The 8 Best Professional Makeup Lights (2023 reviews)

The Oto 18” ring light is lite weight and the tripod is made of a lite weight metal which will make it easy to carry from one place to the next, having the carry case is also a big plus. The light is huge and has various levels of brightness that you can control either manually or via remote. The light remote and a bluetooth shutter for your phone make this a pretty awesome set up for selfies.

The light itself is good, easy to install, bright enough and the remote controls are working well. The light tones and brightness are adjustable.

Why We Like This:

Warm and bright white light selection is a huge plus
Perfect for makeup pictures and wigs
Works great for auditions and photos
Light is a great color and adjusts easily

Best For game: Inkeltech Warm Light

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Inkeltech line of light come in a pretty wide variety of styles, so you can definitely find one that suits your individual preferences and needs. This ring light has 448pcs of led beads, so it is very bright for your live videos. It contains Bluetooth remote shutter to do pictures and also remote control to change the color temperature or intensity of the light from the distance. One remote allows you to transition between all of the color temperatures whilst the other allows you to take selfies and record videos on your phone with the click of a button. The back of the ring light has batteries slots so it is usable without the cable. It is easy to take on trips and keep all the parts together.

Love that it has a holder on the stand which allows you to put your phone on, it also has settings to make light brighter. The one remote allows you to transition between all of the color temperatures whilst the other allows you to take selfies and record videos on your phone with the click of a button.

Why We Like This:

Very bright and the remote is a big plus
You can control the temp of the light at ease with the remote controller
Perfect ring light for live recording
Light adjustments make it perfect to set up for different skin tones

Best For film: Inkeltech Professional Makeup Light

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This device is perfect for any setting, spanning from photography to creating any video content, this light is great and creates a respectable amount of light. It comes with two remotes one to control the ring light brightness. It is included that carries all equipment and is easy to carry and suitable for outdoors.

The interface of this device is easy to navigate and the remote is great and simple to use as well. It is easy to assemble and the lightning works well in a dimly lit living room. In addition to the on/off button it provides a swaray of fine tune capabilities as well as one touch of preferred settings. This ring light also offers different settings that allow greater variety for different skin tones. The brightness on the ring light is great with lots of setting options. This one has sturdier tripods, finer articulating adjustments, the remote works better and the light has more increments.

Why We Like This:

Brightness is good and bluetooth remote simple
Remote control and bluetooth shutter button are convenient
Good brand reputation

Best For digital Camera: IVISII Professional Makeup Light

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It is good for a single lighting source. It provides an excellent light pattern, with good fill, little to no shadows and a very even light across the image. It also comes with a mount you can screw your actual camera into, and one that will hold your phone. The stand also has an adjuster that allows you to angle the ring light head forward, straight or backwards for different angles.

The tripod metal is thin and flexes pretty easily. It is easy to set up and great variety in brightness, color tone, and height. The intensity (brightness) control on the light is nice. It is great for dim lighted areas.

Why We Like This:

Huge bright light, perfect for photographers
Light is dimmable and easy to use
New and hot release

Best For Its intended purpose: ubeesize Professional Makeup Light

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Not everyone likes to purchase light for their regular usage, but the ubeesize professional makeup light would be an anomoly. The pocket-sized bluetooth remote allows you to take selfies or group photos easily from a distance up to 30 feet. It provides full control to easily adjust the 3 color modes (cool white, warm yellow and daylight) and 10 brightness levels to meet your different needs. The light is also cool or warm with multiple intensity settings. The cable also has buttons to change brightness and light color from 3 options.

It is perfect for beginners, great gift for social media platforms users, make up etc. It has a USB and comes with a box, so it’s perfect if you wanna plug it into your car. It is spring-loaded and extends up to 3.6" wide, it is compatible with almost all smartphones with or without a case. The remote control makes it easy to capture images without having to touch or move your phone.

Why We Like This:

Easy to use and folds up nice and compact
Bright, lightweight, easy to put together
Stand is multi-functional for different photo taking

Best For vlogging: Godox Professional Makeup Light

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This 12 inch right light is great for vlogging, females doing their makeup, great for your iPhone videos, and uses a USB-A connection. It comes with a universal cell phone holder that you can attach by screw-in, into the center. It's light, compact and easy to use, and it puts out great light for your zoom calls or photo shoots.

This ring light is fully adjustable and rotatable because of the rotating clamp. The built in phone holder makes it super easy to film youtube reviews while being well lit. It's lightweight and portable to bring to location shoots. The light is incredibly light weight, and easy to use. The stand is also easily collapsible and easy to transport when you want to travel with it.

Why We Like This:

Easy to use and has more than enough features for the average user
Excellent ring light for home office setup
Excellent light for photo and video
Easy to set up, affordable, light

Best For artist: Fotodiox Professional Makeup Light

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate light. The fotodiox professional makeup light is exactly that - it's a simple light that hits all the right notes. It is super easy to use and is pretty heavy duty. It can get extremely bright in warm or white light and dim to dark glow. It comes with a carrying case which is super helpful. It is made in 100k increments and it is great for doing eyelash extensions. It is perfect light for any person who needs good lighting and would like to record themselves or the skill that they are practicing. It can be powered by two optional rechargeable sony np lithium cells or direct ac mains via dc included transformer, padded carry bag & 6' light stand included. It comes with a remote where you’ll need batteries as well so you can use it either way.

Why We Like This:

Light weight super easy to use
Easy to assemble, light is bright, great for doing eyelash extensions
Perfect you will love the brightness
Super bright and easy to build

Best With Remote Controller: Ambitful Professional Makeup Light

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This ring light is super bright, adjustable to very low light, and provides amazing white light. It comes with two remotes to ring lights and phone stands. Each ring light has a 360 degree phone holder and a retractable tripod that effortlessly helps you capture different levels of brightness and angles of lighting. It can adjust the color temperature via knob or remote without using color filters.

The Bi-color temperature is also a great feature. It’s effects are very good, and also can easily light up a large area. It’s very well packaged with care.

Why We Like This:

Delivers what they promise
Good brand reputation