty.
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Pen match: stationery universe, waves of neptune
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Day 18 is Laurel.. a sheen queen brooding green: love 🤌🏽- the sheen IS a lot, and I do love the base color more than the sheen, but it’s still a winner in my book.
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Pen match: pilot kakuno, garage hobby custom
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For Day 17, we’re headed to a Gala! This one is a very soft and dreamy standard lilac. Not mad at it!
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pen match: Pilot vp, starry moon

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Day 16 is Ruby Taffeta. It’s a pretty shimmer ruby as the name would imply. This one makes my keeper pile, but it’s another one that’s just ok. 
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pen match: sailor king of pen Moroccan tea, Nissan
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Day 15 is a shimmering blue Frostbite. It’s fiiiine, I say. It’s a beauty, but I think it just takes a little more for a blue ink to get me jumping up out of my seat.
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Pen match: penbbs 469, starry night
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Day 14 is Mittens and are we smitten, kitten? 😌 - It’s a legible, bubblegum pigment pink that I can get on board with for sure! And it seems to behave quite well for a pigment ink. Solid entry.
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Pen match: esterbrook estie, candy
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Definitely was surprising as it dried down!

Today is Molten Basalt and this is an interesting blue black (and I don’t say that that often about blue blacks). It’s giving Sailor Gakoro vibes, and I definitely want to try it on all the papers.

pen match: Leonardo moment zero, horn

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Totally agree!

Ok, day 12 and we’re passing Bubbly, Diamine?! I’m on board for the notion and the color 😮‍💨🥂
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pen match: platinum 3776 calico
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Another pigment ink today for Day 11 called Brrr! - but this one has shimmer - and I definitely can rock with this one more than Carousel. Even though it too is a little flat, I find it has a bit more personality and variation.

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Today’s ink is beautiful - and it’s called Nostalgia. This one looks more brown in my ink journal but definitely has some more plum tones here. The chameleon shimmer is really lovely too.
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Pen match: Leonardo momento zero, sea sand
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Day 9 is Bittersweet, a refreshing minty turquoise-y green, and I quite like this one. It reminds me slightly of Mint Twist from last year’s calendar but without the shimmer. I like it!
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pen match by darailz pens
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Day 8: Dreamcatcher, our first “extreme sheen.” I’m honestly not vibing with this one AS much (though.. the swatch was a fun one). I just think it falls a bit flat in a world of blue inks with red sheen.
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Pen match by mayfair pens
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Day 7 is Blush. It’s a standard shading ink, that’s coming across a lot more dusty-looking in writing v. the swatch (which I love quite a bit more than the more vibrant tone the swatch is picking up). What do we think?
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Day 6 is right up my alley: Fir & Fog. This is a lovely desaturated green with chameleon shimmer, and yeah - I’m here for it!
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Pen match: good made better, muse
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Day 5: Marie Rose and what a weird one (which is fine - I actually love weird colors)! I wasn’t sure what color it was going to be based on the label, but it’s an orangey coral (?) that definitely looks more orange when paired up with the Esterbrook Rocky Top.
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And we’re back with a beauty with a scent. Day 4 is Smoky Tobacco and the scent is giving tall, dark, and handsome (👀). I love that it seems to be a well-behaved scented ink; I got no hint of feathering or heavy bleeding here!
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Pen match: Ryan krusac in teak burl
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Today is day 3 of Diamine Inkvent, and we’re hit with a pigment ink… Ok. Ok. Ok. Cool…it’s called Carousel but… I don’t love a bright red with zero personality so there’s that 💁🏽‍♀️
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pen match: benu euphoria, Neptune’s reach
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I love this one! It’s the sailor pro gear slim, storm over the ocean ☺️

I got it from the Chicago Pen Show this year from Artisan Ink. They make fantastic pens.

Really digging day 2 of the Diamine Inkvent Calendar- this is Energy.. and though we’ve seen this purple/green sheen combo lots of times, I feel like there’s something fresh with this take (it may be that the sheen seems more matte? 🤔 hmm)- what do we think?
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