I have been wanting to chime in here, but have been working from home.
Anyway, Bailey sounds a lot like Mr. Tweets!
He LOVED his mirror and it gave him so much comfort. As well, he loved ANY mirror in the house! He was always like that and I felt such guilt over the years as I repeatedly read that, by allowing him one I was blocking him from bonding with me. Still, my gut told me that I was doing the right thing FOR HIM. Turns out, this was the best thing in the long run after he became an only bird. I now feel certain that I did was best.
Now...onto the "Nose Snuggling": That was my Snickers! This was the our thing: Neither of my Boyz liked hands and Snickers was the one who allowed snuggles of any kind...but only this way. I admit to blaming myself over the years for this as I felt that (Dare I say this here?) birds should be birds and fully flighted. For the first part of their lives, they were. Later on, it became a safety issue for us and clipping happened off and on.
So...it seems that Mr. Tweets and you and my Boyz and me had similar experiences!
Oh, and no: My nose was never bitten, lol.