not quite as nice as i had hoped blinding at times [SEP] i was spoiled i had a wonderful big compact mirror from ott lite some time ago i used it a lot however it broke and i could not replace it i was hoping let us take a lookwhat is this likethis mirror closes and snaps shut with a plastic clip on it it says open but honestly it is not easy to do once open the inside has the magnifier on one side and the reguiar mirror surrounded by the light ringon offthis has one light brightness on there is a little switch on the back that you push from one side to the other to turn it on and off it does not shut the light off when you close itcasethe case is quite slick if it is cold out and my hands are cold it is sometimes a bit tough to hold on to this most of the time it is not a problembrightnessthis is a bit too bright for me it really does seem to be so bright that i can not look into the regular mirror long but the magnifier is okay if i really want to see my pores sorry but it is a bit overwhelmingbatteriesthis takes batteriesthe bottom linei am not really that impressed with this mirror it works but it is a bit frustrating to open and bright to look intomy ratingthree stars this works but it is not the best light in my opinion that little switch on the back could easily be damaged in my purse