The Bremen WB1 is a 340mm single LED vanity light in antique gold, black,bronze or chrome 6W giving 415lm, withswitchable 3000K / 4000K / 5000K and IP44.

Two facts make this a bathroom light, and neither was anywhereon our page. The specification table listed the lamp type and the finishes, and nothingelse.

• It is IP44 protected against splashing water from anydirection. That is what allows it beside a bathroom mirror, in alaundry or in an ensuite, outside the shower zone. Without thatrating it would not belong in a wet area at all, and the page never said it had one.
• You choose the colour temperature at installation 3000K, 4000K or 5000K. On a vanity light that isthe single most important decision, and it is explained below.

Which colour temperature at a mirror and this genuinely matters

A vanity light is the one fitting in a house you look at yourself under, so gettingthe colour right changes something you notice daily.

• 4000K neutral the right answer for most bathrooms.It is close enough to daylight that makeup applied under it still reads correctlyoutdoors, and skin looks natural rather than either yellowed or drained.
• 3000K warm flattering and restful, and the choice if the bathroom isalso a relaxing space or opens off a bedroom. But itshifts makeup colours warm, so foundation matched under it can look wrong indaylight.
• 5000K cool the most clinical. Excellent forshaving, close detail work and a laundry; unflattering in a bathroom you linger in.

Choose before the electrician leaves. The setting ismade at the fitting, at installation, and cannot be changed from a switch afterwards. And if you are fitting a pair either side of a mirror, set them both the same two different colour temperatures on one face is immediately obvious and unfixable withoutgetting the electrician back.

Above the mirror, or beside it?

At 340mm tall the Bremen works either way, and the two are genuinelydifferent results:

• A pair either side of the mirror, at about eye height this is thebetter arrangement and the reason to buy two. Light coming fromboth sides at face level fills in shadows under the eyes, nose and chin. It is howtheatre mirrors are lit, and it is the most flattering and most useful lighting for a face.
• A single fitting above the mirror simpler and cheaper, and it lights thebasin and bench well. But light from above alone casts shadowsdownward across the face, which is exactly the light you do not want for shaving or makeup.

If you can run the wiring for two, do.

415 lumens and what that means in practice

6W at 69lm/W. A single Bremen is atask light for a mirror, not a bathroom’s main light. A pair gives830lm at the mirror, which is right for the job.

You will still want a ceiling light for the room ask us about theIP44 oysters and downlights in this catalogue, and note that they should be set tothe same colour temperature as these, or the room and the mirror will fight eachother.

It does not dim, and the LED isintegrated and included. At a mirror that is a smaller loss than it would be in aliving room a vanity light is an on-or-off, do-the-job fitting but it is worth knowingbefore you plan a dimmer into the bathroom circuit.

0.85kg, so it fixes into a tiled or plasterboard wall without specialprovision. ClassI earth required, hard-wired, inaluminium and acrylic.

Four finishes, and how to choose

Antique gold, black, bronze and chrome and the copy’s advice is sound:match the tapware. A bathroom reads as coordinated when thelight, the tap and the handles agree, and mismatched metals at a mirror are noticeablein a way they are not elsewhere in a house.

• Chrome the safe match for most standard tapware.
• Black for matt black tapware, which is now common.
• Antique gold and bronze warm metals, for brushed brass or aged fittings,and they suit a warmer 3000K setting.

What we cannot tell you. Our record for this productcarries only the lamp type, the application and the warranty and the datasheetrecords no width, no depth and no cable detail. So we have itsheight and its weight, and not how wide it is or howfar it projects from the wall.

Beside a mirror, the projection decides whether it fouls a mirror edge or a cabinet door.Ask us before you set out a position and we will get the figures from Telbix.

Where it works

• Beside bathroom mirrors, in pairs the best light for a face.
• Above a mirror, singly simpler, and good for the bench.
• Ensuites, powder rooms and laundries IP44.
• Choose 4000K unless you have a reason not to, and set a pair the same.
• Ask us for the width and projection before setting out a position.

Specifying it

340mm high, 0.85kg; width and projection are not recorded ask us. Inaluminium and acrylic, antique gold, black, bronze or chrome. Integrated6W LED giving 415lm, included, with3000K / 4000K / 5000K set at installation,not dimmable. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP44 bathrooms outside the shower zone, ensuites and laundries. Warranty isthree years, as a replacement warranty.

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Questions

Can it go in a bathroom?

Yes it is IP44, protected against splashing water from any direction, which allows it beside a bathroom mirror, in an ensuite or in a laundry, outside the shower zone. Our page never mentioned the rating at all, which on a vanity light is the fact that matters most.

Which colour temperature should I choose?

4000K for most bathrooms close enough to daylight that makeup applied under it still reads correctly outdoors, and skin looks natural rather than yellowed or drained. 3000K is flattering and restful if the bathroom is a space you linger in, but it shifts makeup colours warm. 5000K is the most clinical: excellent for shaving and detail work, unflattering otherwise. The setting is made at the fitting during installation and cannot be changed afterwards.

Should I fit one or two?

Two, if you can run the wiring. A pair either side of the mirror at about eye height fills in shadows under the eyes, nose and chin it is how theatre mirrors are lit, and it is the most flattering and useful light for a face. A single fitting above the mirror is simpler and lights the bench well, but light from above alone casts shadows downward across the face, which is exactly what you do not want for shaving or makeup.

Is one bright enough?

One is a task light for a mirror, not a bathrooms main light 415 lumens. A pair gives 830 at the mirror, which is right for the job. You will still want a ceiling light for the room, and it should be set to the same colour temperature or the two will fight each other.

Can I dim it?

No the LED is integrated and included. At a mirror that is a smaller loss than in a living room, since a vanity light is an on-or-off fitting, but it is worth knowing before you plan a dimmer into the bathroom circuit.

Which finish should I choose?

Match the tapware. A bathroom reads as coordinated when the light, the tap and the handles agree, and mismatched metals at a mirror are noticeable in a way they are not elsewhere. Chrome is the safe match for most standard tapware; black for matt black; antique gold and bronze for brushed brass or aged fittings, and they suit a warmer 3000K setting.

How wide is it, and how far does it project?

Neither is recorded our record carries only the lamp type, application and warranty, and the datasheet has no width or depth. Beside a mirror the projection decides whether it fouls a mirror edge or a cabinet door, so ask us before you set out a position.