lighting - low energy fittings

[SlightlyFoxed]

Need to buy new lights for my kitchen. All the new stuff says it needs SES bulbs (low energy I assume). Does this mean they will only take low energy, or can you use incandescent bulbs too does anyone know?

I would be happy to use low energy bulbs if they didn't look so white/ green and foul. Would like to have the old fashioned option if possible. (I know I deserve a flaming for poor environmental credentials)

SES is just the small screw fitting, so it will take any bulbs with that - watch the max wattage allowed though. Ikea have quite a range.

Low energy aren't all greenish - some have a much better colour than others. It's v trial & error though to find one you like.

The industry is working on LED alternatives but atm they all seem to be too blue for me.

thanks Ponders. do you happen to know which brands of bulb look better please? I hate them - have one in a lampshade, which looks fine through the shade but casts a green glow on the wall behind it. hideous.

Some of mine are sort of pinkish - I think they are GE or Philips, but couldn't swear to it.

I have some Tesco ones too but not sure which lamps they're in.

Not much help there, sorry!

Some are much better than others - why not buy a couple from different brands and decide which you like best?

p.s. I think it probably means only low energy.