LumieSunrise Alarm - Sunrise Wake-up Alarm, Sunset Sleep Feature, Sounds and Mood Lighting, White

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 wanted Lumie clock for a very long time, as I suffer from insomnia, but need an alarm clock to wake up in the morning, so I used my mobile phone for the alarm. Since I got the Lumie sunrise alarm, I moved my mobile phone to another room and my quality of sleep improved tremendously. I can feel the difference when not being exposed to the blue light/rays from the phone. This clock/lamp is one of their most basic versions, but you honestly don't need more than that. Setting up with an instruction is not a big issue, although you probably would not be able to do it intuitively very quickly. The light goes on 30min before the alarm. There are several sound options to wake up to - mine is birds. Less aggressive and more pleasant than the sounds coming from the phone alarm. It took my body to adjust, I initially slept through the light, but eventually started waking up before the alarm, as the light went on. The light does not gradually lighten - it is the same bright light for the duration of 30min.There are also options to switch the light on and use it as a lamp - the colours switch from blue, pink to green.It's pleasantly looking alarm clock.One improvement - needing function to have alarm clock on during week days and off during the weekend. If you need to switch it off for the weekend, then on Sunday evening, you need to remember to switch it on.Overall, does the job for me though, happy with the purchase and like I said earlier, this basic model is sufficient.

If like me you are into tech and grew up with a hi-fi system in your house then using this alarm clock will have it's similarities in setup.Once you figure out the controls with how to set the time and alarm decomes straight forward. Please read the manual first as as it is not the most intuitive interface. It's not complicated to learn, just takes a moment to do so.Alarm and light function nicely. The choice of alarms are decent ranging from animal noises to an actual alarm beep.The light begins half an hour before your set alarm time. It does have a gradual climb to full brightness.The only issue I have with this is that the initial light brightness is too much.Ideally I want the light to incremently go from 0,1,2,3,4....99,100 full brightnesswhereas this goes from 0 to 20 (low level brightness) then steps to like 30, 40 etc.It's that initial jump is like someone turning a ligh on in your room when you are asleep. This doesn't happen all the time and I will sleep until the alarm goes off. It is something to be aware of.I have turned the light facing the wall so it's not as direct lght.The light is a nice brightness when full and is nice to have when waking up. This is a good product for the price, it is a good alarm with light function, the higher end models probably will have better light capabilities.