ALZO 45-Watt Photo CFL Full Spectrum Light Bulb

I needed a full spectrum, BRIGHT light for watercolor painting. Even though I have a variety of light in my art studio, I found that once the sun went down, my colors shifted dramatically and I couldn't tell the subtle differences between colors even with the brightest lights. Even those commercial lights that "promised" true color did not deliver.

I hesitated getting a full spectrum bulb because I had one years ago (an expensive one that had rave reviews) and it always made me a little sick to my stomach- the color was very strange (very much like a bathroom at Subway or something) and it flickered a bit.

However, not getting any work done after the sunset or on rainy days was starting to be a real hinderance, so I bit the bullet and ordered this 45-Watt bulb. I am so pleased!

It's VERY bright! It's replacing a standard 100 watt bulb and it's much brighter than that. It's easily the brightest light in the house, but not in a way that makes you...Read more

I am a painter of the 'visual art' variety. I use these bulbs in my artist lamps and they are wonderful. Gone are the days of painting at night then discovering in the light of day that my colors are all wrong! Also they are great for lighting my paintings for photographing them. These bulbs are really pretty tough...I knocked a lamp over and the bulb did not break,whew!

This light is beautiful! Reading under its light is an amazing experience. My text is clear, soft and very easy on the eyes. Its beautiful pure white light is made clear when you place it next to other so called white and full spectrum lights. Next to this they all have a yellow tone to one extent or another. It took me 10 expensive light purchases before I found this. Save your money and buy this one first then you can compare it to others and be ready to be shocked.

I like this tone so much that I have removed the long florescent tubes in my kitchen and changed the base to accept standard light bulbs so I can use this instead. Over time I will replace every light in my house with this exact light. At night if you lay under the light and close your eyes, you can almost trick your mind into thinking its soft sunlight... Simply wonderful for those that live in 25C temps every day.