Diamine - Oxford Blue - Ink Review

Hi all and welcome to Day 22 of Duck’s Doodles Inkmas!! I can’t believe how close to the end we are

Today’s pull was Diamine’a Oxford Blue

I’ve had a lot of blues this Inkmas and when I pulled this was kind of “eh” about it.

But as I wrote I really wound up enjoying this shade. 

Writing

I’ve really come to respect Diamine’s consistency over these last few weeks- no matter the ink, you’re getting a quality writing experience.

Oxford blue continues this trend. It’s on the wetter side, and is a smooth writer with no flow issues. 

I had no feathering on my Rhodia, and only a tiny bit on my Field Notes.

Dry Time

This ink is fully dry after 30 seconds on my Rhodia. which is about what I expected for this wet writer. 

Water Test

This ink isn’t water resistant or water proof. 

Almost no ink stays on the paper when water is dropped on it after 3 full minutes of dry time 

Color 

This ink looks super dark, almost midnight blue/black in the sample vial. But while writing it was more of a rich Navy color. 

There was not any shading exactly, but as I was writing I noticed some lighter deep blue and a deep deep blue.

I also noticed some interesting hues while writing- it was blue but...exaggerated by something else. It wasn’t until I did the water test that I got a better picture 

The water test is fun because it can really help you get a clear picture of the ink’s color properties- I noticed a slight light pink area in the water test, and as I was writing I noticed a bit of a pinky/red sheen-the odd hue I mentioned before.

Mountain of Ink had some amazing photos of this sheen, I totally recommend checking out Kelli’s pics because they convey this color so clearly

Verdict 

This is a really reliable ink. It goes down wet, writes smooth and has a fair dry time. 

It’s a really nice blue, and honestly if you’re looking for a workhorse blue this is a good candidate

Thanks for reading, happy writing! See you tomorrow for Day 23!!