Top 5 compared
The best makeup mirrors
Bright, even light right where you need it, so foundation blends smoothly and eyeliner looks just as good in daylight.
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A makeup mirror has its own lights around or beside the glass, so your face is lit evenly from the front while you put on foundation, liner or brows. Hollywood mirrors ring the glass with round bulbs, and the big ones show head and shoulders; tri-fold mirrors add side panels for your profile; slim folding ones pack into a carry-on.
Most switch between warm, natural and cool light and dim down, so makeup can be checked in the light you’ll be seen in, from an office to a candlelit restaurant. Some are corded and stay on the vanity; others run on batteries and fold up for a suitcase. A few add extras such as USB ports or an outlet for a curling iron.
What matters
- A magnifying panel or spot mirror, for brows and eyeliner.
- Settings it remembers after it’s switched off.
- A stand that tilts, so the mirror meets your face.
#1Jerdon Tri-Fold Lighted Makeup Mirror, 1x/5x (JGL9W)
$50–$75
A vanity mirror of the old school: a lit center panel with two side mirrors that fold in, 1x and 5x views, and four light settings named for where you’re going, day, evening, office and home. The base even has an outlet for a curling iron or straightener.
What owners say: Owners like being able to pick a light to match where they’re headed and say the 5x side shows every detail for tweezing; the bulbs last for years for some and less than one for others, and views on brightness vary.
A closer look: Use the office setting to check foundation under fluorescent light before a day at work, and the evening one before dinner out. Tilt the stand so the 5x panel sits close to your face for brows, then fold the sides in to save space on the counter. It’s corded, so it lives wherever the outlet is.
- Stand tilts to 11 angles
- Office setting for fluorescent light
Best for: Brows, tweezing and checking makeup in the right light
- Mirror size
- 11.75 × 9.55 in, tri-fold
- Lights
- 4 settings, day to evening
- Magnifier
- 1x and 5x
- Power
- Plug-in, with an outlet
#2FENCHILIN Hollywood Vanity Mirror with Lights (23 × 18 in)
$50–$75
The full Hollywood look: a 23 by 18 inch tempered-glass mirror ringed with bulbs that stands on a vanity or hangs on the wall, with warm, natural and cool light, a dimmer and a memory that brings back your last setting. USB and USB-C ports on the side charge a phone while you get ready.
What owners say: Owners say it looks the part on a vanity, goes together easily and dims from barely-there to bright; the phone ports don’t work for everyone, and a few found it smaller than they pictured.
A closer look: Measure the vanity first: at nearly two feet wide it needs a full-size table, or the wall, where two holes on the back take nails once the base is unscrewed. The little 10x magnifier sticks on to the glass for close-up work and comes off for a purse.
- Stands or hangs on walls
- Tempered shatter-resistant glass
- Touch button controls
- Magnifier detaches for a purse
Best for: A vanity centerpiece
- Mirror size
- 22.8 × 18.1 in
- Lights
- 3 colors, dimmable, memory
- Magnifier
- 10x spot mirror
- Power
- Plug-in, USB and USB-C ports
#3Kotdning Vanity Mirror with 9 Dimmable Bulbs
$20–$30
Nine frosted globe bulbs around a 14 by 12 inch mirror, for the Hollywood look on a desk or a dorm dresser at a lower price than the FENCHILIN. Three light colors, a touch dimmer, a memory for your last setting and a stick-on 10x magnifier.
What owners say: It’s big enough to see the whole face and the warm and cool settings both get used, owners say, and plenty bought it for a dorm room; a few have had the lights give up after several months.
A closer look: Tap M to cycle the light colors and hold P to dim; it comes back on at the setting you left it. Rubber pads on the base keep it from sliding on a glass desk. It runs from the USB cable in the box, so plug it into any phone adapter rather than hunting for a special power supply.
- Frosted globe bulbs
- Bulbs rated 50,000 hours
- Rubber feet stop sliding
- Runs from a phone adapter
Best for: Dorm rooms and desktops
- Mirror size
- 14.4 × 12 in
- Lights
- 9 bulbs, 3 colors, dimmable
- Magnifier
- 10x spot mirror
- Power
- USB cable (plug-in)
#4FASCINATE Trifold Vanity Mirror with 21 LEDs (2x/3x)
$30–$50
Three panels that open like a book so you can see your profile while blending, with 2x and 3x magnifiers on the left panel for eyeliner and brows and 21 LEDs that dim when you hold the button. The base comes off and it runs on four AAAs, so it can go in a suitcase.
What owners say: Owners find it bright enough for a dark room and handy to take away, and like having three magnifications; some expected it bigger, and it gets through batteries if it isn’t on the cable.
Heads up: It isn’t rechargeable: use the USB cable at home (it’s brighter that way) and pack four AAAs for a trip.
A closer look: Angle the side panels toward you to see the sides of your face when blending contour or checking the back of a hairstyle. Keep it on the cable at the vanity and switch to batteries only when you travel; the base unclips to make it flatter in a bag.
- Tilts through 180°
- Base unclips for packing
- Magnifiers on the left panel
Best for: Seeing your profile, at home or away
- Mirror size
- 14 × 10.8 in, tri-fold
- Lights
- 21 LEDs, dimmable
- Magnifier
- 2x and 3x panels
- Power
- USB or 4 × AAA
#5FUNTOUCH Rechargeable Travel Makeup Mirror (72 LEDs)
$10–$20
About the size of a small tablet and not much thicker, with 72 LEDs around the glass, three light colors and a built-in battery that charges from a phone cable. It folds flat, so it slips into a carry-on or a desk drawer.
What owners say: Owners love how bright and thin it is and that it travels flat; the battery is the sticking point, lasting well for some owners and fading fast for others, and a handful stopped working early.
Heads up: Charge it only from a plain 5V/1A phone adapter: FUNTOUCH says a fast charger can make it overheat.
A closer look: Short-press the touch button to switch on and long-press to dim, then pick the light color to suit the room. A charge gives one to three hours of light depending on brightness, so charge it the night before a trip. There’s no magnification, which keeps the view true for foundation and blush.
- Touch controls
- Dims to 50% or 10%
- Charges from a phone cable
- Thin as a small tablet
Best for: Travel and small spaces
- Mirror size
- 7.5 × 5 in, folding
- Lights
- 72 LEDs, 3 colors, dimmable
- Magnifier
- None
- Power
- Rechargeable, 1,000mAh
How they compare
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| Feature | #1Jerdon JGL9W | #2FENCHILIN Hollywood | #3Kotdning 9-bulb | #4FASCINATE tri-fold | #5FUNTOUCH travel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Best premium | Best budget | |||
| Picked Rating | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
| Price | $50–$75 | $50–$75 | $20–$30 | $30–$50 | $10–$20 |
| Mirror size | 11.75 × 9.55 in, tri-fold | 22.8 × 18.1 in | 14.4 × 12 in | 14 × 10.8 in, tri-fold | 7.5 × 5 in, folding |
| Lights | 4 settings, day to evening | 3 colors, dimmable, memory | 9 bulbs, 3 colors, dimmable | 21 LEDs, dimmable | 72 LEDs, 3 colors, dimmable |
| Magnifier | 1x and 5x | 10x spot mirror | 10x spot mirror | 2x and 3x panels | None |
| Power | Plug-in, with an outlet | Plug-in, USB and USB-C ports | USB cable (plug-in) | USB or 4 × AAA | Rechargeable, 1,000mAh |
| Best for | Brows, tweezing and checking makeup in the right light | A vanity centerpiece | Dorm rooms and desktops | Seeing your profile, at home or away | Travel and small spaces |
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