Diamine 80ml Fountain Pen Ink Bottle, Oxblood

I recently discovered Diamine inks and now I'm a big fan. They write wet, have good saturation and dry reasonably quickly. I have a half dozen colors now and expect to try more soon.

It looks like blood. It's earthy and dark. I'm part of a vampire-themed D&D group and like writing my character notes in this ink.

Love Diamine inks. Oxblood is a great red, purple, brown. A goto favorite and extremely popular among fountain pen aficionados,.

Rich color, i generally use this as my primary note taking color 3/4 of the time, with 1/4 of the color on my page being light blue color to balance it out. Use also Writers blood for this purpose. For me it became a yama budo replacement, but is darker (more black).

As with all of the Diamine inks I've tried it's flawless and has worked well with every pen I've inked with it. No matter the nib, or price of pen the ink flows smoothly, no stopping, clogging, hard starting nothing at all. This is my absolute favorite color from them...buy it now, you won't be disappointed.

The ink itself is great, and is a beautiful color, my personal favorite. But the shipping was subpar, the box had been previously opened and torn apart, and was shipped in a bag. However the bottle itself was full without any leaks or cracks, so it seems they reused a damaged box for some odd reason. Regardless, it is great ink overall (coming from a beginner)

One of my favorite inks, never lets me down in any of my fountain pens.

This is a very popular ink for a reason. It works well in all of my pens. It is a bit pricey, but it is quality stuff. You definitely pay more for the fancy bottle, but to me it's worth it because the bottle makes a great accessory on my desk.I was having a tough time deciding between Oxblood and Writer's Blood, both from Diamine. After getting this I ordered a sample of Writer's Blood to compare. Basically, Oxblood is more brown and Writer's blood is more purple. I still haven't decided which I prefer - both are really nice though, so you can't go wrong.Anecdotally, a stranger saw me writing with Oxblood and said "oh, that's interesting I've never seen brown ink" which kind of deflated me a bit since I was hoping she would have said "Goodness noble warrior, how did you fill that pen with blood??" Maybe I should order some Red Dragon next...