An adaptive lighting system for a mirror component (240, 440, 540) configured to show a mirror image of a user at a mirror surface, the adaptive lighting system comprising - a plurality of individually controllable light sources (111..119) for being positioned at positions at or near at least a portion of a circumference of the mirror surface or for being positioned behind a half translucent mirror surface, wherein said light sources (111..119) are arranged to emit, in use, light towards a head (460, 560, 560') of the user being in front of the mirror surface, - a sensor for detecting a relative orientation of the head (460, 560, 560') of the user with respect to the mirror surface, the sensor being configured to provide a sensor signal indicating whether the head (460, 560, 560') of the user is turned into a specific direction with respect to the mirror surface, the specific direction comprises at least one of: the head is turned in an upwards or downwards direction with respect to the mirror surface, the head is turned in a left sideward or a right sideward direction and the head is arranged towards the mirror surface, where the adaptive lighting system further comprises - a controller (104, 204) being configured to generate control signals (121..129) for the plurality of individually controllable light sources (111..119) on the basis of the sensor signal if the sensor signal indicates that the head is turned left sidewards, upwards, right sidewards and/or downwards, characterized in that the controller (104, 204) being configured to generate the control signals (121..129) to obtain a lower emission of light by light sources closest to the eyes of the user. - a plurality of individually controllable light sources (111..119) for being positioned at positions at or near at least a portion of a circumference of the mirror surface or for being positioned behind a half translucent mirror surface, wherein said light sources (111..119) are arranged to emit, in use, light towards a head (460, 560, 560') of the user being in front of the mirror surface, - a sensor for detecting a relative orientation of the head (460, 560, 560') of the user with respect to the mirror surface, the sensor being configured to provide a sensor signal indicating whether the head (460, 560, 560') of the user is turned into a specific direction with respect to the mirror surface, the specific direction comprises at least one of: the head is turned in an upwards or downwards direction with respect to the mirror surface, the head is turned in a left sideward or a right sideward direction and the head is arranged towards the mirror surface, where the adaptive lighting system further comprises - a controller (104, 204) being configured to generate control signals (121..129) for the plurality of individually controllable light sources (111..119) on the basis of the sensor signal if the sensor signal indicates that the head is turned left sidewards, upwards, right sidewards and/or downwards, characterized in that the controller (104, 204) being configured to generate the control signals (121..129) to obtain a lower emission of light by light sources closest to the eyes of the user.