Lumie Sunrise Alarm - Sunrise Wake-up Alarm, Sunset Sleep Feature, Sounds and Mood Lighting, White | Gradual sunrise alarm & sunset feature; optional sounds & mood lighting

This has made a huge difference to getting out of bed in the morning - it's a nice way to wake up with the increase of light. I have more motivation and energy using this. I love it but there are a few things I'd change. Pros - small and compact - get to wake up to - I like the sunset mode (put it on when I get in my bedroom, as the light dims, it feels cosy and makes me sleepy) Cons - the red LED light that shows the time is bright. There is the option to turn it down, but even then it is bright. It can be turned off but then the time can't be seen - the alarm noise is so loud, even on the lowest setting. I turned it off in the end - I think the alarm has to be turned on each day - there is no reoccurring setting (at least I don't think there is) Maybe I'm expecting too much for a sunrise alarm clock. Just seems certain functions are a little outdated and it could do with a make-over/overhaul. Saying that, I wouldn't be without it.

This is the BEST thing I have ever bought from Amazon. Having always been interested in buying a SAD lamp I have been searching around for the best and most cost effective and this is it. Sunrise: The sunrise feature begins 30 minutes before your designated alarm time. This is great for me as I can sleep through moderate light and therefore it always manages to wake me up towards the end of the 30 mins. If you are a light sensitive sleeper then it may be too bright around 10-15 mins in. The alarm is easy to set up and change when needed and it’s clear when the alarm has been set as a small light appears on the side of the screen (which is useful!) The wake up sounds (at your alarm time) are not great. There is 5 to choose from, frogs, goats, cats and 2x birds. All of which are rather bad quality, especially the goats which are loud and quite scary. However, I find the bird options good enough and enjoy the natural feel of light and birds in the morning. Some reviews have said that you have to set your alarm every night however I have not found this to be the case. Often times the alarm is set for the following morning, however as stated above, it’s easy enough to check with the light on the screen. SUNSET: The sunset feature begins from whenever you press the sunset button. This for me is the most impactful feature as it makes you SO tired, even after the first fade around 5 minutes in. There has not been a single night since I bought this that I have witnessed the light go out as I always fall asleep before then. However, I can confirm the light does fade out fully. With the sunset feature you can also press the sunset button again to pause the sunset at the current light brightness. This is especially useful if you want a brighter light than the standard on/ off/ coloured setting. I love this lamp so much. The features are exactly what I needed it for and it has improved my sleep and morning routine so much! A must buy, especially for those who struggle to wake up in the morning when it’s dark

I was a little doubtful at buying this lamp as i had read really mixed reviews but because of the trusted name and price i thought i haven't go much to lose. I can say tho that i am happy with it. Yes the red numbers are incredibly bright (see pictures) but unless the lamp is pointing directly into your face this won't keep you awake like some have said. Some of the alarm noises are questionable. There is a goat one (who in their right mind wants to be woken by that) and there is a kittens purr. Its more like a tiger or lion than kitten. hahaha! The bird song ones are nice tho and that's what I've chosen. I have been using this for a couple of days now and i have noticed an improvement in my mornings. The light doesn't wake me up but when the alarm goes off i am less startled so i think it is actually gradually waking me without realising and because the light is on when i open my eyes i haven't once snoozed the alarm or been tempted to go back to sleep. And if like me you don't spring out of bed as soon as the alarm goes off the low light is nice just to lie in for a few minutes and come to terms with the fact you have to get up It won't wake you like natural sunrise however in the winter when there is no sunrise until 8am this is a pretty good substitute to ease you awake. I've added some pictures to show: - Bright Light - Low Light - No Light Just Time

I really struggle getting out of bed on dark winter days, so looked for a solution. The Lumie light genuinely saves me on dark mornings! The light ======== The light has four different functionalities 1. Sunrise - it comes on 30mins before your alarm. It starts dull and gradually gets brighter so when you ‘wake’ the room is like the brightness of a summer morning. 2. Sunset - you can set the sunset functionality when you go to bed. Gradually over 30mins the light will fade and then switch off. Great for kicking in that sleepy feeling 3. Colours - there are multiple colours you can set the light (not in sunset/sunrise mode) and different brightnesses. I’ve not used them, but I know some colours help in situations, so could be useful for others 4. Standard light - the Lumie light is bright enough that you can use it as a nightstand light too Clock ===== The Lumie has a clock that you can set for 12/24h clock depending on your preference. Good news if you’re like me and like to sleep in total darkness - you can switch the clock off at night using one of the buttons on the back. The clock will reappear when your alarm goes off, or when you switch it back on. You can adjust the brightness of the clock (there are two brightnesses) but both are too much for me when I’m trying to sleep. Alarm ====== There are a couple of alarm sounds you can pick from, all are a bit annoying. What I would have liked is just to have the light as an alarm, but you can’t. You have to have the light and the sound. There is a snooze button too. Would I recommend? ================= Absolutely. I have recommended to a few people already.

I've been using this for years and I do like it but I have several issues with it, which are a shame because it was reasonably expensive for basically a clock/lamp. The dawn lamp goes through obvious stages of brightness rather than a smooth brightening. This is an entry level sunrise lamp so I don't mind this too much. It is nice to wake up in this way, I also sent a gradual alarm (early bird app) as back up, I don't use the clocks in built sounds. It's nice to have other colour lights and I use the red every night. I wish it was properly red, it's orange really. When turning on the red lamp I have to go first through dim white and bright blue, it's the worst thing about the lamp. The buttons aren't embossed to you have to do this while looking at the lamp and it's to bright for late at night. The clock doesn't keep time. I can't rely on it as a clock, which is it's main purpose. It's plugged into the wall so power isn't an issue. It falls out of time really quickly after readjusting this. All in all, I recommend spending more and going for a better sunrise alarm model. Having said that, I'm not replacing it any time soon because they're so expensive.

I honestly love this so much. I bought it about 8 months ago. I work hybrid with a couple days a week in the office, some weeks one day, other weeks 3 days. My office is 100 miles away so I wake at 4am to get there. This gives the illusion of a sunrise and I’m not waking up to a blaring alarm at 4am. I’m waking up gently and I have noticed a difference to the mood I’m in when I open my eyes. I’m never angry anymore at the alarm sound (I know, a bit nuts but it’s just the way the alarm noise made me feel at 4am) I wake up with a neutral feeling and it’s rare it’s the bird song that wakes me. I’m usually awake before that goes off with the ‘rising sun’. I want the latest version but didn’t want to spend hundreds just in case it didn’t work. It has worked, I will be investing it the newer version. My wake up time of 4am on office days means it’s always dark when I wake, summer or winter.

Really like it. You can not dim the any colour surround. You can only dim the white surround.

So it appears I am the first reviewer to have actually paid for this ;) There's a lot of cheaper, unbranded and fairly tacky looking wake-up lights out there and I was happy to see this recently released budget model from Lumie, who have been making quality sunrise and SAD lights for years. Out of the box this is a nice looking unit and feels well made. No nasty looking plasticky fake chrome effects to be found - just a smooth white (with a bit of grey) matte finish all over. I only really bought it for the wake-up light, and particularly the option to have no sound on the alarm which seems absent on some of the cheapo models - I still wanted to use my phone for my final 'get-up' alarm. On this model, the light starts half an hour before your programmed alarm time and starts low, brightening up in small increments. My biggest issue with it is that the light is too bright after only 10-15 mins, and I've been having to try out later alarm times so that the light is still a nice level when my phone alarm finally goes off. I've now also covered it with a bit of muslin cloth to soften it further, and I face it away from my bed to it's not glaring at me when I get up. I wish there was a way that you could programme the maximum brightness on the wakeup light but as this is the budget model I assume they had to reduce the amount of customisations you can make. Perhaps this is something that's available on one of their more expensive models? Other than the wake-up light, there is the choice of 5 alarm sounds which will sound (if the volume is set) at the programmed alarm time. Some of them are a bit weird (goats and purring kittens?!) but I'm content to use my phone alarm for sound anyway. There is a sunset feature which is effectively the opposite of the wake-up light for when you are reading at night or whatever. It can also be used as a bedside light - the standard light is warm white (as is the wake-up light). There is the option to have a coloured light or mood lighting (cycles through colours) on the standard light function. Nice for a kid perhaps but I can't see myself using it that much. The standard light is dimmable. The coloured lights can't be used as the wake-up light unfortunately. You can dim the clock time - bright, medium or off. Which is a nice feature, although the medium is still fairly bright. If you have the clock light set to off it will come on when your wake-up light comes on so you know what time it is. Only problem is you have to look into the bright light of the wake-up light to see the time. One other very minor bugbear is that the wake up light doesn't switch itself off after a period of time. You have to manually switch it off. I only realised this after I went away for a weekend and forgot to switch the alarm off beforehand. The light must have been on all weekend... Instructions are minimal but give enough info and are well written. There is a removable labelled plastic film on the front of the unit to get you started on which each button does. I still needed to read the instruction booklet though. Overall it's a good unit and I'm going to stick with it. Light is definitely gentler to wake up to than noise, and it's making getting up a little easier now the mornings are so dark again. I'm glad I paid a little more for a Lumie model over one of the cheaper ones, but I wasn't prepared to pay silly money for one of their more expensive models. So I guess like most things - you get what you pay for.