Light & mirror guides

Practical reading for your next touch-up. No elaborate setup required.

How to use your iPhone as a lighted mirror

Set up a live mirror with screen light, find a comfortable position and avoid the common mistakes that make a phone reflection harder to see.

Makeup light screen: using screen light for quick touch-ups

Learn how a makeup light screen works on a phone: position, intensity and tone for a live mirror, and why a daylight color check still matters.

How to do makeup in low light with your iPhone

See enough of your face in a dim room, keep the screen comfortable and check color in better light before you leave.

Phone flash, screen light, or a physical ring light?

Compare the iPhone LED flash, a screen-light app and a dedicated ring light for seeing your face. None of them is a studio setup.

Screen light vs. a physical ring light: which do you need?

Compare a phone's screen light with a dedicated ring light for touch-ups, portability, makeup and lighting a larger area.