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diamine - alexandrite

color: saturated dark teal blue with magenta sheen.

properties: can stain some items (such as your dip pen). no shading, no shimmer, a decent amount of sheen.

water-resistance: not at all.

this is the first Actually sheening ink i bought, and i didn't even know it has sheen until it got home. i tried my best capturing it in the second image.

sailor - manyo nagi

color: muted, dusty green.

properties: medium to dry flow, no sheen nor shimmer.

water-resistance: it's alright, i guess.

sailor - yurameku amamoyoi

color: muted sage green (hints of brown) with very nice peach pink shading.

properties: multi-shading ink, yippee! dry-ish flow, no sheen nor shimmer.

water-resistance: no.

diamine - china blue

color: cool-toned blue with a slight hint of violet. a little pink sheen.

properties: medium shading. wet flow, no sheen nor shimmer.

water-resistance: unfortunately, nope.

I LOVE THIS INK! i enjoy quite a lot of inks with cool tones, and this one is the epitome of cool-toned. i love using it with my broad nib fountain pen with this!

wearingeul - jane eyre

color: neutral-toned grape purple.

properties: little to medium shading, no sheen nor shimmer. medium to dry flow.

water-resistance: surprisingly, good enough!

this is such a beautiful purple ink. the flow of it makes it really nice for dip pens, but i kind of found it mid to use with fountain pens (skipping happens sometimes).

sailor - manyo haha

color: very light sky blue with slight lavender shading.

properties: multi-shading ink! slightly dry flow, no sheen nor shimmer.

water-resistance: nope.

ferris wheel press - candy marsala

color: midtone wine red.

properties: very wet flow, no sheen nor shimmer. good for fountain pens, not so much for dip pens.

water-resistance: no.

sailor - shikiori yuki-usagi

color: cool-toned blue-gray with warm brown (and sometimes brick red!) shading.

properties: multi-shading ink! wet flow, no sheen nor shimmer.

water-resistance: i'm shocked this can kind of survive water. the gray completely washed out, leaving the blue hue of this ink.

sailor - manyo fuji

color: neutral-toned purple, with dark blue green shading.

properties: dual-shading, no sheen nor shimmer. decent flow, sometimes leaning dry.

water-resistance: nope.

sailor - yurameku byakuya

color: light green-toned gray with pink (almost like a light lavender) shading.

properties: high, multicolored shading, no sheen nor shimmer. decent flow, sometimes leans dry.

water-resistance: not at all.

wearingeul - hwanung

color: cloudy pastel blue

properties: little shading, no shimmer nor sheen, decent flow, not too wet, not too dry.

water-resistance: it may look like it survived here, but it's usually not water-resistant.

sailor - shikiori zaza

color: warm-neutral muted blue

properties: low to medium shading, has a very, very slight red sheen when swatched. wet flow, but still usable for dip pens.

water-resistance: kinda surprised the doodle was still intact, despite some ink washed off.

majohn - xiaochongshan

color: midtone warm moss green.

properties: medium shading, no sheen nor shimmer. slightly dry flow.

water-resistance: ...no.

pilot - iroshizuku kiri-same

color: neutral-toned gray with tiny hints of pink.

properties: medium shading, no sheen nor shimmer. wet flow, but still usable for dip pens.

water-resistance: surprisingly, it did survive water, the doodle can still be seen! some ink washed away, though.