BEST Retro Christmas lights

[RaincloudSundae]

Hi all,

Please help me find the softest glow traditional LED lights available!
I got Lights4Christmas pickwicks last year and find the blue a little electric looking, and all of them generally a little bright.

I have seen Noma pickwick and Canterbury bells, do they look more turquoise & softer colours ? I want red, pink, green, Amber and turquoise. I have also spotted a brand called FERN, so a but unsure which ones are best?!

Thank you!

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We had a thread on this very subject a couple of years ago.

I'll have a furtle in Advanced Search.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/christmas/4679986-christmasfairy-lights-with-that-old-fashioned-twinkle-and-glow?reply=130695957

Here.

One tip which I had forgotten was to sharpiecolour the more garish bulbs in your string to tone down harshness. So say you want amber but that one is a bit orange, try a yellow or orange sharpie and see.

Bloody hell you're organised!

Ho ho ho!❄️⛄🧑‍🎄🎄 🎁

I bought lights4fun retro lights last year did the whole sharpie thing and it didn't work, the LEDs were just too bright. I have preordered some Noma traditional lights instead which are supposed to be softer. Gemini has given me a tip of using white tack on rhe ends, and you'll not see it if pickwick/bell shaped. Dh thinks I am obsessed as every year they just don't look right! I'm not interested in buying Filament, too energy consuming and dangerous.

Haha, honestly I'm not, just the lights because they put the price up nearer the time, and I didn't want to pay a small fortune. There was just one site that had them for preorder, all of the rest were out of stock (I suspect conveniently until they double the price in the Autumn)! I am just hoping the Noma will be perfect without any adjustments, or I give up. So sick of the electric blues.

Good luck with your search.

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Thank you! I am obsessed with a shade of turquoise blue I have in my head, quite honestly I don't even know if it exists 😂

That colour is probs in the Pifco nursery rhyme lights with the olive bulbs.

@RaincloudSundae I am deep down this rabbit hole now trying to find the perfect colour Christmas lights and came across your post. How did you get on with the noma lights and which ones did you go for ? 🎄🙏

I’m also having this problem!

@Santasbigredbobblehat
what you think either of these ones ?
Noma classic string multicoloured or Premier Multicolour Multi-action Rainbow
Don’t think I have it in me to do the sharpie thing…

I received them a couple of weeks ago, and they are the best so far! I recommend Noma ahead of lights4fun or Premier. They definately have a softer glow. Finally I feel I have the perfect most reteo looking LED lights (you can get in the UK). I've since heard of a different make only available in America that are supposed to be even closer to filament!

110% Noma retro 🎄

@RaincloudSundae thank you so much. Would you mind posting the link for the exact ones you got 🎄🎄

I've had a look for you, and Amazon have recently got them in the 80 set. I went with the Canterbury bells, rather than pickwick, lantern etc, and got them from Charlies on Ebay. The original website I preordered them from had a delay, so I cancelled, didn't want to chance it.

@RaincloudSundae Brilliant thank so much. I will go for these ones too. Enjoy your lovely Christmas tree 🎄🎄

Great choice, thank you, you too! I just wish they came in larger sets, hope you love them!