Vinta - Pastel Pink Julia

Vinta Inks - Pastel Pink Julia - Ink Drop

For today’s review, I wanted a celebration ink, so I’ve chosen Vinta’s Pastel Pink (Julia 1991). The name Julia 1991 comes from a popular Filipino show called Julio & Julia. The show was about two magical twins, and first aired in 1991.

Vinta’s Julia is indeed a magical pastel pink ink. It’s a beautiful, soft, pale baby pink, with loads of dark gold shimmer. In the bottle, pen, and as it first goes down on paper, it’s a strange, ugly, muddy grey-green, but quickly turns into a whispy, cloud-like pink as it dries. (Ugly Duckling would have been a fun name, and appropriate, too!) Drying time was a very reasonable 15-20 seconds.

Vinta Inks - Pastel Pink Julia - Shades Light to Dark

Although I didn’t have any problems with feathering, and strokes were generally well-defined even on cheap office copy paper, this ink isn’t without problems. This is a somewhat dry ink, and the shimmer content is so high that clogging can be an issue. Using broader nibs and with the right paper, readability might not be such a problem, but the ink is often too pale to consider practical for extended writing.

Vinta Inks - Pastel Pink Julia - Ink Swatch Card

Vinta Julia is probably best used as an accent or decorative journaling ink, or for other types of art projects. I love the transformation in color from wet to dry. It’s a beautiful pink, with a dazzling gold sparkle, and in certain situations it would be difficult to find anything that could replace it!