Shaver Socket Mirrors

A bathroom mirror with a shaver socket puts a two-pin point for your razor or electric toothbrush charger right where you use it, so there are no trailing leads and no hunting for a free plug. You will also see it called a shaver point or a shaving point. It comes in two formats: a plain LED bathroom mirror with the socket built in, or a mirror cabinet that puts storage behind the glass as well as the socket.

Every mirror and cabinet named in the guide below also has LED lighting and a demister pad, so the glass stays clear after a shower. Read on for the buying guide and quick answers, or scroll down to the full range.

What to look for in a shaver socket mirror

Decide whether you want a plain mirror or a cabinet, check the socket suits what you plan to plug into it, and get a demister pad if your bathroom steams up. The rest is lighting and extras. Here is what actually matters when you are choosing.

Mirror or mirror cabinet: pick your format first. This is the big decision, and the product names blur it, so sort it out before anything else. A plain LED mirror with a shaver socket sits flatter to the wall than a cabinet, gives you the biggest reflective surface for the money, and suits a bathroom where storage lives elsewhere, in a vanity unit or a separate cabinet. The Mosca LED Mirror with Demister Pad and Shaver Socket 1200 x 600mm at £199 proves the point: it is both the largest and the lowest-priced product in this guide. It is wide enough to sit above a double basin or a long vanity, it has edge LED lighting, a demister pad and a built-in shaver and charging socket, and it hangs landscape or portrait.

A mirror cabinet with a shaver socket gives up a little of that slim profile in exchange for enclosed storage, so the razor and its charger can be put away behind the doors instead of cluttering the basin. If you are short on storage, this is the better buy. The LED Mirror Cabinet 600 x 700mm with Infrared Sensor, Demister and Shaver Socket at £319 is the all-rounder: touch-free infrared lighting, a demister pad and a shaver socket, soft-close doors, adjustable shelves and an IP44 rating for bathroom zones.

Know what the socket will run. A shaver socket takes a two-pin shaver plug, not a standard UK three-pin plug. That is the whole point of it: it is designed for use in a bathroom, where the wiring rules keep ordinary plug sockets away from the bath and shower. It will run an electric razor or an electric toothbrush charger fine. It will not power a hairdryer or anything else on a UK three-pin plug, so check the plug on your razor or toothbrush charger before you count on it.

Demister pad: worth it if your bathroom steams up. A demister pad is a heated pad behind the glass that clears the fog after a hot shower, so you are not wiping the mirror every morning. If your bathroom has poor ventilation or you shower with the door shut, get one. Every product named in this guide has one, so you are covered whichever format you pick. For a family bathroom it is the feature most worth having, and if a clear mirror matters more to you than the socket, the fog-free mirror range is worth a look too.

Lighting and the extras. LED lighting comes on everything named here, which gives you light for shaving or make-up right at the mirror. That matters if your overhead light sits behind you and throws your face into shadow. The cabinets go a step further and switch that light with an infrared sensor: the 600 x 700mm cabinet and its 500mm and 800mm siblings all have touch-free infrared lighting, so you are not smearing the glass with wet hands. A small thing, but you appreciate it every day.

If you want music or a podcast while you get ready, the Jemima Single Door LED Mirror Cabinet with Bluetooth Speakers and Shaver Socket at £389 has built-in speakers that stream from your phone or any other Bluetooth device. It also has an infrared on and off sensor, a demister pad, a built-in shaver socket and mirrors on the inside of the cabinet as well as the front. It is a single-door cabinet 500mm wide, 700mm high and 135mm deep, so it suits a smaller wall. There are more options in our Bluetooth mirrors and cabinets section.

Size it to your wall, not just your basin. The 500 x 700mm cabinet at £259 is the cheapest cabinet here and, at 500mm wide, fine for a single basin or a tighter cloakroom. The 600 x 700mm at £319 is the mid-size all-rounder. The 800 x 700mm cabinet at £379 is the widest cabinet here, with soft-close double doors, the same infrared lighting and demister pad as the smaller two, and an internal shaver socket, so it suits a bigger wall and a wider basin. If you want width without the cupboard, the Mosca at 1200mm wide is the large-format option and, at £199, costs less than any of the cabinets. Measure the wall and leave clearance for the doors to open before you commit.

One thing on fitting. A shaver socket mirror is wired into the mains rather than plugged in, so it is not a hang-it-on-a-nail job. It needs a supply at the spot where it hangs, connected by a qualified electrician, and if there is no supply there yet, that is an extra job to plan and budget for before you buy. With a cabinet in particular, agree where the supply comes out of the wall before it goes up.

Quick answers

What is a shaver socket in a bathroom cabinet? It is a power point for a two-pin shaver plug, built into the cabinet so your razor or electric toothbrush charger plugs in right at the mirror, with no lead trailing across the basin. On the 800 x 700mm LED cabinet the socket is internal, so the razor charges out of sight behind the doors. It runs shavers and toothbrush chargers, not a hairdryer or anything on a UK three-pin plug.

Can I get a bathroom mirror with lights and a shaver socket? Yes, and every mirror and cabinet named on this page pairs LED lighting with a shaver socket and a demister pad. If you want the lot in one unit with storage, the 600 x 700mm LED mirror cabinet at £319 has LED lighting, touch-free infrared switching, a demister pad and a shaver socket. For lights and a socket on a plain mirror, the Mosca does it at 1200 x 600mm for £199.

Do I want a mirror cabinet or just a mirror with a shaver socket? Cabinet if you need storage, plain mirror if you do not. A mirror cabinet adds enclosed shelves behind the glass, which is the better shout if your bathroom is short on storage. A plain LED mirror sits flatter to the wall and gives you a bigger reflective surface for the money, which suits a bathroom where storage already lives in a vanity unit. On this page the 1200 x 600mm Mosca at £199 costs less than the cheapest cabinet at £259.

Does a shaver socket mirror need an electrician to fit? Yes, plan on one. The lighting, the demister pad and the socket all run off the mains, so the mirror is wired into a supply rather than plugged in. If there is no supply where it is going, the electrician will need to run one, so budget for that. With a cabinet, sort out the supply position before you buy.

Is a demister pad on a bathroom mirror worth it? If your bathroom steams up, yes. A demister pad is a heated pad behind the glass that keeps the mirror clear after a hot shower, so you are not wiping it every morning. Every mirror and cabinet named on this page includes one. If your bathroom has strong ventilation and rarely fogs, it matters less.

What sizes do shaver socket mirror cabinets come in? The LED cabinets named here come in 500 x 700mm at £259, 600 x 700mm at £319 and 800 x 700mm at £379, and the Jemima Bluetooth cabinet is 500 x 700mm at £389. That takes you from a single basin up to a wider double-door unit. For a plain mirror rather than a cabinet, the Mosca is 1200 x 600mm at £199, wide enough for a double basin. Measure your wall and leave room for cabinet doors to swing before you choose.