Today’s ink is Ferris Wheel Press Aurorealis from the 2024 Limited Edition Series. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Pen Boutique.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper it has a little bit of shading and lots of shimmer.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Aurorealis is a little deeper in color than Esterbrook Lilac Shimmer. Click here to see the purple inks together.

I used an Esterbrook Estie Lilac with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I would say this is a good average purple. It worked really well in the Esterbrook Estie.

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