i love the brightness, it's absolutely worth it. i was lucky mine didn't come broken i was worried about that but it is packaged well! the only thing i don't like about it is that when you turn the mirror off the buttons are still lit but they are dimmed a little bit, which kinda lights up the room at night a little bit, but i just adjusted the cord to where i can unplug it and plug it back in each time. it's so elegant and i cant express how nice the lighting is. it's a good size but not as big as i thought. still big enough though.