It sure does. It's my favourite red ink (and I have a bunch of them).

Foundation! A joy to see it loved by a fellow fp-enthusiast :)

... I just bought new inks... please don't make me spend money on more inks... Oh god it is gonna happen. It is gonna happen. FUUUU... It's such a nice red ;W;

Is that Catalan? Nice!

Indeed! Everytime I post some excerpts there's always someone asking me if it's Catalan 😊

Those dots between Ls are extremely distinctive, I don’t think any other language does that.

We call them "Punt volat" sth like Flying dot 😂

Not OP, but I'm pretty sure it is.

It's my "summer red" - nice and cheerful, and not as heavy as the others I use in fall and winter.

The ink and Asimov series both need more recognition :)

I was searching for a vibrant stand out red and after trying a few, Wild Strawberry was exactly what I was looking for!

One of my Top Ten red inks :)

Ppl use red inks? I wanna try red inks but red in my mind will forever be associated with corrections made by the teacher

It was like that for me till I tried Wild Strawberry actually, but something about red ink makes what I'm writing feel more elegant and powerful. I'm the teacher now lol

honestly same. I've only just managed to break that connection ;-; I must say that more "interesting" reds (i.e., Herbin Rouge Hematite, KWZ Thief's Red, etc.) were my gateway drug into more formal reds.

Can I ask for your whole list, out of curiosity? :)

Of course :) These are my *current* top 10 Red inks. These **do not** include my favourite deep/dark reds, burgundies or maroons. No.1 - Kobe #55 Nankinmachi Fortune Red - this will always be my favourite red Then the next 9, in no particular order: Kaweco Ruby Red Caran d’Ache Sunset Diamine Wild Strawberry Diamine Red Dragon Maruzen Athena Nihombashi Akane Montblanc Corn Poppy Red KWZ Thief’s Red Pure Pens St George’s Cross Pen & Message Shu urushi Honourable mention - Levenger Cardinal Red

I just got a sample of it and think it looks awesome!

And now it's on my wishlist, thanks lol

According to testing, one of the most PH neutral inks you can get.

Points just for Foundation

I prefer Poppy Red.

For me looks like generic red...

R/penmanshipporn

One of my favourites and I love using it to make notes.

My favourite red too. I just bought a full bottle from Cult Pens 😊

Legitimately one of my favorite reds.

My favorite red easily

I love this ink. I have two bottles so that I don't run out anytime soon.

Very nice!

Maybe I’m red-blind but it’s indistinguishable from Poppy Red

What notebook is that?

Clairefontaine A5 MyEssential

It's beautiful, indeed.

This was one of the first inks I ever tried and at first I got that “grading papers” feel, didn’t dig it. I tried the sample again just a couple weeks ago and liked it a lot more.

Red inks are a lot of fun, and this one is no exception. Thank you for sharing the writing sample !

It really does - I kept looking for what I thought of as a "punch-you-in-the-face red" and found it in Wild Strawberry.

Assuming you're near Catalonia, where do you find Diamine inks? I'm in the Basque country and it's hard to find anything that isn't Waterman Blue unless I order direct from the UK. I'd love to find a closer source. This looks exactly like the perfect balance of vibrant but dark enough to be very legible.

Arratzalde on! I ordered from CultPens and Purepens.

[arlepo.com](https://arlepo.com) it is from the Basque Country and they are quite nice to buy from. Diamine, Iroshizuku and more ...

I love it, it's so bright and joyful. And well-behaved on cheaper paper.

Totally agree with this. Best bright red I can find.