DiamineInk Bottle Majestic Blue

The color is what I was looking for in a blue ink - dark, almost indigo. Reminds me a bit of new, never worn Levi's. The only pen I've tried it in is a Conklin Duragraph (F), but it writes very smoothly (paper is Staples Premium Inkjet/Laser Bright white which I have found works pretty well with fountain pens) with no bleeding. I didn't find the price outrageous - I have some inks that were far more expensive than the $15 or so I spent on this.

Amazing sheen and color! A must have for people who love vibrant blue inks that sheen red. Definitely best on Tomoe River paper in a wet nib

I use my pen to primarily take notes while reviewing documents. If I dont continuously write and don't cap my pen, the ink will dry out on the nib. This would be good if you are using it for signatures. I do like the color.

After watching reviews by some of the leading Fountain Pen sellers who use DIAMINE Ink themselves I decided to order the Majestic Blue to try out, And I'm not disappointed,The Majestic Blue is a Rich Blue that Drys almost as soon as it hits the paper, whose color is Consistent, with no faded looks or streaks what so ever, that leaves a beautiful Blue signature.I would like to add that this ink is as good if not better then the High End Japanese Inks, And why shouldn't it be, After all DIAMINE has been producing Fountain Pen and other Specialty Inks for Kings and Queens since 1864, that's over 155 years,You don't stay in business for that many years if your not doing it right.Check out their web site and look over the many colors of inks they Manufacture, Its mind boggling.(Update)As I mentioned above this ink drys Super Fast as soon as it hits the paper, and although it works great in my Pilot and TWISBI Pens, I didn't have very good results with it in my Older Esterbrook Desk Pen that has a Super Fine Nib,It seems that this ink drys so fast it causes it to Clog the Feed Slot on Fine Nibs, of course the Ink Flow returned when I applied pressure to the end of the NIB on paper which broke the dried ink loose and everything returned to normal.I still think this is a wonderful Ink and will continue to use it in my other Pens, the Majestic is one of the Riches Blue Inks I have ever used.

I really like Diamine's colors and Majestic Blue is one of the best blues around... for color. I don't know why but several Diamine colors makes it seem like the nib is another size larger.

I have been using it on a Rotring Esprit Special Edition 2006, and compared to inks like the Pelican 4001 and cheap Inoxcrom it doesn't stop flowing after a while if you don't use it often (which in the case of the these last two inks is probably due to their turning into gunk inside the reservoir, I suspect). It flows quite easily but doesn't feather, at least not in Bond or onion skin paper. But because it is not waterproof, in the former it will tend to rub off even after it has been lying on the page for a day, while in onion skin paper it dries up pretty quickly and doesn't rub off. Since I am not some pen connoisseur I haven't tried on other types of paper. The color stands out on the white page, much more so than the Pelican 4001 "Brillian Black" I have - in fact it has a shine to it that is missing on the latter, which is ironic considering its name. Overall I think it's worth having a bottle of it - even some Noodler's rub off on your fingers, so it is not a quality problem but one having more to do with the chemistry of certain inks.

Majestic Blue is a deep, rich, beautiful blue - almost a pure blue, but perhaps with a slight, very slight hint of red. I love blues of all sorts and this is absolutely one of my favorites. To compare it to other Diamine inks, this is about as pure blue as Midnight, but lighter, and about as dark as Sargasso Sea, but more pure blue than blurple. Oh, and this ink sheens. I have a lot of inks that sheen, as that's one of my favorite features of an ink, and this one is one of the tops. Writing on high quality papers upon which ink dries slowly, like Tomoe River, or especially vellum or onion skin, with a wet pen, this ink can give off an amazing coppery/reddish sheen. Beautiful stuff.

Awesome and well behaved deep blue. Normally keep a Lamy 2000 (m) inked with majestic blue.

I use quite a number of inks from all over the world.Diamine make three of my favourite inks - Red Dragon - A superb deep red ink recently voted the best red ink on an international pen and paper forum. Diamine Saphire Bue - A bright full blue and not turquoise. And, my favourite blue - Diamine Oxford Blue - A deeper than 'Royal Blue' with a copper sheen and a little more water resistant than Majestic Blue.Magestic Blue is an exceptional 'office blue' ink. A good deep shade, but no sheen whatsoever. Oxford Blue is a slightly deeper colour and it carries more gravitas and a hint of something more with its copper sheen.Both are good.Majestic Blue is good full colour and it is well made. Even with a wet nib there is no perceptible feathering and little print through. It performs well and the colour is superb. However it has no sheen at all and the water resistance and drying times though good compared to some inks, are nit the best.

I like to use blue ink with my mountain pens, and use several different shades.My favourites however are true blues, preferably on the darker shade, but not blue-black. Some blues tend too much to a purple shade ( most sapphires) and others too much to a green shade (most turquoise) other blues are true blues but tend to fase after drying. I find this tends to happen to Waterman Florida, which is nonetheless one of my favourites. On the other hand I do not consider blue-black ink as blue, it can be nice but It's another colour. Majestic blue is a true blue, with a darker shade, stands out well on paper and does not fade.Together with Aurora blue it is one of my blue inks of choice.

This ink attracts very good reviews. I think I expected a little more than just blue ink, maybe a red sheen, or perhaps brighter colour. Anyway, it is good but not "Wow!"

Excellent blue tone of an ink. It really is a rich blue. However even after it dries it does smudge when rubbed with moisture.The rich tone and flow redeems it though. I highly recommend for everyday use.

The best fountain pen ink one can buy.Use with complete confidence in cheap and expensive pens, I do!!!