The Kardashian-Approved Phone Case for Ultimate Selfie Lighting

If you’ve been watching Keeping up with the Kardashians this season, you may have noticed that Kim, Kris, and Khloe all have new phone cases. Specifically, ones that get held logo-out every time they Facetime, while a frame of LED panels bathes their faces in flattering light. Or maybe you’ve been to Kim’s Instagram and noticed she’s plugging the phone case there (so casually that Hillary Clinton — after taking a selfie with Kim and Kanye back in August — completely missed that it’s an endorsement deal and mentioned how amazing the case is on Ellen).

It’s called a Lumee, and for about $55, any of us mortals can strap it onto our Apple or Samsung devices and start looking better in selfies. As a scientist and aspiring Kardashian family member, I got my hands on a rose gold one and lived a Lumee lifestyle for two weeks to see what the deal was. Here are my findings:

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This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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