Ferris Wheel Press Holly Charger Set

The Holly charger set contains 3 inks from the Winter 2020 collection in 5ml vials. Thanks to Phidon Pens for sending this set over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Wondrous Winterberry, Sparkling Champagne and Misguided Mistletoe.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-50 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None (Mistletoe had a tiny bit of bleeding)

Other properties: low-medium shading, Mistletoe has a little bit of red sheen and sgold shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Winterberry is closest to Diamine Red Lustre.

Champagne is lighter than Diamine Golden Sands.

Mistletoe is darker than Diamine Magical Forest but lighter than Robert Oster Peppermint Candy.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook, the Winterberry had an average flow and the other two had a dry flow.

Overall, this is a great set for the holidays. If I used this long-term I would add a drop of White Lighting (ink additive) to help the flow a bit.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Phidon Pens for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored.