Ink Review #1468: Ferris Wheel Press Blue Cotton Candy

Ferris Wheel Press Blue Cotton Candy is from FWP’s Spring 2020 collection and is available in 38 and 85 ml bottles. Thanks to the reader that sent this ink in for review! You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Blue Cotton Candy is a pale baby blue.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some interesting shading-from pale grey to bright blue.

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: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering in all nib sizes but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Blue Cotton Candy is a little darker than Lennon Tool Bar Shuise. Click here to see the Ferris Wheel Press inks together, and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco-T Mint with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow, you can see in the middle of the page where it got so dry I had to prime the feed a bit to keep it flowing and it quickly dried up again.

Overall, I like the color of this ink, but it’s way too dry and pale for me. It’s a little more tolerable when you add a drop of White Lightning (ink additive) to improve the flow, but it’s still too pale to be readable in most nib sizes.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by a reader 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.