I discovered this incredibly cute bento photo when I googled “cute character” in Japanese. It’s Hello Kitty in a bunny (or Totoro) costume, a real work or art.

There is a huge picture here so you can view all the amazing details. The creativity is stunning. The kawaii kitty’s face is made of rice, the nose is made of a single corn kernel, the bunny ears are made of slices of cucumber. There’s a tiny hen apparently made of an egg and bits of carrot and a little yellow chick below the Hello Kitty figure.

This picture reminds me of Guiseppe Arcimboldo’s works that I’ve seen in the Louvre. Via ayanamadoka

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This kawaii Geisha Tea Set absolutely blows my mind! Not only does it carry an incredibly cute and simple Japanese girl character, but the color scheme is amazingly well chosen too.

This Girly Geisha tea set is a highly stylised, but unique British interpretation of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, inspired by a recent trip to Japan. - Says the designer’s website

The tea set was created by ceramics and cards designer Sara Taylor from the UK. All her products are manufactured in the UK from fine bone china. They are functional pieces of tableware, and would make a great gift for those people who, like my grandmother, love collecting porcelain.

The tea set is apparently not sold online, but you can buy it through Sara Taylor catalog.

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Here is a bunch of incredibly adorable food and bento photos for you to enjoy over the weekend.

I’ve posted only a few of my personal favorites, but the whole collection is here. Via Wendy Brandes Jewelry via b.lush

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I’ve seen lots of cute nail art tutorials in Japanese nail design magazines, but this kawaii step by step Bambi manicure tutorial in Nail Max magazine absolutely took my breath away (I’m sorry for the bad picture quality though, I couldn’t find bigger images).

No knowledge of Japanese necessary. All the steps are shown in pictures (only a small portion of the pictures is posted above), the supplies shouldn’t be too difficult to find in your local nail art salons or stores.

Find the tutorial in Nail Max Magazine, August 2007 issue, sold on Ebay.

I’m always on the lookout for new cute brands and items to feature on Fashionably Cute. Many cute items are produced by rather obscure independent retailers, so searching the net for these shops is often difficult and time consuming.

Killer Cotton is a tool that proves to be very helpful in my quest. It’s the ultimate directory and search engine for independent hard to find retailers offering all kinds of products, including cute ones It even provides ratings of the websites it lists, evaluting products, services and site usability and design.

The first few clicks on Killer Cotton have led me to these super cute discoveries:

“Coco” - Customizable Large Sunglasses Case available for $25 from Nitro*A*gogo

Lolibomb Vegan Whipped Lip Scrub that exfoliates, moisturizes, and primes dry lips for your lipstick and gloss. Made of organic products and sold for $14 at Lolibomb

Petite Leaf Straplet - made with cute Japanese fabric, colored cotton twill and denim, available for $22 from Littleoddforest

Last week I wrote about glycerine soap shaped like a plastic bag filled with water and with a plastic pet fish floating inside.

Now you can decorate your bathroom with a whole line of of adorable carved vegetable based soaps shaped like little animals: Maltese, Dachshund, Three Little Pigs, Magic Frog, Duckies, Chihuahua, Three Monkeys (Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil).

The attention to detail is amazing, some of the animals even have colored eyes and tiny pink bows in their hair or around their neck. They are scented with fresh linen, cottage linen, lychee, water lilly, tuberose, mimosa, lavender and violet.

All soaps come in gift boxes or in super stylish packaging that matches their colors, with a soft terry wash sponge and topped with a bow. Buy them at Jest Jewels.

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Who could have thought that such a trivial beauty accessory as shaving brush could be so cute? Whish Crystal Body Brush is, of course, an accessory for women. It is handmade and jeweled in Swarovski crystals. You can even choose the colors of crystals.

The price tag is absolutely not cute though: from $105 to $180 for one brush!

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Kawaii collectors rejoice! In October Jun Planning is going to release their new Pullip doll dressed as Hello Kitty!

The blond doll will be wearing a Hello Kitty costume fax fur trimmed hood, a pink dress a la gothic lolita (sweet lolita style), white frilly bloomers, pink striped stockings and a pair of cute white faux fur shoes.

What could be better than such a cute fashion doll as Pullip and the ultimate kawaii character Hello Kitty combined? Perhaps only Hello Kitty Blythe!

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