A vehicular rearview mirror comprising: an electrochromic mirror element having a front and a back, the EC mirror element including a first substantially transparent substrate having a first surface (112a, 312a) corresponding to the front of the mirror element, a second surface, and a first edge surface adjoining the first and second surfaces (112a,112b, 312a) and extending perpendicularly thereto, wherein the first substrate includes a strip of material disposed substantially circumferentially around a perimeter of the first substrate on at least one of the first and second surface (112a, 112b), the strip of material substantially blocking at least one of ultra-violet light and infra-red light; a second substrate having third and fourth surfaces and a second edge surface adjoining the third and fourth surfaces and extending perpendicularly thereto, the second substrate having a reflector disposed on a select one of the third and fourth surfaces; a seal disposed near the perimeter between the first and second substrates (112, 114) so as to sealably bond the second and third surfaces to one another in a spaced-apart relationship and to define a gap therebetween, the gap comprising an electrochromic material; a bezel disposed along at least one of the first and second edge surfaces; and a carrier having a front carrier surface, the carrier supporting the back of the mirror element, characterized in that the bezel does not cover the first surface of the first substrate such as to have the first surface unobstructed by the bezel when viewed from the front. an electrochromic mirror element having a front and a back, the EC mirror element including a first substantially transparent substrate having a first surface (112a, 312a) corresponding to the front of the mirror element, a second surface, and a first edge surface adjoining the first and second surfaces (112a,112b, 312a) and extending perpendicularly thereto, wherein the first substrate includes a strip of material disposed substantially circumferentially around a perimeter of the first substrate on at least one of the first and second surface (112a, 112b), the strip of material substantially blocking at least one of ultra-violet light and infra-red light; a second substrate having third and fourth surfaces and a second edge surface adjoining the third and fourth surfaces and extending perpendicularly thereto, the second substrate having a reflector disposed on a select one of the third and fourth surfaces; a seal disposed near the perimeter between the first and second substrates (112, 114) so as to sealably bond the second and third surfaces to one another in a spaced-apart relationship and to define a gap therebetween, the gap comprising an electrochromic material; a bezel disposed along at least one of the first and second edge surfaces; and a carrier having a front carrier surface, the carrier supporting the back of the mirror element, characterized in that the bezel does not cover the first surface of the first substrate such as to have the first surface unobstructed by the bezel when viewed from the front. a first substantially transparent substrate having a first surface (112a, 312a) corresponding to the front of the mirror element, a second surface, and a first edge surface adjoining the first and second surfaces (112a,112b, 312a) and extending perpendicularly thereto, wherein the first substrate includes a strip of material disposed substantially circumferentially around a perimeter of the first substrate on at least one of the first and second surface (112a, 112b), the strip of material substantially blocking at least one of ultra-violet light and infra-red light; a second substrate having third and fourth surfaces and a second edge surface adjoining the third and fourth surfaces and extending perpendicularly thereto, the second substrate having a reflector disposed on a select one of the third and fourth surfaces; a seal disposed near the perimeter between the first and second substrates (112, 114) so as to sealably bond the second and third surfaces to one another in a spaced-apart relationship and to define a gap therebetween, the gap comprising an electrochromic material; a bezel disposed along at least one of the first and second edge surfaces; and a carrier having a front carrier surface, the carrier supporting the back of the mirror element,