(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.)
My favorite Christmas movies tend to be the old ones: Miracle on 34th Street, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Bishop’s Wife, and the 1960s The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and A Charlie Brown Christmas. I like a few modern movies, such as The Santa Clause and everyone’s favorite, Die Hard, but one movie I’ve never seen is Elf with Will Ferrell.
If you’ve seen this movie, then you know what color Diamine’s Elf is because it matches Ferrell’s costume almost exactly. It’s a vibrant Christmas green, quite different from the muted shades of Mistletoe from Day 7.
A standard ink, Elf doesn’t have any sheen or shimmer. But, if you want a bold Christmas green, this is definitely your color. It offers a bit of shading and the tiniest bit of sheen on the edges when using a flex nib.
Elf, like Will Ferrell’s character, is cheery, straightforward, and honest. It flows well and looks good in any size nib. If you prefer a bright, cheerful green for Christmas cards, place cards, or party invitations, this would be the perfect choice.
Maybe this year I’ll have the chance to watch Elf the movie with my family.
(Cult Pens provided the Diamine Inkvent Calendar to Pen Addict free of charge for review purposes.)
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