GE Soft White Energy Smart Spiral T2 CFL

We stocked up on these and changed the whole house over in the beginning of October.  If you're not careful, as the boxes aren't marked well, there are two different kinds of light.  One is a yellow tint light and the other a blue.  I honestly prefer the blue, but between me and my man buying them we ended up with a mixture and sometimes we have to play musical bulbs because we don't want to mix them in a room.  I do notice they last longer...we need the electrical better updated in this house anyway.  Some of them go out just as quick as the incandescent, but I think that's a fault on our end.  It is a bit pricy, but supposedly worth it in the long run.  I feel better about doing it.

I was very iffy to purchase these because I thought they were bad to your health...I found out that they are made better now and they don't have much lead at all...and what they do have it doesn't escape out of the bulb. I think they are ok and eco friendly but I honestly prefer the lighting from the old fashioned bulb.

These take a few minutes to get to their full brightness and they don't seem to light up a room to my liking.

I use these bulbs everywhere in my house. though it does take some time to turn on, it is well worth it to help save the environment. 

I love this product and buy them in bulk for storage just in case a light bulb goes out. But what I love about this CFL is that is lasts a long, long time, I haven't changed one yet. They are also energy efficient and emit more light than I was expecting!