Lumie Bodyclock Glow 150 - Wake-up Light Alarm Clock with 10 Sounds and Sleep Sunset, White

Aesthetically pleasing, brightness ranging from orange to white. It does do the job to wake me up gently and better than my blaring phone alarm. It has an added feature with gentle selection of noises. The brightness is truly bright and will be sure to wake you up alongside noises. Very customisable to your preferences. Things I like: 1. Sunset and sunrise mood and options 2. Timer for sunset, 20/30/45 minutes so you do not need to get up to turn off the lights 3. Overall modern look 4. Very bright in full brightness mode 5. Digital clock turns off to the light sensitivity of the room

living in a city centre, I find I need a blackout blind in order to get any sleep. The problem arises when you have to wake up and it’s pitch black. This light/clock solves all those problems. The steady progression from deep, warm glow to bright sunlight (brighter than you want to look at) is gradual and believable. I more often than not find myself waking up before the “alarm” sounds, as the light itself wakes me up. I say “alarm” because the sounds you can set the clock to make are far from alarming, having it set to a dawn chorus myself. They simply tell you what the light already has, that it’s time to get up. Sometimes I like to leave the sounds on for a minute or two while I get my head straight; something unthinkable with a normal alarm clock. The quality of the sounds is also better than I expected from other reviews. While not quite as good as real birdsong, the sound is also far from “tinny” in my experience. The sunset mode is also really useful. Having set it to a time of 45 minutes (From the brightest setting to the light going off), I mostly find myself never being awake by the time the light does go out, falling asleep naturally along the way. It works as a good reading light too, before you click the “sunset mode” button to start the slow fade to darkness. I find the light slowly turning off in this way stops my brain rebelling against the idea of enforced sleep as soon as the lamp is switched off (in the case of a normal bedside lamp), and gives me time to wind down with my thoughts before drifting off naturally. The controls and setup are exactly what they need to be - simple and effective. The buttons are high enough quality that I don’t feel they’ll ever fail, and the interface is well designed and intuitive enough that I only had to read the instructions once. This clock has been revolutionary for me, making the horrid experience of going to bed and waking up much less stressful. If there is any stress involved in the bedtime or morning routines for you, this clock will go a long way to solving them.

The instructions aren’t very detailed or clear. When you set the alarm at say 8am the sunrise starts 20,30 or 45 minutes (depending on the length of time you’ve set it at) before the set time. The sunrise slowly gets brighter but then alarm sound only goes off on the set time. The slow sunrise didn’t wake me up at all. Only the alarm & bright light so at first few uses I didn’t even realise it was working (getting brighter) The sunset is nice though. Slow fade of sound and light. I would say the tunes aren’t the best. Also the volume settings 1-5 are still too loud even at lowest setting. It’s a little annoying that you have to press/hold the button to turn off/on light. I don’t know why other ppl have said you have to reset the alarm every day. You don’t unless you change the time. It took me about a week to work it all out. Now I have I like it. It’s still expensive for what it is. But it’s a bit of luxury and hopefully it will help me get to sleep.

I'm in love with my Lumie. Honestly I was so long thinking about it, bought several cheaper options from Amazon... trying to find a reason not to buy such an expensive sunrise clock. But the truth is, I should have bought this before. If you want quality and a very gentle wakeup which actually simulates a sunrise, go for the Lumie. All the other ones I had, there was nothing gentle about the wakeup. They went so quickly to super bright, which shocked me more than being relaxed when waking up. But the Lumie is a different level. I'm so happy I bought it. I absolutely love the sunset feature too and the sounds which come with it. I feel calm and fall asleep so easily now. And the waking up is amazing. It starts of in a very gentle dark red.. and really gradually and slowly gets brighter (to your desired brightness level). It's fantastic!! That's what I call a sunrise! Not a shock haha. And the smart feature, that the clock display brightness dims or shuts off in complete darkness, is a game changer too! You can keep it on low brightness, or make that it turns off completely. I just love my Lumie and have nothing negative to say at all. Fantastic piece of quality! Well worth the money.

Happy to have got this on offer as it is a little pricey compared to others. However the natural lights make it easier to with waking up and you find that you are up before the alarm goes off. Alarm sounds are interesting. Easy to use.

Im submitting this review after using item for a week. It was this morning (Friday) that I really noticed the improvement in my mood. I woke up by the light at 6am and got up no problem. Ive also noticed this week less need for caffeine. Usually this time of year i would wake in dark using a radio alarm and just lie there until it gets light outside then drink gallons of coffee all morning. So I would definitely recommend the alarm clock if you are affected by SAD. Found the clock easy to set up using the instructions. The only thing that I'm less enamored about is the sound effects which I'm still trying to find one that doesn't get irritating after a while. I might update this review later after I've used it for a few months.

Arrived a day late and with an EU 2 pin plug.