Visually see the "pear" of quite chic, but the base is in the bulb supplied with me black gray and not as in the picture. With me not disturbing because you do not see the base. Brightness and color (but do not cool white) are perfect! Other lamps Ordered this type from another manufacturer I had to return it because the base was too short. In this one he is, however, too long, so they will not be held by the entire base but exclusively by the contact pins (or whatever you ever may call). Since this is an obliquely aligned radiator at my ceiling lamp, "dangling" the light now wrong about, because they have no proper maintenance, a pity. If you've just downward lamps, then this should not be a problem.