the diamine red lustre ink is beautiful and flows perfectly.

Love this ink! Can’t wait to use it for writing Christmas notes. The shimmer is amazing! 🤩

This has been a fun ink. Definite shimmer and works great in the flex nib pen I'm using it in now. If I shake the pen before I write, it flows darker for a few moments. Kinda neat. Would buy again.

The ink has a great deep red color but not maroon deep. The only flaw I didn't like concerning the ink is the glitter tends to move after it has dried.

First let me say that Goulet Pen Company is top notch- shipments out and arrived sooner than anticipated, packed carefully so everything arrives in perfect condition. Now the ink. OMG I love this ink and can not recommend it highly enough if you like a bit of shimmer and a lot of sparkle . This has quickly become one of my favorite inks- smooth, nice shading, beautiful sheening, and stands up well on the paper!!! Love it!!!

Very good ink for use in my holiday mailings. With regular agitations, the gold lustre was very nice, even using a fine nib. I'd love to see how it performs with a broad or larger nib.

I now own many shimmer inks in several brands and have used them for several years, and I have to say the Diamine Shimmertastics in general and Red Lustre and Magical Forest specifically are my two favorite shimmer inks and the ones I use the most, especially during the Christmas season. These inks have a lot of shiny shimmer but so far have never once clogged any of pens, unlike some other brands. While the swab of Red Lustre looks a little orangey on my screen, the bottle I have is a pretty true red. I usually use it in my TWSBI 1.1 mm stub pens to show it off but it has worked well in other pens, too. I do gently roll the pen from time to time to keep the sparkles mixed as they will settle after awhile. I highly recommend this ink if you want some noticeable shimmer in a well behaved ink.

I started with a sample and went through it so quick I knew I would have to own a bottle. This is a great addition to my collection and it adds a great flair as I am writing out the Hawaiian legends.

This Red Lustre ink by Diamine is simply amazing! With my Lamy pens, this ink seems to flow right onto the page effortlessly! The lines tend to have VERY consistent glitter coverage creating gorgeous sentences reminiscent of Dorothy's ruby red shoes.

I bought this ink about one month ago. I've been using it regularly since then in a TWSBI Vac Mini with a fine nib. I still get shimmer, but it seems dry. Not sure if that is because of being a fine nib or because of the added shimmer. I enjoy this ink, but have had to clean my fine nib on occasion.

I've got this in a Pilot metro with a 1.0 stub nib, and all I can say is, WOW! This is a rich, deep red with a gold shimmer that is just beautiful. I haven't had any problems with clogging or scratching. It's become one of my go-to inks. (Thank goodness I work from home and can use fun ink colors.)

The Red Lustre from Diamine has gold shimmers that shows up best when used with a wider nib. I have found this ink to work better in some pens and not so well in others.When used in the Nimosine demonstrator with medium nib this ink would run(overflow). This causes me to go through one fill in less 2 pages. However, when it is used in the Pilot Metropolitan this ink performs exceptional. The Pilot has a medium nib, which requires a bit of pressure to fully enjoy the gold glimmer in this ink.Wrap Up: This ink is best used in a bigger nib, Flex nibs would be excellent. I rate this 10/10 would definitely recommend.

This is very similar to J. Herbin Rough Hematite but it does have more actual sparkle. It does not shade out as darkly as the Herbin (which is why I still prefer the Herbin) but I love the actual sparkle. All of these Diamine shimmer inks seem to me to have great flow and I have actually experienced little to none of the clogging I expected and honestly to me they flow better than most of the inks I have ever bought.

I purchased this ink for this year's Christmas cards. Sadly, I did not realize that the inside of the cards were red, so the red ink won't show up well. However, I've been playing around with this ink on white paper and it is amazing. I will be purchasing new Christmas cards because I MUST use this ink! I also plan to pick up a couple more colors in the future in the shimmer series. So far I have not had any clogging issues and the ink behaves similarly to other Diamine inks. The shimmer particles do settle, so make sure to give the bottle a good shake or stir before filling your pen.

I love how this color looks when I journal with it in my Hobonichi.

Bought this on a whim and really love the color. It's a deep rich red infused with gold that will be absolutely wonderful for Christmas cards. It writes very smooth and does not seem to clog the way some inks with shimmer have. I'm using a Lamy All-Star Broad nib. It seems to have more or maybe it's a better infused shimmer than the J. Herbin inks I have (and I love J. Herbin inks). I can't wait to purchase a few other colors; this is sure to be a popular ink. It's smooth, dries fairly quick, does not seem to clog my pen and is a fair price. Love it!