Pen: TWSBI Diamond 540, Medium Nib
Ink: Diamine Soft Mint
Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound
Notes:
Wow, I took a lot of pictures for this review. I received a sample of Diamine Soft Mint in this month’s Ink Drop, and I figured it would be a good fit for a demonstrator. Into the TWSBI it went, and out came the review. I feel a bit repetitive at this point, but it performed well like every Diamine I have tried. At this point, I’ve tried dozens of their inks and own several bottles and I can say with confidence that Diamine makes some of my favorite inks. Soft Mint was smooth, had good flow, and there was some nice mild shading in the pen I was using. The only thing I could list as a negative is the name, I’m not a huge fan of “soft mint”, but it does describe the color well. I feel like the dry time was a bit on the slower side, but that all depends on what pen/nib/paper it’s on. While not an everyday color, and not something I’ll be buying a bottle of, I definitely enjoyed my sample. Enjoy the pictures, there’s a lot of them.
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nice review. this one is definitely on my “to sample” list.
Thanks! It’s totally worth checking out.
I like this – it’s somewhat strange and unusual, but still a usable color. I don’t care much for the name either, although it does capture the color I picture when I think of “soft mint”. It makes me think of mint chocolate chip ice cream.
I think if they somehow worked food into the name of the ink like you did, I would like it more. It’s definitely a mint chocolate chip ice cream color (sans chips, that would be weird).
Awesome review. Would love to see this compared to JH Diabolo Menthe.
Thank you for reading! Glad you enjoyed it! I’ll have to get a sample of it to compare, they look quite similar.