This is the Diamine Inkvent 2023 day 7 door:
Day 7’s ink is Diamine Sweet Dreams. It’s a scented ink.
Oh no, it’s a scented ink! I loath scented inks, and this one is particularly bad. Diamine Sweet Dreams is day 7’s ink, and it’s a bubblegum pink ink that smells of bathroom potpourri. It also has flow issues like all the scented inks I tried so far – you can see it in the writing on the col-o-ring swab below:
There’s relatively little shading in this ink, which is surprising as it’s not a super saturated ink. There is way too much scent. No idea why anyone would want this in their lives.
This tiny bear is called Mervin (not Marvin) and he’s a very unusual bear: short dual tone “fur”, donkey ears, strangely shaped eyes and nose. He adds interest to my collection, and he’s adorable.
Here’s Mervin:
I don’t like this ink, and I don’t like scented inks. If you do, you might like its sickly sweet smell. I personally am going to dump it out and thoroughly clean out the pen now.
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Chris Bruner
I saw similar extreme flow issues with last year’s scented inks. However, I’ve since tried both Spruce and Pick Me UP with a Conklin EF and Pilot steel F nib, and they behave well in these pens. I tried Sweet Dreams in a Jinhao F and it also behaved well for me in that pen.
Since they tend to be so wet, I suggest sampling the next scented ink in this year’s Inkvent using an F or EF nib.
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writingatlarge
That’s a great tip! Thanks 🙏
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miatagrrl
Ugh — I can smell it from here! 😦 Maybe Mervin is a koala? 🙂
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writingatlarge
😂
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Jean Wilcox
I didn’t realize that it was a scented ink until I read your blog and then went back and smelled the bottle. Sure enough, a sickly bubble gummy smell, but after it dried in my journal and on my Inkvent calendar sheet, it no longer smelled. Good thing. I’m not a big fan of pink inks but I thought this one had better color saturation than most I’ve seen and I had no problems with it skipping.
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writingatlarge
Good tip!
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