Lava Lite 5225 16.3-Inch Silver Base Lava Lamp, Yellow/Purple

by Lava Lite

Product Description

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Perfect for relaxing, decorating, or lighting up a party, the iconic Lava Lite 16.3-Inch Royal Lava Lamp features a sleek chrome base and cap, purple liquid, and yellow wax that shifts and floats in a mesmerizing dance. Made by the original lava lamp designer, this legendary motion lamp will add retro-chic style to any room.

Royal Lava Lamp At a Glance: Everyone's favorite retro lighting from the original lava lamp manufacturer Yellow wax "lava" rises and falls, turning orange in the bright purple liquid Sleek chrome cap and base Ideal for relaxing, decorating, partying, mood lighting, and more 16.3 inches tall; 52 ounces Comes with a 25-watt light bulb pre-installed

Use the Royal Lava Lamp to rev up or wind down, depending on your mood. View larger.

The Royal Lava Lamp adds special effects to your dorm room, office, living room, bedroom, or hang-out space. View larger.

Hypnotizing and Invigorating
The original shape of cool, the Royal Lava Lamp from Lava Lite is just as stylish today as it was fifty years ago. With the slow rise and fall of lava-like blobs of various sizes and shapes, this funky blast from the past can hypnotize and invigorate. Use it to rev up or wind down, depending on your mood.

Lighting Effects Make the Space
The Lava Lite Royal Lava Lamp can add special effects to your study, den, office, living room, family room, dorm room, party room, or hang-out space. Jump start a party with the cool look of yellow wax globules floating in purple liquid, or use the slow motions of the lava to relax and quiet down after a long day of work. The eye-catching Royal Lava Lamp can also add a unique accent to built-ins, reading nooks, and dark corners.

Fun For Everyone
The well-known shape and trademark look of the Lava Lite Royal Lava Lamp is bound to get adults reminiscing. Once you turn it on, this lava lamp will have your friends sharing their fond lava lamp memories.

How It Works
Measuring 16.3 inches tall, this lava lamp heats up with the help of a pre-installed 25-watt incandescent light bulb. Once hot, the yellow wax will slowly rise and fall, gradually turning orange in the purple liquid, creating the familiar retro lava effect.

What's in the Box
Lava Lite 16.3-Inch Royal Lava Lamp with yellow wax, purple liquid, chrome base and cap, and pre-installed 25-watt incandescent light bulb.

From the Manufacturer

Lava Lite brand lamps are the original. For 40 years, Lava Lite has captivated generations with their trademarked shape and timeless styles. Don't accept substitutes. Demand the original….the registered Lava Lite brand. They are the perfect addition to any bedroom, living room, or party space. Simply turn on this lamp and set the mood. Please allow 4 hours for your lava action to begin.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 6.1 x 18.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001MWSVP6
• Item model number: 5225
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,394 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #17 in Home Improvement > Lamps & Light Fixtures > Specialty Lighting > Novelty Lamps

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Some light, some shadow, September 24, 2010

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Roland Romeiser (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lava Lite 5225 16.3-Inch Silver Base Lava Lamp, Yellow/Purple (Tools & Home Improvement)

Introduction: This company claims to make the "original" lava lamps because they invented the "Lava" name, but they licensed the actual product from the British company Crestworth, which started the production of this kind of lamps in the early 1960s and changed its name to Mathmos in the 1990s. A friend of mine has a truly "original" Mathmos lamp from the 1990s, which has pretty uniformly-colored water and wax from the bottom to the top when it is on. I have never seen a lamp of this quality from Lava Lite, but the Lava Lites are also much cheaper than corresponding products from Mathmos (which are not officially sold in the U.S.).

I got my first Lava Lite 16.3" lamp about 1 1/2 years ago. When it was on, the water and the wax showed the color of the (white) light bulb at the bottom and became more colorful towards the top, but the water was clear and wax bubbles were going up and down as they should. I liked it. Unfortunately this lamp was destroyed by a cleaning lady a few weeks ago.

My new lamp from Amazon is exactly the same model, but when it arrived two weeks ago, the water was very cloudy, and this has not changed so far. When the lamp is on and I look at it from a close distance, I can see the wax bubbles, but while the water is more cloudy than in the old lamp, the wax seems to be more transparent - the desired effect of colorful wax bubbles moving in clear purple-colored water does not occur at all; from a distance it looks like an illuminated bottle of thin pomegranate juice. I am too lazy to send this $20 item back to Amazon, and some people say the cloudiness may disappear in a few weeks, thus I will keep this lamp and see what happens, but I am disappointed. And I don't understand why this new lamp is so much worse than the first one - is it from a different factory? Was it shaken too much during shipping? Is it a "refurbished" lamp that was not treated right by its previous owner? Many other customers seem to have very similar problems with Lava Lite lamps. On the basis of these experiences I cannot recommend this product. Try to get the British one if you can.

43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy with the yellow/purple/silver version - great lava lamp!, February 12, 2010

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K. Ferris (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lava Lite 5225 16.3-Inch Silver Base Lava Lamp, Yellow/Purple (Tools & Home Improvement)

Reading the reviews here, I was really wary of buying this item at all... It seems that the lamps with the "clear" fluid have issues with being very cloudy. So perhaps steer clear of those. I went with the version that has yellow lava and purple fluid. At first I thought that this combination of colors was going to look kind of tacky and not as classic as the red lava/clear fluid versions. I went for it anyway. I love the colors. The lava at the bottom looks like molten gold and as it rises, it looks reddish at the top. It pretty much looks like the cartoon image they show on the product page. The fluid is a pale purple and very clear. When it arrived, there were little flakes of "lava" (the wax) all throughout the fluid and I was a little worried about whether the flakes would disappear with use or if they would always "dirty" the fluid. Well, after running the lamp for about 4 hours, all the flakes of wax melted into the main blobs and the fluid is totally clear. It looks great and I'm really happy I got this larger size. So nice and way more affordable than the tiny ones I saw locally for twice the price.

I haven't had a lava lamp since I was little and I forgot how fun and hypnotic they are to watch! Recommended!

I have to say that Amazon shipped the lava lamp package in a box with no packing material - thank goodness it didn't break. Not impressed with that part, but of course that's no reflection on the product. I haven't had it long enough to comment on the longevity of the lava lamp but it's off to a great start.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sooooo groovy!, April 20, 2009

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Amanda (Montana, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lava Lite 5225 16.3-Inch Silver Base Lava Lamp, Yellow/Purple (Tools & Home Improvement)

I used to have a lava lamp with clear liquid and purple lava, and it was the smaller size. I lost it in a move or something, and have been wanting to replace it for ages. Of course, I had to go with the original brand, out of loyalty and having a bad experience with a knock-off in the past. I'm sooo glad I got the bigger size, it makes much more impact! And I will never go for the clear liquid again! The colors that this makes as the lava rises and falls are incredible! It looks like a sunrise, and it's so cool!!