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Smart mirrors as a concept are growing rapidly. These mirrors directly affect the day to day lives of the people as it provides customization and a luxurious lifestyle. With the help of devices like smart mirrors people are getting exposed to technology and are in turn contributing to a tech supported lifestyle. The smart mirror is one such device where a normal mirror acts as a smart device which consists of a user interface with which the user can interact. This paper proposes a model which is robust and can be utilized by individuals in their day to day lives. The proposed model in this paper is in the form of a mirror developed with a combination of hardware and software. The mirror incorporates Oracle VM Virtual Box which supports the Raspbian OS. The model uses the Magic Mirror Module on the software part to implement different features like Calendar, Music App, Weather Forecast, News etc. These features are implemented using their respective API’s. The proposed model can be scaled to add more and more features thus making it more robust, also the model is very cost effective. With the help of this people would be able to ease their lifestyle a bit and automate things as much as possible.

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