Diamine Inkvent 2025: Day 22 — Pineapple Spritz
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*Please note that the scan is the accurate representation of this color.
Day 22!
Welcome to day 22! Today, we’re looking at Pineapple Spritz
The Color and Properties
Diamine Pineapple Spritz is a pigment-chameleon ink. It contains solid pigment particulates that give the ink water and fade resistance, as well as glittering particulates that change color depending on the angle at which the ink is viewed. The base color is a bright yellow that shades into a slightly darker shade of yellow with a soft cut in print and a soft gradient in cursive where the ink pools at the bottom of the letters. While the particulates are supposed to change color based on the viewing angle, I mostly noticed a matching yellow and some green. Because the color and shimmer are so bright, it can be very difficult to see this ink on white paper, especially while it’s still drying. On cream paper, it’s much more readable as long as the light isn’t catching the shimmer in the wrong way.
Ink splat
Ink droplets
Performance | Water Resistance | Cleaning
Rhodia
Leuchtturm
Pineapple Spritz behaves well, and I didn’t notice any traces of bleeding or feathering on the papers I tested it with. It has a medium flow, and while it’s not overly slick, it’s lubricated enough to be comfortable to write with. Despite that, I still ran into a lot of clogging with the fine, and even the medium nib unit. The ink also tends to dry out in the nib when not in use, and will often need to be “started” when you uncap the pen. Aside from those performance issues, the shimmer distribution was excellent, and required minimal agitation to keep the shimmer consistent.
The water resistance is also excellent as expected. There’s no signs of fading from water exposure, and even the shimmer stayed in place.
The cleaning experience was another thing. After rinsing the pen out there was an incredible yellow stain and a lot of shimmer left over inside the barrel of the pen.
Thankfully, it came out with a basic blue Dawn dish soap and a cotton swab (that bit of yellow around the threads came out the same way after I noticed it), but it took quite a lot more scrubbing to get out than the previous pigment inks.
The syringe that I used to fill the pen was also able to be cleaned with the dish soap.
The nib units weren’t so easy to wash out either because soaking in water doesn’t do anything to remove the pigment. To get it out, I had to use a toothbrush with the Dawn dish soap to carefully scrub between the nib and feed, and even then, I needed the help of a brass shim to get out some of the pigment that was caked between the nib and feed. Eventually the nib units were clean, but this is without a doubt a maintenance-heavy ink. Easy cleaning or staining is a concern; this may not be a great option. I also don’t recommend leaving this ink to dry in a pen, as cleaning will be even more difficult.
Writing Samples
Written on 52 gsm Tomoe River paper (white, 7mm ruling) with a medium nib.
Written on Midori MD paper (cream, 7mm ruling), with a medium nib.
Taken in lower, single-sided lighting to better showcase the shimmer.
My personal thoughts…
You know, I had high hopes. Yellow inks aren’t the most popular for an obvious reason: they’re hard to see. Still, I like to give them a chance, and sometimes I’ll come out with something enjoyable. With that in mind, I had the idea that maybe the inclusion of pigment would make for a bright yellow ink that would still retain some visibility, and wow, was I wrong. Not only was the base color staggeringly difficult on the eyes, but the included shimmer made it worse, and let me tell you, not being able to see what you’re trying to write becomes exhausting fast. So, outside of perhaps artists, I’m not sure who this is for. It’s an inconvenient ink made worse by 2 inconvenient additives (shimmer and pigment). It’s certainly permanent as advertised, but to what end?
Written on 52 gsm Tomoe River paper with a medium nib.
More Images/Info:
Featured in the photography and writing samples:
Diamine Diamine Pineapple Spritz
TWSBI Diamond 580AL Silver, medium nib — Amazon
Traveler’s Company “Have a Nice Trip” brass clip — Endless Pens | Amazon
Traveler’s Company brass clip — Endless Pens | Amazon
Nanami Paper Tomoe River Cafe Note B6 Slim - Ruled
Midori MD A6 lined notebook — Amazon
Current text: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens — Amazon
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Tools and materials used in the writing samples:
A TWSBI Diamond 580 AL with 3 nib units including a Fine, Medium, and Broad. All nibs are tuned to perform at the same wetness.
A Rhodia No16 A5 DotPad
A Leuchtturm1917 A5 Notebook