MATHMOS Lava Lamp Violet Red - The Original Astro Baby

My parents use to have a mathmos lava lamp & has a kid I use to watch it & found it hypnotic & although expensive compared to local stores like B&M were the build quality of there’s is extremely poor compared to a genuine mathmos lava lamp & worth the extra money for my reasons at the end of my review . I received this with excitement & to relive my childhood . Although my parents had the larger one I was impressed with its size upon opening the box . With this being the Astro baby I expected it to be much smaller . The base was nice & gleaming & it looked great . I plugged it in following simple instructions. One of the bulbs was open & already in the lamp when I opened the box & I plugged it in but it kept randomly turning off after a period of time 3mins on at most & flickering . I tried the 2nd bulb has you receive 2 which is great has they are £10 on there own via there website . I chose red wax / violet but that looked like there were bits floating inside & I’m assuming if it would have stayed on & not kept switching off & actually got hot enough for the wax to melt this would have cleared & was probably due to the lamp being new & never been used since being produced in the factory . Due to it turning off & wouldn’t stay on for any length of time not even to melt the wax I did a return it which was easy enough & I decided to try a cheaper model that obviously isn’t has well made but this brand looked better build quality than the B&M models however this was doing the same randomly turning off & flickering . It seems that where I want this lamp positioned & needing a extension lead due to no sockets in the corner it turns out it was the extension lead causing the fault & not the lamp I received so I’m a little disappointed to have thought it was the lamp at fault & returning it . British made well built & although I like this alternative for the time being I think I will re/purchase a mathmos soon has nothing looks better than there’s even though I never saw it fully working. it did look really well made & nothing compares to a genuine mathmos made in Great Britain (a rare thing nowadays) & unlike this alternative I now have mathmos provide other bottles if you fancy a change & comes in parts this lava lamp style lamp is one whole unit & when broke it’s all throwaway landfill & that’s were mathmos differ & worth paying that bit extra for . . Very disappointed but not with the item I received myself for thinking the lamp was faulty .

I bought this as a replacement for my much loved Mathmos lava lamp that my sister gifted me for my 16th Birthday back in the 90s. 28 years later it finally gave up on me yesterday which was a sad moment as it lamp has been with me through my teenage years, uni, multiple house moves and life changes etc and has always looked amazing with any kind of interior. From my uni digs in Sheffield to my modern apartment in London. My sister was surprised I still had it after all these years!! Anyhow it finally broke down yesterday after all those years of enjoyment and sentiment, as such my nostalgia forced me to order the exact same one again - which arrived today !! Next day delivery - amazing!! The only thing I have an issue with is that there is no Mathmos branding on the base unit anymore, unlike my old one. This made it stand out as an original and I would get comments from guests about that - but I’m guessing Mathmos probably stopped doing that a long time ago!! It certainly cost more now that it did back in the 90s but if this one lasts another 28 years I seriously can’t complain can I?!! 💜

A very nice Lamp, my daughter is very pleased with it. I am glad I didn't give her a cheaper make, that I purchased, as the Mathmos one was much better, sturdy, and well made. And of course the Original design. Thank You.

The lava lamp is lovely when it gets going. It takes about 40 minutes for it to start working properly. I can't comment on how long it will last as it's very new at present. It appears to be well made and good quality. The glass is not attached so it could be knocked over, so it needs to be put in a safe place. My 9 year old daughter loves it. The colours are lovely and I could watch it for hours!

First time put on not much movement with lava but next time excellent and soon warmed up. Perhaps this was due to me turning bottle in base and screwing cap on better. Now it is extremely good. Worth paying extra for. Would recommend

this was christmas present. I was not keen on spending the full price, but after research I have decided to go for mathmos one. friend went for cheaper alternative. Cheaper one log time gone, our one used on daily basis. the cheaper one took for ever to heat up. this needs about 20mins to start to see action. beautiful calming light. comes with spare light bulb, which is unlike anything you can buy in shops. Both blew up within couple of moths. I wrote to the Mathmos and they sent me another two for free! what a great service!

We decided to buy a Mathmos to get the best and safest quality for our daughter's room. We were not disappointed. Arrived really well packaged, good quality and is so pretty. Would definitely recommend.

This is a fantastic product. I have previously bought cheaper ones and they were nowhere near as good as this one and frankly not really safe. With this one I feel fully confident that it is built to the highest safety standards and the colours are fantastic. Highly recommend.