Illuminated LED bathroom mirror - reliable brands?

[goodinacrisis]

Hi All,

I'd love to get lights either side of my bathroom mirror for task lighting but don't have the space as the mirror is in a corner next to the wall. So I'm looking into LED mirrors and it's a can of worms!

I can't seem to find any comparison or reviews online and even though there are lots of threads related on here, nothing that digs into the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Do you have one of these? Does it do a good job of task lighting? That would be it's main purpose for me so essential. And has it lasted? I'm nervous about getting something that works at first but then the LED's go...

In a perfect world, I'd like it to be 50x70cm, lit at the sides or all the way around, have an on/off sensor or rocker switch on the bottom or left hand side. i've read that if the side with the sensor is too close to a wall then it'll just stay on all the time! A charging point, heat pad, and colour temp changing are all extra but not essential.

Any advice?

[somewhereovertherain]

We had one in our old house no issues loved it so much have installed two here.

work well no issues love them.

they’re big ones around £300 each in 2020. Brilliant.

[goodinacrisis]

@somewhereovertherain

We had one in our old house no issues loved it so much have installed two here.

work well no issues love them.

they’re big ones around £300 each in 2020. Brilliant.

@somewhereovertherain Thanks for the reply. Which ones did you get?

[somewhereovertherain]

Just dug it out HIB.

they where around 300 each

[goodinacrisis]

@somewhereovertherain

Just dug it out HIB.

they where around 300 each

Thanks 😀

[Namechangeno25788]

We have a HIB one too. It’s great. The heat pad isn’t quite where I expected it to be though (ours has a rectangle of light strip within the mirror and I expected it to fill the whole rectangle, but it’s more of a square).

[jaundicedoutlook]

We have an HIB one and a Sensio one. Both excellent and wouldn’t be without. The HIB one is flush to the wall and illuminated round the edge. The Sensio sits 1 cm away from the wall and lights up behind. No sockets or chargers and they both switch on with a small circular touch sensor in the bottom corner which works just fine.

[goodinacrisis]

Thank you - really helpful and much appreciated!!

Hib seems like a popular choice. I’ll definitely look into them. But I’ll check out Sensio too.

What are your thoughts on how good the lights are on the ones you have? This is primarily for task lighting and I’m currently putting a portable mirror on the window sill to get the light I need, but would love this new mirror to be good enough that I don’t have to!

[LemonSunchines]

I've got one of these, the exact size you quote. What an absolute load of rubbish. I'd never buy one again. The quality of light is so poor. It's ok if you just need to see in the dark for a night time pee but that's it. It's also easy to accidentally light it up by washing your hands underneath & you walk out because it's daytime & you don't see the light, and then notice later it's been on for hours. They're a gimmick & not worth it.

[goodinacrisis]

@LemonSunchines

I've got one of these, the exact size you quote. What an absolute load of rubbish. I'd never buy one again. The quality of light is so poor. It's ok if you just need to see in the dark for a night time pee but that's it. It's also easy to accidentally light it up by washing your hands underneath & you walk out because it's daytime & you don't see the light, and then notice later it's been on for hours. They're a gimmick & not worth it.

Wow. That's not great. Do you mean a Hib one? Which model did you get?


Most of these seem to have a decent warranty so should consider complaining and getting a refund.

[goodinacrisis]

Hi All,

Thanks for the comments so far. Can anyone talk about how good the light is for task lighting? That' the primary purpose for this and if it doesn't do that really well then I might have to think of a plan B...

[Namechangeno25788]

I think it’s fine. Our en suite is very well lit anyway but the cabinet is handy to add a bit of front lighting for doing makeup etc.

[ImShrunk]

I have a stone one from Lusso. There’s no charge port but it has a heat pad. It has a touch sensitive button on the glass which works well. Can’t remember how much it cost but It’s nice quality. It’s a couple of years old now so I expect they have evolved.

[ImShrunk]

Forgot to add, it’s really bright and the light is even and good for working. It is more of a daylight colour temperature. Probably 4000k.

[goodinacrisis]

@Namechangeno25788

I think it’s fine. Our en suite is very well lit anyway but the cabinet is handy to add a bit of front lighting for doing makeup etc.

Thanks. My bathroom isn't that well lit though, adding this is part of improving the lighting.


At the moment in the daytime I put a mirror on the window sill to get decent task lighting. I want this mirror to do that for me.

[goodinacrisis]

@ImShrunk

Forgot to add, it’s really bright and the light is even and good for working. It is more of a daylight colour temperature. Probably 4000k.

Thanks!! The brands I’ve been recommended so far have a colour temp of either 5000k or 6400k so I wonder if yours is even higher than you suspect…