Maureen is a rich, saturated royal blue ink known for its exceptional red metallic sheen that covers 50-75% or more of the writing surface. This Iridescink requires specific conditions—a wet-writing pen and coated paper like Rhodia or Tomoe River—to display its full sheen effect, making it ideal for users who prioritize visual impact over everyday practicality. Best suited for fountain pen enthusiasts seeking dramatic sheening performance rather than water-resistant everyday writing.
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Ink Review: Cult Pens Diamine Maureen Iridescink
Maureen is a very saturated, medium to dark blue ink that exhibits contrasting red sheen, performing well with good flow, lubrication, and quick drying across various pens and papers. It shows red sheen best on smooth, non-absorbent paper with wetter nibs.
Cult Pens + Diamine Maureen and Robert Iridescink Review
Maureen is a rich, saturated deep blue ink with prominent red sheen, comparable to Parker Penman Sapphire, performing well even in finer nibs on coated papers like Rhodia or Tomoe River. The ink is fun, functional, and well-priced at £9.50.
Ink Review #567: Diamine Maureen
Diamine Maureen is a super sheeny blue Iridescink exclusive to Cult Pens, showing bright red sheen on fountain pen friendly papers like Rhodia and Tomoe River, with a slightly sticky flow and 40-second dry time. It's well-behaved among monster sheeny blues but feathers on cheap copy paper.
Cult Pens Iridescink by Diamine: Diamine Robert
The review discusses the Iridescink series including Maureen, praising their super sheening properties with solid base colors and interesting sheen hues, visible even in fine nibs on Rhodia paper.
Diamine Cult Pens Iridescink Robert
While focusing on Robert, the review mentions Maureen as the blue counterpart with red sheen, noting both are saturated sheening inks exclusive to Cult Pens with good behavior similar to Diamine Skull & Roses.
Maureen and Robert – Cult Pens Extreme Sheens
Maureen transforms from royal blue to metallic crimson sheen when used in concentration, made exclusively by Diamine for Cult Pens, and is highly recommended for sheening ink enthusiasts.
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