The Different Kinds of Makeup Mirrors
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of us all?" Do you still remember this chant popularized by the wicked stepmother of Snowhite? Mirrors play an important role to every woman conscious about their looks. It helps us see physical realities that we often deny. In the same way, makeup mirrors tell us what to enhance and hide with our makeup. One must invest or have good quality mirrors that would best reflect our real appearance or that would best magnify our imperfections to help us determine which part of our faces to focus more our makeup on.
Makeup mirrors are usually distinguished with the ones we portably carry on our bag to aid us in our makeup retouches or the ones that are built-in our makeup kits. Aside from these, however, makeup mirrors come in more types, each of which especially designed to answer needs of every woman. Among these are integrated mirrors, accessory mirrors, hand-held mirrors, stationary mirrors, magnifying mirrors, and lighted makeup mirrors.
Integrated and accessory mirrors are what were mentioned earlier. Integrated mirrors are the built-in mirrors usually found in our makeup kits while accessory mirrors are the small compact mirrors one can portably and conveniently carry in the handbag.
As its name suggests, hand-held mirrors are the ones with long handles, which one can conveniently hold on to and project in different angles of the face. Stationary mirrors, on the other hand, have adjustable stands or swiveling features that would save one from the trouble of holding one mirror on one hand and a makeup brush on the other.
Magnifying mirrors, moreover, are the ones that let you see enlarged details of your face such as your lip line, eye line, and other spots, which one could miss in ordinary view. It is also very useful in spotting fine lines and blemishes that need to be concealed. Some women with poor eyesight rely heavily on magnifying mirrors in properly doing their make up.
Lastly, lighted makeup mirrors are the ones built in with lights for a brighter look at your face. It is usually placed in poorly lit rooms. A consistent light source can help better spot uneven makeup applications that result from shadowy environment.
Makeup mirrors can really help you in applying your makeup properly. However, no matter what type of makeup mirror you have, always remember to use when it's really clear and squeaky clean for you to see the real you.
