Lamp Lava 2149 14.5-inch, Decal Colormax, Color Max Volcano Base/White Wax/Clear Liquid/Tri-Colored Globe

I have been looking for a quality 70’s lava lamp for years. I am THRILLED with this lava lamp and use it every day. The packaging by this company was professional and informative - as well as thanking the buyer and to not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns.I use it daily in my bedroom. I bought it for decor and nostalgic memories of my parents having one. I have found it helps me with relaxation... I am prone to insomnia, it runs in the family. Sleep meds aren’t effective for me at all or have unpleasant side effects.When I am unable to sleep, simply resting is what I am now doing. I find the lamp soothing. Typically, I’d thrash around in bed for awhile and then head to the coffee pot. Now I’m resting and am relaxed as well as I have been even fallen asleep for a bit.My husband likes it, too - it is groovy and he is also impressed with the quality. He is a good sleeper and it is my nightlight....it doesn’t disrupt him.It’s a decent length cord and the base is sturdy. I am going to buy another for a friend. It’s unique and affordable gift.I am simply a customer so this is not a fake review. A++ highly recommendedCompany note is friendly and confident they stand by their product. I use it every day!

I have had this lamp for several months and used it extensively through the winter and spring (I don't turn on lava lamps during hot summer days). This lamp is great, it has an attractive finish that reminds me of a martian landscape. I have several lamps, this particular one is the favorite of my housemate, and he is picky! This lamp is a good quality for the price. It is, however, one of the smaller lamps. Classic lava lamps come in 3 standard sizes (not counting certain specialty lamps). So be aware the size of this is the 14 inch not 17 inch (17 inch is probably the more common size found in mall shops etc that one would expect if you don't have other lamps for a reference). The wax in this lamp heats up fairly quickly, same quality expected as other current model 14 inch lava lamps. If you want to be able to enjoy your lava lamp's motion effects the fastest, I would recommend getting a 14 inch lamp over the larger sizes anyway, as they are much faster to heat up and create motion. I highly recommend this lamp, it is a lovely orange colored glow and creates a beautiful atmosphere. Would make a great gift, especially for young men, or for anyone who likes lava lamps, retro lighting, or the warm colors.

The media could not be loaded. So this lava lamp is great once you get it going. I read and followed the directions exactly. You always want to make sure the coil is at the bottom. That is very important. The thing that I think is a little misleading is in the instructions it says the very first time you run it, you should run it anywhere between 2-6 hours depending on the size of your lamp. I bought a 14.5 inch one. The first day I ran it, I ran it for 8 hours and it still wasn't flowing. It was making the towers but that was it. So the next day I ran it for over 10 hours and it finally was beginning to flow right. These aren't like the old ones, but it is working properly now. The next day, after I ran it for over 10 hours the previous day, it only took an hour to warm up and flow right. In my opinion, I feel like they should have a slightly higher wattage bulb. I'm not saying have a 60 watt bulb in there, but something higher than 25.

The media could not be loaded. One-star reviews are mostly right. The wax schlubbed around at the bottom of the lamp (when it wasn't busy making suggestive, abstract still-life poses and overstaying it's welcome at the top by hardening).The 25w bulb it comes with is simply not hot enough to make beautiful bubbles in the average temperature home. Maybe if you live in Florida and it's above 72° most of the time, you won't have this issue. For this reason alone, I wouldn't suggest gifting it to someone you like without including a ~$2 40w bulb. This is a finicky item right out of the box.The instructions state not to use for more than 10 hours at a time. This suggestion, and the inclusion of a 25w bulb which barely functions, are both lawyer-approved. Glass portion with 40w bulb feels like a cup of hot coffee you can hold with both hands on a cold morning, while the aluminum base doesn't get too warm.***The 10 hr. rule should NOT be overlooked if you opt for the 40w bulb, as it does get hotter than the 25w.***I'm including pics of the lamp used with 25 & 40w (I'll bet you can guess which is which), and another next to a 1.5L bottle for scale.Story time: So after 2 days of patiently observing both wax and the 10 hour rule, I threw caution (and instructions) to the wind and gently swirled the glass. This caused the pooled, melted wax to finally rise in the vortex, and coaxed the hard plug at the top to come down. It also caused the wax to separate into a hundred tiny bubbles, which the instructions warn against, as it may not come back together. It did reconstitute after the next day, though.I was going to return it (because how disappointing is a lava lamp that doesn't lava?). But then I saw another reviewer talking about a 40w bulb working like a dream, so I gave it one more shot. She was right!So you have -three- -four- five options: 1) time travel to when you can buy a period piece before everything was made in China, 2) return it, 3) don't buy it in the first place, 4) move to Florida, or 5) buy a 40w S11 bulb type with an E17 base.