I've spent a lot of time and money over the years trying exhaustingly to meet my skin care needs.
And while I'm relatively happy with what I finally settled on, wouldn't it be easier if a magic mirror told you?
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Well, that's what Samsung has come up with in the form of the MICRO LED Beauty Mirror.
It may save you money on face creams, too.
I was among the first to try out this technology at CES 2025, a major show featuring the latest gadgets and gizmos that takes place in Las Vegas every year.
The mirror looks very ordinary at first but turn it on and the graphics appear on the screen.
You need to place your face inside a circle before performing the AI analysis.
After a few moments, the AI skin report appears.
The tool will make a judgment on wrinkles, pores, redness (erythema) and melanin.
A check mark for each indicates that you look good – and a red exclamation mark highlights areas you need to improve.
Unfortunately, it looks like I need to improve my wrinkled forehead.
But what might be a game changer is that the mirror suggests a skin product that you can buy online every now and then.
For me, she suggested Innisfree Green Tea Seed Hyaluronic Cream.
Now, admittedly this cream isn't cheap at around £29 according to a quick search on Boots.
But it's a lot cheaper than my current hydrating moisturizer, which is Clinique's Super Energizer Moisturizer, which is £49.
So I'm going to try Innisfree and see if it does a better job than my current product.
Currently, the device only recommends products from Amorepacific, one of the leading cosmetics brands in Korea.
Hopefully it will expand to add more in the future — and perhaps more budget-priced products that could work, too.
Is beauty technology the next big thing?
Analysis by Jamie Harris, assistant technology and science editor at The Sun – reporting from Las Vegas
It looks like beauty might be one of the biggest topics coming to CES this year.
Samsung is not the only company to unveil its products, as skin care giant L'Oreal also did so.
The L'Oreal Cell BioPrint is a portable, table-top device that can analyze a skin sample collected from a facial strip attached to the cheek.
It gives users details on how their skin is aging — and which cosmetic ingredients they respond to most.
L'Oréal says research suggests that many skincare purchasing decisions are based on trial and error – and highlights the need for more information for consumers in this area.
