Folding Makeup Mirror, Portable Travel Vanity Mirror

Phone screens make poor mirrors. They are the wrong colour temperature, they smear, and they interrupt you with a notification at the exact moment you are doing something that needs both hands. A small dedicated mirror solves a daily problem most people have simply learned to tolerate.

This one folds shut like a compact, so the glass is protected in a handbag rather than picking up scratches from keys. Opened, the hinge doubles as a stand, which is what makes it more than a pocket mirror: set it on a desk, a hotel bench or a car console and both hands are free. The frame is slim, the glass sits flush, and at 10.5 by 7cm it takes up roughly the space of a phone.

Travels in a handbag, a gym bag, a glovebox, a desk drawer or a carry-on. Available in white, pink, green, black and beige. Simple, and quietly one of those objects you notice only on the day you forget it.

• Size: 10.5 x 7cm folded footprint
• Design: folding compact, hinge doubles as a stand
• Colours: White, Pink, Green, Black, Beige
• Glass: flush-set and protected when closed
• Best for: handbag, gym bag, glovebox, desk and travel