Bento Box Big at Nars

Throughout all of his extensive international travels, François Nars has always found Japanese culture to be a great source of inspiration, specifically the concept of Kabuki makeup. Years ago, after traveling to Japan, François brought back a small, porcelain pot with a red film of color– Kabuki makeup for the lips.

Debuting this holiday season after ten years of development is the NARS Bento Box Set – a limited edition set of two Kabuki cups that were hand-poured with a new exclusive-to-NARS lipstick formula in highly pigmented shades containing vitamin E.

Housed in a handmade bento box, the set also comes with a Kabuki lip brush, designed for precise application by dipping the brush into the cup and blending until desired coverage is achieved.

Each cup has been hand-filled, weighs the same as a bullet of lipstick, and will provide around 150 uses.

The set debuts Nov. 1 at $125 each, sold exclusively at Saks, Barneys and Neiman Marcus. A waiting list has already formed online at www.narscosmetics.com/bento