Comments on: Epic Win: Clairol True to Light Makeup Mirror

By: MerryMarjie

MerryMarjie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:47:26 +0000

I still use mine every day, and yes, the front outlet makes a great place to put your blow dryer or curling iron. The only trouble is that the mirror must have warped or something because I can barely recognize the old face in the mirror!

By: sillyme

sillyme — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:58:24 +0000

I have one from the 70s, and stashed it away as I got newer, cooler ones. When they died, I hauled this one out and used it until I got a replacement. In fact, it’s on my vanity now!

By: julzmsu

julzmsu — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:25:54 +0000

This isn’t nostalgic! I have one of these, and I’m not even 30. Sheesh… The mirror still works well, why get another one? Btw, I keep mine on day.

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:56 +0000

My theatre group has one of these in the makeup room, but with doors on the front I was playing with it backstage last week!

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:14:44 +0000

While I’m not a teenager…or a girl… I do remember either my mom or sister having one of these. I distinctly remember how my brown hair looked greenish in florescent light.

Don’t have to worry about that anymore since it’s mostly gray.

By: Andi

Andi — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:05:30 +0000

That’s the switch to either have one lamp on or two, I believe.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:08:21 +0000

My wife still has her “older” model from more than 40 years ago. No wings or outlet on the front. Both bulbs have been replaced once along with other minor repairs.

By: Sarah Webb

Sarah Webb — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:24:16 +0000

OMG!!! I HAVE one of those things! I never used it for makeup because it seemed so freaking nerdy but holy crap I HAVE one in my closet! LOL!

By: Teal

Teal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:46:27 +0000

omg i have one of these and i’m 18, and i love it! but i recently had to take it apart to fix it, and sadly havent put it back together quite yet. mine looks a little different than this one though. I LUV IT!

By: momsgayson

momsgayson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:10:11 +0000

my mom still has one. i believe she still sets it up to this day but the lights on the side had a more prismatic look to them. then flip the mirror over for a closeup look. still takes me back…

By: powermuffin

powermuffin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:13:49 +0000

On my old lighted mirror, the green tint was labeled as “Office”. It was impossible to make yourself look good under that light! I remember wondering how office workers managed to overcome that hideous green cast.

Thinking about it now, schools are lit with the same type of lighting as offices and it did not look like a zombie uprising. Blood sucking parasites, maybe, but not zombies.

On the flip side, it was darn near impossible to look bad under the pink “Evening” toned light.

By: mojojo

mojojo — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:18:55 +0000

Eeeee!! My mom had one, and I got one in 6th grade. Rite of passage gift??? LOL. Not like I needed the “nightlife” red setting at 11. LMAO. The doors finally fell off.

By: Jessi

Jessi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:29:22 +0000

My mom and aunt had one of these. My mom kept hers and I discovered it when I was 14. It was what I learned to pluck my eyebrows on. I found that under certain light, you could find those fine little hairs that you missed under the other lights! My face always looked best under the “outdoor” setting…haha. My eyebrows were (and still are) amazing thanks to this makeup mirror!

By: SG

SG — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:54:13 +0000

Still have my older model of this that I got when I was 13, tho I pretty much never wear makeup anymore so I don’t use it LOL.

By: Momcat

Momcat — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:46:29 +0000

I still have one! My 17 yr old now uses it. LOL

By: amethystkat

amethystkat — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:45:35 +0000

yeah, me too, although I think mine is actually OLDER than this model. I do still use it though, and the lights have never gone out. Although, now that I have posted this, they will.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:59:06 +0000

I’m on probably my third or fourth one since teenagerhood (I’m 41). They were all slightly different but the same idea. The one I have now has the outlet on front, side mirrors and yes, that magnifying mirror on the other side that I can’t imagine anyone ever using….

By: Tori W

Tori W — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:29:10 +0000

I still have something like that! My mom gave it to me when she was cleaning out her closet. It has a flippable mirror, with one side normal and one side magnified. The normal side broke but I still use the magnified side occasionally – it’s great for plucking those tiny little eyebrow hairs that you can’t see very well normally.

By: ladycoco

ladycoco — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:22:23 +0000

my nan still has one! i used to love using it when i was little while i practised putting nan’s lipstick all over my face!

By: nibbles

nibbles — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:12:56 +0000

I so had one of these. It did not teach me about make-up at all. Pink light means dusk! Green/blue means nightlife! White light is day! Yeah. Awesome. Thanks for making me look diseased.

By: Amethyst42

Amethyst42 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:01:54 +0000

I wanted one SO BAD! My friend’s mom had one, and I used to sneak into her bedroom whenever I could to see how my face changed with the different light settings.

By: cff

cff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:56:03 +0000

I loved mine and actually used all those settings. Funny now.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:48:28 +0000

That’s the model that we had in my art class. I always wanted one.

By: MirMir

MirMir — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:27:42 +0000

My mom had one of these until she broke it. Though hers had the wing mirrors, spelled out the names of the settings and had a slightly different on switch that you had to hold down until the lights caught. She complained for years about not being able to find one with an outlet on the front. I did eventually find one for her though. I was her hero for months.

By: Mason

Mason — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:03:26 +0000

Apparently I’m not the only one who still has a mirror like this at home. I personally don’t use it, but my mom does.

By: Ashikins

Ashikins — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:36:52 +0000

I’m in college and I use the hand-me-down one my mom gave me (it has doors in the front). My friends invite themselves over to use it when we get dressed up.

did anyone use any other selection besides “day”? lol i sure don’t.

By: singingforjoy

singingforjoy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:29:12 +0000

I must be old. I STILL have mine, and it works just fine!

By: Bre

Bre — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:16:39 +0000

Hahaha!! I did the EXACT same thing when I was little. I thought the two little bars of the outlet were the perfect size for my mom’s tweezers! She still has the mirror, but clearly the outlet no longer works. lol

By: zip zop zoopity bop

zip zop zoopity bop — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:59:10 +0000

There’s still one of those things around my house somewhere.

By: Miroku

Miroku — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:45:35 +0000

I think everyone knew someone who had one of these.

I always loved messing with the light settings.

By: daveslady57

daveslady57 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:41:53 +0000

I still have one of these. The outlet on the front is handy for curling irons.

By: Lily

Lily — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:08:20 +0000

As a kid I was sitting in my mom’s lap as she used this mirror. I kept wondering was those slots were for (the outlet holes) so I picked up my mom’s eyebrow tweezers, stuck them in the holes, ruined the mirror, and we had to go to the breaker box to get the power back on!

By: Leah

Leah — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:48:29 +0000

XD OMG. I have one of these, but it’s an older model. Light settings ftw |D

By: Ziddleping

Ziddleping — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:42:46 +0000

My dad’s cousin had one. We messed around with every single time we visited

By: Casa

Casa — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:36:54 +0000

My great aunt has one that looks just like this, I belive the mirror flips and the back side is a 10X magnafacation…. ahYUP!

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:11:03 +0000

My mom has one of these! Only hers has like…doors on the front.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:39:39 +0000

I had that, plus 2 sets of electric rollers.

By: bz

bz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:32:36 +0000

Not only was this great – I still have mine – the selector knobs are broken, but the lights still work fine. I love this thing!!

By: MarillTachiquin

MarillTachiquin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:55:06 +0000

OMG! My mom had one of those!! I loved to change the light colors just for fun and imaging how was that possible (I was 6 xP).

Now she uses a different mirror because she can’t see that well =P

By: Tag

Tag — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:53:12 +0000

Oh wow! I had one of these and had completely forgotten about it! I don’t remember mine having the extra outlet in front. That would have helped with my curling iron collection!

By: panda

panda — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:40:08 +0000

bahahaha, my grams still has one of those!

By: meuba

meuba — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:14:50 +0000

hahahah I had one of these and thought i was awesome! Oh yea this mirror really helped my makeup chin line when i was in the 7th grade. haha

By: Nedmark

Nedmark — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:07:52 +0000

fantastic post! my mom had one, but this photo looks like an updated model. I liked the sound of the shifting gears (or whatever it was) when changing the light setting.