LELO MONA Spectra Review: G-Spot LED Light Therapy Vibrator

This LELO MONA Spectra g-spot vibrator was gifted for review. Contains affiliate links. Use TAMMY15 for 15% off full price items on the LELO website. You can get 20% off at Lovehoney using the code SEXTOYREVIEW20.

The LELO MONA Spectra is, at first glance, a very pretty G-spot vibrator. Then you turn it on and discover that it also glows red, blue or green, has near-infrared LEDs, connects to an app and comes with instructions about using the light therapy for 10 to 15 minutes several times a week.

I have actually owned a red LED face mask before. I was sent one to review a few years ago and, while I couldn’t honestly say I noticed it doing anything whatsoever, the friend I eventually gave it to absolutely loved it. So I went into the MONA Spectra’s light therapy claims neither convinced nor completely dismissive.

Fortunately, you can ignore all of that if you want to, because underneath the lights and the app and the wellness claims, the MONA Spectra is actually a very good g-spot vibrator.

What Is The LELO MONA Spectra G-Spot Vibrator?

The MONA Spectra is a fairly slim, curved vibrator with a ribbed shaft, designed primarily for G-spot stimulation (although I’ve also found it very effective externally).

It is similar in looks to the LELO MONA 2 and the LELO MONA Twist, with the added benefit of red, blue and green LED light technology. Although I’ve not tried those models to compare directly, one of my partner’s favourite toys to use on me is the LELO Switch double-ended wand, and the MONA Spectra looks remarkably similar to the insertable part of it. That’s not a complaint; the shape works.

It’s gently curved, not particularly bulky and covered in the kind of lovely soft silicone I tend to expect from LELO. It only comes in one colour – white – which isn’t my favourite as it means colour transfer from other items is more noticeable, but it does look premium. LELO are generally very good at making sex toys that don’t like somebody won them at a hen party.

I’ve used quite a few LELO toys over the years – including two of my favourite toys, the Enigma Double Sonic and the SONA 3 clitoral suction toy – and, in my experience, build quality is usually excellent. I have used each of my LELO toys many times over and never had any problems with battery life or failure. They also come with a decent guarantee, which matters rather more once you’re spending LELO money rather than £25 on something you’re prepared to throw in a drawer and forget about.

Using The MONA Spectra

The first thing I noticed was how strong the vibrations are. They’re very noticeable, even at lower levels, and strong enough that I’ve managed both a G-spot orgasm using it internally and a clitoral orgasm using it externally like a slim wand. It’s not loud, harsh or buzzy.

The curve also works really well for me. It sits naturally against the G-spot without needing loads of effort to keep it in position, and the shape makes it easy to angle slightly if you want more pressure. The twisted ‘sensorial ribs’ are supposed to spread the vibrations out across more nerve endings.

Externally, the narrower tip gives you fairly concentrated stimulation rather than spreading vibration across a huge area. I wasn’t necessarily expecting to use it as a clitoral vibrator, but it’s good at it if you don’t want to whip out a full-sized magic wand.

Basically, whatever the lights may or may not be doing, the actual vibrator underneath them is doing its job extremely well.

Smooth Rise Controls: A LELO Classic

One feature I particularly like is LELO’s Smooth Rise technology. Rather than clicking your way through a handful of preset intensity levels, you hold the buttons down and the vibration gradually increases or decreases. It feels much more natural and means you can stop exactly where you want instead of big leaps in intensity between clicks going from ‘not quite‘ to ‘way too much‘.

There is also a quick-stop function. Press the plus and minus buttons together and the vibration stops immediately.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t remember where you were, so if you’ve spent a while finding exactly the right combination of intensity and vibration, stopping it means having to find that setting again afterwards. Useful as an emergency stop, less useful as a genuine pause button.

The Buttons Are Slightly Backwards

I have one small complaint about the physical controls; in my head, up and down should control intensity. Side to side should change vibration patterns.

LELO has decided otherwise, which means that unless I actively remember what each button does, I occasionally try to make the vibration stronger and instead get: BZZ. BZZZZZZ. BZ BZ. BZZZZZZ.

Booooo, patterns.

I know somebody somewhere must use vibration patterns because manufacturers continue to put approximately 74 of them into every vibrator ever made, but I would very happily live the rest of my life with one continuous vibration setting.

This is also one reason I actually like having app control on the MONA Spectra.

The LELO App For Remote Control

I don’t always think an app adds much to a sex toy. If I’m using a wand or clitoral suction toy, I’m already holding it and moving my thumb half an inch to change the intensity isn’t a significant hardship.

With something like a buttplug or an internal vibrator, though, it makes far more sense.

Once you’ve got the MONA Spectra positioned exactly where you want it, you can leave it there and control the vibration from your phone rather than reaching down, finding the buttons and potentially shifting the toy away from the spot you’ve just spent five minutes locating.

You can switch the LEDs on or off without the app, but if you want to choose between red, blue and green you’ll need your phone.

There are regular and advanced vibration controls too, including the slightly unusual option of changing intensity by rotating your phone.

I can’t imagine myself lying there enthusiastically steering my vibrator like I’m playing Mario Kart particularly often, but it’s there.

What Do LED Lights Actually Do?

This is obviously the feature that makes the MONA Spectra different and more expensive than other g-spot vibrators; there are red, blue and green LEDs, alongside near-infrared light.

Red, blue and green LED light therapy uses different visible wavelengths, each associated with slightly different effects. Red light (610–700nm) is commonly used to support collagen production and may also help with muscle tension, while blue light (450–495nm) is better known for targeting surface bacteria and excess oil. Green light (495–570nm) is often used with the aim of calming uneven skin tone and pigmentation.

Near-infrared (NIR) light sits just beyond the visible spectrum at around 700–1,400nm and can penetrate more deeply into tissue. It is thought to stimulate mitochondrial activity and ATP production, while also supporting circulation and reducing inflammation, which is why it is often used for muscle and joint recovery.

Do LED Light Vibrators Work?

The answer is – who knows, this really is the first of its kind!

Before I actually used the MONA Spectra as a vibrator, I spent a bit of time using the lights on my face and neck instead. This is absolutely not what LELO designed it for, but given that it looks remarkably like a beauty device I couldn’t really resist.

And actually, it was quite nice. I haven’t emerged several years younger and nobody has stopped me in the street to demand my skincare routine, but there is something quite pleasant about sitting there with the warm glow of the light against your skin. Whether that translates into measurable benefits is another question entirely.

There is some genuine science behind light therapy more generally, particularly red and near-infrared light. What I haven’t seen is convincing evidence that using the MONA Spectra specifically is going to transform the health of your vagina.

LELO recommends using the light function for around 10 to 15 minutes, three times a week, which I have done, for several weeks now.

Have the lights made a noticeable difference to me? Well, no. My vagina has not emerged rejuvenated and glowing like it has just spent a week at Champneys.

But I am perhaps a little less dismissive of the wellness element than I expected to be. I enjoyed using the light, it feels pleasant, and there is enough research around light therapy generally that I don’t think it’s fair to write it off as a completely pointless gimmick.

There is another, rather less scientific consideration; although the lights can be useful from a practical seeing-what-you’re-doing perspective, if someone else is using the MONA Spectra on you, having your bits illuminated in glowing red, green or blue light is… noticeable.

It is not necessarily the sexiest ambience I’ve ever encountered.

I suspect this will come down entirely to personality. Some people will think it looks futuristic and fun. Others will immediately ask their partner to turn the vagina spotlight off. Fortunately, that’s your choice.

The Charging Light On The MONA Spectra

My most practical criticism of the MONA Spectra has nothing to do with sex; the charging light is ridiculously bright.

I originally put it on charge beside the bed overnight, then realised the white light was effectively acting as a miniature lighthouse in my bedroom.

Unless you’re somebody who can sleep with lights on, I’d charge it during the day or put it somewhere enclosed.

It is an incredibly minor fault, but also exactly the sort of minor fault you discover only by actually living with a toy rather than taking it out of the box for 20 minutes.

Is The LELO MONA Spectra Worth It?

The silicone feels lovely, the curved shape and ribs works well for G-spot stimulation, the vibrations are powerful and concentrated, and it doubles surprisingly well as an external vibrator.

I also think this is one of the occasions where app control genuinely improves usability rather than existing because somebody decided every modern sex toy requires Bluetooth. Get it into the right position internally, pick up your phone and leave it there.

The thing is, that is that the MONA Spectra has a full price of £259. Which is a lot.

As a vibrator, I really like it, but I wouldn’t personally pay £259 for the vibrations alone. The LELO MONA 2 and the LELO MONA Twist are both similarly shaped and cost considerably less, so at this price the LED wellness technology is clearly a big part of what you’re paying for.

At that price, the lights aren’t really a little bonus feature, they’re a significant part of what you’re paying for, and I think you need to be genuinely interested in the LED wellness side of the MONA Spectra to justify spending that much.

If you already use or are convinced by the benefits of red light therapy, like the idea of combining that with a premium vibrator and know you’ll actually use the LEDs regularly, the price becomes easier to justify. If you’re going to switch the lights off on day one and never think about them again, you’re paying quite a lot for technology you don’t really want.

That said, you don’t have to pay the full £259. You can use our code TAMMY15 for 15% off at LELO, which brings it down to roughly £220. It’s also currently cheaper at Lovehoney, available for £239, and using our 20% off code SEXTOYREVIEW20 brings it down to around £191.

As ever with LELO, it is worth shopping around and keeping an eye out for sales if you’re not in a rush.

In conclusion – even with all the lights switched off, the MONA Spectra is a powerful, comfortable and extremely well-designed G-spot vibrator.

I just think that for the price, you need to want a MONA Spectra – lights and all – rather than simply wanting a good G-spot vibrator.

LELO MONA Spectra Pros And Cons

What I liked

• Strong vibrations that work both internally and externally
• Excellent curved shape for G-spot stimulation
• Soft, high-quality silicone
• Smooth Rise intensity control
• App control is useful when the toy is inserted
• LED light feels pleasant to use and adds an unusual wellness element
• LEDs come in red, blue, green and near infrared – or can be switched off completely
• Typical premium LELO build quality

What I didn’t like

• The physical controls aren’t particularly intuitive
• The quick-stop feature doesn’t remember your previous vibration setting
• Changing coloured LEDs require the app
• Any longer-term benefits from the LED light are difficult to judge from personal use
• £259 is expensive if you’re not interested in the LED technology
• The charging light could probably guide aircraft into Heathrow
• The white colour encourages colour transfer from other items in your drawer

Use TAMMY15 for 15% off full price items on the LELO website. You can get 20% off at Lovehoney using the code SEXTOYREVIEW20.