25 out of our 31 January inks came from Diamine’s 2022 Inkvent Calendar. If you’ve been following along, you know that I’ve struggled with loving shimmering inks while simultaneously not enjoying their high maintenance qualities. But I truly enjoyed writing with each of this month’s inks. And so, from worst to first, here are my rankings (with some photos of the inks as a reminder):

31. Diamine Celebration 30. Diamine Cosy Up 29. Diamine Flame 28. Pilot Iroshizuku Hotaru-bi 27. Diamine One More Sleep 26. Diamine Memory Lane 23. (3-way tie) Diamine Dusted Truffle, Diamine Appletini, Diamine Ghost 22. Diamine Bliss 21. Ferris Wheel Queen Allium

20. Diamine Cardinal 19. Diamine Pick Me Up 18. Diamine Three Kings 17. Diamine Silent Night 16. Private Reserve Tropical Blue 15. Diamine Best Wishes 14. Pelikan Edelstein Apatite 13. Diamine Jingle Berry 12. Diamine Serendipity 11. Diamine Pick Me Up

The Top Ten are actually quite difficult: they’re all fun and beautiful inks! So, here goes nothing… 10. Diamine Arctic Blast 9. Diamine Upon A Star 8. Diamine Olive Swirl 7. Diamine Spruce 6. Diamine Deck the Halls 5. Robert Oster Deep Sea 4. Diamine Solar Storm 3. Diamine Yule Log

And the top two are nearly impossible to rank for me. So, it’s a virtual tie, but in second-winningest ink of the month goes to Diamine Alpine, and the winner for January is Diamine Spiced Apple! Thanks for joining me on this yearlong journey. Tell your friends, feel free to share, subscribe to the blog, and tomorrow you’ll have a list of February’s inks!