Pink & Purple Inks

Diamine Imperial Purple
Color family: Purples
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

Nice clear purple, not too blue, not too pinky. Some shading, but never gets too ‘solid.’ (Did an odd sort of color shift thing in the scan, but it doesn’t look that way on the paper.)


Diamine Lavender
Color family: Purples
Sample? Yes | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

This is a pretty blue-purple, but not what I’d call Lavender. It’s bluer that any of the other purples I have, but still unquestionably purple. Seems to shade nicely, and wuld likely really shine in a broad or calligraphy nib.


Diamine Purple Pizazz
Color family: Purples
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? Yes
Comments:

One of Diamine’s Shimmertastics line, a bright royal purple (somewhere between Diamine’s own Imperial purples, but with a bit more red, and Pelikan’s Violet) with a golden shimmer.


Iroshizuku (Pilot) Yama Budo (Crimson Glory Vine)
Color family: Purples
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

A luscious deep reddish purple, that can shade to a sepia tone (though it rarely does so in everyday writing; it needs to be applied pretty heavily to show the sheen). Nevertheless, it’s a lovely purple ink that’s not too pinkish, and is classy enough even for all but the most formal business uses. This one gets a lot of use for me as a grading ink, since I try to avoid using reds. It’s a pricey ink, but worth it.


Levenger Amethyst
Color family: Purples
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

Levenger’s purple is a bright clear purple that leans blue. It’s more brilliant than the Diamine Lavender, but close in terms of hue. A bold and well behaved ink!


Noodler's La Reine Mauve
Color family: Purples
Sample? Yes | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

A beautiful deep blue-ish purple, that has the advantage of being ‘bulletproof.’ Its permanence comes at the cost of any shading, but it’s a great color, and waterproofs are always nice for letters, signatures, and so on.


Pelikan Violet
Color family: Purples
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

Nice violet purple, actually a color I might associate with violets. (Although in reality, I suspect they may run more to the blue, but it matches the violets on my vintage chine to a T!) If it has a flaw, it is a lack of saturation, and a dry-ish flow.


Private Reserve Ebony Purple
Color family: Purples
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

Deep purple with charcoal tones, nearly black. This ink actually reads black in finer nibs, or under any but the brightest light.


Scribal Workshop Cryptids Series "Nessie"
Color family: Purples
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

A new brand, introduced by Goulet Pens. An absolutely HUGE bottle, of what seems so far to be a very well-made ink. This is a nice deep purple, more visibly purple than PR’s Ebony Purple, but with that nice plum-ish tone, more red than Diamine’s Imperial. I like it!


Pink Inks

Diamine Claret
Color family: Reds
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

Less of a Claret, more of a brilliant magenta. Very saturated (but not at all ‘day-glo’), not much shading in this swatch, but very clear and vivid. I think this will be a striking writing ink.


J. Herbin Bouquet d’Antan
Color family: Pinks
Sample? Yes | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

I don’t really do pinks. That said, this is a pretty nice dusty-rose sort of pink. Sort of the range of pinks I can almost tolerate.


J. Herbin Rose Tendresse
Color family: Pinks
Sample? Yes | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

A bright pink that leans more purple than salmon, if only by a hair. Very clear true color, but not really one I care for personally..