Vinta - Blue Floss Perya

Vinta Inks - Blue Floss Perya - Ink drop

Blue Floss (Perya 1820), is part of Vinta Inks’ Carnival series of delicate fades. The name is inspired by a simple joy and a place to escape. In Tagalog, Perya means a festival or fair. It refers to things that provide enjoyment for everyone, and a place to escape the toils of daily life. Rizal Park in Manila was built in 1820. It’s one of the largest urban parks in Asia at 58 hectares. For generations, children and adults have enjoyed blue floss (cotton candy) while strolling the park.

Vinta Inks - Blue Floss Perya - Light to Dark Shades

Visually, there’s a lot going on with this beautiful ink. I can’t think of anything that more closely matches this color than blue cotton candy! It’s an unsaturated, pastel, aqua blue, and more. This is a chroma-shifting ink. From the pale, aqua base, undertones of pink, yellow, and hints of green reveal themselves between haloed edges of a darker aqua. This is a strong shader, too. It tends to fade to its lightest, most transparent blue in areas of shading. At its best, it’s a delicate beauty.

Vinta Inks - Blue Floss Perya - Ink Swatch Card

As a writing ink, it’s difficult to evaluate. Technically, it performs very well. On high-quality papers, it carves very well-defined stroke profiles with no feather or bleed. Strong haloed edges give strokes confidence and definition. It’s a lovely shader with huge variations in color and depth. It flows well and dries quickly. It’s also usable on office copy paper. There’s little shading or halo, but feathering isn’t too bad.

Vinta Inks - Blue Floss Perya - Ink Bottle and Box

So, what’s the problem? If you’re looking for an accent ink, or an art ink (this would be nice for lettering), then there’s no problem at all. In small doses, it’s a beautiful, interesting ink. However, if you’re looking for an ink that’s both writer and reader-friendly, then this is not the ink for you. It’s just too unsaturated. I highly recommend it for fun, but for real writing Vinta has better alternatives.