I`ll be honest: I was not convinced by the purchase. The product photos on Guru-Shop showed bowls in a grey color that was not at all convincing. I said to myself: if I don`t like them, I`ll send them back and goodbye. Then the parcel arrived. Much earlier than planned. Very good. I open the parcel: perfect packaging. A large cardboard box full of wrappers and bowls, wrapped in three layers of Mille bubble wrap (it took me half an hour to get to the pottery). Very good. I finally pick up the first bowl. I was amazed. Simply wonderful. In this world full of plastic, fake, cheap industrial products, this object would fit well in Ali Baba`s treasure trove. I am very pleased with the purchase and can only recommend it. A word of advice to the guys at Guru Shop (who import and ship these products): Change the product photo. These bowls are infinitely more beautiful in hand than in the photo. The two bowls are lightweight, hand-painted in beautiful colors and have gorgeous relief flowers inside (since they are handmade, they are slightly different from each other. But that is a plus and not a flaw). I`m going to use them for shaving soap, but I`m afraid my wife already has her eye on them. So I will have to buy new ones, but they are really worth the price.