The 8 Most FABULOUS Shimmer Inks!
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- Check out Drew's pick for THE BEST shimmering ink for your fountain pen - according to him, anyway. What's your top shimmering ink?
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LINKS TO PRODUCTS FEATURED:
Sample set of all 8 inks: www.gouletpens.com/products/s...
Jacques Herbin Emerald of Chivor: www.gouletpens.com/products/j...
Diamine Winter Spice: www.gouletpens.com/products/d...
Robert Oster Violet Clouds: www.gouletpens.com/products/r...
Diamine Shimmering Seas: www.gouletpens.com/products/d...
Diamine Night Sky: www.gouletpens.com/products/d...
Ferris Wheel Press- Stroke of Midnight: www.gouletpens.com/products/f...
Rober Oster Rose Gold Antiqua: www.gouletpens.com/products/r...
Diamine Golden Sands: www.gouletpens.com/products/d...
Robert Oster Liquid Gold: www.gouletpens.com/products/r...
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
0:23 Jacques Herbin Emerald of Chivor
1:17 Diamine Winter Spice
2:17 Robert Oster Violet Clouds
3:21 Diamine Shimmering Seas
3:42 Diamine Night Sky
4:13 Ferris Wheel Press- Stroke of Midnight
4:46 Rober Oster Rose Gold Antiqua
5:24 Diamine Golden Sands vs Robert Oster Liquid Gold
9:49 Write On!
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If we are going to mess around with fancy pens that are less convenient than a roller gel, we might as well use inks that invoke an element of mystery and intrigue.
Couldnt have been said better :)
Thanks for the video!
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The sparkliest thing in this video is Drew’s personality.
I was summoned with the phrase “shimmering and fabulous.”
👁️👄👁️
“Magical journey through the shimmerlands” 😂 LOVE IT
Come up with a drew shimmering ink sample set and I for sure will buy😀
My current fave shimmer is Colorverse Witch by Starlight. Such drama queen behavior for gorgeous dramatic ink 🤩
That one is magnificent! - Drew
@@Gouletpens Ordered Witch by Starlight along with Buttered Popcorn today. Now who could have convinced me to do that, I wonder.
Love that one too!!
Wearingeul needs to make this list! Their shimmer is so intense and distinct and well dispersed 😍
Drew pronouncing Aussie as "Ossy" cracked me up! (Generally in Australia, we pronounce it more like "Ozzy").
Thanks for watching! - Drew
OH, and if I can suggest another unusual but stunning ink -- Diamine Vintage Copper from the Red 2021 Inkvent is amazing. I don't normally go for brown/orangey colors but I couldn't stop staring at it.
I recently acquired some Pelikan Edelstein Golden Beryl and that is a beautiful gold ink. My nomination for my favourite shimmering ink thought would be Vinta inks Julio, a multi-chromic blue/pink with silver shimmer is perfection.
^^ this ^^
Golden Beryl is the Goldest of the Gold inks. There is no comparison.
Edelstein Golden Beryl is something i prefer for gold on gold. Van Diemans parrot fish has been on my watchlist for quite sometime.
Another vote for Golden Beryl! I don't think it's available to buy anymore though? So maybe why it didn't make the list, I guess.
@@raggsj38 probably 👍
Yes another vote here for Golden Beryl! I am already over halfway through my bottle, and it’s just absolutely fabulous.
Love Golden Beryl as well!
Yes, Golden Beryl is amazing! I did choose to avoid limited editions for this list, though. - Drew
Drew, you are such an inkabler!
I agree that the Jacques Herbin inks have the most subtle shimmer. I love their Violet Impérial, a gorgeous blue-toned purple with beautiful silver; and their Kyanite du Népal which is such a beautiful turquoise with silver shimmer too. Oh, and their gold-shimmering Bleu Océan, classy and subtle.
When I'm in a glitzy mood, the Diamine shimmering inks really do it for me. Blue Lightning is a fabulous silver-shimmer turquoise, more in-your-face than the Herbin Kyanite du Népal. Cobalt Jazz is a great, sparkly cobalt, mood-lifting and-as it says!-jazzy. If it's true, bright red I'm after, Diamine's Firestorm Red is perfect: ticks that box and has loads of silver shimmer as well. And for bright green with silver, Magical Forest is... well, magical!
Can't wait to test-drive some of the ones you recommended too! Another great video-huge thanks! Write on!
I love Kyanite du Nepal! I've had it inked up in a Benu Grand Scepter for like six months and even when it sits for weeks at a time, it always writes immediately and maintains that beautiful shimmer.
So enjoyed this video on these lovely inks! I already have a few that you mentioned and after seeing your samples, looks like I’ll be adding all of your other suggestions to my stash here real soon! 👍🙌 Thanks!
Great video, Drew, as usual! Thanks for sharing with us!
Cheers from Brazil!
I just noticed that you've gone 4k. Awesome. It looks wonderful. Now we'll be able to look at all the pretty pens and other things you show us in stunning 4k. Makes me very happy. 😍
Thanks for sharing. I'm new to shimmer inks and they're absolutely lovely. Have to get them as much as possible
thank you for validating my love for winter spice! great ink for drawing too.
I recently got the Colorverse 2023 New Year as my first full bottle with shimmer. I'm really enjoying it so far. A gorgeous green ink with super fine shimmer that just makes it glisten.
Thank you for giving some love to Shimmering Seas! It’s what I put in the first broad nib I bought and I was blown away. It also has pretty shading. 💙✨
Grrr! I had just sent an order off to Goulet Pens, and NOW you post a video with some must-have inks! Oh, well, there will more orders in the future.😊
Thanks Drew for your shimmering ink recommendations. As others have mentioned Pelican Edelstein Golden Beryl, I have this one and it has a lot of character - you may want to revisit that one.
I have several of your recommendations and really do love Rose Gold Antiqua. I have bought a couple samples of your recommendations before getting a full bottle. Now I have a few I missed and will need to get samples, Thanks again for your recommendations but you know 8 is just not enough!.
Wow, Drew Brown drew brown and got green shimmer! It's like the ink version of the Incredible Hulk!
Up until today, I never considered a shimmer ink. But you made me curious and I might need to get some samples from you in the future. Thanks Drew.
Great video Drew!
Thanks for watching! - Drew
Hahaha, this ink is "really fun to stare at for long periods of time." I feel called out. 😁
I’m very fond of Violet Clouds.
Diamine Winter Spice is so multi-faceted!!! First time seeing it! Thanks Drew!
IT'S SO GOOOOD! - Drew
I regularly use Diamine Winter Spice (without agitation) in some of my dryer fine nibbed pens.
It's a lovely brown ink that I use daily.
As a bonus, it allows me to save the shimmer for when I need it, so my dip pens win too 😊
Two of my favorite shimmer inks are Colorverse Cat and Diamine Dragon's blood! And of course the ever popular Emerald of Chivor.
I've not seen Winter Spice before though! I'll definitely need a sample of that in my next order.
I love Colorverse’s 2023 color of the year. Beautiful green with a silver shimmer
Drew, just got Winter Spice ... thanks to you! EDIT: some of my favorites in my collection ... Emerald of Chicken of course ;), Diamine Happy Holidays (permanently in my TWSBI VAC 700), Diamine Enchanted Ocean, Diamine Arabian Nights and Herbin Stormy Grey. I've also used samples of Night Sky, Arctic Blue, and Shimmering Seas by Diamine!
SUCH a good color! - Drew
I have about half of the inks on the list, so I concur with the choices. Might have to give the Violet Clouds a try.
I just went through a sample of Diamine Winter Spice. I loved it, all the brown, blue and greens. Going to pick me up a bottle next time I place an order. Also love the video 🤩
It's not the main point of the video, but you brought it up a couple of times, and I also love that halo effect! You definitely need high quality paper to experience it, and even then it's not super consistent. It's kinda like a very specific form of shading with a touch of sheen, I guess? It's lovely whenever it works out.
I just love Drew 🤗
My gold-on-gold pick is Pelikan Edelstein Golden Beryl. Soooo luscious.
I have bottles of Amethyste de l'Oural and Diamine Enchanted Ocean. I don't quite have the hang of shimmer inks, but I sure like looking at these two. Thank you for the instructional videos!
My favorite shimmer right now is Diamine's Peacock Flare; dark teal that sheens purple with silver shimmer. It's amazing! Wine Divine is a close second. Dark red with gold shimmer. Mm. Good stuff.
That sounds spectacular and I want to get a sample of that at least
I like Wearingeul's Dracula, The Twelfth Night, and Soyeoungwije. Tears of Sapphire from FWP, and Kislap by Vinta.
I do not need a shimmer ink, I do not ... ... ROSE GOLD ANTIQUA !!! .. why Drew? :D
LOL oops! Sorry! - Drew
Diamine Solar Storm--didn't think I'd love it. Eggplant colour and green shimmer. It's amazing and it shows up differently on different paper.
Not into shimmer inks. Yet.
Fun to watch, thank you!
I have all of the inks on this list 😂 Drew, you’re absolutely right about Rose Gold Antiqua especially-it’s one of my faves and truly unique even in my ludicrously large collection of shimmers.
Now when are you guys going to get some Robert Oster Exclusives? Shimmering ones would be especially 🔥
I'm sure we could! I'll think about that! Do you have any suggestions? - Drew
@@Gouletpens I think one needs to be called Cerulean Crayon in honor of Brian falling in love with what is now Goulet Blue. Like his beloved Blue Water Ice but with shimmer, or something along those lines. Ones based off your Benu exclusives would also be super fun (I still need the perfect match for my Cookies 'n' Cream Milkshake!).
Thanks for the Winter Spice. There are so many good shimmer candidates on the Diamine Ink Advent calendar! Year, after year!!
I don't know if you carry Van Dieman's, but I plan to get my hands on their Parrot Fish once winter ends, because it is the only one I can find with purple shimmer.
Thanks for passing that along! - Drew
FWP stroke of midnight is my favourite and hard to come by in Australia with the FOMO so now I have four bottles of the 85ml.
Two more for your consideration : J Herbin Stormy Grey - an elegant but dramatic gray ink with fine gold shimmer. My other favorite is Organic Studios Alanine, the complete opposite of "well-behaved" Stormy Grey - so thick it's almost sticky, and takes forever to dry - there's so many things going on with the teal, reddish sheen, and silver shimmer but it's beautiful.
Hi Drew, i have many inks from your list, golden sands i use for all my card writing especially ! I do not have winter spice, and that one i will need for sure and probably the Australian Antigua hummmm i don’t need any more inks but while they are still around ……
Have a good weekend!
The only drawback to these inks is that if you're only using them to write the shimmer effect is not visible and more important, if you touch it the shimmer in any way it just wipes away and you're just left with the ink itself. You absolutely have to use some sort of fixative to keep it stable in any way.
Need to have a thick nib and heavier flow or the shimmer might not work
My favorite shimmer in is Ferris Wheel Press’s Blue Beryl Tonic. It’s a periwinkle ink with rose gold shimmer. I am so obsessed with how beautiful it is
FWP does rose gold shimmer so well! Adventurine and Blushing Mushroom are also gorgeous. 🤩
I like to call that one "Blushroom". :) - Drew
Sounds like another fine choice to try.
Winter spice is nice but I LOVE LOVE LOVE their new chameleon inks that we’re in this years calendar. I think arctic blast was my favorite
Yes! I would've included some if they were available for purchase. Didn't want to tease anyone! - Drew
Yeah this year's inkvent had some real show stoppers in it. Currently have Spiced Apple in a Benu- go big or go home! But I think I use Yule Log most. It's a very gentle color for a shimmer.
Thank you for all the great videos. I use fountain pens for writing and rapidograph pens for drawing. Do you have any suggestions for fountain pen inks that are safe for rapidograph pens? Thank you.
“I’m pretty familiar with what’s going to happen here..”
10 seconds later…
“Ohmigod! That’s crazy!”
Love it Drew. 😂
My violet clouds ink came with blue shimmer and it shades green
Team Winter Spice! I love that weirdo ink. I don't know what spice they were thinking of... cardamom pods, maybe? And I have renamed it Winter Thaw in my brain because to me it looks like the spring peeking through the snow. Ultimately, it's pleasant to read later. That is ink's most important job.
Loved it! Now it looks like I need to place another order with Goulet Pens… :)
I'm just happy you watched! We definitely appreciate the support though! - Drew
Diamine Tempest 😱 It’s a dark teal blue with a gold shimmer. During the day it looks like a black, when I shine my flashlight on it, it’s a teal blue black with gorgeous shimmer.
I just hit add to cart 8 times 😂
Eoc is still my pharmacy edc. Will never stop loving it. Also pro tip, add a bit of walden pond to it to up the green and red sheen factor.
Can't go wrong with that one! - Drew
@Gouletpens it is equally refined and bombastic. Well behaved and problematic.
The Golden Sands would be gorgeous for wedding invitations.
I dabble in calligraphy. I use metallic paint, inks, and gouache. Could you please do swatches of these inks on a black background, especially the gold ones?
Shimmer me Timbers
I've had a bottle of Diamine Golden Sands for many years, and got a sample of Robert Oster Liquid Gold. Diamine's gold definitely wins for me, because the Liquid Gold honestly looks a little icky in shade to me and I'm not a big fan of the silver glitter in there. But hey, it's down to preference, right? Nice to see an ink I have here!
I have started to use fountain pen ink to paint with, and these will be so much fun…. I do not want start another collection with those ridiculously gorgeous bottles. This is getting out of hand 🤪I enjoy your nice, short videos.
Diamine Arctic blue is such an underrated shimmering ink ❤
I noticed you're using the Herbin glass dip pen. Does it come with a sharp tip like in the video? If not, can you post a tutorial on how to sand them that way? My current glass dip pen don't have line variations like yours do. @The Goulet Pen Company
What paper do you use for these videos? When you do these, can you tell us what paper you are using? These are great videos, and I always look forward to the next one...wonder what Drews going to do next? So cool!!!!!
YES, Winter Spice is the bomb!! It's smooth, crazy gorgeous, unlike any other ink I own and, for a shimmering sheener, not fussy at all! I can't stop writing with it in a stub nib. In case you haven't noticed, I'm a fan.
Agreed! - Drew
It would be nice to see a video in which you try some shimmer inks on black paper. 😁 just to see if any of them take the challenge.
Yaaaaaaaaay for you mentioning Winter Spice. And here I thought I was the only one who appreciated it. I'm a recent shimmer ink convert (sheen still being my favorite ink characteristic) but I'm loving them! Especially these three, in no particular order: Diamine Starlit Sea, Dominant Industry Autumn Forest and Diamine Garland. Question for you, Drew, if you don't mind: do you or Brian know if Diamine has ever discontinued an ink? I know they've been around for donkeys years but I can't remember them ever pulling a Montblanc on us and discontinuing an ink overnight, unannounced, sending many ink lovers across the globe into a state of utter depression, but there's a first time for everything. The mere thought of losing Majestic Blue, Ancient Copper or Garland is enough to make me slightly nervous. *reaches for a paper bag*. It's okay, I'm cool, I'm cool. 😬
Lol hang in there, I think you're safe. I know we've discontinued some, but I don't recall Diamine ever stopping production on one. I'll ask around! - Drew
Favorite shimmer is Diamine pink champagne - beautiful even if I can’t see the shimmer, and my new love is Robert oyster Schwartz rose that one’s a clogger 😭 forgot about golden sands…is it time to purchase?
I remember when Hematite came out. It was a game changer. I still have my original Goulet sample
It really was! - Drew
How about a part 2?
What about from the wearingeul brand? Doesn’t seem like it’s talked about on this channel or at least not from the vids I’ve seen. Perhaps a review of some of their inks?
Now we need the most sheen of the sheen’s
I told myself I have to finish up my samples before buying any more ink. Emerald of Chivor is on my full bottle list and all the other are now on the sample list 🤣
Golden Sands seems to have shading, in addition to the shimmer, while the Liquid Gold doesn't have as much shading. I prefer the Diamine, but I'd probably use the Liquid Gold for any calligraphy-based stuff, as I prefer a lower amount of shading for any calligraphy stuff.
Great video, Drew. Try pronouncing it as "Ozzy" Liquid Gold, not so much as "Orsee" Liquid Gold. Looking forward to seeing you and Brian coming to Australia one day to visit Robert Oster and doing a video. 😉
Drew, Loved this video and your choices! When we lived down-under (Perth, Melbourne, and Adelaide) we realized that the Australian pronunciation of Aussie is “Ozzie.”👍 We made some wonderful “true blue” lifelong friends and every time I pull out a bottle from my favorite collection of Robert Oster I reminisce on the absolutely gorgeous, crystal clear beaches of Perth and Rottnest, the lush green countryside around Adelaide, and the magnificent old architecture of Melbourne proper. I, too, would love for you all to do a video on the Robert Oster inks. I would enjoy learning more about the company.
If you want to see what shimmer inks look like under a microscope, I made a video here: ruclips.net/video/U13xZ-98PLI/видео.html
What about Diamine gold star and RO heart of gold
does anyone produce retroreflective inks? ive done some research but im not sure if the ink will wick depending on the particle size. it would be a lot of fun to write at night!
Before you wrote “Aussie Liquid Gold” I thought you were saying “Ostie Liquid Gold”, like giving Robert Oster a nickname 😂 thanks for the video!! I’m hyped to try some shimmer inks now!
Haha! Now I'm going to think of that every time I see it! :) - Drew
It would be fun to try and pull out a slice of Edelstein Golden Beryl for a head-to-head with Golden Sands. So much shimmer in it that you'd probably be better off using a butter knife than a glass pen, and smearing it on the page like it's a piece of toast. It's a fun ink, completely unreadable for me because of my poor vision, but if you want All Of The Shimmer, it's worth a mention... if you can find anywhere still selling it.
What about Pelikan‘s Golden Beryl?
I thought about that one, but didn't include it in my final round because it's a limited edition. - Drew
The one ink that Drew didn’t review is diamine platinum jubilee. That has shimmer on steroids and makes all other inks weep.
A brown shimmer ink? I don't use my regular brown ink (forgive me for calling it regular... It just looks brown to me).
Thanks for confirming my choice of golden sands in last week's order of inks!
For anyone looking for a great aqua shimmer ink, I've been loving Diamine Subzero. 🙌
There is no video About 'tips for writing faster with fountain pen ' pls upload
I would call #8 a draw. But if I had to choose I would choose Robert Oster's Aussie Liquid Gold.
I have a bottle of Emerald of Chivor, and it is truly awesome.
Yeah, it was basically a draw. - Drew
Golden Sands is like 18 to 24 karat gold, while Aussie gold is like 12 to 14 karat gold. They are both gold but Golden Sands has the “purer” amount of “gold.”
Drew, you are making it hard to resist the shimmer... ;)
Nooooooo. You missed Diamine Cocoa Shimmer. It's perfect in the Benu Euphoria Iced Caramel Latte. I do have all of the inks on this list so that must say something about me.
That's a good one as well! - Drew
How well do these show, and flow, when using fine nibs? Also, which of these would you most recommend for a professional environment?
Any of these will work well in a fine nib - I happen to have Winter Spice in a fine nib right now, and it's been great! That one is probably a good choice for a professional environment, as well. - Drew
Why not Diamine Gold Star?
Wearingeul I Am A Cat is the most stupendous shimmer ink!
I wish Lamy still made the petrol ink. It was nice.
I am very guilty of trying to get other people to like the things I like. The good news is that they understand that I only want them to experience the same joy I feel, even though they may not get that in the same way,
Actually, I don't like & don't need shimmer inks. Watching this coz how fun Drew in every video...as always!!! Which make this chanel is the most shimmering fountain pen channel 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for watching! - Drew
No question, the Frenchie green job is the one I’ve tried. Trouble is, only blackmailers write in green ink ( shimmering or not ). All good, though, Drew, all good ( if a little camp ).
I wish I could shimmer like my sister Kate...
Yukon Cornelius shoutout!!
Haha yes! - Drew