13 reviews for Wall Mounted Makeup Mirror, 1X/5X Magnifying Mirror Double Sided, 8 Inch Extendable Bathroom Mirror for Shaving, Nickel

1. 

   5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – July 3, 2024

   I am late in providing a review however a full bathroom paint job, etc and I just got it finally installed. The installation was extremely simple and quick. The mirror is lovely. The arm is fully extendable and the mirror pivots fully circle easily. It is great to be able to pull the mirror towards you where one no longer has to lean into the wall mirror to decently see anything. Absolutely great quality and very happy with this purchase.

2. 

   5 out of 5

   TDF – July 8, 2024

   I like that this mirror has a cord. It is easy to turn on and off. I don’t have to worry about batteries or charging or anything. The magnification of the 10X is very very good.

3. 

   5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – July 16, 2024

   Easy to install, large round mirror… magnifying? Yes—the greatest! Classy looking and sturdy!

4. 

   5 out of 5

   Jerry Prugar – July 22, 2024

   Easy to install, but anchors seemed small. I used bigger anchors that I had in my tool box for the screws. Mirrors and arms work well. Finish excellent.

5. 

   5 out of 5

   TDF – August 7, 2024

   Bought this mirror for my wife as she needed to wear reading glasses to put on her make up. It was easy to install – just drilled a couple of holes and used a level to make sure the base was installed vertical. The quality seems to be pretty good compared to some that we saw at the Big Box Stores and my wife is happy!

6. 

   5 out of 5

   MLK – August 11, 2024

   I ordered this mirror without high expectations, aware that many reviews mention distortion in the 10x magnifying mirror as well as difficulty with installation. I had no problems with either.

   Installation was as simple and easy as possible and took less than five minutes. My mirror is absolutely steady on the wall. I mounted it on solid wood window trim backed by a stud, which no doubt made for an optimal install. After securing the cover plate over the mounting plate, I tightened the screw covers with a wrench. This eliminated the very slight play in the cover plate (due to the weight of the mirror) which had existed when I had tightened them only by hand.

   For those who don’t have experience with high-magnification mirrors, it may come as a surprise that one’s reflection comes into focus generally only when one is relatively close to the mirror. Everything farther away will appear blurry. This is not a defect. I’ve measured the farthest distance at which my image comes into focus with this mirror: When my cheekbone is between 5 and 6 inches from the center of the mirror’s surface, I can see almost my entire face in the 8″ round mirror and my face is fully in focus. This is exactly what I was hoping to find. Much farther away (or much closer) and my image becomes blurry. These distances may vary for others, since I imagine there is a relationship between vision acuity and how near or far someone has to stand to be in focus in the mirror. My eyesight is middling (I use 1.75 magnification reading glasses, but no prescription glasses). I began some years ago using a 3x magnifying mirror to apply makeup. When eventually I needed to hold that mirror too far away for it to be useful for my purposes, I moved to 5x, then 8x, and now 10x. As my presbyopia has progressed, I have needed stronger magnification in order to see my reflection in focus at relatively short range. At each stage, stronger magnification would not have been helpful because I would have had to hold the mirror too close to my face to see myself in focus.

   It’s quite possible that there are quality-control issues with these mirrors, and that some of them are defective. If your image appears upside-down at close range, that certainly sounds like a defect. However, I have often noticed that my image will briefly be reflected upside-down and far away toward the edge of the mirror as I approach it; by the time I am 6-8 inches from the mirror my reflection will be right-side-up. I found the following in an article on the website “Sciencing” (https://sciencing.com/measure-magnification-mirror-7634785.html):

   “A magnifying mirror, otherwise known as a concave mirror, is a reflecting surface that constitutes a segment of the inner surface of a sphere. For this reason, concave mirrors are classed as spherical mirrors. When objects are positioned between the focal point of a concave mirror and the mirror’s surface, or the vertex, the images seen are “virtual”, upright and magnified. When objects are beyond the focal point of the mirror, the images seen are real images, but they are inverted.”

   Complaints about defective mirrors were widespread in the reviews of all the 10x magnification wall mirrors I considered, from numerous manufacturers, before making this purchase. One possible explanation for this is that these mirrors are all made cheaply in factories where there is poor quality-control. For instance, some mirrors may not be perfectly curved, or may not be curved at the correct radius for 10x magnification. Getting a good mirror may be a matter of luck. But I also wonder whether there may be wide variation in how people experience such strong magnification, depending on their vision acuity.

   Unless I’m mistaken, it appears that the lens of the eye is a variable affecting where the focal point of a concave mirror will be perceived. I would be interested to hear whether people with good vision have to stand much closer to a 10x magnifying mirror to see their reflection in focus – far too close, in fact, for comfort – than those of us with fairly advanced presbyopia. (I’d also be interested to hear if there is any common feature in the vision of those whose reflections appear still upside-down at close range.) It may be not that the mirror is defective; it may be rather that you are not defective enough!

7. 

   4 out of 5

   Lowy – August 15, 2024

   It’s a good mirror , but the magnification is bit too much unless you are on top of it.

8. 

   5 out of 5

   Michael Mills – August 22, 2024

   Absolutely perfect and not too heavy like many usually are! May buy several more for use throughout the house.

9. 

   5 out of 5

   DEE – September 10, 2024

   Works well, have another but needed one there, nice & bright & easy to use

10. 

    5 out of 5

    Catherine Horgan – September 12, 2024

    I recently moved into a new apartment with a beautiful bathroom that has great lighting but I still needed the magnifying mirror for doing my makeup.

    This mirror was very reasonably priced, the finish matches the rest of my bathroom and best of all it was really simple to install.

11. 

    4 out of 5

    Adrienne – September 14, 2024

    Received in good condition. Seems quite solid. Have already installed. Very simple with 2 screws. Hopefully, it can last to my expectation.

12. 

    5 out of 5

    Loobizaz – September 15, 2024

    Glad I ordered this! The install was easy too.

13. 

    3 out of 5

    Adrienne – September 20, 2024

    UPDATE – after 2 months of this mirror being installed in my bathroom, the bolt heads on the sides of the mirror have gone rusty. This does not look good and is very disappointing given that this was a very good looking mirror. I am not sure that I would recommend it after this has happened (see photos). The manufacturer should know better than to use materials that are going to rust quickly on a mirror designed to be used in a bathroom.

    I bought this after using one in a 5* hotel and finding it invaluable with my failing eyesight!
    This mirror is actually better quality than the one in the 5* hotel.
    We have installed it onto the side of a large bathroom cabinet and it is very secure and easy to move out for use or move back against the wall at the side of the cabinet.
    The 5x magnification is perfect. I originally bought the 10x version but had to return it as you literally had to put your nose on the mirror to see anything!
    This mirror is good value for money, very well packaged for transit and I would highly recommend it.