Bathroom Shaver Lights With Style
When you buy a bathroom shaver light you’re getting more for your money – not just extra and more efficient bathroom lighting but somewhere to plug your razor as well!
As with all bathroom light fittings, shaver lights are assigned an IP rating. Electrical regulations divide the bathroom into a series of zones and these zones correlate to the IP ratings. It is vital, therefore, that before you go to purchase your shaver light, you know exactly where you are going to fit it. In reality, of course, the likelihood is that it will go above the mirror over the sink.
0275 Shaver Light £65.58 +vat
IP, which stands for Ingress Protection, tells you how much moisture protection an implement has; the higher the IP number the greater the moisture protection. In general terms you are looking for IP44 and above. Do not buy any bathroom electrical equipment that isn’t IP rated.
Shaver lights are generally made from glass and/or plastic and, for safety reasons, are operated by a pull cord. You will find both single and dual voltage models but the truth is that, for home use in the UK, single voltage is all you need. Unless, of course, you entertain continental guests on a frequent basis! If you do purchase a dual voltage version, you switch from one voltage to another by means of a simple rocker switch.
Where you may find yourself struggling is in the style stakes – after all there is only so much input a designer can have into what, at the end of the day, is simply a strip light with a two pin socket! Nevertheless, shaver lights are so compact and low-profile that, whatever style your dcor, you’ll find that the majority of models look fine. For sheer practicality and lack of morning shocks, choose a model that features frosted glass. Unshaded glass or light through a clear shade is just too much for early morning eyes.
Let’s not forget either, that even though this type of light is designated a ‘shaver light’ they can be used equally as well for applying makeup – and also for recharging your toothbrush.
If you have nothing more than a ceiling light in your bathroom, you’re missing a trick. Illumination cast by central pendants or globes not only creates shadows but, by the time it reaches your reflected image it’s also lost most of its strength. This means you are likely to go out into the world with patchy makeup or an uneven shave. There is a better way.
Vanity lighting is what it’s all about and the truth is vanity lighting is all you need in your bathroom. All that mood lighting is all very well but what you really want is light that not only makes you look good but helps you to look even better. The accepted key to good mirror lighting is one light above the mirror and one light on either side. A shaver light can be the first part of that lighting trio.
Now, if you make the light above the mirror a shaver light – you’ve got somewhere to plug in the razor for free!
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