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i found 2 i like. I think I want the side mirrors as opposed to a single mirror. what do you think?
I have this second vanity shown, but in black wood-not white. I hate the stool. It was a piece of crap, and the legs constantly get loose, and the seat cushion screws fall out all the time making the seat completely detach from the base. I LOVE the vanity though, which is the reason I bought it, not for the seat. I bought a storage ottoman from Target recently when I got pissed at the seat breaking again, lol.
To be honest though, the side mirrors aren't really big enough to practically use. They are nice for quick "side checks", but too small to use for applying makeup. I just use the main middle mirror. Plus most people will end up storing items in front of the side panel mirrors, making them impossible to fold in to use anyways.
The drawers are very shallow, and they go back deep where it is hard to reach small things that end up hiding there. I solved this with empty birchbox lids, and leaving hardly used or seasonal items in the back where I can't easily reach.
If you have a large collection of makeup, or are the type to buy collections, this vanity will not work well for you, at least not with additional storage...not enough storage, drawer space. It'll easily hold a medium/normal amount of makeup.
Everybody excuse my mess, apparently my vanity has thrown up in the last week while redecorating and I've just avoided it, lol. Here is this vanity in all it's storage glory... I've about maxed out how much it'll fit. I'm not a collector of brand/products, and I'd consider what is shown a moderate stash of goods (for reference). I keep my drawers sorted as lipsticks, lip glosses, facial products, cheek products/facial powders, eye products. Brushes and eye pencils get stored in cups on top.
And an additional 2 cents about lighting... I like my lamps shown, got them at Target. I turn all four on when I do my makeup. They are regular florescent bulbs, which is what most of the lighting is when you're out and about in public...so I find I tend to look the same at home and where I'm going. My opinion is it doesn't really matter how good/natural your lighting is at home, if you're going to end up at places with crappy florescent lights that tend to make you look bad anyways, lol.