AurasGlow Candle-Powered Lava Lamp - Erin's Official Review!

[Erin]

Website: http://www.aurasglow.com

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Cost: $75 shipped (from Canada to the US)

Overall rating: 8/10

 

I received my bottle and holder after the Canadian price strike was over. The item came well-packaged with nice tags on the bottle boxes explaining all I needed to know about this lamp. The globe was packaged securely. The globe was cloudy out of the box, but this has continued to improve every day. Oddly, the lamp gets completely clear when running. Initially, there was some issue with lava sticking to the globe, but that mostly seems to have rectified itself as well. I really do believe the heat had something to do with the cloudy globe. The only remaining issue, and it's very slight, is that there are what looks like condensation bubbles on the INSIDE of the globe. They are also dissipating with time. As of today, the lamp is in pretty great shape!

The first thing I noticed right off the bat was that this was not wax. Or not wax like we're used to. Even though the lamp wasn't warmed up, the lava was moving. I have no idea what that stuff is, but it's definitely not 100% solid when cold. This has not presented any sort of problem however. Just worth mentioning.

The lamp runs only on a tealight which is awesome; low cost, no power use, easily portable. The tealight will burn for about 3-4 hours. Since all that is powering this lamp is a small candle, this lamp can in no way be used as any sort of light source. That being said, this is not a problem for me. Depending on what's behind the lamp, sometimes, the lava can't be seen very well. The tealight doesn't illuminate the lamp like light bulb does. Again, this is not a problem for me. 

The holder is solid. No complaints here. It's a well-made piece and it's nice to see something truly unique holding the glass. It's very cool to see a new globe shape, too. The base and the shape of the glass globe compliment each other well. 

I was probably more excited than anyone to order this lamp and I'm very happy to have it. Despite some of the little problems early on, I'm liking this lamp more and more each day. It's nice to see something different on the lava market. The "wax" is simply gorgeous and has a more transparent look to it than the regular lava we're used to. The flow is great - very much the kind of flow we all know and love from our lava lamps. You really do need to be careful that there's not any other wind movement when you use this lamp - even a fan blowing in the room can change the heat source and the way this lamp flows. 

I've been in contact with the creator, Ravi, during the entire process and couldn't be more pleased with the customer service I've received. Ravi is very nice, honest and helpful. I'm actually very honored to have this lamp as it was handmade by him personally. Ravi is very interested in feedback and I look forward to seeing what else he creates. 

First received:

Cloudy at first: 

 

And TODAY! It's cleared up...no fogginess, no wax sticking, most droplets inside gone or very small:

I have tons more photos if anyone wants to see them. As of today, I'm a happy camper and I think this is a great lamp to have. :)

[Kempton]

Erin i am not saying send them to china. But hire maybe 5 people to make the lamps so the supply is raised and th price is lowered.

[wizard of ooze]

I just ordered mine and I chose the purple color lava. Can't wait to get it.

[Erin]

I will be getting a 2nd one soon. :) I like the sea/teal colored one!

[dumchidumchi]

Well, my Clear/Red globe doesn't really flow that well.  Basically, the red goo just raised up to the "lower-middle" part of the glass and stuck to the side of the bottle and stayed there for the whole time.  Attached a picture to show what it does.  Is this normal for the new lamp and it needs few runs before it starts to flow as it should?

 

My Clear/Violet is doing very well...might even overheat a bit because the action is too much and the goo were right up there most of the time.

 

 

[Erin]

No, that isn't normal. How many times have you run it? My red one was fussy at first, too. I'd run it a few more times before you contact AurasGlow. It is normal for that red one to go cloudy after a 3-4hour run on a tealight. Mine does it every time. 

dumchidumchi said:

Well, my Clear/Red globe doesn't really flow that well.  Basically, the red goo just raised up to the "lower-middle" part of the glass and stuck to the side of the bottle and stayed there for the whole time.  Attached a picture to show what it does.  Is this normal for the new lamp and it needs few runs before it starts to flow as it should?

 

My Clear/Violet is doing very well...might even overheat a bit because the action is too much and the goo were right up there most of the time.

 

 

[dumchidumchi]

Have run it two times for the past two days.  Going cloudy or milky when cooling down is fine...that's what it supposed to be like.  I understand that...but the goo going up just a slot and then stick to one side and staying there?  That doesn't look too good to me.  I mean my other globe, the Clear/Violet, is flowing just fine with maybe a tad overheating possibly due to room temperature or something. 

Anyway, I will try it again tomorrow and see what happens. 

[Erin]

Maybe move the globe around a little when the lava is sticking mid-way. See if you can get it to go further up the globe. Seems like maybe it's not getting hot enough.

[Dr. WHAT?!]

Im so tempted to get one of these but they are just too pricey. I paid less for my fireflows.

[dumchidumchi]

Tried that many times...no use.  Read the descripton on their ebay auction, they mentioned something about goo sticking to the glass and it will clear up after runs.  Well, I guess I will just have to fire this thing up everyday to see if it actually improves.

[Erin]

I would run it for a few more times before contacting them. Mine had some weird issues the first few runs. If it's not cleared up after 5-6 runs, then I'd contact Ravi. 

 

Shawn, they are pricey, but worth having. ;)

dumchidumchi said:

Tried that many times...no use.  Read the descripton on their ebay auction, they mentioned something about goo sticking to the glass and it will clear up after runs.  Well, I guess I will just have to fire this thing up everyday to see if it actually improves.