Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is my third Jerdon makeup mirror, identical models, and I realized I coincidentally buy these about every three years. That's mainly because the bulbs start to dim, as you can see in my attached photos. The new mirror is on the right, my old one is on the left. Notice how much brighter the new lights are on the same setting. I don't know if you can see it in my pics, but the bulbs begin to get a darkening at the top as they age. Regardless of whether or not you can replace these bulbs, my mirror gets so caked with grime and makeup, I just buy a whole new mirror. This is an OK mirror, but it does have some flaws. Mainly, I hate the filters Jerdon gives you to see how you look in other lights. The slider is junky and the bulbs never quite line up properly for the "Day" setting. The Day setting is really the only useful one - the green, purple, and pink ones are ridiculous; they don't flatter anyone and they're not at all realistic to any home or office I've ever been in! I can't imagine anyone finds these other three settings useful. I wish Jerdon would just realize we want the brightest light possible when doing our makeup, and just give us that and that alone. The reason I keep buying this mirror is because it's the only one I can find that has the features I want, which are as follows. First, I must have a mirror that plugs in. I use my mirror A LOT, so if I had one that runs on batteries I would be going through batteries like crazy! Second, I want one with a center mirror that swivels horizontally, not vertically. I find the ones that swivel on a vertical axis to be totally useless. When doing mascara or when you need to look down, you simply must have a mirror that swivels on a horizontal axis, like the Jerdon. The magnification on this is good, but it is a little distorted. I don't use the magnifying side much - only to tweeze my brows, so I don't really need it to be perfect. Overall, this is a good product and really one of the only ones in its class that has these features. Until there is something better in this price range, I will continue to buy it. I do recommend it, but the buyer should expect to need a new one every three years or so. If you divide the $35 over three years, you are only paying around $12 per year.