This fan is SUPER cool...the blades come out from the body of the fan as it starts moving and for a smaller fan, it really moves the air.  Even on the lowest speed, it will circulate enough air to where you feel very comfortable with the fan on. On the fastest speed, it will easily move papers sitting on my table below off the table! The lights have 3 different color settings (warm white, cool white, and bright white).  You have to cycle through the light colors to get the color you want, but once its there, it is very bright as well.  I was concerned about the brightness, but is plenty bright on all 3 settings.  I have a vaulted ceiling, so I do wish the wires were a bit longer so I could extend the main fan body down a bit as it sits about 10" too high, but its fine.