Bento Box

great for blush or lips. mix the two for lips and get an amazing coral/ pink lip color. its so beautiful in the packaging. the brush is very nice as well. super limited how could you not want it?

However gorgeous these colors may be, this is completely impractical and totally indulgent. If you have $125 laying about and really want to try something cool and unique, the Bento Box is the way to go. I actually won this from Beautylish (thanks guys) a while ago, and I was afraid to even touch it. The two cups of lipstick are so pretty and perfectly poured that the idea of dipping the brush in and messing it up is a little heartbreaking. Both colors are semi-matte and VERY pigmented, they stained my arm a bit after I swatched them, so they are definitely long lasting. I wore the red one, Maiko, today and it lasted for several hours without drying out my lips. Maiko is a super pretty true, bright red and Sakura is a bright, hot pink. The packaging for this set is incredible. It comes in a black wooden box with two porcelain cups and a wooden brush with stiff bristles. You're supposed to dip the brush into the lipstick and then apply it to your lips, layering it until you get the coverage you need. I found the brush a bit difficult to use, and ended up switching to a regular lip brush. All in all, these lipsticks are beautiful and I am so glad I got an opportunity to try them out as only 2,000 were made for the US and 1,000 more for the rest of the world. I took off half a star because this is $125 and that's pricey for two lipsticks no matter how nice the packaging, and also because the brush it came with is a bit hard to use (but that could just be me...).

I would have attached photos, but the cord for my camera is missing at the moment. Eventually I'll have pictures up on my blog (momayamoproblems.wordpress.com).