Ink Review #1402: Ferris Wheel Press Strawberry Macaron

Ferris wheel Press Strawberry Macaron is from FWP’s Spring 2020 collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Strawberry Macaron is an extremely light baby pink.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks a little darker, more visible.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 15 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Strawberry Macron is warmer toned than Octopus Fluids Cherry Blossom and much lighter than Sailor Jentle Peche. Click here to see the FWP inks together, and click here to see the pink inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45L Salmon Glow with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, this ink is way too light for me to use for anything but art. It’s a solid no for me.

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