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I am the queen from putting my makeup in weird places with a time crunch. I literally (not literally) always I do makeup on the road. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve furrowed my brows in the passenger seat of my boyfriend’s hatchback Honda Civic SI, fiddling around while changing gears, waiting to pass the next street light to make sure my arches are even. Or how many times I’ve spontaneously decided to go outside, racing to perfect my winged eyeliner despite being in a garage with zero light. I’m the guy who wears lipstick as blush while squeezing a tube of mascara between his teeth in a club bathroom. I’m constantly haunted by my ADHD-induced blindness at a festival, racing to get ready in my tent before I go, using a smuggled mirror to make sure my glitter shines just right. I even taught my WIRED colleagues how to prepare in a time crunch. I am that girl.
So it makes sense that my party’s goblin ways would lead me to try the ultimate in That Girl innovation. I’m talking about lighted makeup mirrors. They shine a light on your face so you can see it from all angles (and in some cases, there’s a magnifier to show you every pore, whether you want to see it or not). Whether you’re going with a heavy contour, 2016 smudged pout, or just want to make sure your overlined lips aren’t too pretty, you’ll be able to harness the power of Correct Vision to ensure a flawless finish. revealed. These are my favorites.
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About CRI (Color Rendering Index).
Some lighted makeup mirrors have specific CRI (Color Rendering Index) measurements. It’s a way to measure how closely artificial light can mimic natural light (like daylight). The scale is from 0 to 100, with 100 being a perfect indication of how colors appear in natural sunlight. I think this is a nice thing to know, but ultimately your environment will affect your makeup application more than the mirror CRI score (if there is one listed). Placing your lighted makeup mirror in front of a window or in a well-lit area will give you a good idea of how your makeup looks in any room. After my makeup is done, I usually go through the available lighting schemes in any mirror to make sure it looks good in any mirror. So, in short, a high CRI is a good indicator of a mirror’s color accuracy, but it’s not the only thing you should look out for.
I used each of these mirrors at least twice—once in a dark environment and once in natural daylight—to complete my basic makeup look (shimmery nude eyeshadow, winged liner, lots of blush and highlight, penciled-in brows, heavy mascara). . I tested every lighting mode and cycled every battery at least once.
