This is the Diamine Inkvent 2023 day 3 door:

Day 3’s ink is Diamine Early Dusk. It’s a standard ink.

I expected Diamine Early Dusk to be darker, a more blue-black type of in from its name, but it’s actually a pretty cheerful cobalt blue. There’s a periwinkle shade to it that makes it very attractive, and it offers some shading.

I was worried that this would be a boring sky blue, one of the many, many inks in that shade already in the market, but Diamine Early Dusk has enough shading and enough of a violet leaning to make it interesting. It’s not like there aren’t other inks in this shade to be found, it’s that it’s nice to have a relaxing yet somewhat interesting blue in this Inkvent set. Between the shimmers, the chameleons and the sheens its good to have an office suitable ink that has a little character.

I don’t have many blue bears, but Nestor is one of them, and he’s a delight. His greyish blue mohair makes me think of him as an aging bear, and that just makes him even better.

Here’s Nestor in all his blue mohair glory:

Do I see myself buying a full bottle of Diamine Early Dusk? Maybe. I like the colour very much, and it is very practical but with a little bit of fun to it. Would Diamine Early Dusk become an office staple for you?