The bowl is of excellent quality. The material is so hard that there is no way that the bowl will "spread" sideways even to the edges filled with water - it perfectly retains its shape. I bought mine for one purpose - for pedicure :) and I have to say that it works out great! I move the bowl in front of the TV without any problem, nothing gets wet. then I put it on the bowl and everything flows down without any problem. the cork (with the gasket) is very tight. I, thank God, I still got the pink one. I'm still thinking over the black one, because I know that it goes all the way to the end.