Googling "makeup vanity lighting" should result in many sites that say side lighting is the most flattering and the most helpful for makeup applications. My own personal experience has shown that to be true. Fixtures should be about level (height)with your head. They can hang from the ceiling, attach to the mirror or the sides of the cabs/walls. I've had mirrors that extend the length of the vanity and are glued to the wall. My current mirror is glued and rests on top of the tile backsplash. My newly remodeled bathroom does NOT have side vanity lighting and I HATE it :( The only thing I'm dissatisfied with. Here is a picture of the mirror.

I do need to girlie it up. I will have to try & find some deorative accessories with some color in it. I have no idea where I am going to put all of the junk I took out of the room at now. I will get rid of a lot of stuff but things like hair spray & such I have no good place to put it. Also that makeup table is pretty small compared to what I am used to. f I only I didn't need so much work done to make myself look presentable! LOL Terri

Hi Roseabbey, I'm Nutherokie and I have a mirror problem. I had lighted 5x mirrors hardwired in three bathrooms in our new house! It seems I can't go a day without one. I certainly can't put on makeup without one. Recently, I bought a Simple Human rechargeable cordless 10x mirror. I got it because it folds for travel, but now I've added it to my daily routine. It's too powerful to be great for general makeup application, but it's perfect for tweezing (and OCD-ing over hideous pores, but that's another issue)! Anyway, I've become a big fan of the Simple Human mirror. It's lighted with LEDs and is VERY bright -- much brighter than my incandescent hardwired mirrors. A charge lasts a long time and it's nice not to have cords in the way between charges. The light comes on automatically when you look into it. It goes off when you step away. Simple Human has their original 5x version and a new 7x version that I covet. There's a ton of reviews of the 5x and 10x versions on Amazon. The main complaint seems to be that the light immediately goes off when you step away from the mirror. That is a little bit annoying, but it sounds like they've addressed that in the most recent iterations. They're a little expensive, but they're the best mirrors I've encountered. Here is a link that might be useful: Simple Human 7x mirror

Justine, thank you for asking this. I was actually starting a post about make up mirrors yesterday but it was running late and I had shopping to do. My DMIL gave me a lighted make up mirror that hangs on the wall. When I had my bathroom painted I took it down as it was a shiny polished brass and didn't go with my polished chrome and nickel fixtures. I am looking for a different one and wondered what everyone else uses. I bought a cheapy plastic one but it only has 5X and I need 10X magnification. I am thinking I will replace it with this: http://www.amazon.com/Danielle-Revolving-Wall-Mounted-Lighted-Mirror/dp/B0023RSY9W/ref=sr_1_54_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1456667630&sr=8-54&keywords=make+up+mirrors The only thing I don't like is the LED lighting around it because I don't need the additional light. I apply my make up in the bathroom that has both artificial and natural light. Looking in a magnifying mirror can be quite the experience but I think good make up application and making sure there are no harsh lines or smudges is more important than the shock of all the fine lines you see.