Reading in bed by a red lamp in the last hour before sleep

4.9200+ verified reviews

Tired all evening, wide awake in bed? Look at the lights.

Ceiling light off. One small red light on, slid down to a glow. Phone face down. You get sleepy sooner.

Stay in night mode

The big light holds back your sleep signal.

Part of your eye is built to tell the brain what time of day it is. It reacts most to blue light.12 Ceiling lights, phone screens and even many warm bulbs send that daytime signal.45 So your brain holds back melatonin, and sleep comes later.

Red is the colour that part of the eye reacts to least.2 You can read, talk or tidy up by a red glow. Your brain gets the night signal early.

Sources: the 13 studies and guides behind the numbers
  1. Berson DM et al., Science, 2002. Hattar S et al., Science, 2002.
  2. Lucas RJ et al., Trends in Neurosciences, 2014. CIE S 026:2018 melanopic action spectrum (670nm is about 1/50,000 of the peak).
  3. Gooley JJ et al., Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011.
  4. U.S. Department of Energy, Blue light characteristics of lighting sources, 2017 (457 white LED products).
  5. Charoenpipatsin N et al., Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2025. Nagare R et al., Lighting Research and Technology, 2019.
  6. Zhao J et al., Journal of Athletic Training, 2012.
  7. Sanchez-Cano A et al., Life, 2025.
  8. St Hilaire MA et al. (Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital), PNAS, 2022.
  9. Schöllhorn I et al., Communications Biology (Nature Portfolio), 2023.
  10. Figueiro MG et al. (Rensselaer Lighting Research Center), Nature and Science of Sleep, 2019.
  11. Huberman Lab, Using Light for Health, newsletter, 2023.
  12. Federal Aviation Administration, Airplane Flying Handbook, chapter 11, Night Operations. U.S. National Park Service, stargazing guidance.
  13. NHS, Helping your baby to sleep, 2025.

The same bedroom, three lights

Same bedroom, same evening. Only the light changes.

Tap a light and watch the room

The same bedroom at night, lit by big light The same bedroom at night, lit by warm white The same bedroom at night, lit by red light

Big light

Bright enough for noon, in the middle of the night.

Warm white

Lampiero has this mode too, for reading in the evening.

Red light

Enough light to see. The room stays night, and so do you.

Stay in night mode

The last hour

10minutes

longer to fall asleep after an evening on a lit screen instead of paper.

In a Harvard study, people read for four hours before bed, on a lit tablet or on paper. With the lit screen they took about 10 minutes longer to fall asleep and their evening melatonin was lower. The light of the last hour sets how sleepy you get.

Chang AM et al., Harvard Medical School. PNAS, 2015.

Stay in night mode

Sleepy sooner: what people notice in the evening

Ordered in 39 countries, from Belgium to Australia.

Night feeds

I carry it from the bedroom to the nursery and back. No cables, no plug. For new parents this is essential. I wish I know about this before.

K
Katrin R.
Verified buyer
Bathroom trips

Brilliant

For the bathroom at night this is perfect. I take it with me, do what I need, and fall back asleep in minutes. Before the bright light was destroying my sleep.

T
Thorsten S.
Verified buyer
Next to a partner

My wife sleeps while I'm still reading. The red light doesn't bother her at all. With the old bedside lamp that was impossible.

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S
Stefan H.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

The baby stay very calm with this light during the feeds at night. Before she was always crying when I put on the big lamp. Much better now.

R
Rick B.
Verified buyer
As a gift

I gave it to my mother, who gets up three times a night. She says it's the best present I've ever given her. Now I want one too.

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C
Claudia T.
Verified buyer
Next to a partner

My husband made fun of my red lamp. Two weeks later he asked me to order a second one for his side of the bed.

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D
Delphine F.
Verified buyer
Kids

My two-year-old adores it. He calls it the goodnight light. He falls asleep more calmly and I can check on him without waking him.

Translated from Italian
B
Beatrice B.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

Very good quality

Just right for changing nappies at night. Enough light to see everything, but not so bright that the baby fully wakes up.

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D
Daniel G.
Verified buyer
Phone down

I put my phone in the kitchen at nine and turn on this lamp. Now I read books again like I used to. Best decision for my sleep and my brain.

R
Ralf H.
Verified buyer
Quality

Does what it promises

Nice looking lamp that fits in my bedroom without looking strange. The red light is pleasant not like the cheap ones that are too pink.

S
Stefanie F.
Verified buyer
Quality

I compared it with the red bulbs I bought online. Those are shocking pink, this one is truly red and warmer. A huge difference.

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N
Nicola L.
Verified buyer
Quality

The battery lasts a long time. I charge it once a week and use it every evening for about an hour. USB-C is handy.

F
Federica E.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

Perfect for the night feeds. The baby doesn't wake up completely and neither do I. Before, I switched on the big light and then everyone was wide awake.

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J
Jeroen D.
Verified buyer
Bathroom trips

After a trip to the toilet I now fall back asleep within five minutes. I used to lie there tossing and turning for an hour. The difference is huge.

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A
Anne M.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

With twins, the night bottles come every two hours. This lamp saves our nights. The living room stays dark, the babies stay calm.

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V
Virginie P.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

The first weeks with a baby are pure survival. This lamp let me do the night bottles without turning the bedroom into an operating theatre.

Translated from French
M
Mathieu A.
Verified buyer
Falling asleep

Excellent

I was very sceptical. Red light to fall asleep sounded like esoterics to me. After two weeks I have to admit it: I fall asleep much more easily.

Translated from German
J
Julia S.
Verified buyer
Waking at night

It lives on my bedside table. When I wake up in the middle of the night I switch it on instead of reaching for my phone. It broke the habit.

Translated from Italian
M
Massimo S.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

Finally some peace

With our second child I had this lamp from day one. If I'd had it with the first, a lot would have been easier.

Translated from German
J
Jan H.
Verified buyer
Bathroom trips

I go to toilet maybe two times per night. Before the bright light wake me completely. Now with this lamp I go back to sleep very quick. Life change for me.

M
Margaux V.
Verified buyer
Bathroom trips

Every evening

Portable to the toilet and back. No more hallway light. I'm asleep again within two minutes.

Translated from Dutch
R
Ruben Q.
Verified buyer
Quality

Sleeping better

I take it on every trip. In the hotel it works just as well. My sleep pattern stays the same wherever I am.

Translated from Dutch
N
Nienke A.
Verified buyer
As a gift

Perfect

I bought it for my 72-year-old mother who gets up at night. She sees where she's walking without switching on the ceiling light.

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H
Hélène D.
Verified buyer

How to do it tonight, in five steps

  • One hour before bed

    Switch off the ceiling light and the bright lamps. All of them.

  • Where you sit or read

    Put Lampiero next to you and slide it down to a soft glow.

  • The phone

    Face down, or in another room. The red glow is the light now.

  • The timer

    Set 30, 60 or 90 minutes. If you fall asleep first, it switches itself off.

  • If you wake up

    Keep it red. Touch it on low, do what you need, and you are back to sleep sooner.

Phone down, a red glow on the bedside table
The phone face down. One red glow. The evening can end.

That is the whole trick. Nothing to swallow, nothing to wear. You change the light, and the room stays night.

Stay in night mode

30 nights to try it Free worldwide shipping 200+ verified reviews

In pictures

The last hour, in pictures

Mask, earplugs, magnesium. Then an hour on the phone in bed.
Mask, earplugs, magnesium. Then an hour on the phone in bed.Tap to enlarge
Mask, earplugs, a book. And a light that keeps you sleepy.
Mask, earplugs, a book. And a light that keeps you sleepy.Tap to enlarge
A bedside lamp with a red mode for the night.
A bedside lamp with a red mode for the night.Tap to enlarge
The other red light. Not a mask, not a panel.
The other red light. Not a mask, not a panel.Tap to enlarge

From people who changed their evenings

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Ordered in 39 countries, from Belgium to Australia.

Night feeds

I carry it from the bedroom to the nursery and back. No cables, no plug. For new parents this is essential. I wish I know about this before.

K
Katrin R.
Verified buyer
Bathroom trips

Brilliant

For the bathroom at night this is perfect. I take it with me, do what I need, and fall back asleep in minutes. Before the bright light was destroying my sleep.

T
Thorsten S.
Verified buyer
Next to a partner

My wife sleeps while I'm still reading. The red light doesn't bother her at all. With the old bedside lamp that was impossible.

Translated from German
S
Stefan H.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

The baby stay very calm with this light during the feeds at night. Before she was always crying when I put on the big lamp. Much better now.

R
Rick B.
Verified buyer
As a gift

I gave it to my mother, who gets up three times a night. She says it's the best present I've ever given her. Now I want one too.

Translated from Italian
C
Claudia T.
Verified buyer
Next to a partner

My husband made fun of my red lamp. Two weeks later he asked me to order a second one for his side of the bed.

Translated from French
D
Delphine F.
Verified buyer
Kids

My two-year-old adores it. He calls it the goodnight light. He falls asleep more calmly and I can check on him without waking him.

Translated from Italian
B
Beatrice B.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

Very good quality

Just right for changing nappies at night. Enough light to see everything, but not so bright that the baby fully wakes up.

Translated from German
D
Daniel G.
Verified buyer
Phone down

I put my phone in the kitchen at nine and turn on this lamp. Now I read books again like I used to. Best decision for my sleep and my brain.

R
Ralf H.
Verified buyer
Quality

Does what it promises

Nice looking lamp that fits in my bedroom without looking strange. The red light is pleasant not like the cheap ones that are too pink.

S
Stefanie F.
Verified buyer
Quality

I compared it with the red bulbs I bought online. Those are shocking pink, this one is truly red and warmer. A huge difference.

Translated from Italian
N
Nicola L.
Verified buyer
Quality

The battery lasts a long time. I charge it once a week and use it every evening for about an hour. USB-C is handy.

F
Federica E.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

Perfect for the night feeds. The baby doesn't wake up completely and neither do I. Before, I switched on the big light and then everyone was wide awake.

Translated from Dutch
J
Jeroen D.
Verified buyer
Bathroom trips

After a trip to the toilet I now fall back asleep within five minutes. I used to lie there tossing and turning for an hour. The difference is huge.

Translated from Dutch
A
Anne M.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

With twins, the night bottles come every two hours. This lamp saves our nights. The living room stays dark, the babies stay calm.

Translated from French
V
Virginie P.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

The first weeks with a baby are pure survival. This lamp let me do the night bottles without turning the bedroom into an operating theatre.

Translated from French
M
Mathieu A.
Verified buyer
Falling asleep

Excellent

I was very sceptical. Red light to fall asleep sounded like esoterics to me. After two weeks I have to admit it: I fall asleep much more easily.

Translated from German
J
Julia S.
Verified buyer
Waking at night

It lives on my bedside table. When I wake up in the middle of the night I switch it on instead of reaching for my phone. It broke the habit.

Translated from Italian
M
Massimo S.
Verified buyer
Night feeds

Finally some peace

With our second child I had this lamp from day one. If I'd had it with the first, a lot would have been easier.

Translated from German
J
Jan H.
Verified buyer
Bathroom trips

I go to toilet maybe two times per night. Before the bright light wake me completely. Now with this lamp I go back to sleep very quick. Life change for me.

M
Margaux V.
Verified buyer
Bathroom trips

Every evening

Portable to the toilet and back. No more hallway light. I'm asleep again within two minutes.

Translated from Dutch
R
Ruben Q.
Verified buyer
Quality

Sleeping better

I take it on every trip. In the hotel it works just as well. My sleep pattern stays the same wherever I am.

Translated from Dutch
N
Nienke A.
Verified buyer
As a gift

Perfect

I bought it for my 72-year-old mother who gets up at night. She sees where she's walking without switching on the ceiling light.

Translated from French
H
Hélène D.
Verified buyer

Where will your lamps go?

Start with your bedside. Every extra lamp costs less than the one before.

Almost 1 in 2 customers order two or more lamps

30 nights to try it Free worldwide shipping Arrives in 8 to 13 days

Stay in night mode

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Read what changed in their evenings

Verified buyer

Excellent

I was very sceptical. Red light to fall asleep sounded like esoterics to me. After two weeks I have to admit it: I fall asleep much more easily.

Translated from German

Julia S.

Verified buyer

I put my phone in the kitchen at nine and turn on this lamp. Now I read books again like I used to. Best decision for my sleep and my brain.

Ralf H.

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Questions people ask

How long before bed should I switch?

About an hour. Switch off the big lights and make the red glow the only light where you are. Give it a few evenings to become a habit.

Can I read by it?

Yes, for a few pages. Red light is made for seeing at night, not for long reading sessions. For a long read, switch to the warm white mode, then back to red when you put the book down.

Is it a sleep aid?

No. It is a lamp, not a treatment. It changes the light in your room, so your brain is not told it is daytime when you want to get sleepy.

Will it wake my partner?

No. On a low setting the glow stays in your corner and their side stays dark. There is no click when you touch it, and the timer switches it off on its own.

How long does a charge last?

About a week of nights. Use it for an hour or two each evening and you plug it in once a week. On full brightness it runs down faster, so set the timer if you fall asleep with it on. USB-C cable included.

When will it arrive?

Shipping is free, worldwide. Most orders arrive in 8 to 13 days, tracked. You get the tracking link by email when it ships. See delivery times by country.

What if it does nothing for me?

Use it for 30 nights. If it does nothing for your nights, send it back for a full refund. No hassle.

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Tonight, change the light.

One red glow. You get sleepy sooner.

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