Save<\/a>Share this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter\/XLinkedInReddit<\/p>\nI would have happily kept the Twilight lamp past the review loan, but wouldn’t spend $499 on it.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m obsessed with mood lighting \u2013 all lights in my house are dimmable, and I get headaches with bright ceiling lights.<\/p>\n
So I was super curious to try the new Philips Hue Twilight.<\/p>\n
\n I owned an earlier Philips wake-up light about a decade ago. It looked like a small spaceship
\n had landed on my bedside table, and took up roughly the same amount of room.\n <\/p>\n
The Twilight looks completely different. <\/p>\n
Available in black or white, it\u2019s a slim, streamlined lamp that looks designer, although its plastic casing keeps it from feeling truly chic. It stands 33cm tall on a cork base and has a swivelling head.<\/p>\n
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The lamp shines modular lighting from its top and changing colours from the back.<\/p>\n
Setup was easy. <\/p>\n
I paired the lamp to my phone through the Hue app in a few minutes, then I could navigate the lamp\u2019s various modes without using my phone, which is my preference.<\/p>\n
Two buttons sit on top of the lamp: one turns the light on and off, the other triggers a sunset function that fades the light down gradually instead of switching off in one hit.<\/p>\n
The Twilight\u2019s dual lighting sets it apart from other lamps. <\/p>\n
Two separate light sources, one on the swivelling head and one facing the wall behind it, shift through the colours of a sunrise or sunset rather than snapping between bright and off.<\/p>\n
Through the app, you can set a range of moods and colours, but the light works well as a plain soft bedside lamp, which is how I used it most mornings and nights.<\/p>\n
It gradually goes from really soft (down to 0.5% brightness), mimicking the feel of a sunrise, to really bright (up to 1380 lumens at 4000K). <\/p>\n
Cheaper lamps won\u2019t reach the same brightness and won\u2019t offer such a rich range of colours.<\/p>\n
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The plastic casing is inconsistent with the lamp’s design feel and premium positioning.<\/p>\n
I found it too complicated to set up as a waking light through the app, but other reviewers say the process is much easier with another device called a Hue Bridge, which connects to other Philips Hue lights around the house.<\/p>\n
Via the bridge, the light can connect to Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Samsung SmartThings.<\/p>\n
I enjoyed living with the Hue Twilight enough that I would have happily kept it past the review period. I loved the soft glow at bedtime and the minimal lighting if I woke up during the night.<\/p>\n
But the $499 price tag asks a lot for a bedside lamp.<\/p>\n
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