Lava Lamp 2125, Yellow Wax, Purple Liquid, Silver Base and Cap, Original 14.5 inch LAVA Motion Lamp to Illuminate Your Mood

Having had an original MATHMOS "Blob Lamp" in the seventies, I was after a newer version for a retro 70's project I am currently building. Having read some of the scathing reviews for this product I was a little reluctant to buy this Lava Lamp, however after un packing,scrutinising, and eventually switching on I was delighted. Switched at 01.00. pm and in 90 minutes first activity, and after 2 hours working perfectly, left working for 5 hours and switched off. Next day on at 08.00. am, switched on and working perfectly after 90 mins. I don't see how this product will deteriorate after a months, unless you run it continuously. My original MATHMOS lasted 6 years, but I only used it maybe a couple of times a week, and it was operated in a cold bedroom with no central heating ( This was in the 70's ) I am wondering if the malfunction is due to over use, and not understanding the simple laws of thermal dynamics this lamp works by. If it is operated in a comfortable warm room, it will take longer to warm up and become active as the internal liquids will already be at the same temperature, and to create a thermal differential could take a long time. It must be left alone to create this differential, and I am sure it will give years of pleasure. Once it is operating "Leave it alone" it will get very hot, and if left on all day it will "Boil" the colour out of the internal coloured liquid, only use it for a few hours a day, as it was meant to be used, and enjoy the wonder of Thermal Dynamics.

Fantastic, no idea why you'd pay more for the same thing, this works brilliantly

Got it after a few lamps broke so decided to try something new and I’m not disappointed, it was a little smaller than I expected but that’s on me for not checking the measurements. It took a while to really get started as instructions say leave it running for about 6 hours. The second time I used it it was great and it’s a lot brighter than I expected. It does get really hot, which the box states so I’d think twice before buying for a child. I just hope it lasts as some have said it stops working after a few weeks. It is debatable whether it’s worth £15 though.

We Love our Lava Lamp BUT Sadly the Bulb Blew the 2nd time we turned it on ...then had trouble finding a shop/ DIY store that stocks this little tiny bulb for the lamp !! They are pretty Difficult to install the bulb Best tp uses a tissue holding the bulb incase it breaks as it is a tight fit....We did find the bulbs on Anazon and ordered some ....Question is Why did the bulb fitting in the lamp have to change to these bulbs instead we like the normal fitting better much easier to change the bulb

This lamp was bought as a birthday gift for someone and stopped working after around a month of usage. Contacted manufacturer - that was a bit of a faff - who responded with trouble shooting ideas, that we had tried but tried again to no avail. Tried to contact manufacturer again but that was even MORE time consuming than the first time. In short, I would NOT recommend this product. It is definitely faulty and the time and effort taken to rectify the problem by emailing and waiting for responses was painful! The manufacturer could have just sent a replacement on return of the faulty one. I have given 1 star for the ‘politeness’ in the email that I did eventually receive from the manufacturer but as I’ve said - could have been sorted out by replacement. If you do decide to purchase this lamp, just be prepared to be disappointed.

It all came in great condition, nothing was broken. It does take a while to get going however that is very normal for a lava lamp and it does say on it that it will take 2-3 hours to be fully working. Gives off a purple glow and the wax is yellow which appears a nice orange when the lamp is turned on, the lamp is very bright and works perfectly. Unlike in the video provided with the product, the lamp doesn’t flicker. Overall good for the money and a perfect gift for anyone.

Looks good, has calming effect, bright.

Had our lamps nearly 3 years now. Amazing for the price. Only had to replace the bulb once!

I love it so much

This lava lamp has met my expectations in every way....great value for the budget price!

Love itt Had those as a kid Works perfectly ( it take a couple hours for the wax to melt and start moving)

Looks great IRL! I'm slightly let down that it's not recommended to keep it on for 10+ hours and that it's best to not move it or touch it while it's on... Aside from that it's a wonderful addition to the room and I definitely recommend it

Bad product I bought for my daughter and i received a lamp in a bad condition Didn’t have the time to return and keep it but I cannot even see the bubbles form inside