Mirror for applying eye cosmetics

1. A cosmetic mirror comprising:

a base mirror at a surface of a base panel having two long sides and two short sides; and

first and second side mirrors at surfaces of a first and a second side panel respectively, the first and the second side panels affixed to opposing parallel edges of the two long sides of the base panel,

wherein each of the first and second side mirrors is substantially concave, is positioned at an obtuse angle relative to the base mirror, has a greater than 1× magnification selected according to a width of the base panel between the first and second side panels and according to the angles of the first and second side mirrors relative to the base mirror, and has a radius of curvature oriented to provide a distance from each of the first and second side mirrors shorter than the focal length.

2. The cosmetic mirror of claim 1 wherein when the radius of curvature of each of the first and second side mirrors decreases, the angles of the first and second side mirrors increases so that a user's eye stays in front of the focal point of the first and second side mirrors.

3. The cosmetic mirror of claim 1 wherein the obtuse angle of each of the first and second side mirrors is equal.

4. The cosmetic mirror of claim 1 wherein the focal length of each of the first and second side mirrors produces a magnified upright virtual image of an object at a location corresponding to a vertex of an equilateral triangle between the first and second side mirrors having sides of a length corresponding to a distance between the first and second side mirrors.

5. The cosmetic mirror of claim 1 wherein the first and the second side panels are affixed to opposing parallel edges of the two long sides of the base panel through a first hinge and a second hinge, respectively.

6. The cosmetic mirror of claim 5 wherein the first and second hinges move the first and second side panels relative to one another between a closed position and an open position at a selected angle.

7. The cosmetic mirror of claim 6 wherein the selected angle is the maximum open position of the first and second hinges.

8. The cosmetic mirror of claim 5 wherein each of the first and second hinges has a detent at the selected angle.

9. The cosmetic mirror of claim 1 further comprising:

an adhering strip attached or attachable to a back surface of the base panel.

10. The cosmetic mirror of claim 1 wherein magnification of the base mirror differs from the magnification of the first and second side mirrors.

11. A cosmetic mirror comprising:

first and second side mirrors at surfaces of a first and a second side panel respectively, the first and the second side panels joined to one another along corresponding edges through a linear hinge,

wherein the first and second side mirrors are substantially concave, are positioned at an obtuse angle relative to one another, have a greater than 1× magnification selected according to the angles of the first and second side mirrors, and have a radius of curvature oriented to provide a distance from each of the first and second side mirrors shorter than the focal length.

12. The cosmetic mirror of claim 11 wherein the linear hinge locks at a maximum angle to which the cosmetic mirror opens.

13. The cosmetic mirror of claim 11 further comprising:

a detent which holds the linear hinge at a selected angle when the cosmetic mirror is open.

14. The cosmetic mirror of claim 11 , wherein the first and second side mirrors have focal lengths that, in combination with the selected angle, allow a user's eye to be placed at the vertex of an equilateral triangle such that the user can see a magnified reflection of the top of the user's eyelid by focusing on the first or second side mirror without moving his/her head.

15. A cosmetic mirror comprising:

a base panel having two long sides, two short sides and a mirrored surface; and

first and second side panels affixed to opposing parallel edges of the two long sides of the base panel, each of the first and second side panels having a mirrored surface,

wherein the mirrored surface of each of the first and second side panels is substantially concave,

wherein each of the first and second side panels is positioned at an obtuse angle relative to the base panel,

wherein the mirrored surfaces of the first and second side panels have a greater than 1× magnification selected according to a width of the base panel between the first and second side panels and according to the angles of the first and second side panels relative to the base panel, and

wherein the mirrored surfaces of the first and second side panels have a radius of curvature oriented to provide a distance from the mirrored surfaces of each of the first and second side panels shorter than the focal length.

16. The cosmetic mirror of claim 15 wherein the mirrored surfaces of the base panel and the first and second side panels are mirrors attached to the base panel and the first and second side panels, respectively.

17. The cosmetic mirror of claim 15 wherein the mirrored surfaces of the first and second side panels have magnification at which a user can view the top eyelid and the bottom eyelid of the user's eye without moving his/her head.

18. The cosmetic mirror of claim 15 wherein the focal length of the mirrored surfaces of each of the first and second side panels produces a magnified upright virtual image of an object at a location corresponding to a vertex of an equilateral triangle between the mirrored surfaces of the first and second side panels having sides of a length corresponding to a distance between the first and second side panels.

19. The cosmetic mirror of claim 15 wherein the obtuse angle of the first side panel relative to the base panel is equal to the obtuse angle of the second side panel relative to the base panel.

20. The cosmetic mirror of claim 15 wherein the mirrored surface of the base panel is substantially concave.