Diamine Inkvent Calendar 2023 Purple Edition Unboxing, Swatching, and Review

[@lizperrine]

Jacaranda is sub-tropical tree known for its beautiful purple flowers! Rainbow's End and Bah Humbug are incredible! Thanks so much for this preview, Tom.

[@NameLikeNobodyElse]

I'm always on the lookout for a nice purple. So, Rainbows End & Raise a Glass look like my cup of tea. And maybe Jacaranda, too. This was fun to watch while I crocheted Christmas gifts.

[@luiseduardovieira3968]

I'd just like to point out how pleasant and peaceful the experience of unraveling this year's inkvent calendar colors in this video with Tom was. Thank you for this and I'm definitely looking forward to more ink-related videos from Goldspot Pens! :)

[@NotesFromPastAmy]

Cashmere rose, jacaranda, glacier, rainbows end, cinnabun, sugar snap, and raise a glass are all beautiful! I love that people are spoiling the calendar this year. It is fun to extend the excitement. 😊

[@donnarion1147]

Exactly! Anticipation lasts longer (and therefore is better imho) than surprise! 🙂

[@Silent-Ink]

I had a jacaranda in the yard growing up, it's got to be my favourite colour, they did a good job with that one.

[@uteh.3659]

did you grow up in SA?

[@vivianluong2309]

Astral just took my breath away! It’s a beautiful black but that shimmer and sheen really adds so much dimension to it! Astral is definitely my favourite, followed by Nightfall and then Masquerade ❤❤

[@Eveitaly]

So many beautiful inks. 🤩 for me i like most Day 8 Jacaranda, Day 2 Cashmere Rose and Day 3 Early Dusk. 🎆

[@kan-zee]

30:12...#15 ~ Walnut standard 24:41...#12 ~ BahHumBug chameleon 43:34...#23 ~ Fireside Snug

[@Poisonmiezi]

It's really hard to choose only one favorite, but I think I like Masquerade the most. Followed up by Lavender Frost and Bah Humbug :D Thanks for swatching them, must have been a lot of work!

[@kristiw.1823]

I really appreciated that you took the time to talk through which inks were drier... it makes me curious to find out why lower saturation colors have the issue. Definitely looking forward to quite a few of these inks... Cashmere Rose reminds me of a David Austin rose color and Sugar Snap Pea, Bah Humbug and Lavender Frost look to be fast favorites. Thanks for showing them off!

[@mamahnita]

Tranquility is beautiful reminds me of Party Time. Thank you for reminding me that you can eyedropper a preppy . Good job on the swatching Tom.

[@skylachamard7444]

Thank you so much for showing what is in the Inkvent calendar. It was very helpful since I'm new to fountain pens. I like greens, so Velvet, Emerald and Merry and bright were my favorites, though I liked brown ie walnut. I'm so glad I found your channel and shop. I'm looking forward to learning more.

[@jerrycarter8210]

Bah Humbug!! I love the name and the color. Of all the colors and names, it is the one ink that fits perfectly with my Christmas tradition. Every year around this time, in any version, I watch Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. Bah Humbug indeed!

[@janwilson9485]

Bucks Fizz is orange juice with champagne - in the UK often a Christmas morning drink.

[@pay1370]

Weeping willow has my attention, can't wait to try it out! I really liked nightshade from the previous calendar since it has a similar colour shift, i just love watching the colour change as it dries and i'm hoping weeping willow will have a similar interesting gimmick haha.

[@NathalieGravel-l8m]

This is like Christmas morning opening my ink set with Tom! Not that I need more inks, but can’t resist checking out ahead of Christmas what Diamine concocted this year. Thank you for this great video. Also great job on your Holidays catalog! I can’t even discard these year over year, as I still have the 2022 copy on my desk! You are keeping us dreaming about fountain pens and inks all year with these wonderful catalogs 🥰

[@tigermisu3821]

So many nice Color´s, thanks for swatching. my favorite is the nightfall 🥰

[@daisybarcia7856]

Love Fireside Snug! Thanks for the sneak peak!!

[@MaureenWright-u4y]

Rainbow’s End is my favorite. Thank you for the reveal!

[@archivist17]

Thanks, Tom, for putting in all the effort to make this video!

[@ZolaneG]

So many beautiful colors but I LOVE Bah Humbug! Thank you very much for the fun preview🎄🎄🎄

[@stationerynation]

I really loved that green Sugar snap color 😍💚 So pretty!!

[@bwandgrey8231]

These inks are soooooooo gorgeous!!! Thank you for the unboxing and swatching!! Very satisfying 🤩🤩

[@Faye.r.harris]

Raise a Glass was my favorite. Thanks for the unboxing.

[@CallistoPan]

Thanks for the swatches ! I absolutely loved Firesid Snug

[@FavoritesPersonal]

I’d love to try a scented ink like Sweet Dreams. The bright pink is eye catching. Thank you for the fun preview!

[@whereisbobidontknow]

Great content! It's nice to see in advance all the inks. Thanks! 👏👏👏

[@h4r4s4r4]

Lavender Frost is my absolute favorite, and I'm a huge fan of Preppies! ❤

[@iluvyoumetal]

The ink that immediately captured my attention was Bah Humbug, it’s has a lovely depth of color. I think a good idea for next year’s inkvent would be to introduce more literary and historical references for the ink names, and perhaps a few words regarding their choices, much like the inflight does. Thank you very much for sharing!

[@savageyum]

Thanks for the video! I enjoyed looking at and hearing the descriptions of the various inks. ✍️

[@elainefm4771]

Beautiful colors this year. My favorites are lavender frost, rainbow's end, and fireside snug. I really want to like moon beam but I think I prefer moon dust from their other line of inks. Thank you for the video and doing such a generous giveaway!

[@notailsclub]

Love Bah Humbug, Raise a Glass, Astral and Velvet Emerald. There were several others that would love to try a sample of. Thank you Tom so much for doing all the swatches, really helps with deciding if want to purchase and again so very kind to have a giveaway of this magnitude, you are the man!!!

[@GoldspotPens]

My pleasure to help share the inky love.

[@fallenpheonixrising]

Great review! Thanks so much! It’s hard to pick but the one I’m most excited for is tranquility. It looks absolutely gorgeous!

[@bethg7026]

My favorite is arctic blast. Thank you for doing this video, i can only imagine how much time this took!

[@janisstewart2217]

Thanks,Tom. Great video well done. I know it took a lot of time to do this video. I enjoyed all your comments. My favorite ink was the bah humbug.

[@sistergoldenhair0727]

Wow! Thanks for doing this video! This is too expensive for me but I’m excited to see all the colors!

[@chiphill156]

I love the time you take to show off each color and describe its qualities, and what an incredible variety of colors. While Merry and Bright is my favorite there are others nipping at its heels. Thanks for posting!

[@dawnbeyers3496]

Merry and bright is the most beautiful… I love it so very much.

[@youbmine]

I must say, I love Raise a Glass...very festive and luscious. Thank you for swatching these new inks!

[@INCWorks]

What fun! I really wish I'd put on my winter PJs and fixed a mug of hot cocoa for this. A very exciting assortment, here, and there are several that ring my jingle bells, for sure. But only one has me dreaming of snuggling under a blanket and watching the snow come down. And that's my favorite, FIRESIDE SNUG. Thanks for the early peek at this set, Tom!

[@finnegan517]

The journey this year’s INKvent takes us on I really find fun and dynamic. That Bah Humbug is the perfect shade of red for a vintage style holiday…as soon as they release a big bottle for Astral it will be perfect for the Estie Raven… and Raise A Glass is going to be fun to welcome a new year and new beginnings and wish everyone well. (I also suspect it will have beautiful chromatographic properties!) Side note for Weeping Willow - not often depicted in holiday scenery because of its bare branches. However, because its leaves are often seen as the first to re-emerge after winter the weeping willow can represent hope and strength in adversity, healing & growth - kinda perfect for an Advent calendar. Thank you for a well presented and organized Inkvent spoiler!

[@debramaertens893]

Bah Humbug was my favorite, a gorgeous rich color! I can’t resist a really good dark purple so Raise A Glass is right up there for me.

[@jannahlyon]

Wow, what an amazing giveaway!!! Thanks for sharing all the swatches, I love a lot of these this year! I think I would have to go with Day 4 Masquerade as my number one. I would also choose Weeping Willow and Moon Beam as my close #2's!

[@sunft313]

Calligraphy as a pension for me. And as a calligraphy teacher I am feeling 🎉 lucky to find your channel on shorts and that was a gift such for me as goldsopt pens channel. Feeling great. Thanks❤

[@playingcardsasmr7751]

Jacaranda for sure. Looks like a great purple that is super wet which I love! What a great give away this video! ❤

[@anitaanglin]

I can’t wait to try these out! I’m especially looking forward to Bah Humbug and Raise a Glass!

[@christinechen9654]

Buck's Fizz is a cocktail made up of Prosecco (or Champagne) and Orange Juice. Also the name of the British band that won the Eurovision Dong Contest in 1981. As for the inks that caught my liking - Sugar Snap, Astral, Bah Humbug and Moonbeam.

[@karenfallon8488]

Tranquility first, Astral then Jacarunda. But still a few more i like very much! Great job on the explanations! Thank you❤🎉😊

[@tinacampbell2610]

I think is a nice color set. I love Raise a Glass, Lavender Frost, Astral, Nightfall, and Cashmere Rose inks... Thanks for showing us the colors... I may have to pick this set up if I'm not lucky...

[@naomihaze]

My favorite color from 2023 is Astral. The iridescent darkness evokes the mystery and beauty of the depths of space. I also like how well the darker shading on Jacaranda matches the color of the fallen lavender blossoms crushed underfoot on the sidewalk. How does one fix a burping Preppy that has been eye-droppered? Thanks for taking the time to swatch all those inks!

[@bryanmarsh9886]

I am so glad you took all the time to do this. I always like a good green, so Sugar Snap looks like it'd be a favorite, but there are several that look amazing.

[@Abigail_Estrada]

Love all the purples! Thanks for sharing the sneak peak.

[@serena6777]

Rainbows End! I am always attracted to these kind of blueish purplely shades and it is also a chameleon so even more going on in the ink. Sugar Snap is also a lovely color as I love how it is a muted green.

[@joannacrews7294]

I'm obsessed with that gorgeous Early Dusk. Soooo pretty!🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤😊

[@ingekraus7407]

Thank you for this amazing review!

[@cfuji322]

So many pretty inks! But I think bllizzard would be my favorite!

[@ash16lily23]

Thanks soooo much for doing this video!!! I've been debating (stressing out) on whether or not to get this Inkvent calendar!! There were a lot of gorgeous colors, but I think my favorites were Nightfall, Velvet Emerald, Glacier, Astral, Sugar Snap, and Raise a Glass! Thanks again!

[@fospino68]

This is a great review. It is so difficult to choose, but my favorite is Fortunes Gold!

[@metoni221]

Masquerade and Cashmere Rose look really pretty ❤

[@saarorr]

I enjoy raise a glass, looks like a great purple with a bit of snimmer to it

[@FranM6179]

I really like Astral, but all the chameleon inks intrigue me! Great video! Thanks.

[@karenholden4740]

Tom you really put a lot of time and talent into this video. Thank you can't wait for December 1st.!

[@mwalter4560]

Wow, some great colours this year

[@donnad5986]

Tranquility was my favorite! Closely followed by Nightfall, Thank you Tom for the sneak peak, going through the colors with such great descriptions, I could actually visulize the fire with your Fireside Snug description.! So many great colors to choose from, hard to choose just 1 or 2.!! Cashmere Rose, Masquerade, Bah Humbug, so many. Fun giveaway…ink, pens and cases, oh my.!!!

[@prophetessoftroy]

This is the first year I can genuinely say I'd be really excited to get the advent calendar. Bah Humbug is a standout for me, as are Sugar Snap; Weeping Willow; Lavender Frost; Nightfall; and Velvet Emerald. I'm also very intrigued by the new 'star bright' distinction. Would be interesting to see that same type of finish applied to some of their other colors!

[@Jay_Bird]

Yes, I wish Diamine would've released more information re: what this new "Star Bright" category is, exactly.

[@Tooohardtofindone]

Fireside snug looks amazing. So do many of them this year, good variety of colours.

[@blythetretick7081]

Bah Humbug and Raise a Glass are lovely intense colors, among others. Thanks for the comments on flow characteristics.

[@theresaglover7225]

Thank you for doing this! I was on the fence about this version since I have so many inks, but you have definitely helped me decide!

[@AlejandroPato-Fuego]

Merry and bright pops. Looks great. Says wake and read what I am writing with my fountain pen. That is my favorite. Thanks.

[@deborahwarnat211]

So glad you did this. Love all the colors but especially Bah Humbug. Can’t wait to get my pen in these!

[@magdalenamazurak6323]

Fantastic gift for someone ink-addict and fountain pen-addict 🙂Thanks for this video!

[@alyssabaxter8059]

My favorite is either Bah Humbug or Astral. Both are just stunning! Thank you so much for awatching all of the inks!

[@sistergoldenhair0727]

Ba humbug is my absolute favorite! Fireside snug is a close second.🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@madsynthesist]

I like most of the darker inks here but that Lavender Frost is growing on me!

[@dr.d723]

I really like Masquerade, Glacier, Blizzard and Raise a Glass! Thanks for sharing these!

[@biswanathroy3827]

My favourite ink is Raise A Toast cause the purple is just breathtaking.

[@RG-yf3uj]

Thanks for another great Inkvent preview & swatching 🙂 I really love Bah Hum Bug & Blizzard but my eye is also drawn to Early Dusk since blues always been my fave color.

[@sylviepelletier5198]

Astral is my favorite color for the richness and the depth of the sheen and color

[@ChloeMarquette]

Astral and Nightfall are stunning. I could use the inks every day in my memory-keeping journal. Bah Humbug is great for my holiday cards this year. Sweet Dreams is plain old fun! Thank you for the great video.

[@hectorrosario8447]

Glacier is the one I like. Thanks for the review

[@jamesbarrett1590]

Pretty cool! My first inkvent calendar. I was expecting more purple inks though.

[@cmac1100]

Whoa! A 50+minute-r! My favorite was glacier. Although im not super partial to shimmer inks, the eyedropper pen mode is a good idea for these kinds of inks (a pen mode i havent tried, but it makes sense with hard to clean inks such as shimmer) another great one, Tom! Cant believe youve had time to make the video with all of the magazine work youve been doing lol

[@pennyc6316]

I’m impressed Tom that managed to keep your hands ink free through 24 different bottles. I can’t seem to do that when inking up only one pen😝 I think I can narrow my favourite down to 2 inks without seeing them in person. Walnut and Raise a glass were both such rich colours that stood out to me right away. And I just started using brown ink recently. Thanks for the video!

[@annaritaaltieri8700]

raise a glass looks amazing 😍

[@arabellaholzapfel2046]

Thank you for doing this! I'm having a hard time choosing between Bah Humbug, Astral, and Raise a Glass.

[@nourin_siddique]

NIghtfall is my favourite. Hands down one of my fav ink in the entire calendar. Diamine just does not disappoint ever. Such beautiful inks, I like rich colours so Astral is also one of my favs.

[@oldladywcamera]

Agree with you about Bah Humbug. Also like Walnut and Raise a Glass. Thanks, Tom. That was a long haul, no pun intended.

[@stationerystream]

My favourite is Weeping Willow because the colour is so interesting and I love the Weeping Willow trees. I imagine the chromoshading will be fantastic for art.

[@amyh7673]

My faves are Bah Humbug and Astral, ones with deeper color saturation. Thanks for a great video.

[@jamieloom22]

Bah humbug, cashmere rose, merry & bright & sugar snap are my favs from this collection. Thanks for making this "spoiler" so enjoyable.

[@marymoy7634]

Love the final Raise a Glass color! Here’s a toast to Diamine Inkvent!

[@spiderwrangler4457]

I think that Nightfall and Bah Humbug are the two that speak the most to me! I think it's great that they've started doing this, though I wish we didn't have to wait until summer for them to bring them back in larger volumes!

[@onigarasu]

Thank you for this film. I love inkvent spoilers! My personal favourite is Bah Humbug. It's a beautiful, non-standard color. It may not have the Christmas spirit, but it is magnetic in its own right. I really like Early Dusk. It looks like shadows in the snow when you return from a long winter walk under the last light of the setting sun.

[@quince7]

"Bah Humbug" is what Scrooge said in A Christmas Carol. Definitely a Christmas phrase! :-)

[@alyshafaulknor]

Did anyone win this! I really like those colors. My fave is the emerald one. I’m new to fountain pens and I use the preppy pens in extra fine. Just learned how to use them without a cartridge! I tend to use standard inks but those shimmers and chameleon inks are so pretty. I suppose it’s time to try different nibs to use these inks. Does anyone recommend any spiral bound notebooks for fountain pens? What do people do for ink storage for a haul like this advent calendar?

[@annienigro4624]

Very difficult to choose a favorite. All are very pretty. But I liked Masquerade the most because it’s hard to say if it’s pink or taupe brown. Thanks for sharing.

[@andreahandte6662]

I think Bah Humbug is my favorite color this year. It has a very Christmasy name and the color is beautiful 😍

[@cinnamonjones2961]

Weeping willow and lavender frost are my two favorites. Thank you so much for doing this unboxing! I wanted to like your last video but wanted the unboxing so I couldn’t. Hehehe

[@claudecarter4876]

This was so much fun to watch! I love love Cashmere Rose! Close seconds are Sugar Snap and Astral. Would love to try these! Yes, all very different. I like bright and deep colors. There were more shimmer and chameleon inks I liked in last year's inkvent calendar. But I can see a lot of colors I'd give a try here. Thanks for this spoiler! 😜😁 🤩

[@gwgtaylor]

It’s gotta be Astral. I looooove dark saturated shimmer inks. Thank you for this video and contest. Was nice spending some time with you. :)

[@miguelalbertoespinoza2726]

My favorite inks in this review were Early Dusk, Cinnabun, and Fireside Snug. The others look good in the swatches, but I think there was too much shimmer in this year's InkVent Calendar. I prefer using ink to write with and not having to worry about the feed getting clogged. Thanks for your excellent review!