Ink Review #1399: Ferris Wheel Press Lady Rose

Ferris wheel Press Lady Rose is from FWP’s standard lineup. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Lady Rose is a medium unsaturated mauve.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks more purple than pink.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Lady Rose is darker than PenBBS 178 Rose Quartz. Click here to see the FWP inks together, and click here to see the pink inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 74 Merlot with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, it’s another unsaturated light pink which seem to be rather popular lately. I found it to be too dry and light for everyday use, but it can be lovely in a wet flex nib or for art.

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